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Wow....I haven't felt that much satisfaction since well....ok, let's not go there. That definitely was a trip down memory lane though. Halfway through opening all the packs in the box, I did feel a sense of guilt or remorse, because I was like, whoa I opened up a whole box of cards once in my life when I was like 14 and I remember the feeling of guilt I had then too. Kinda like I should store the unopened packs away for a rainy day or what not, but man, I just couldn't help myself. I had to open the whole box up, just to see if I got a good box overall. I will say that if I was a big Bulls fan (like I was when Jordan was manning that ship), then I would have been really happy with this box. Ok, so since this was my first box, I'm just going to list down the special cards and the odds of getting them for my own edification.

Generation Now Relic (1:71 Hobby) - Ben Gordon (what is a relic card? Is this a jersey patch?)
1st Edition (1:33 Hobby) - Ben Wallace (the photo looks like two autistic kids playing hoops)
Gold Bordered Parallel (1:12 Hobby) - 3 of them (Randy Foye, AK-47, Kyle Korver)
Bill Russell Missing Years (1:9 Hobby) - 4 (about the number to expect, btw, BR is a badass)
Own The Game (1:11 Hobby) - I forget. Despite having good players, these cards look crummy.
Generation Now (1:3 Hobby) - who cares? These cards look like trash and have terrible players representing the set. Luke Walton should not be part of any basketball "special subset" EVER unless the subset is called "Daddy's Kids."
Rookie Cards: Oh, and of course, a bunch of rookie cards. 2 Odens, 2 Durants, and many of the other ones. Caveat, I am a HUGE Gator fan, so it was great to see my Gators in the rookie class set: Crazy Eyes Joakim Noah, Big Gay Al Horford, and Corey Master Brewer.

Unfortunately, no Platinum Parallels (1;16,974 Hobby), Rip cards (1:313), Rookie Photo Shoot Autographs (1:381), or any other autograph card by that matter. Oh well, no worries. I do have my JUMBO HTA box to look forward too (resisting temptation not to open that one).

All in all, a very satisfying experience mixed with a little tinge of guilt, but an oh so satisfying guilty indulgence. I felt like Peggy Bundy eating bon bons. I feel like I'm gonna sleep well tonight.