Shaquille O'Neal / Dwight Howard 08-09 SP Rookie Threads Dual Threads Patch Card

08-09 sp rookie threads

Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard are two of my most favorite NBA players.

Both have similar power games, are funny, charismatic and both donned the Superman persona.

A dual autographed card featuring these two is my dream card. However, that will remain a dream because none have been produced. Blame that for Shaq being a Topps exclusive while Howard, an Upper Deck exclusive.

With Panini being the sole manufacturer of NBA cards nowadays, it might still be possible. For the meantime, I settled for the next best card available, a dual patch card.

This is my first patch card featuring them both and I intend to collect as many as I can. 

Shaquille O'Neal / Dwight Howard 08-09 SP Rookie Threads Dual Threads patch card.

Both patches are multi-colored with multiple breaks. It's more beautiful in person.

Got this off eBay.

08-09 SP Rookie Threads Box Break (2nd)

08-09 sp rookie threads

The itch to open basketball boxes is becoming unbearable again  so I decided to buy unopened basketball boxes from Dave and Adam's Card World last November 3. The package arrived two weeks later on November 19.

Here's my 08-09 SP Rookie Threads Basketball box break. This is actually my second box break of this product after last July's 08-09 SP Rookie Threads box break.

A box of 08-09 SP Rookie Threads contains 6 packs. Each pack contains 5 cards.


These are what I got:

HITS!

* Russell Westbrook Auto Jersey RC - beautiful on-acetate auto with 2 jersey swatch, on-fire right now consistently selling in the $55-$60 range at eBay [LINK] [LINK] 

* New Jersey Nets Rookies Brook Lopez, Ryan Anderson, CDR patch #d/15 

* Dual Player Dual Jersey - Scottie Pippen / Carmelo Anthony
* Dual Player Dual Patch - Magic Johnson / Jason Kidd 

Other cards
* Dual Player Dual Jersey John Starks / Tony Parker
* DJ White Auto Jersey RC
* Dual Jersey cards of Chris Bosh, Rip Hamilton, Luol Deng, Elton Brand
* Al Horford Auto
* Donte Greene Auto
* Dual Player Dual Jersey Rookie - Eric Gordon/DJ White

VERDICT: ******** 8 out of 10 stars

08-09 SP Rookie Threads Box Break

08-09 sp rookie threads

Last July 1, 2010,  I bought one box of 08-09 SP Rookie Threads along with three other unopened basketball boxes from Dave and Adam's Card World.

A box of 08-09 SP Rookie Threads contains 6 packs. Each pack contains 5 cards.

 These are what I got:

The autographed and jersey cards

I was so disappointed with the Duncan patch. Yes it's a patch because the back says so.

This is the worst patch I have pulled because there's only a small stitch in the corner. It's a patch? Yeah right.

Rookie cards - with two pieces of jersey swatch and auto on acetate

* JJ Hickson

* Eric Gordon

I think the two rookie cards saved this box.

VERDICT: ******* 7 out of 10 stars