Talk:The Sweep

I don't think this even qualifies. Nobody thought the Cavs could beat the Spurs. The other occurances are memorable because either Cleveland looked as if they would win, or Cleveland was supposed to win. Nice try though. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.104.119.24 (talk • contribs).

Redirect?
Unless there are any real objections, I'd like to clear this page and have it redirect to 2007 NBA Finals. The Sweep is barely a week old, which hasn't given it enough time to enter neologism territory. And this doesn't seem like a case of the curse -- a highly overmatched team got beat. Cleveland curse games don't include every playoff loss. The article itself is nothing more than a summary of the games that's already found in the Finals page; any other commentary would be unverified and original research. Please let me know what you think. Slic e NYC (Talk) 21:06, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Agree -- Whalepelt 06:47, 23 June 2007 (UTC)


 * If the article remains unsourced, I'd rather see it nominated for deletion. Redirecting it would lend credibility to the neologism. I'll put a prod tag on the article now. - EurekaLott 15:08, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Good idea. Slic e NYC (Talk) 00:53, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Sources?

 * The Curse of Cleveland
 * Spurs Take 3-0 Lead Over Cavs
 * With Sweep of Cavaliers, Spurs Are Champions Again - this archived New York Time article requires payment but appears to use "The Sweep" when I saw the result of a Google News Search.

However "The Sweep" doesn't need a full article and could be used within the Cleveland Sports Curse subsection. This article as-is is redundant as there's the 2007 Finals article.--CRiyl 00:52, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Can't we redirect this already to 2007 NBA Finals? The Shot was certainly more notable than this, since it's replayed over and over again after all these years. -- Howard  the   Duck  04:18, 2 July 2007 (UTC)