Lakers 2009 World Champs

Lakers won the NBA Finals today over the Orlando Magic 99 - 86. This gives the Lakers their 15th championship, Kobe and Fisher, their 4th, and Phil Jackson his 10th. A historical day in the NBA and in L.A.

Haters around the nation refused to admit that the Lakers were the dominant force in the league this year. Talk of LeBron being better than Kobe, Dwight being the most dominante center since Shaq, and Kobe being on the decline all circulated quickly and it soon became popular to hate the Lakers and unpopular to cheer for em.

However, when that final buzzer sounded all of the haters seemed to go quiet. Kobe proved to the world that he wasn't on the decline and that he was the best player in the league League MVP or not. Everyone talked of how LeBron was able to carry his team and how he is the king of the NBA. Well last time I checked, Bron Bron still hasn't won a ring.

People said it couldn't be done with out Shaq, people said Pau was too soft for Dwight, people said Kobe is too selfish, people said that the NBA was rigged. Well guess what, after all that talk Lakers still took center court at Amway Arena with the Finals trophy in hand. Pau proved that brute force isn't always the key, finesse around the basket is equally or more effective. Kobe proved he isn't selfish letting role players like L.O., Fish, and Ariza do their thing and contribute to this huge win. Even Shaq was rooting for Kobe via Twitter.

It's okay to be beat by the best in the world Dwight.

To all the true, dedicated L.A. fans out ther, way to stick by your team even when times got tough. Last year was the toughest year for any Laker fan losing to Boston and that crybaby Paul Pierce. Other than that there were some pretty dark times in Laker land in the past few years, but we're back on top now. Time to party in L.A. If you are going to the parade, be sure to email me pics. And hey, since just about everyone who is a dedicated Laker fan has been labled a bandwagon fan, I say, the more the merrier, there's plenty of room in L.A. for doubters, haters, and bandwagon fans. Live it up. Congrats LakeShow, way to prove the world wrong.

By the way, the Magic had a little phrase that they adopted during the playoffs, that said "Ignite the Blue and White". hahaha....not tonight. Dwight, looks like your gonna have to put that ring on Hold cuz tonight Orlando is covered in Purple and Gold. ©David Gantt

I'll leave ya with the famous words of my man Randy Newman....I love L.A.