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2001 NBA Finals Los Angeles Lakers Championship Video [VHS]

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Being a lifelong Laker fan, I was excited to view this release. However, after viewing it, I was disappointed. First of all, the highlights are not adequate. This video is only an hour, with the last 4 minutes being a video by the band Sugar Ray. What??? The last half of the video is highlights of the Finals, which I think was quite a bit of coverage for just 5 games. Not only that, but at least half of the highlights were of the Sixers, not the Lakers. Other than game one, the story line of each game goes like this - a highlight of Shaq dunking, one of Kobe scoring, and a "Oh, by the way, the Lakers are up by 20". Then the next 5 minutes show Larry Brown telling his players not to give up, play with heart and highlights of Iverson!! Then the scoreboard shows Lakers by 5 or 7 with a minute to go! What kind of coverage is that? This video focuses more on the Sixer comeback runs than the highlights of the Lakers building big leads in the first place! That leaves me to wonder if the producers actually knews who won this series?? And what about hightlights of the Spur-Laker series? I expected to see much, much more highlights of this series, especially games 3 and 4 where LA won by huge margins. This was addressed in the video something like "the Lakers ended up winning game 3 by 20+ points and game 4 by 30+ points". There were hardly any highlights of these games, which I consider the high-point of this great playoff run by the Lakers! Also, the first ten to fifteen minutes of this video focuses on the riff that developed between Kobe and Shaq towards the beginning of the season. Great story line, but old news. This subject could have been covered in two minutes, with more time alloted to other playoff hightlights. Last, why isn't this release available in DVD? A DVD release would allow more highlights, plus bonus footage. USA Home Entertainment did a lousy job on this release, in my opinion. Lakers rule again and again and again!

A must have video for all die-hard Lakers fans and all NBA fans in general. It gives an inside look at all that happened during LA's quest to repeat. It shows the struggles that Shaq and Kobe went through early in the season and how Derek Fisher's return dramatically turned the whole season around. It then gets into the playoffs where they made short work of the dysfunctional Fail Blazers in the 1st round, swept Chris Webber and the Kings in the semis and silenced Arco Arena, got sweep revenge against the Spurs in the conference finals for the '99 humiliation and in detail how they shut down Allen "the Answer" Iverson and the pesky Sixers in the Finals. What LA did in the playoffs was historic and unforgettable. Get this video and cherish it forever!!

Great stuff that all fans will add to their library. Being a youth coach, I went ahead and purchased this fine video along with an instructional video "48 Championship Basketball Drills" and am ecstatic with both. To relive a great season the Lakers just went through was a treat. Shaq, Kobe and the whole gang are at their best from Sacremento to the finals. Go for this great video if you are a gym rat.

The Los Angeles Lakers are, by far, the best franchise in the NBA. It's a shame how so many people dog them because they have a team full of stars: Shaq, Kobe, Derek, Robert, and many more. I don't remember people ragging on the Chicago Bulls when they ran their dynasty. Anyway, this is a great choice for all TRUE Laker fans. If you want to see some fascinating NBA ballin', kick back, relax, and watch the Los Angeles Lakers do what they do best!

Takes me back to the times when The Lakers could not be stopped at all as they steamed rolled thru the Post season for the best record in post season history!

A Great Video synopsis of another GREAT season and championship for The LAKERS. Nicely done, brings you back to the excitement of the season and Championship. A Must have for all LAKERS Fans.

considering all the Lakers went through Last year it was Incredible at what they did.what a Great Playoff&Finals Run.The Lakers are Solid on this Video.Shaq&Kobe are together when it matters most.D-Fish hit big 3's.Rick Fox was solid.and the Money Man Himself Robert"Will Smith" Horry is all Money.Phil Jackson spreading the Zen all around.Looking for another Gold Ball this Year.

being the firstperson to review this fine video, i am inclined to say that it represents this fine championship of this fine american game quite well. As we hungarians say. Go basketball! Buy DVD!