The Rise Of Carmelo Anthony (Sort Of) And The Downfall Of Jeremy Lin

The Houston Rockets have not been shy about saying they want Carmelo Anthony, just as obvious is the way the Rockets are telling Jeremy Lin that his days in Houston are numbered. Today Anthony was in Houston talking with the Rockets and the team went all out to bring Melo to the city. What is funny is that the Rockets bent over backwards to bring Lin to Houston and now they are tossing him on the junk pile.

 

These are images that greeted Carmelo Anthony during his visit to the Rocket's Toyota Center arena today. The Rockets are pretty straight forward that if Melo ends up in Houston he will be wearing Lin's #7 jersey.

 

I wonder how those collectors who spent big money on Lin during his “flash in the pan” days in New York feel about the purchases. Cards that were selling in the thousands can now be picked up for a small percentage.

 

A perfect example of a delusional seller versus a realistic seller:

 

2010 Panini Rookie & Stars Lin autograph #400/499

$559.99 (Currently on sale from $699.99)

 

Vs.

 

2010 Panini Rookie & Stars Lin autograph #337/499

$79.99 or Best Offer

 

What is worse is that the delusional seller who has the card at $559 is also selling a 2010 Panini Threads Lin Jersey shaped autograph #28/99 for $1039.99 (on sale from $1299.99) and a 2010 Panini Prestige Lin autograph #44/99 for $879.99 (on sale from $1099.99). If you want a laugh read the descriptions for the three Lin cards, they are promoting Lin as a Knick and have probably not been changed in 2 years. He probably bought them when they were at an all-time high and is determined to make his money back even though he is re-listing the cards over and over and over again in hopes of suckering someone in to make as poor an uninformed purchase as he made in 2012.

A Trade With Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle

A couple of weeks back I got an email from Greg at Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle asking if a Russell Westbrook relic that I pulled from a 2010-11 Donruss Basketball blaster is available for trade. Being an anti-OKC Thunder person (Clay Bennett is a bad man who stole the Sonics) I was more than happy to part with the card. The trade was basically a Carmelo Anthony Banner Season jersey card for the Westbrook jersey card plus a couple of additional cards.

I sadly admit that I do not trade enough, I think part of it deals with the fear of getting screwed over but I am finding that the blogging community is actually a great group of collectors.

2010 Panini Carmelo Anthony Limited Banner Season jersey relic

2009 Upper Deck Edgar Martinez SP Legendary Cuts jersey relic
Edgaaaaaar is my third favorite Mariner behind Griffey and Buhner

2008 Upper Deck Jeff Clement Ballpark Collection rookie autograph

I remember when this guy was coming up; he was the First Baseman of the future. He was sitting behind a quickly failing Richie Sexson. Unfortunately he was never given a fair shake in Seattle and was included in a trade of mediocre players to the Pirates.

1986 Swell Hall of Fame Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe is a favorite of mine and I am always happy to add another card to my personal collection. Thorpe is one of the greatest professional athletes in the world ever. A gold medal Olympian, NFL Hall of Famer, he played 6 years in MLB (289 games) with a respectable .252 BA and a couple of years ago it was found out that he played professional basketball for two years in 1926-27 on a team he created, the World-Famous Indians, which barnstormed across the East Coast.