2008-2009 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
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Actor: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Phil JacksonBrand: Warner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-07-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Color: Multi
Studio: Team Marketing
Product features:
- Officially Licensed
- Highest Quality Recording
- 2010 NBA Champions Los Angeles Lakers
- adidas Los Angeles Lakers #24 Kobe Bryant Gold Replica Basketball Jersey
- Los Angeles Lakers 2009 NBA Champions 17oz Mixing Glass
- Los Angeles Lakers 2009 NBA Champions Banner
- Los Angeles Lakers 2009 NBA Champions Locker Room Hat
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DVD Review: We want tacos!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm sorry in advance for all the smug about to go down. It's been some weeks now, and I'm still basking in the moment. Big, huge, gynormous Lakers fan here, and I wanted to get my paws on this DVD so badly I ended up buying it off Wal-Mart, even though I'd already ordered the damn thing on Amazon. I've been following the L.A. Lakers since I caught their Finals series with Philadelphia back in 1983. L.A. would get friggin' swept, but I was hooked anyway. I was along for the ride during the Showtime era, the dog days with Nick the Quick and Sedale Threatt, the Shaq-Kobe years and the 3peat, and the fallout to that. Then the rebuilding, rebuilding, rebuilding...
After having gotten to the mountaintop last year and then getting shoved off the mountaintop, this season was either championship or bust. But this newest incarnation of the team, although highly regarded, certainly put its fans thru the wringer and provided its critics plenty of ammo. Most of the doubts stem from L.A. getting embarrassed by Boston in the 2008 Finals, and the stigma absolutely carried over into the next season. And, during the regular season, L.A. had trouble maintaining leads and allowed inferior teams to hang around. Then there were the setbacks in the playoffs. For all that they put us thru, and the soap opera nature of this team, and the fact that Kobe was this close to skedaddling... yeah, this Larry O'Brien trophy feels just a bit more special.
The feature presentation runs at 70 minutes and offers significant coverage, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the Lakers' 2008-09 season. The DVD hits on several signature moments during the regular season, from the statement games against Boston and Cleveland (and incidentally ruining those teams' respective winning streaks) to Bynum again going down (while playing Memphis, incredibly, the same team against which he got injured last year) and to Kobe's blistering 61 points at MSG. Then the DVD covers the high points of the Lakers' run in the playoffs, capping it all off with the hoisting of the Larry O'Brien trophy, the joyous locker room celebration, and, as the end credits roll, several clips of the Wednesday Lakers parade down Figueroa and the unbelievable pep rally at the Coliseum (I was there, brother! Got there at 4am , the morning of... don't tell my boss). If you want to see grown men hug each other to death and give each other champagne baths... and I can never get enough of Phil Jackson getting tricked into joining the huddle and getting soaked...
Glossed over, though, is coverage of DFish's message-sending shoulder shiv at Scola which resulted in a one game suspension, as well as Kobe and Ron Artest roughing each other up. And I wish Shannon Brown's posterizing of the Birdman had been included.
The "Can Kobe win a ring without Shaq?" debate has finally been put to rest. Now it's all about where Kobe Bryant, the so-called Mozart in Sneakers, ranks in the short list of the All-Time Greats. Right now I put him firmly in the top ten - okay, somewhere near the bottom of the top ten, granted, but with room to move up. Now Kobe had an excellent playoffs and totally deserved being named Finals MVP. But I do recall several missed free throws, costly turnovers, and poor shooting percentages against Orlando... Which all goes to show that this is very much a team game, and the Lakers couldn't have won jack - I don't care how clenched Kobe's teeth were - without his teammates, without Gasol's redonkulous talent, Ariza's defense, Odom's versatility, and DFish's grit, big heart, timely shots, and locker room leadership (I simply love the hell out of DFish!). Really, the only one who didn't produce was the Machine, who went scoreless in the Finals, but the important thing is that his hair remained fashionably cool and tousled.
No matter what happens from now on, that parade and pep rally was the last time the 2009 Championship Lakers would exist as a whole. It's not the same team now, the makeup is different. A big piece has moved on, and another may be on his way out. I can't help but think that Ariza got jipped a little by Lakers management (which jumped at the chance to land Artest). And who knows what's going on with Odom? I think that the Lakers next year are again going to be a monster team. But there's an arms race going on in the NBA, with Cleveland, Boston, and San Antonio getting better. The Lakers are again going to be in the mix, and I have high hopes. But, for now, I'm living in this moment. Basketball immortality for the Purple & Gold, once again.
The 2008-2009 NBA CHAMPIONS: LOS ANGELES LAKERS DVD not only has a classy feature presentation, but its Special Features are also pretty sweeeet:
- 2 slideshows, one with Kobe Bryant (4 minutes), the other with Pau Gasol (3:30 minutes), with commentary from both on several defining moments in their careers.
- All-Access looks at two regular season statement games: Boston Celtics at L.A. Lakers (12/25/08) & Cleveland Cavaliers at L.A. Lakers (1/19/09) - both segments 9 minutes long.
- The Lakers Roundtable (23 minutes): Jerry West, Mitch Kupchak, Magic Johnson, Kurt Rambis, James Worthy, AC Green, Byron Scott, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes, and Asst. Coach Bill Bertka reflect on the 1980s Lakers Showtime era (but where's Cap?). This is insightful stuff, and very emotional, especially when Jerry West talks about Magic.
- Replays of the entire 4th Quarter of Game 7, Lakers vs. Houston & the entire 4th Quarter of Game 6, Lakers at Denver, and the presentation of the Western Conference Championship Trophy, to which the Lakers rightfully react with a pronounced lack of excitement. These are blowout wins, which I relished during their original broadcast, but now they've lost some of the impact. I actually would've preferred the entire 4th Quarters of Games 4 and 5 with the Magic or of Game 1 with Denver.
- Spotlights on Trevor Ariza (2:30 minutes), Derek Fisher (3 minutes), & Lamar Odom (3 minutes).
- A look back at Kobe's monumental 81 points scored against the "Olé" defense of the Toronto Raptors on 1.22.06 (23 minutes), with Kobe reflecting back to that evening, selected footage of that game, and comments by other NBA players.
30 Finals appearances in 60-something years of NBA Finals existence, and 15 championships. One of the most storied sports franchises ever. You can't blame the Los Angeles Lakers for wanting to only hang up championship banners. For now, what else is left, but to cue Randy Newman and for Chicky Baby to put the game in the refrigerator.
Oh, and the coaching staff might think twice before allowing young Bynum to lace it up against Memphis ever again. I'm just sayin'...
Description of 2008-2009 NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
Relive all the action of the 2009 NBA Finals with this Warner Los Angeles Lakers Finals Champions DVD. Loaded with bonus features, the DVD includes in-depth analysis and profiles on your favorite players.Bestsellers in DVD
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