Hoops Set and a Couple Mid-70's Topps

In my pursuit of mid-70's Topps baseball sets, I picked up a couple cards that had eluded me thus far.

 

I've seen this card many times over the years, but Willie Mays in a Mets uniform still looks very strange to me.  The card is off-centered, but the price was right.  That leaves me 37 cards from having the complete set of 1973.  Most of them are high numbers.  I have something in the works to chip into that number a little bit.

 

The price was right for this Gary Carter rookie, which is in much better condition than for which I thought I would settle.  This was my #9 most wanted baseball card.  That leaves one card left for the 1975 complete set; George Brett of course!

 

I stopped buying complete basketball sets a while ago.  The last one I got was 2003-04 Topps.  It was a good year to get because it contains rookie cards for LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade.  Well, I've decided to start those up again.  It looks like I can go with Topps until 2009-10.  And then I don't know what to do for 2010-11.  Any ideas?  Panini Hoops started in 2011-12 and has run every year since, so I'll go after them.

 

Panini Hoops from 2013-14 was available cheap, and arrived the other day.  Here are the big names in the set.

Is it just me, or does LeBron James look more like Alonzo Mourning in this picture?

I don't like it that sportscards have become one licensed brand per sport.  I liked it better when there were lots of sets.  i.e. competition to push the card companies to do a great job or lose market share.  But it is fun to be collecting basketball cards on a larger scale again.  Since 2003-04 it had just been Lakers team sets.