Official SCF Review: 2009/10 Upper Deck Draft Edition

[Enigma]

First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Upper Deck for providing us with this box.



16 packs per box
10 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: 59.99 - 69.99

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN

Autograph Cards (4 per box, on average):
- Alma Mater (Varied #)
- School Ties (Varied #) - Dual Signed!
- Coaching Legends (Varied #)
- Tournament Titans (Varied #)
- Rookie Autos (Varied #)
- Draft Class (Varied #) - Triple Signed!

Inserts and Parallels:
- Alma Mater and Parallels (# to 99 or less)
- School Ties and Parallels (# to 99 or less)
- Coaching Legends and Parallels (# to 99 or less)
- Tournament Titans and Parallels (# to 99 or less)
- Draft Class and Parallels (# to 99 or less)

Regular Set:
- Rookies - 100
- Alma Mater - 20
- School Ties - 20
- Coaching Legends - 20
- Tournament Titans - 20
- Draft Class - 20

WHAT WE PULLED



Base (68/68) - 100%
Dupes - 73



Alma Mater (4)
Draft Class (2)
School Ties (2)
Tournament Titans (7)




Alonzo Gee Autograph /999
Robert Vaden Autograph /999



Josh Shipp Autograph /249
Jeff Pendergraph Autograph /199



Final Ratings (out of 5):

Base Set – 4.5
Fun – 2
Overall Design – 4
Value – 3.5
Rebuy – 2

Total – 16/25 (64%)

The base set consist of 68 prospective NBA rookies. The cards feature the young men in their college uniforms in some sort of action pose with a basketball in hand. If you look closely, the background is grayscaled and you can tell there are people in the stands. Each card is denoted as a rookie card. And that's it for the base set. It's just 68 rookie cards.

There are five insert/subsets that go along with the base set. These feature a mix of rookies, current and former players as well as personalities outside of basketball. Why there are people that are not basketball related in this release is beyond me.

Each box guarantees at least four autograph cards. At this price point, that's a great deal. It really offsets what is otherwise a lackluster release. I know there was a lot of changes to the inital plans for this release as it was cancelled at one point only to be added to the lineup later. The inability to have certain players sign really hurt this overall.

Previously, this had only been released in football (started last year). However, there's a serious issue when you receive more duplicate than cards in a base set. While it's great to complete the set, there's absolutely no need for this many extras. Also, there's a lack of current players as you can find in the football release. Though it's nice to see Upper Deck put out another basketball release before the exclusive deal goes into action, this would have been better off cancelled.

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Upper Deck for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, you can check them out at www.upperdeck.com.

[trevorp121]

Nice pull on the Pendergraph! He may be a star in the NBA!

[Captngeetch]

while I'm not a big fan of draft sets..the inclusion of 4 auto's per box would make me give this one serious consideration..gotta love the odds of pulling a future star auto....thanx to UD for box and Tony for the review

[mikesilvia]

This is a nice looking set! Not a bad price for four autos. Would be better with on-card autos!

[JesRey]

Some good stuff in there, nice product

[gladdyontherise]

I thought UD Draft featured on card autos? Maybe its just Football, but regardless, i like the design of the cards!

[garnett_21]

Nice break and review! 4 autos in one box is very nice, especially for the price. Thanks Upper Deck!

[spuds1961]

Thanks ud,4 auto's in a box would be the selling point for me as one of them might make it big.Take care Steve

[gaff0057]

Nice break! Im going to break a box of this in the next few days... pending dlvry. Also how could i get my hands on the Pendergraph for my Blazer PC?
Also this just in... dang
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...=117614&spln=1

[WilyWestbrook0]

Looks pretty good! Four autos is indeed nice even though they are stickered.