Talk:Laker

I just had to edit the part describing Grand Valley State University, where someone added a bit that it was "for those who couldn't get into Missouri Western State University...". 68.53.156.218 03:24, 13 December 2006 (UTC) what eveer —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.167.111.19 (talk) 18:55, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lakers past locations that important?

The Lakers "a professional basketball team originally based in Detroit and later Minneapolis." could be rather confusing to someone unknowing of their history, or perhaps outside the U.S. that isn't familiar with NBA teams. One could put "a professional basketball team playing in the National Basketball Association" because the fact that the Lakers were originally located in Detroit (as the Gems) is extremely obscure and shouldn't be part of a one-line description of the team. CyberCosmiX (talk) 05:48, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A laker is a small boat

A laker is a small boat that transported ore, limestone, and other cargo from Minnesota to ports around the Great Lakes. So they would have been very prevalent in the Minnesota area of the time. It’s true that the team did originate in Detroit. When the team was sold, one of the men that co-owned was a man by the name of Max Winter. Winter wanted to call the new team the Minnesota Vikings because of the Nordic population there. The fans had the final say choosing to name the team after the small boat. Hence they were called the Lakers. (Years later when Winter co-owned a NFL football franchise, it was called the Minnesota Vikings). When Bob Short brought the team over to Los Angeles, he neglected to change the name. This was an oversight on Short’s part. With the Minneapolis Laker’s rich history, it was a good thing the name was kept. User:Mtpascoe (talk) 15:59, 19 July 2010 (PST)

I came to this article hoping to find out what a 'laker' is and whether it was related to lakes or not. However, the article told me nothing. I only got my answer when I came to the talk page.--Jeff79 (talk) 05:50, 21 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 25 February 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved (closed by non-admin page mover) Calidum 17:38, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Laker → Laker (disambiguation) – Primary topic for "Laker" or "Lakers" is the Los Angeles Lakers. I don't think any of these other sports teams on this page, or the other topics are close to the name recognition or history of the LA Lakers. Propose move of this page and a primary redirect of "Laker"/"Lakers" to the Los Angeles Lakers. Natg 19 (talk) 18:47, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Crouch, Swale: changed the redirect target of Lakers away from the Los Angeles Lakers here (rationale: ambiguous with Lake freighter and lots of other teams like Clippers, Ravens and Marlins) but I disagree that the term "Lakers" is analogous to those terms. The Los Angeles Lakers page can have a hatnote to lake freighter if more clarity is needed. Natg 19 (talk) 18:58, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've undone the recent retargeting of Lakers pending a consensus on it -- it differs from this one, and there is clear controversy and would require discussion to move.--Yaksar (let's chat) 01:56, 27 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, the singular "Laker" should remain a dabpage given that the sports team is always referred to by the plural "Lakers", and that other topics such as Laker (surname) and Lake freighter exist. Lakers can probably be a primary redirect, but that's a discussion for RfD, not here. 162 etc. (talk) 20:17, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I could see a potential case for Lakers, thought it would certainly need discussion, but I see no evidence that someone typing the singular term are most likely looking for the basketball team.--65.93.195.118 (talk) 23:55, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, as above : the singular "Laker" should remain a dabpage given that the sports team is always referred to by the plural "Lakers" In ictu oculi (talk) 07:49, 26 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as noted the LA Lakers seems to only be in the plural form and while there may be a case for the plural to go there I doubt the singular given the ship. Crouch, Swale (talk) 06:38, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.