Wednesday, April 5, 2017

30 Day Challenge 4: A Rookie Card of a favorite player

I bet you expected to see Elton Brand here! Yeah, that was my first thought to- I've got almost all of Elton's rookies so I could easily post 10 of them. But...I won't. You will see Elton during this project, but not today.

Instead, I am going to put the spotlight on a favorite player still in the NBA.
Draymond Green was drafted 35th (!) by the Warriors in 2012. Draymond is outspoken, never shy to give his opinion on anything, and also one heck of a player. When I get my rear in gear and post my "Second Round Steals" series, you will see Draymond featured prominently. He's unlike most of my favorite players...I tend to favor the guys who don't make waves, just come in, do their job, and do it well. (See: Elton Brand, Tim Duncan, etc). He's just got a charisma that draws you in, I suppose. The Warriors would not have won the 2014-15 NBA Championship without him, and they lost the 2015-16 Championship partially because they had to play without him.

I got extremely lucky and pulled this card from one of those Wal-Mart repacks that had 4 packs of 2012-13 Contenders in it. I got every one my Wal-Mart had and I still have one left I have not opened yet. Soon! (I think they only had 5 of them) I doubt I will be lucky enough to pull anything as amazing as this card, though.

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    1. Yep! I have to admit I only purchased two of them that they had, and then I pulled this card , so I went back and got the rest.

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  2. I've enjoyed watching Draymond as well in part because he is so outspoken on and off the court.

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    1. I like that he says what needs to be said, regardless of how the media reacts.

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  3. Awesome card, congrats on pulling a repack gem. I want to like Draymond but he can be frustrating at times. Not sure if you buy the narrative that he cost the W's the series against Cleveland, but he's gotta stop kicking dudes in the junk and watch the T's. Great player though.

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    1. Yeah the kicking thing is a bit troublesome. Although there are some people who deserve a good kick!

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  4. Yup, I DID expect it to be Elton. :) I like Draymond; he is a terrific player, great sense of humor, NOT politically correct one bit...probably one of the main reasons I like him.

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