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The result was keep. John254 16:05, 14 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Spurs-Suns rivalry[edit]

Many of these rivalries articles are just a pile of fans original research in which they think that two teams facing each other = rivalry, and this is a perfect example. No reliable sources to back up why this is a Notable rivalry, Delete Secret ^account 15:44, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as original reasearch, and there is no reason that this is more of a rivalry than any of the other team's rivalries. If someone writes an article for all 30 teams and their rivalries, this could get out of hand quickly. Tavix (talk) 06:25, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so that consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:14, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Basketball-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 06:25, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete — Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought. MuZemike (talk) 06:29, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
<se> Delete for being unsourced. This seems to be mostly about a quarterfinal series in 2007 NBA playoffs, written on the eve of Game Six, with some additional background information thrown in to suggest a notable rivalry. The teams have been meeting each other since the 1976-77 season. If there's evidence (not from someone's post on an internet sports forum, but a magazine or newspaper) that this is a famous sports rivalry, sources might save the article. Otherwise, a section in Rivalries of the NBA is sufficient. Mandsford (talk) 15:27, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I added several sources about the rivalry, including a new section on how it spilled over into the coach's career as the Olympics coach. Sources include two by Associated Press writers and the San Diego Union-Tribune. I also added the latest chapter with sources from the past year's playoffs when the Spurs' use of the Hack-a-Shaq strategy reached a new level.--2008Olympian^chitchat 04:21, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep 2008Olympian's refs—esp. 2, 3, and 5—show a clear recent rivalry between the teams, and have saved this article. --an odd name 04:39, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep since it is no longer unsourced. The addition of hard news sources is a great improvement. Nice work. Mandsford (talk) 14:07, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Change to keep as we now have a great improvement over the previous product. Good job. MuZemike (talk) 19:00, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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