Yep eventually went well. Especially because there were no issues after the game. Got more than half of my autos after.
So I started off with the Penguins/Devils after their game. Couldn't get there a little quicker and it was packed, we were behind 4-5 rows of people. I'd say maybe 100 people there (after the Nets game there were like at most 15 people waiting for the Hornets). I got:
Joe Vitale 1/1
Paul Martin 2/2
Asst coach Tony Granato 2/2 (I'm sure some are familiar with him)
Because of the crowd, I missed out on alot. Fleury, Tyler Kennedy, Crosby, Staal, Letang, Steve Sullivan, few others. I made a card for Richard Park but he didn't sign for anyone. Shortly after was the Hornets/Nets game. I was in my Charlotte Hornets jacket, hat and teal tee. I did get the courtside visit for today. Only downside was he got me a little late. I missed Ariza, Jason Smith and someone else I couldn't recognize. I did get:
Gustavo Ayon 1/1 (custom card)
Marco Belinelli 2/2
Greivis Vasquez 1/1
Chris Kaman 1/2
Jarrett Jack 2/2
Eric Gordon was the only one that didn't really sign. He did however sign at halftime, I didn't get to him. Hornets got a nice win. After the game I was hoping I'd get something thrown from a Hornet but they didn't really throw anything up. This guy asked Kaman for his sneakers and Kaman had this hilarious grumpy look on his face. After the game went outside to the Hornets side and everything went well. For round 2:
Al-Farouq Aminu 1/2
Ariza 1/2
Eric Gordon 1/1 8x10
Lance Thomas 1/1 (another custom, thought it was dope)
Belinelli 1/1
Coach Monty Williams 1/1
Vasquez 1/1 (Pretty funny, he must've recognized me from inside and said "Una otra vez?")
Jason Smith 1/1
I had Smith sign his card when I still had Vasquez's signed card out and he started to sign Vasquez's before he realized it wasn't him. I tried my best removing Smith from Vasquez but my best wasn't good enough. Kaman was the only one that didn't signed after. He was like "I already signed 10,000 inside, I'm not signing." Some of the guys got a good laugh out of that. After that I wanted to check out the Nets side quick to see if my friend could get Deron Williams. As soon as we got there Jordan Farmar stopped to sign. I ran over there in time and got him to sign my Nets 8x10. He signed it upside down though lol. Looks kinda cool. Deron Williams left a few minutes later and some guys tried running after his car.
It was a long day but a good one. My friend wasn't into as much as me but he did get Adam Henrique, Fred Vinson, Marco Belinelli, Jarrett Jack and Eric Gordon. This is up there for most autos I've ever gotten in a day. I actually did get 21 a couple years ago vs the Wizards. Couple possible graphing days for this week. Might go for the Raptors in the city with my friend Tuesday and might go for the Rangers opponent Weds or Friday (Red Wings and Sabres). Thanks for reading.
So I started off with the Penguins/Devils after their game. Couldn't get there a little quicker and it was packed, we were behind 4-5 rows of people. I'd say maybe 100 people there (after the Nets game there were like at most 15 people waiting for the Hornets). I got:
Joe Vitale 1/1
Paul Martin 2/2
Asst coach Tony Granato 2/2 (I'm sure some are familiar with him)
Because of the crowd, I missed out on alot. Fleury, Tyler Kennedy, Crosby, Staal, Letang, Steve Sullivan, few others. I made a card for Richard Park but he didn't sign for anyone. Shortly after was the Hornets/Nets game. I was in my Charlotte Hornets jacket, hat and teal tee. I did get the courtside visit for today. Only downside was he got me a little late. I missed Ariza, Jason Smith and someone else I couldn't recognize. I did get:
Gustavo Ayon 1/1 (custom card)
Marco Belinelli 2/2
Greivis Vasquez 1/1
Chris Kaman 1/2
Jarrett Jack 2/2
Eric Gordon was the only one that didn't really sign. He did however sign at halftime, I didn't get to him. Hornets got a nice win. After the game I was hoping I'd get something thrown from a Hornet but they didn't really throw anything up. This guy asked Kaman for his sneakers and Kaman had this hilarious grumpy look on his face. After the game went outside to the Hornets side and everything went well. For round 2:
Al-Farouq Aminu 1/2
Ariza 1/2
Eric Gordon 1/1 8x10
Lance Thomas 1/1 (another custom, thought it was dope)
Belinelli 1/1
Coach Monty Williams 1/1
Vasquez 1/1 (Pretty funny, he must've recognized me from inside and said "Una otra vez?")
Jason Smith 1/1
I had Smith sign his card when I still had Vasquez's signed card out and he started to sign Vasquez's before he realized it wasn't him. I tried my best removing Smith from Vasquez but my best wasn't good enough. Kaman was the only one that didn't signed after. He was like "I already signed 10,000 inside, I'm not signing." Some of the guys got a good laugh out of that. After that I wanted to check out the Nets side quick to see if my friend could get Deron Williams. As soon as we got there Jordan Farmar stopped to sign. I ran over there in time and got him to sign my Nets 8x10. He signed it upside down though lol. Looks kinda cool. Deron Williams left a few minutes later and some guys tried running after his car.
It was a long day but a good one. My friend wasn't into as much as me but he did get Adam Henrique, Fred Vinson, Marco Belinelli, Jarrett Jack and Eric Gordon. This is up there for most autos I've ever gotten in a day. I actually did get 21 a couple years ago vs the Wizards. Couple possible graphing days for this week. Might go for the Raptors in the city with my friend Tuesday and might go for the Rangers opponent Weds or Friday (Red Wings and Sabres). Thanks for reading.
