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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Not Exactly A Fan of The Bad Boys but... Dec 03, 2006
By MJS
I had to buy this set strictly because it includes all six games of the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals between the Pistons and Chicago Bulls. This was the "Doug Collins-coached/pre-Triangle offense" Bulls, before their championship dynasty. You could see exactly how this Bulls/Pistons rivalry was starting to grow. Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant were still too young and inexperienced, so the Bulls offense heavily relied on Michael Jordan. Nevertheless, the games were intense. The upstart Bulls gave the Bad Boys their biggest challenge in the '89 playoffs. This set also includes the Pistons four-game sweep of the Lakers in the NBA Finals that spring. Detroit had one of the best backcourts at the time with Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars. Up front they had resident Bad Boys Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, plus the steady veteran Mark Aguirre. And finally, the deepest bench in the league with Vinnie Johnson, John Salley, Dennis Rodman and James Edwards. Whether you're a Bad Boy for life or MJ fan, you'll want this set just to relive the classic confrontations.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Pistons 88-89 Nov 17, 2009
By EnergyWork
I didn't start watching the NBA until the 90-91 season so it was nice to be able to watch these games for the first time in their entirety(except one). Although I was never a fan of the Bulls, I enjoyed seeing this Bulls team right at the edge of breaking thru. I also enjoyed watching the Magic/Kareem Lakers even though they were nearing the end. A couple of the ECF games were broadcast by TBS.
This is an 11 disc set that contains the 6 Eastern Coference Finals games along with the 4 NBA Finals games from the 88-89 season. Additionally, disc 11 contains the 88-89 season recap. A few more things I enjoyed were harder fouls not being whistled as a flagrant. Players getting T's instead of thrown out after a scuffle. Also, sometimes opposing players would give a hand for a fallen opponent(don't see that nowadays). Great set. Great memories.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Good Buy Nov 27, 2006
By Adam W. Brown
I am big Celtics fan, but I felt compelled to buy this set to keep my library of great basketball going. I have all of the NBA Dynasty Series, and this set is just as good. Great action by Jordan, Magic and all of the Pistons.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Raw Pistons energy Jun 29, 2011
By paperboy
A terrific document of the greatness of Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Mark Aguirre, Vinnie Johnson, Dennis Rodman, James Edwards, and the rest of their starters and bench. Their defeat of Chicago in the Eastern Conference Finals really showed their amazing depth and their incredible shot making ability.
One let-down--not product related--The Lakers, in the finals, were without Magic for the last 2 1/2 games and without Byron Scott the whole finals due to injury. Kareem, playing in his final season, was not much of a factor either (except for a big game 3), averaging about 8 points a game.
At halftime of game 4, CBS aired a tribute to Kareem that CBS's play-by-play guys said was really well done. Including that tribute broadcast in the disc 11 special features would have added some richness to this set.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Bad Boyz revisited Apr 26, 2008
By Jose M. Amezquita
"Spyderjack"
Fairly well video package.Excellent video quality!!! Could have included the actual telecast intros as there is no real pre-game setup for the viewers, no buildup to anticipation of a possible must-win, great scoring(MJ, Isiah,etc)performance!Still, a good package, like going back-in-time and reliving that action, the REAL Bad Boyz!!!!!
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