We just started building this 1993 Action Packed Hall of Fame basketball card set. It starts with a really neat, ten-card subset called “One on One,” that features pairs of players considered great matchups. Taking a moment with this subset can really pull you into the history of the game. We looked at the first pair already, cards #1 and #2, Walt Frazier and his pair, Jerry West. And what a great rivalry to start the set! Frazier and West met up in the NBA Finals three times Frazier and the Knicks winning twice. Action Packed clearly put some thought into this subset, so let’s move to this #3 Dave Bing, the first card in the second matchup of this “One-on-One” subset. The pairs in this “One on One” that belong together have the same color in the subset logo. Dave Bing will pair with Earl “The Pearl” Monroe (he didn’t like that nickname by the way) and both have a light blue font for their logo. We’ll hopefully add that card later. Again, great choice by Action Packed with this rivalry. One example, December 26, 1974…the Pistons are winning with less than 30 seconds in the game. Earl Monroe hits a shot with 22 seconds left and the Knicks lead 83-82. Sixteen seconds later, Dave Bing hits a game-winning shot and only 6 seconds remain on the clock. The Pistons come out ahead 84-83. So with this #3 Dave Bing card, it looks like we have the beginning of another great pair in this “One-on-One” subset. Another pair of guards coincidentally. Maybe later we’ll see some matchups from other positions.
If you’re not familiar with this 1993 Action Packed set, it’s hard to find a better set for the price. The cards are on a different level than most early ’90’s cards in terms of quality. Thick stock, embossed, glossy and matte finishes. You can see that Action Packed was trying to innovate as they even filed their own patent for the design. And, although not true vintage, the set is still full of great Hall-of-Famers and loaded with historical information. These players deserve a place in all collections. Bing was the 1966-67 Rookie of the Year, putting up great numbers that season and he was the NBA scoring leader the very next season. Also, since the set honors the 25th anniversary of the Hall of Fame, each card mentions when the player was inducted. Dave Bing was 1990. Really a neat set of cards for the history, and because it’s overlooked, complete sets can be found for under $20 if you look hard enough.
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