Panini Blog NBAâ€™s Sharpest Shooters Shine in 2011-12 Past & Present Basketballâ€™s â€œRaining 3sâ€

Panini Blog · Apr 30, 2012

Yesterday, in honor of the 2012 NBA Playoffs tipping off, we brought you an exclusive sneak peek of the scorching Fireworks insert coming in 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball. Today, we add some much-needed rain to the preview parade with a look at Past & Presentâ€™s Raining 3s insert.
Like Fireworks, Raining 3s places a premium on wow-factor printing technology, in this case a high-gloss, spot-UV treatment that brings tangible dimensions to every drop of water on every card.Itâ€™s something that has to be felt to be truly appreciated â€” not that we wonâ€™t try to wet, er, whet, your appetite with the following 20-card tease.
NBA superstars from today and yesterday come together as youâ€™ve never seen them in this tribute to the gameâ€™s greatest long-range shooters.
In the coming days, weâ€™ll deliver more previews of 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball, including an advance look at some of the setâ€™s short-printed base-card variations.
Enjoy.

GarnettFan4Life · Apr 30, 2012

kinnnnnnda like these, would like to see one in hand

karlsta26 · Apr 30, 2012

no Reggie Miller?

drob50 · Apr 30, 2012

karlsta26 said:
no Reggie Miller?

But there IS a Jeremy Lin?? WTF!

karlsta26 · Apr 30, 2012

drob50 said:
But there IS a Jeremy Lin?? WTF!

appealing to the general public, not the stats or history me thinks

FabFiveFan · Apr 30, 2012

karlsta26 said:
appealing to the general public, not the stats or history me thinks

Agreed. Easy question...at the end of the game who would you rather have taking your contested 3 pointer - Jeremy Lin, Derrick Rose or Reggie Miller. Like I say easy question, so can someone please tell me how the HOF'er who has made the 2nd most 3's in NBA history (arguably the most clutch 3's) not be included in an insert set about 3 point shooters??? Seriously Panini, you dropped the ball on that one, alas not the 1st time either.

aussiemjfreak · Apr 30, 2012

It does say 20 card tease...It doesn't state that what they have showed is the entire set.... But if Reggie isn't in it, then they really have ballsed it up!

drob50 · Apr 30, 2012

aussiemjfreak said:
It does say 20 card tease...It doesn't state that what they have showed is the entire set.... But if Reggie isn't in it, then they really have ballsed it up!

Yeah, I agree! We are probably jumping too soon!

The funny thing is I saw the Spurs #25 and thought WTF! James Anderson?? He barely gets minutes let alone 3's??

Then I looked closer! haha

karlsta26 · Apr 30, 2012

aussiemjfreak said:
It does say 20 card tease...It doesn't state that what they have showed is the entire set.... But if Reggie isn't in it, then they really have ballsed it up!

haha, totally missed that...

FabFiveFan · Apr 30, 2012

drob50 said:
Yeah, I agree! We are probably jumping too soon!

The funny thing is I saw the Spurs #25 and thought WTF! James Anderson?? He barely gets minutes let alone 3's??

Then I looked closer! haha

Haha. James Anderson lol. Robert "Mr Clutch" Horry would probably be my No. 2 choice after Reggie to take a clutch 3. That guy is as cool in a crisis as they come.

Verse1 · Apr 30, 2012

karlsta26 said:
no Reggie Miller?

My first thoughts too, you can't have a set of 3 point sharp shooters and not have Miller in the line up!

Saying that these look nice too

Matt26 · Apr 30, 2012

Stuff Reggie....where is Ryan Anderson??? Ranked #1 in 3 pointers made...surely he has to be in there!

drob50 · Apr 30, 2012

Matt26 said:
Stuff Reggie....where is Ryan Anderson??? Ranked #1 in 3 pointers made...surely he has to be in there!

Sounds like he is going to get the sort of 3pt respect that Matt Bonner does!

A_Iverson_I · May 1, 2012

Nice to see a new AI card!

jared_davey · May 1, 2012

These actually look pretty nice, regardless of the set list..

lukesicari · May 1, 2012

Will defs be chasing this set, look awesome!

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