Sports Cards and Memories: Case Breaks: Master Case of 16-17 Revolution Basketball

So I rarely break cases. In fact, I've only done it once with 2016 Strata baseball. My reasoning for trying this particular case? At around $40 a box, I felt the risk was minimal for the chance at something pretty good. The big chase card in Revolution are Galactic parallels. They come 1 per master case. If you hit the right one, you could be looking at some major money (a Brandon Ingram sold for like $1400, can't imagine what a Ben Simmons would go for). Now obviously the odds of pulling a Galactic of a big money player are slim, but I also felt that with the numerous parallels you get, and the 4 autographs per case (You only get 4 autographs, and 2 will be from the super weak rookie class, but you also get 2 autographs from the loaded vet checklist which is small enough that I would be happy with the majority of the players in it). I thought it would be a fun "cheap" break so to speak (which is really isn't because a Master Case has 16 boxes lol). So I took the plunge and used some of the money I had off a big sale I made to purchase a case. How did it go? Here are the results.

Box 1

Rookies
Brandon Ingram
Skal Labissiere
Patrick McCaw
Georgios Papagiannis

Infinite
Stephen Zimmerman
James Harden

Astro
Kristaps Porzingis
Malik Beasley RC
Marc Gasol
Isaiah Whitehead RC

Fractal
A.J. Hammons RC

Rookie Revolution
Buddy Hield
Jakob Poeltl

Star Gazing
Stephen Curry

By The Numbers
Stephen Curry

Sunburst
Kemba Walker (#6/75)

Box 2

Rookies
Dragon Bender
Deyonta Davis
Michael Gbinije
Demetrius Jackson

Star Gazing
Carmelo Anthony

Rookie Revolution
Henry Ellenson

By The Numbers
Ricky Rubio

Revolutionaries
Karl Malone

Astro
Buddy Hield RC
Aaron Gordon
Mindaugas Kuzminskas RC
Rajon Rondo

Infinite
Marquese Chriss RC
Monta Ellis

Fractal
Cheick Diallo RC

Cosmic
John Wall (#97/100)

Box 3

Rookies
Patrick McCaw
Georgios Papgiannis
Pascal Siakam
Taurean Prince

Rookie Revolution
Malachi Richardson
Brice Johnson

By The Numbers
DeMarcus Cousins

Star Gazing
Stephen Curry

Astro
Kristaps Porzingis
Jaylen Brown RC
Darren Collison
Henry Ellenson RC

Infinite
Karl Anthony Towns
DeAndre Bembry RC

Fractal
Tyreke Evans

Futura
DeMar DeRozan (#13/25)

Box 4

Rookies
Georges Niang
Damian Jones
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
Willy Hernangomez

Rookie Revolution
Ben Simmons
Buddy Hield

Star Gazing
Chris Paul

By The Numbers
Andre Drummond

Astro
Malcolm Brogdon RC
Chris Paul
Evan Fournier
Wade Baldwin IV RC

Infinite
Thon Maker RC
Aaron Gordon

Fractal
Jeremy Lin

Sunburst
Blake Griffin (#59/75)

Box 5

Rookies
Jamal Murray
Wade Baldwin IV
Malcolm Brogdon
Caris LaVert

Rookie Revolution
Buddy Hield
Jakob Poeltl

By The Numbers
DeMarcus Cousins

Star Gazing
DeMar DeRozan

Astro
A.J. Hammons
Kemba Walker
Cheick Diallo
Kawhi Leonard

Infinite
J.J. Redick
Demetrius Jackson

Fractal
Marcin Gortat

Cosmic
Zach Randolph (#2/100)

Rookie Autographs
Jakob Poeltl

and..

DEJOUNTE MURRAY GALACTIC RC

Box 6

Rookies
Ben Simmons
Joel Bolomboy
Ivica Zubac
Denzel Valentine

Rookie Revolution
Skal Labissiere
Brice Johnson

By The Numbers
Russell Westbrook

Star Gazing
Karl Anthony Towns

Astro
Andrew Wiggins
Jrue Holiday
Brice Johnson RC
A.J. Hammons RC

Infinite
James Harden
Joel Bolomboy RC

Fractal
Mike Conley

Revolutionaries Cosmic
Magic Johnson (#46/100)

Box 7

Rookies
Stephen Zimmerman
Diamond Stone
Domantas Sabonis
DeAndre Bembry

Rookie Revolution

Domantas Sabonis

By The Numbers
DeMarcus Cousins

Star Gazing
DeAndre Jordan

Revolutionaries
Karl Malone

Astro
Dario Saric RC
Isaiah Whitehead RC
Nikola Mirotic
Giannis Antetokounmpo

Infinite
Malcolm Brogdon RC
Derrick Rose

Fractal
Hassan Whiteside

Star Gazing Cosmic
Anthony Davis (#55/100)

Box 8

Rookies
Ben Simmons
Tomas Satoransky
Ron Baker
Denzel Valentine

Rookie Revolution
Buddy Hield
Ben Simmons

By The Numbers
DeMarcus Cousins

Star Gazing
Kevin Durant

Astro
Jake Layman RC
Jabari Parker
Dejounte Murray RC
Jimmy Butler

Infinite
Pascal Siakam RC
James Harden

Fractal
DeAndre Bembry RC

Cosmic
Brandon Knight (#14/100)

Rookie Autographs
Kris Dunn

Box 9

Rookies

Tyler Ulis
Taurean Prince
Paul Zipser
Pascal Siakam

Rookie Revolution
Wade Baldwin IV
Caris LeVert

By The Numbers
Stephen Curry

Star Gazing
John Wall

Astro
Pascal Siakam RC
Jeremy Lin
Taurean Prince RC
Jimmy Butler

Infinite
Denzel Valentine RC
Victor Olidipo

Fractal
Malik Beasley

Cosmic
Derrick Favors (#28/100)

Box 10

Rookies
Caris LeVert
Jamal Murray
Brice Johnson
Wade Baldwin IV

Rookie Revolution
Jamal Murray
Thon Maker

Star Gazing
Demar DeRozan

By The Numbers
Chris Paul

Astro
Jordan Clarkson
Buddy Hield RC
Henry Ellenson
Chris Paul

Infinite
Dario Saric RC
Monta Ellis

Fractal
Jared Sullinger

Sunburst
Andre Drummond (#65/75)

Box 11

Rookies
DeAndre Bembry
Stephen Zimmerman
Diamond Stone
Domantas Sabonis

Rookie Revolution
DeAndre Bembry
Timothe Lawawu-Cabarrot

Star Gazing
Kevin Durant

By The Numbers
LeBron James

Astro
Chinanu Onuahu RC
Jared Sullinger
Kenneth Faried
Thon Maker RC

Infinite
DeAngelo Russell
Dragan Bender RC

Fractal
Eric Bledsoe

Sunburst
Andrew Wiggins (#72/75)

Box 12

Rookies
Ron Baker
Dejounte Murray
Tomas Satoransky
Ben Simmons

Rookie Revolution
Marquese Chriss
Denzel Valentine

By The Numbers
Rajon Rondo

Star Gazing
Chris Paul

Astro
Kevin Durant
Georges Niang RC
Marshall Plumlee RC
Dirk Nowitzki

Infinite
Brandon Ingram RC
Harrison Barnes

Fractal
DeMar DeRozan

By The Numbers Cosmic
Russell Westbrook (#86/100)

Box 13

Rookies
Chianu Onuaku
Jakob Poeltl
Thon Maker
Mindaugas Kuzminskas

Rookie Revolution
Henry Ellenson
Denzel Valentine

Star Gazing
Stephen Curry

By The Numbers
Stephen Curry

Astro
Mindaugas Kuzminskas RC
Thon Maker RC
Tristan Thompson
LeBron James

Infinite
DeAndre Jordan
Marquese Chriss RC

Fractal
Dwight Howard

Cosmic
Dejounte Murray RC (#82/100)

Rookie Autographs
Juan Hernangomez

Box 14

Rookies
Wade Baldwin IV
Willy Hernangomez
Kris Dunn
Malcolm Brogdon

Rookie Revolution
Wade Baldwin IV
Caris LeVert

By The Numbers
Stephen Curry

Star Gazing
Klay Thompson

Astro
Isaish Thomas
Henry Ellenson RC
Derrick Favors
Jaylen Brown RC

Infinite
Hassan Whiteside
Demetrius Jackson RC

Fractal
Chandler Parsons

Sunburst
Jared Sullinger (#26/75)

Autographs
Kyrie Irving

Box 15

Rookies
Kay Felder
Stephen Zimmerman
DeAndre Bembry
Marquese Chriss

Rookie Revolution
Dejounte Murray
Pascal Siakam

Star Gazing
Paul George

Revolutionaries
Larry Bird

Astro
Skal Labissiere RC
C.J. McCollum
Brandon Ingram RC
Darren Collison

Infinite
Mindaugas Kuzminskas RC
DeMar Derozan

Fractal
Klay Thompson

Cosmic
Marshall Plumlee (#31/100)

Box 16

Rookies
Diamond Stone
Domantas Sabonis
Chinanu Onuaku
Jakob Poeltl

Rookie Revolution
Dragan Bender
Brandon Ingram

By The Numbers
DeMarcus Cousins (5th one)

Star Gazing
James Harden

Astro
Marquese Chriss RC
Marc Gasol
Kristaps Porzingis
Kay Fielder RC

Infinite
Derrick Rose
Buddy Hield RC

Sunburst
C.J. McCollum (#12/75)

Fractal
Brandon Ingram RC

Overall Thoughts: TERRIBLE. Sometimes I swear, Panini loves to make sure people who purchase their products get the worst stuff POSSIBLE becuase they know we always come back for more. Only one serial numbered card to 25 out of the entire break. 3 Rookie Autos and this is what I'm talking about, there should be an even split in a master case of 2 vets and 2 rookies, that's why the odds are differentiated on the pack! It makes you seem like you get one of each, instead I get 3 rookies for the WORST rookie class in recent memory). Not one Ben Simmons parallel, Not one Showstoppers insert (packs odds are 1:64..thought I'd pull 2..or at least 1, but nope nothing) and terrible collation (5 of the same DeMarcus Cousins insert). This is a small 100 card base card (150 including the sort of SP'd rookies that you get 4 per box) and I don't even think I completed one base set, though I pulled 7 cards of some players. The only saving grace was that the Galactic I Pulled was one of the best rookies of the class (still isn't saying much) but even with that it was still a bloodbath. I dunno why I thought this would be a good idea, but like I said I thought that at the very least the Galactics and a couple of Vet autos and maybe some nice parallels would make this a worthwhile break. Dead wrong. One of the worst breaks I've ever had and that's WITH pulling a card that makes my Top 5! Here's pics of the some of the cards.