2010-2011 Rookies & Stars Basketball Box Break & Review

Design:

When comparing this Rookies & Stars set to previous ones, you can see that the backgrounds don’t seem to be as busy.  I think Panini has cleaned them up a bit and they look good.  When flipping through the cards, the word “Rookie” didn’t stand out to me that much.  It sorta blends in with the bottom.  I really like the Team Patches autographs.  That is the way manufactured patches should be used in a product.

Price:

A hobby box will cost about $80.00 depending on which distributor you buy from.

Hit Quality:

I had a ton of fun ripping into this box.  Collectors will find on average (4) autographs or memorabilia cards.  I pulled the following hits:

• John Wall Team Patches Auto #’ed/454
• Keith “Tiny” Gallon Team Patches Auto #’ed/455
• Elliot Williams Freshman Orientation Dual Jersey #’ed/399
• David West 2-color Jersey #’ed/299

Obviously, the biggest hit of the box was the John Wall Team Patches Auto #’ed/454.  I was surprised to pull (2) Team Patches signatures.

Overall:

Overall, I give 2010-2011 Rookies & Stars 4 basketballs out of 5 (1=poor & 5=perfect).  This product has a great combination of legends and rookies to collect.  It was a blast to open!!!