Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/76ers–Lakers rivalry

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The result was delete. Sarahj2107 (talk) 18:28, 6 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

76ers–Lakers rivalry[edit]

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Fails WP:GNG with lack of significant coverage in multiple, independent sources. The biggest issue is that it fails the guideline WP:WHYN, namely that multiple sources are needed "so that we can write a reasonably balanced article that complies with Wikipedia:Neutral point of view". Otherwise, editors will just cherry-pick facts from routine coverage in recaps of individual games or series, as opposed to independent sources that look at the rivalry as a whole. Moreover, routine coverage liberally uses the term rivalry to manufacture hype. Currently, the lone substantial work cited is from Fansided, an amateur blog site for fans. —Bagumba (talk) 09:08, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. —Bagumba (talk) 11:08, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nomination. There is no rivalry between these teams and it sounds like WP:RECENTISM. – Sabbatino (talk) 12:43, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 16:01, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pennsylvania-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 16:01, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete The teams have had some notable matchups, including the 2001 NBA finals, but sources do not constitute this as a "rivalry". This idea just seems more like hype due to recentism rather than an actual encyclopedic topic.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 20:17, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. A Bleacher Report list[1] ranks the 76ers third on the list of Lakers' rivals, but notes "A lot of people seem to forget, but the Lakers and Sixers met each other in the NBA Finals three times in four years from 1980 through 1983." (bolding mine) Clarityfiend (talk) 22:33, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- The Bleacher Report article you cited is probably not reliable for judging a true rivalry. B/R started off as an amateur sports fan blog site as well, and that article is representative of the top-10 list style of writing optimzed for search-engine hits for which B/R was infamous (see Bleacher_Report#Criticism). B/R these days has some professinal staff with journalism background; that is probably not one of them.—Bagumba (talk) 23:59, 30 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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