Talk:Death Lineup

This page was proposed for deletion by 50.241.221.197 (talk · contribs) on 7 October 2017 with the comment:
unnecessary. should be included in the Warriors' wikipedia. not enough time has passed for this squad's impact to be registered
It was contested by Bagumba (talk · contribs) on 2017-10-07 with the comment:
Enough significant coverage to meet WP:GNG

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In the even this discussion ever comes up, the Houston Chronicle wrote that Death Lineup is a more common name than Hamptons Five.[1]—Bagumba (talk) 09:31, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The article says nothing about the history of the term "Death Lineup" itself which seems to be a play on "death squad." I'm assuming the term "Death Lineup" was invented by a news reporter, most likely in the San Francisco bay area. Who was this and when?

In November 2015 there were news articles about the Warriors' "Small Ball Death Squad" or just "Death Squad" that don't mention "Death Lineup."^[2][3][4]

It's possible it was Tim Kawakami, who is credited with coining the term "Hamptons Five." This June 1, 2016 article by Kawakami mentions "Death Lineup" a lot.^[5] --Marc Kupper|talk 17:25, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I never found anthing in past searches, but haven't looked in a few years. Though probably not much was written after Durant left, and the current lineup with Poole is only being on the verge as far as possibly drumming up interest in the term again. Generally, I try to stay away from SB Narion and Bleacher Report, as they are a bit bloggy, but can use them as a lead to see if a better source also corroborates.—Bagumba (talk) 18:22, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sure enough, a few sources from late 2019 on. It was Vincent Goodwill Detroit News, but nothing on what inspired the name. —Bagumba (talk) 11:55, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Needs to updated after 2022 Finals[edit]

I got it started with one sentence in aftermath. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Somarain (talk • contribs) 00:40, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wondering if the Death Lineup could still be considered active and with a third iteration with Wiggins and Poole and going super small ball. Then the aftermath section could be renamed the post-Hamptons era. Mattchin813 (talk) 08:17, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think there's been enough consistent usage of the term w/ Poole, esp. after his minutes were more limited later in the playoffs as his defense became a liability.—Bagumba (talk) 10:28, 30 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]