Who???

ozballer23 said:

And they still used a sticker auto! The dude must be so high in demand and pressed for time....

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hairyangryfella said:

Well he is now deceased, died in August 2013 (wiki), but it's just a slap in the face to anyone busting this product...

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ozballer23 said:

And they still used a sticker auto! The dude must be so high in demand and pressed for time....

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postgsl said:

He actually has no time at all, taken from Wikipedia

Meminger was found dead at the Casablanca Hotel in Harlem on August 23, 2013.[10]

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ozballer23 said:

Read above...

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hairyangryfella said:

I know not every set can be full of stars (even Flawless had 'scrubs'), but Panini sure like to make the most of nobodys.

I like to think I have a decent idea who basketball players are, even if it's only that I've heard of them, without knowing much more than their name. If I have to google someone, they're pretty much unheard of.

Then I see this:




A guy who had a total of 6 years in the league, with career averages of 6.1 points, and less than 3 rebounds and assists per game.

What the hell is the point of including this absolute scrub from the 70's that NOBODY will have heard of, in a 2013-14 product?? Pure filler, purely pathetic.

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hairyangryfella said:

I know not every set can be full of stars (even Flawless had 'scrubs'), but Panini sure like to make the most of nobodys.

I like to think I have a decent idea who basketball players are, even if it's only that I've heard of them, without knowing much more than their name. If I have to google someone, they're pretty much unheard of.

Then I see this:




A guy who had a total of 6 years in the league, with career averages of 6.1 points, and less than 3 rebounds and assists per game.

What the hell is the point of including this absolute scrub from the 70's that NOBODY will have heard of, in a 2013-14 product?? Pure filler, purely pathetic.

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Matty76 said:

Perhaps you could give us a brief rundown of your own glittering NBA career......

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hairyangryfella said:

Don't get me wrong, I am one of those people who appreciate that anybody capable of making the NBA is infinitely more talented than I am, the point here is that unless you are the biggest die-hard Knicks fan you would never want this card, or have any idea who the player is. Why include it in a modern set??

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Matt26 said:

I completely get where you are coming from but I also get the feeling that our US friends feel the same way about when you see Luc Longley autos appearing in products. Sure he was part of the greatest winning team in history, but not many people outside Australia would probably care to see him at all.

I guess with Meminger the key factors are that he is deceased, was on a popular team and has won a championship which probably help his cause here.

My only thing is that prizm probably isnt the right set for him to be in, probably a legends type set would have been a better choice.

Cheers
Matt

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