Gallery: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches Basketball Rookie Ticket Variations (Part 1)

Of the myriad compelling components built into 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches Basketball, perhaps the one generating the most pre-release buzz is the completely overhauled Rookie Ticket Rookie Card subset. More specifically, the Rookie Ticket's namesake team patch logo variations that give each of the 50 rookies in the set two distinct variations. While the base team logo version for each player serves as the product's standard Rookie…

Panini Unwrapped: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches Basketball

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyja6l6DDHI&w=480&h=390] Join Panini America's David Porter, Scott Prusha and Aik Tongtharadol as they enjoy the fruits of the first box of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches Basketball, due in hobby shops everywhere next week. This special episode of Panini Unwrapped also is heavy on exclusive revelations, including information on short prints, the future of gold in basketball and the newest exclusive member…

Quality Controlling . . . 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches Basketball (video)

The Panini America basketball team -- Mike Payne, David Porter and Aik Tongtharadol -- spent most of Monday morning taking the good, hard, first looks at 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Patches Basketball, a re-imagined take on a company classic that adds a contemporary twist to the brand's trademark Rookie Ticket autographs. That thread-bearing twist comes in the form of striking manufactured…