09 UD-Freudian Slip or Fact

[arfmax]

I was just browsing on the Upper Deck website, and there is an article about the Michael Jordan legacy set.
"Las Vegas, NV (April 1, 2009) –Michael Jordan is back...no fooling! It might be April Fool’s Day, but Upper Deck isn’t kidding around with its announcement that longtime company spokesman Michael Jordan is being honored with a 1,170-card tribute insert set chronicling every single Chicago Bulls game MJ played in from his NBA debut on October 26, 1984 through his game-clinching heroics in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on June 14, 1998...
The 1,170-card set will pack out across four Upper Deck basketball products during the course of 2009: Lineage (April 1); Radiance (April 29); Upper Deck (Sept. 22); and First Edition (Sept. 29). Each of the cards includes MJ’s specific box score stats from the game in question, giving every card some historical significance as the overall set captures every game Jordan ever played with the Bulls, regular-season and playoff battles included. The cards will fall, on average, 1:4 packs across all four brands."

Does this mean that Upper Deck is still planning on releasing 2009-2010 UD and UD 1st Edition in September 2009, or did they just make an error, since Panini/Donruss has exclusive rights? If an error, where will they put over 500 of the planned 1,170 Jordan cards?

Hm...

-arfmax

[bballcardheaven]

Yeah I saw that. Not really sure what to think...

[gatorboymike]

Well they've already released 08-09 Upper Deck and First Edition, and I can't see them putting those things in their late-season high-end products. And their contract with the NBA doesn't expire until October, so it remains possible that they could release a few 09-10 products.

[RenegadeLonghorn]

At least every card is unique. Are these numbered or just regular inserts?

[Gtbballer20]

i hope Panini burns to the ground...but nobody dies or gets hurt...i wish that Topps and Upper Deck would not have gotten bought out

[mattyj]

i hope Panini burns to the ground...but nobody dies or gets hurt...i wish that Topps and Upper Deck would not have gotten bought out

Well there's an intelligent statement
Topps and Upper Deck didnt get "bought out", Panini bought the exclusives rights to produce NBA cards, Upper Deck and Topps still exist as companies to product other sports cards

If you dont like Panini, dont collect Basketball, but wishing it burns to the ground? come on....

[NickRadz23]

Well there's an intelligent statement
Topps and Upper Deck didnt get "bought out", Panini bought the exclusives rights to produce NBA cards, Upper Deck and Topps still exist as companies to product other sports cards

If you dont like Panini, dont collect Basketball, but wishing it burns to the ground? come on....

i dont think he was being serious or maybe he was??