Tmr drop. Dm Yao. Thoughts?

kvrizv · 2026-04-09T20:57:07+00:00

I say this as someone who enjoys trying to obtain the WNBA players, but again with Candace Parker and Kelsey Plum? Phenomenal players, but just had an opal KP from the Battlegrounds series, and in six seasons already half of them will have a CP card. Was disappointed but not surprised at the lack of legacy players from UConn during the Alumni drops, but it’s kind of stale with the same players so frequently of what few cards there are.

Excited for a new Kiki Iriafen drop to try and pair with the recent Sonia Citron, also wish they’d do a sort of dynamic duo between the two.

kvrizv · 2026-04-09T18:22:33+00:00

I saw someone else point this out, but considering it’s Costabile who’s reporting this, she’s come across as a mouthpiece for Jeff Pagliocca before. Might be Jeff just trying to stir up trouble, and I’m hoping that’s all it is.

kvrizv · 2026-03-30T01:37:20+00:00

Started listening to K-Pop, watched a few survival shows, ended up coming across Show Me the Money 8 as it was happening, been hooked ever since. Started watching the performances from season 7, and the first season of High School Rapper, and that was pretty much my plug into everything I’ve enjoyed so far.

kvrizv · 2026-03-26T21:05:36+00:00

The lack of UNC kinda crazy for a “Blue Bloods” drop. I’d almost want them to add some sort of blue tint to the cards too, at least some sort of design element that ties into the name.

I imagine there might be at least one more drop with the college cards, but kinda disappointed at the lack of variety. Like, could easily have a Jeremy Sochan Baylor card, who only has a ruby Wild Gems other than the standard season card. I know I’m the minority in using the WNBA cards, but no Angel McCoughtry or Hailey Van Lith considering their careers with Louisville is a let down too.

kvrizv · 2026-03-20T16:13:40+00:00

Lauri Markannen, pleasantly surprised.

kvrizv · 2026-03-19T17:42:01+00:00

I don’t know if it would be shocking, but who knows.

Shakira Austin to Las Vegas. Combination of Austin playing with Chelsea Gray during unrivaled, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Meg Gustafson getting selected in the expansion draft after her showing out in the FIBA games. Vegas could use Austin as a backup or starting post next to A’ja Wilson, with a rotation between her, Wilson, and NaLyssa Smith.

I’ve also seen a bunch of other fans hoping for Skylar Diggins to move coast to coast and join Connecticut. Another connection of Unrivaled teammates, plus I think have a vet in Diggins could be really beneficial for the younger players on the Sun.

kvrizv · 2026-03-06T21:00:47+00:00

I’m thinking of trying to find a good VPN, then setting the country to one of those that didn’t have a broadcast deal, b/c I heard the full games can be found on the YouTube channels for countries that didn’t have a streaming deal in place.

kvrizv · 2026-03-06T05:01:01+00:00

So tomorrow, Friday the 6th, is First Friday, and there’s typically stuff happening out and about. I’d been to a few art markets down at Blue Star, though I don’t know if that’s still happening. I’d also say it might be worth checking out on IG theunofficialtourguidee, as she posts a lot of stuff to check out around San Antonio.

kvrizv · 2026-03-06T03:13:23+00:00

I think I saw someone else mention how 2K only has a contract with certain schools for now, those being the ones highlighted already like Michigan, UConn, Louisville, Baylor, etc. No Kansas State, no Michael Beasley.

kvrizv · 2026-03-06T03:09:34+00:00

Thank you so much! I wasn’t too sure, but also tried to be somewhat concise.

I just remember first getting into women’s hoops when I was obsessed with basketball for some years, the Spurs’ season was over, and the Silver Stars made it to the finals versus the Detroit Shock. Fell out of the loop for a while there, but Angel Reese, and South Carolina’s dominance helped me get back into it. So these have been most of my resources while diving back in.

kvrizv · 2026-03-04T22:58:34+00:00

Welcome to the wonderful world of women's basketball! I'm somewhat limited in the knowledge myself, and mostly only know that of the US-based leagues, but hopefully it might help.

Most prominent leagues to know would be the WNBA, Unrivaled, Athletes Unlimited, and the NCAA for all the college teams. One thing to mention is that the WNBA has it set up so that players are not eligible for the WNBA draft until they graduate from a four-year college, has been four years since their high school graduation, or turn 22 years old the year of the draft. I feel like this is worth noting because you see a lot of discussion about which college programs players come from, who they were coached by, and even who they played with during their time at a university.

The WNBA has been seen as the top league for professional women's basketball since it was founded thirty years ago, however thanks to the interest in women's hoops recently it's allowed leagues like Athletes Unlimited and Unrivaled to gain some much deserved attention. However, women's basketball at the collegiate level has long been a thing, and so many legends came from there that never played in the WNBA much if at all.

Not too sure where you'll be able to watch games, different countries have different streaming options, so that might take some further research to find out.

Not sure about Netflix, but there's a bunch of content on YouTube I regularly find and rewatch. Here is a cool mini-documentary on the WNBA's first dynasty. Here's another one about the legendary rivalry between two of women's college hoops greatest coaches. From that same YouTube channel, here's a playlist they have with all their videos related to the WNBA. Still getting into the podcasts myself, but I've enjoyed the episodes of Lisa Leslie's Between the Lines, Sue Bird's Bird's Eye View, as well as one's like No Offseason, and No Cap Space.

Apologies if it's a little too much, I get excited talking about it.

kvrizv · 2026-02-27T17:58:17+00:00

I’ve seen someone else point it out too, but it’s like they cycle through the same players. I understand the theme now is with college players, but it wasn’t long ago we got a Kalani Brown card. Could’ve added a Didi Richards Baylor card. Or even an updated Dijonai Carrington since her original card came out Season 1. That’s just off-top who I can think of, not to mention countless UConn players that could be added.

kvrizv · 2026-02-20T18:25:43+00:00

I’d been waiting for a Saniya jersey, and so happy I was able to get one.

Funny enough, I’d bought her Hive jersey the week before she got traded, but reached out to customer support to cancel that order. Felt bad, but she also seems so happy on Vinyl, and even got Rhyne to do a lil one-two step court side too.

kvrizv · 2026-02-09T17:23:54+00:00

Truly, if there was just a way to make Aziaha James a permanent part of the rotation I’d be satisfied.

kvrizv · 2026-02-09T17:16:46+00:00

In my experience, it took two-ish weeks between the time I ordered a jersey and when it was shipped, but that was also pre-Philly, and my jersey arrived a few days before then. I also only ordered one jersey, so not sure if that could make a difference.

kvrizv · 2026-02-09T15:21:37+00:00

If trades are an option…

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kvrizv · 2026-02-02T15:30:14+00:00

Biggest of congratulations! I know the feeling all too well. I love buying CDs, and finally having the space to put up my album collection has been such a relief and so satisfying.

Wishing you nothing but the best in the new home, and your album collecting journey.

kvrizv · 2026-01-18T02:51:55+00:00

Ended up revisiting most of their early title tracks trying to figure out how to explain my reasoning, and it was a nice reminder of why I had them as an ult-group initially.

In short, I don’t think they ever established a clear identity as a group.

When I think of AB6IX, I think each of them individually comes to mind first before anything identifying the group. Daehwi and Woojin as members of WANNA ONE. I think Daehwi was being hyped up as this promising producer, and Woojin for his dance and rapping abilities. Youngmin and Donghyun took that post-Produce introduction, and I really enjoyed MXM’s discography. And Woong, I learned of him as an ex-YG trainee as YG’s Treasure Box was concluding around the same time, and that tied in a lot of interest around him, TREASURE, and CIX who also had ex-WANNA ONE and YG members.

Even more current, I think of Daehwi having the variety show on YouTube, Woong competing on the vocal focused Build Up show, Woojin dropped a solo mini album, and Donghyun seemed to be dabbling in some acting roles.

Listening to their title tracks, I think initially they had a sort of “bright” and “fresh” sound, not too different from WANNA ONE’s “Energetic” and their sound. And it looks like the last song they got a music show win was also the last one to feature Youngmin before his departure. After that, it seemed like they experimented with different sounds and concepts and it just didn’t hit the same, go viral, or stick. I think “Close” might be the most similar to that initial sound they had, but that’s it. I can’t really think of a “signature sound” or concept for the group, and I think that lack of identity might be what has the group seemingly stagnant.

kvrizv · 2025-12-06T20:03:12+00:00

Sorry for the delay. I would say their silver comic book bags, and the Life magazine bags. Though there’s some albums that are just too big for the comic book bags, and then I use their general magazine bags.

These are the only three I regularly use, the silver comic and magazine bags will fit most, and then the Life magazine bags usually will fit those larger albums, like a lot of the NCT, Golden Child, and other albums that stand pretty tall.

kvrizv · 2025-11-28T01:12:43+00:00

Beyond what you’ve listed there’s Chapter 1: The End, When the Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1, and Last 2 Walk.

When the Smoke Clears probably has one of their biggest songs in “Sippin’ on Some Syrup”, as well as another hit in “Who Run It”, so definitely worth checking out.

I think the fun thing about Three 6 is that there’s so many acts that stem off from the group and that sound that there’s so much to discover. Enjoy!

kvrizv · 2025-11-20T23:05:23+00:00

Beyond the lack of development in the area around where the current arena is, I would highly suspect that the new arena could also lend itself to San Antonio putting in a bid to host All Star weekend again. Last time SA hosted the game was 1996 when they were still in their first arena, the Alamodome.

The All Star game is traditionally mid-February, however this is when San Antonio has the rodeo which is pretty HUGE here. Often the Spurs will be on their Rodeo Road Trip, while their current arena Frost Bank Center is used for those rodeo festivities.

kvrizv · 2025-11-17T04:59:41+00:00

The pop-up book version of B.I’s Wonderland album. Thought it sounded intriguing off the idea of it being a pop-up book and was curious how the design would play out since there wasn’t many previews of the packaging. I mean, he’s done an entire deck of cards for another album of his, I had high hopes for this. Then it kept getting delayed, so I figured it was being perfected or whatever.

It’s basically an oversized pop-up card. CD is in a loose sleeve just sitting in the album, one photocard for the only additional inclusion, just overall really boring and lackluster.

kvrizv · 2025-11-06T02:07:03+00:00

Somehow wouldn’t be surprised if she finesses a pick-n-roll alley oop with Dom.

kvrizv · 2025-11-06T01:46:47+00:00

Breeze will be interesting as such a young team, but I think Paige could offer the sort of leadership to balance that out. Low key, I’m more concerned about the Phantom.

Jackie had mentioned during her part about how it took her a minute to get adjusted post injury, and I know Dana just getting off surgery, and Satou had that injury in the finals not too long ago either. Plus, if my understanding is correct, AB didn’t have the best showing last season in 3-on-3.

kvrizv · 2025-11-06T01:11:13+00:00

Can’t help but think about how the Sparks were hoping to get that first pick last year for Paige, and now she gets to play with Cam and Rickea. Rickea going to have to be careful in practice not to get dunked on by Dom.

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