My New TTM Project

brianwintersfan · March 15, 2007 1:26PM

Anyone who enjoys 70's basketball cards has to think that the 1976-77 set is one of the coolest around. I mean it's like collecting postcards of your favorite players. Well I picked up a decent partial raw set recently and figured it would look pretty cool to get some of them signed. Here is the first batch I got back in.
Enjoy!

DayneDrain · March 15, 2007 1:47PM

cool cards!

Elemenopeo · March 15, 2007 1:48PM

Out-friggin'-standing. Those look great!

You can bet I'll be following your progress.

brianwintersfan · March 15, 2007 1:53PM

Thanks Elemenopeo!
I have enjoyed your A & G project as well

lawnmowerman · March 15, 2007 1:54PM

Nice!

I bet Darnell Hillman could hide a multitude of things in that fro

brianwintersfan · March 15, 2007 1:58PM

<< Nice!

I bet Darnell Hillman could hide a multitude of things in that fro

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I have been putting post-it notes on the top loaders asking for certain inscriptions but he added Dr. Dunk on his own which is very cool.

grote15 · March 15, 2007 1:58PM

Nice cards! Did you send a card to each player to sign, or get the autos at a show? Good luck with the set!

lawnmowerman · March 15, 2007 2:03PM

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<< Nice!

I bet Darnell Hillman could hide a multitude of things in that fro

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I have been putting post-it notes on the top loaders asking for certain inscriptions but he added Dr. Dunk on his own which is very cool. >>

Cool!

brianwintersfan · March 15, 2007 2:05PM

<< Nice cards! Did you send a card to each player to sign, or get the autos at a show? Good luck with the set! >>

I have either been sending to their homes or NBA teams they are associated with. It's only a partial set so I will collect what I can get. I sent out 29 cards in the first wave. Already got back one RTS and Norm Van Lier opened his, stuck everything back in the SASE and mailed it back unsigned!

BobaFett72 · March 15, 2007 3:02PM

very cool. good luck with your project

GDM67 · March 15, 2007 4:32PM

That's a really wonderful set. Glad you've had mostly good luck so far.

(I was actually just thinking of the Ed Ratleff card from that set, today, watching the NCAA coverage. CBS' info ticker mentioned that Long Beach had the back to back early 70's appearances, and I mentally flashed on their best player then, Easy Ed.)

brianwintersfan · March 20, 2007 8:52AM

Elemenopeo · March 20, 2007 10:14AM

Very cool. I have a feeling this is going to be my second-favorite thread.

TNP777 · March 20, 2007 10:24AM

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I love this Hollins auto. Lionel is one of my alltime favorite Blazers. Man, that was a great team! The following year's team was even better, until Big Red broke his foot.

Great thread!

Geordie

kadokakid · March 20, 2007 10:34AM

Great cards and photos.

Peace

doug

brianwintersfan · March 20, 2007 11:12AM

Glad everyone is enjoying it. Hopefully I will have more to post real soon

Ahmanfan · March 20, 2007 11:38AM

wow very nice!!! I've thought about doing this with 69/70 bkb. I like the 76/7s better!

JOhn

brianwintersfan · March 20, 2007 11:50AM

<< wow very nice!!! I've thought about doing this with 69/70 bkb. I like the 76/7s better!

JOhn >>

Any of the big cards would be cool to do it with.

GDM67 · March 20, 2007 12:07PM

<< The following year's team was even better, until Big Red broke his foot. >>

What were they, 50-10? I remember they were really humming. David Halberstam's book on that season is well worth reading.

brianwintersfan · March 22, 2007 1:09PM

This one got a little smeared so I might try again in about 6 months.

gumbyfan · March 22, 2007 1:43PM

That Boerwinkle is great! I love the little note he added. Very classy.

brianwintersfan · March 22, 2007 2:46PM

<< That Boerwinkle is great! I love the little note he added. Very classy. >>

Very cool indeed!

brianwintersfan · May 3, 2007 2:20AM

qmayer · May 3, 2007 2:30AM

Do you send a sharpie along with the card and notes?

Justin

Edit: Forgot to mention, great collection so far!

brianwintersfan · May 3, 2007 2:34AM

<< Do you send a sharpie along with the card and notes?

Justin

Edit: Forgot to mention, great collection so far! >>

Yes I do so it's kind of a bummer when players decide not to use them like the Swen Nater and Ticky Burden but they were nice enough to sign so I'm still happy.

Goot · May 3, 2007 3:00AM

That's pretty sweet that Nater added 33? rebounds vs. Atlanta and the date. Sweet collection.

baseballfan · May 3, 2007 3:08AM

great cards!!!!

what does TTM Project mean? just wondering

Goot · May 3, 2007 3:11AM

Sending cards Through The Mail to get autographs.

brianwintersfan · May 3, 2007 3:15AM

<< That's pretty sweet that Nater added 33? rebounds vs. Atlanta and the date. Sweet collection. >>

I've been asking certain player's for inscriptions and he actually wrote on the post-it note that he was honored to sign for me. I was at that game with my dad so that's why I wanted him to add that.

baseballfan · May 3, 2007 3:15AM

thanks Goot

sending your schedule today, i got very busy with work this week.

Goot · May 3, 2007 3:16AM

<< 

<< That's pretty sweet that Nater added 33? rebounds vs. Atlanta and the date. Sweet collection. >>

I've been asking certain player's for inscriptions and he actually wrote on the post-it note that he was honored to sign for me. I was at that game with my dad so that's why I wanted him to add that. >>

That's just awesome.

Goot · May 3, 2007 3:18AM

<< thanks Goot

sending your schedule today, i got very busy with work this week. >>

Alright, I'm pretty sure I sent your card. I've been sick lately with a sinus infection which is why I'm not in school.

larryallen73 · May 3, 2007 3:26AM

Awesome autographs. Where did you get ahold of Hillman? I know he is from Sacramento. Does he still live here?

brianwintersfan · May 3, 2007 3:32AM

<< Awesome autographs. Where did you get ahold of Hillman? I know he is from Sacramento. Does he still live here? >>

Sent it to his home in Indianapolis.

Elemenopeo · May 3, 2007 9:49AM

Those really are great cards for this. Beautiful design and lots o' space for sigs and inscriptions. Nice returns!

brianwintersfan · May 3, 2007 10:27AM

<< Those really are great cards for this. Beautiful design and lots o' space for sigs and inscriptions. Nice returns! >>

That's why I wanted to use them. It's like getting a postcard signed. I still have a bunch more to mail out so hopefully I can continue to add to the collection.

GDM67 · May 3, 2007 11:00AM

I would just like to point out, for anybody who doesn't remember him, that Ron Boone was one of the single toughest men who ever played professional Basketball. He had the combined ABA-NBA record for consecutive games played that A.C Green eventually broke.

Swen Nater also had, (coincidently also against the Hawks, a few years later), one of the funniest moments I've ever seen to draw a technical foul. He was called for a personal along the baseline and after arguing with the ref for a second and giving him his best wide eyed, Rasheed style "Who, me?!?" look, fell directly backwards on to the floor, like he had fainted. I loved the sheer creativity of that.

perkdog · May 3, 2007 11:20AM

Very nice!

jradke4 · May 3, 2007 12:16PM

This is cool. Are all of the players in the set still alive?? Good luck to you. It great to see that there are players that will do this. I like the fact that you got that note back as well. I think a lot of the older players find these types of things enjoyable.

brianwintersfan · May 3, 2007 12:21PM

<< This is cool. Are all of the players in the set still alive?? Good luck to you. It great to see that there are players that will do this. I like the fact that you got that note back as well. I think a lot of the older players find these types of things enjoyable. >>

The two I know for sure that are dead is John Williamson and Maravich. Plus there are others that would want a fee or won't sign TTM so it could never be the complete set. But as a kid it was one of my favorite sets so I'll be happy with whatever I can get.

jradke4 · May 3, 2007 12:27PM

When I was a kid I always thought that the supersized diamond kings would be great for autos.

brianwintersfan · May 3, 2007 1:10PM

That would be cool as well.

My New TTM Project

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