Drool Gallery: 2010-11 Donruss Basketball

From the day I first saw the preliminary designs for 2010-11 Donruss Basketball, I was convinced it would be one of the most spectacular-looking hoops sets of the decade. That feeling was only intensified when I saw some of  the inserts being printed last week. Now that the product has been printed and the Panini America basketball product development team has completed the…

Hoops on the Routing Table: Playoff Contenders Patches, Absolute Memorabilia

Before hitting the road to Orlando, Fla., earlier this week for the 54th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl, I wandered by the routinely revealing Routing Table to see what I could see. And what I could see was the preliminary design packet for 2010-11 Absolute Memorabilia Basketball, some Rookie of the Year Contenders images from 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches and the box…

Panini Behind the Scenes: A Package Deal

Look, it's no secret that trading card packaging often gets a bad rap -- 0r is it "wrap?" -- in the wide, wonderful world of card collecting. It's a tragically underappreciated part of the total package (pun intended) that gets precious little attention from collectors -- despite being the first thing they see of their favorite products in most cases. But know…

Panini Peek: 2010-11 Donruss Basketball

Panini America is set to make hoops history just in time for the holidays with the release of the first Donruss-branded basketball product ever made. Due out three days before Christmas, 2010-11 Donruss Basketball carries an affordable $2.99 pack SRP, three autograph or memorabilia cards per box and some of the sweetest throwback-feeling designs you've ever seen. In addition, 2010-11 Donruss will…