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Michael becomes the first member to become a Super Collector of two players. First, Mike Dunleavy (http://www.sportscardforum.com/showthread.php?p=4771511#post4771511). Now, Avery Johnson. Michael is just 82 cards away from owning every card in existence. His collection currently stands at 83.4% complete. Truly a collection worthy of HOF status!

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Collection Totals
Grand Total: 411/493 (83.4%)
1/1s: 4
Autos: 14/17 (82.4%)
Game Used: 2/3 (66.7%)
Rookie Cards: 1/1 (100%)


Favorite Cards
10. 2005-06 Topps Total
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/2005/001.jpg
This card and its parallels are the only ones depicting Johnson during his short-lived coaching career. I thought Dallas got rid of him too quickly, but he may try his hand at coaching again one day, for all we know. You really have to love Topps Total, bringing coach cards back for the first time since 1996.


9. 1996 NBA Jam Session Ticket Stubs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/Oddball/043.jpg
Have you ever seen one of these before? This is the only one I've seen. If you had a ticket to the 1996 NBA All-Star Jam Session in San Antonio, your ticket would be stuck on the end of a Jam Session card of a Spurs player. They're virtually impossible to find today.


8. 2006-07 UD Trilogy Past and Future Signatures Johnson/Ager (/33)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/2006/006.jpg
Johnson's only dual autograph card, it illustrates the contrast between older players' autographs and younger players' autographs. Mo Ager is notorious for having the worst autograph in the NBA, as he usually signs with just an "A." But this is one of the few cards where he didn't. Also, it's #6/33, Johnson's jersey number.


7. 2001-02 Topps Pristine Sweat and Tears
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/2001/011.jpg
Johnson's playing career was winding down just as game-used relic cards began to get pervasive enough for someone as underrated and overlooked as him to get his own. He only has three different game-used cards, in comparison to 17 autographed ones, and in this one, the "relic" is a piece of a sweaty towel. There's a bit of originality for you.


6. 1993-94 Finest Refractors
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/1993/002.jpg
Before autographs, game-used, and serial numbered cards, parallel sets were king, and this was the king of the parallel sets. These are still my favorite refractors ever, due to their colorful appearance and sentimental value.


5. 1997-98 Skybox Premium Autographics Century Marks (/100)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/1997/023.jpg
This card comes from the second year of Autographics, but it's Johnson's first inclusion in the set and his first NBA-licensed autographed card ever. This is one of the even rarer versions that wasn't serial numbered because it wasn't supposed to be released, but was anyway.


4. 1987-88 Southern University
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/Oddball/001.jpg
From the high end down to the low end. This was Johnson's first card ever made, the only one to show him in his college jersey, and predated his rookie card by two years. He only had one rookie card, and it wasn't made until his third season in the NBA. If he'd been a rookie this year, he would have about 30 RC's.


3. 2006-07 UD Trilogy Past Trios Signatures Robinson/Gervin/Johnson (/3)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/2006/008.jpg
This is Johnson's best card ever made. He seems a little out of his leauge here, but apparently Upper Deck didn't have any other retired Spurs players to sign for them. Oh well, it's all the better for me.


2. 1998-99 Metal Universe Gem Masters (/1)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/1998/018.jpg
A follow-up to the previous card, but even harder to get as it's a 1/1. Johnson only has 22 1/1s, and 20 of them were made before 2000, which means they're even harder to find. It was because I had this one and the green version above that I decided to collect Avery Johnson.


1. 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Green (/10)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/gatorboymike/Cards/Johnson/1997/013.jpg
This is my favorite basketball set of all-time, and the one that made me conscious of low-print run cards. The only person I know who has more of them than I do is the owner of R&B 21. I think it's interesting how the original serial-numbered cards have retained their value while newer ones have been devalued.



Congratulations on becoming the first member with two super collections!

Wow, it's hard enough to become a supercollector of one guy, let alone two. The PMG is very cool-looking, and the old college card is a great oddball item.

Awesome collection! I was fortunate enough to meet Avery back when he played for the Spurs. He's a great guy!

Awesome collection Mike! 79% of all cards...wow! That is an unfathomable number! Big congrats to you!

AMAZING PC!! Congrats!

Thanks everyone...Johnson is actually a pretty easy guy to collect, since most of his cards were issued before or during the time when serial numbering was just catching on. Of course, that makes his serial numbered cards even harder to find, so my collection of him has pretty much slowed to a crawl. The super-rare ones are the only ones left!

Nice job being a super collector of two players! So does your Avery collection include any cards of him as a coach (if they exist?)

Congrats on your collection!!!

Fellow Avery collector here. Haven't retyped my havelist since hard drive crash, but I had around 200 different myself. :)

Molly: there are five different cards of him as a coach and I have three of them. The other two are rare.

Which are the other two coach cards and also congrats on the second PC Supercollector status :)

Cool, yeah what are the other two? My guess is printing plates?

The other two are from 2005-06 Topps Total, the Gold (/10) and printing plate (/1) versions. I've never seen either of those before.

Again SWEET collection!!!

Nice collection. That Gem Universe is sweeet! I liked Avery but when he made that shot in the 1999 NBA Finals It killed the knicks and My Favorite player Sprewells hopes....

gatorboymike has added 8 total cards including 2 autographs to his collection. With those additions he has now crossed 80% of Avery's total cards made!

His top 10 favorite cards are now on display.

Mate loving the 2006-07 UD Trilogy Past Trios Signatures Robinson/Gervin/Johnson /3!!! It must have been hard to find! Im chasing the J.O'Neal/M.Daniels/D.Granger one and its proving a difficult task. Love your PC!

Amazing PC!

Better scans now up.

Amazing collections - I really like the 93-94 Finest refractors too. I liked Avery's scrappiness and smile.

cool!

Congrats! An underappreciated player for sure in Johnson.

Nice PC mate. Those Precious Metal Gems look sweet.

i'd always wondered if there was an avery johnson collector... nice to see your stuff

do you have the 1996-97 Collector's Choice San Antoino Spurs #ST5 Avery Johnson

curious about that set... i still have never seen a card from it and i'd like to find the nique

i'd always wondered if there was an avery johnson collector... nice to see your stuff

do you have the 1996-97 Collector's Choice San Antoino Spurs #ST5 Avery Johnson

curious about that set... i still have never seen a card from it and i'd like to find the nique

No I don't have it...I wish I did. I think the team sets were issued primarily through retail outlets, and I've seen the Bulls one plenty of times but not any other ones.

the lakers set is all over the place too-- and i've also seen sonics (i love up here in the NW)

i'll definitely keep you in mind if i ever come across one of the sets. i swear i'm going to drive down to san antoine and find one myself! i do think they exist though as i did see some players on beckett's site (but no wilkins) about 5 years ago...

Hey Mate, clear your inbox i just tried to send you a PM n it says you need to clear space otherwise you wont get any more PM's got some info on one of those cards :)

Not one but two players...**** that's crazy congrats!!!

nice collection!!

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i love pc's of the more obscure guys... avery always came across as one of the good guys in the nba who made it the hard way

very impressive pc

Great player, great coach, great collection!!!

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