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Proposal: I would like to see the Season-by-season records sections in the NBA team articles (e.g., [1]) spun off into their own articles, as is done in the NFL season articles (e.g., [2], which is accessible from the team article [3]).
Rationale: During the NBA regular season, the Season-by-season records section of each team article is being updated several times per week to keep the won-loss record for the current season up-to-date. This has the downside of polluting the team article edit history, so that persons monitoring these articles on their watchlist may miss consequential edits (including vandalism). If the Season-by-season records sections are isolated into their own articles, then it will be easier to track changes in content in the main body of the team articles.
I think in the long run, the season-by-season records would turn into a very long list so that is one consideration. On the other hand, one can always employ a "hide" function to overcome that problem, although not everyone agrees with the aesthetics of hiding content...
But turning to the specific rationale posited at hand -- personally the team pages I monitor don't encounter a whole lot of vandalism (i.e. Raptors, Spurs, Suns). I have no objection to the implementation of this proposal however, save that, ideally, all the team articles have to adopt the same format. Chensiyuan ( talk) 03:11, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
An anon IP (this guy here
User_talk:75.34.6.51), a self-confessed Wilt critic, is currently editing the page. Up to now, he is doing an OK job, but just Take that back, he deleted all the positive parts Cherry wrote about Wilt and kept the negatives. Keep an eye on that page plz. —
Onomatopoeia (
talk)
11:13, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi all, after months of procrastination, I've cleaned up all the way up to the personal life section. Please feel free to edit the article in general before a GA nom is put up... hopefully within a month or so. Chensiyuan ( talk) 14:27, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
The Miami players template doesn't work. I wanted to put one on Marcus Banks, but couldn't. Why? Do we have one? Basketball 110 the pages I've messed up completely 18:31, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello, I am currently working on the {{ NBA All-Time rosters}}, just trying to create all 30 lists now. I'd like to hear some suggestions on what information the lists should contain. There are some examples that you could see: Golden State list, Charlotte list, Toronto list, and Houston list. I really want to see the individuals stats, but am not sure which ones. Anyway, if you have any comments/suggestions, please share. Thanks. -- Crzy cheetah 00:39, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering if we can put a D-League logo like this --> 10px beside all the players who are in the D-League that are signed by a NBA team. ~~Annoyomous24~~ ( talk) 02:48, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
A user recently added a "Scouting Report" section to Monta Ellis. Does anyone think this is appropriate for an encyclopedia article? I was thinking of deleting it, but maybe other articles about NBA players use it as well? Please let me know what you think. Bash Kash ( talk) 19:30, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
This anon has flagged Wilt Chamberlain with a POV flag, pimped the page List_of_career_achievements_by_Michael_Jordan, has deleted Wilt Chamberlain's inofficial Quadruple-double and is trying to assert that not Wilt, but Dwight Howard holds the all-time accuracy record on NBA records, for what reason whatsoever. Sounds familiar? — Onomatopoeia ( talk) 12:11, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Keep your eyes on these ones: 99.129.69.149 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and 75.34.6.84 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) — Myasuda ( talk) 13:20, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Sounds like another one just getting started . . . Illadelph halflife ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log). — Myasuda ( talk) 15:30, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
A relatively new one . . . 75.34.9.214 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) — Myasuda ( talk) 14:01, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
Back again: 75.31.245.128 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) — Myasuda ( talk) 02:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this is where to put this, but there was a vandalism spree on Tracy McGrady this morning, on which there is a report @ WP:ANI. They seem to all be in Texas (Dallas & Houston more specifically), but I'm not sure if they are linked to Tyrus at all. Cheers. Basketball110 My story/ Tell me yours 02:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
Note: I've added a WP:LTA entry for TyrusThomas4lyf and his army of sock-puppets at [4]. Feel free to update it as needed. — Myasuda ( talk) 20:54, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
I strongly recommend moving all NBA roster templates located at Category:NBA roster templates to the more convenient title. For example, move {{ Atlanta Hawks}} to the {{ Atlanta Hawks roster}}. The main reason for this recommendation is to free up such templates as {{ Atlanta Hawks}} to create a template similar to {{ Los Angeles Dodgers}} (MLB), {{ New Jersey Devils}} (NHL), {{ Chicago Bears}} (NFL), or {{ Houston Dynamo}} offering different links related to a particular franchise. I think you got my point. I am willing to move all templates as soon as I receive a consensus here.-- Crzy cheetah 23:08, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
...so there are parser functions that when u enter something like "class=c" or something it's kind of like the {{ WikiProject California}} template. thanks.
Thisisborin9 talk| contribs 06:06, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
I have looked all over the internet and can't find what day the 1985 NBA All Star game was played in Indianapolis. It has totally confused me, you would think it would be on the internet somewhere. If anyone knows or could find the day I would really really appreciate it. Thanks in advance, HoosierState Talk 01:34, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Just so you guys can know, I have added a quality and importance scale. Also, requests for assessment can also be placed there. Thanks. Thisisborin9 talk| contribs 00:23, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be better to have the team's logo instead of the team name with link in a player's infobox, for the sake of better recognition? It would even be better to have both, the name and the team's logo. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 13:19, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Can somebody please help me? I am unexperienced at editing, and I need somebody to please do following in Boston Celtics#External links:
Thank you in advance! ● 8 ~ Hype @ 13:37, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
Hello. There has been a large backlog at the Good Article Nominations page for a while. Since most of my editing is in the Sports and Recreation category, that is the area that I am currently focusing on. To try to cut down on the backlog, I'm approaching projects with the request that members from that project review two specific articles over the next week. My request to WikiProject National Basketball Association is to try to find time to review Vengeance (2005) and Joe Delaney. If these are already reviewed by someone else or you have time for another review (or you'd rather review something else altogether), it would be great if you could help out with another article. Of course, this is purely voluntary. If you could help, though, it would help out a lot and be greatly appreciated. The basic instructions for reviewing articles is found at WP:GAN and the criteria is found at WP:WIAGA. I recently began reviewing articles, and I've found it fairly enjoyable and I've learned a lot about how to write high quality articles. Best wishes, GaryColemanFan ( talk) 17:31, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
Would you like me to set up a newsletter? I'm sure there is a lot of news, project wise, and league wise, and I'd be glad to "handle" it all. Basketball 110 ( talk) 17:23, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
The jersey numbers have to be added to every player who is signed to a team, by adding "| number = (respective jersey number)" to a player's infobox. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 11:28, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Curiously, even though Palazzi was sold during the season, he is listed as part of the 1956-57 Championship team. Here's the proof. So what should I do? I think every player who appears on the Championship team rosters on the Celtics website should be added to the template (including Palazzi, even though he was sold). If this was the case, following players would have to be added:
Template:Boston Celtics 1956-57 NBA champions - Palazzi
Template:Boston Celtics 1961-62 NBA champions - Butler
Template:Boston Celtics 1962-63 NBA champions - Foley
Template:Boston Celtics 1968-69 NBA champions - Olsen
Template:Boston Celtics 1985-86 NBA champions - Williams
Should I add them or leave it like that? ● 8 ~ Hype @ 14:26, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
"Just to indicate my sentiments here, my opinion is also that the championship templates should only be populated by players who received a championship ring that season. Players who are waived or traded during the season may have contributed to the team's regular season record up to some point, but few people would consider them to have earned the right to be called a "champion". As a result, leaving their names on the template can give a misleading impression."
Myasuda, I understand your thinking, but then that raises the question: What if a important player gets injured at some point in the season, doesn't return, but his team still win the championship? Should be on the list? Say, for example, the Rockets won a championship without Yao (very unlikely, but just an example). Should Yao be on the list as a champion? By the above reasoning, he shouldn't be. He would be no more contributing to the team that the traded or released player would be. Noble Story ( talk) 02:11, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
I added "official profile" to the infobox, but it should only be shown if a player is in the NBA, as links to people who are not in the NBA do not exist. Could somebody please help and edit it so that "official profile" is shown only if the infobox includes "league = NBA (or National Basketball Association"? Thank you in advance. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 13:38, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
The "official profile" currently displays if {{{league}}} is NBA, [[NBA]], or [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. However, a problem is that the infobox by default uses the Wikipedia article name to make the link. The playerfiles' naming convention is different, so articles with titles such as Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, T. J. Ford, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., and Clifford R. Robinson, and Tony Allen (basketball) would have dead links. I've made the optional {{{profile}}} for these special titles, so use them if necessary. For an example of how to assign this field, see this diff. — LOL ( talk) 05:10, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
I invite everyone to discuss the depth charts in the NBA team pages at the WT:Basketball.-- Crzy cheetah 23:11, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
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I was looking through some NBA Draft articles, and I noticed that none properly account for the territorial picks of the earlier years. Take Wilt Chamberlain, for example. He was taken as a territorial pick of the Philadelphia Warriors before the 1959 NBA Draft. However, our article lists him as the third pick overall. I'm guessing that the Warriors would have owned the third pick if they hadn't used their territorial selection, but they did use the territorial pick, so our article is not entirely accurate.
I think each draft article should have a separate section for territorial picks. I'll get to work on that soon. But if anyone objects, let me know. Zagalejo ^^^ 17:50, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
As much as I hate to do this, I think we need to come up with a decision on what to do with the Seattle Supersonics article if indeed they move from Seattle. I propose that we do NOT merge the Sonics article with a new OKC team article, and keep the Sonics as a seperate article. Unlike teams like the Hornets and the Grizzlies, the Sonics have 40 years of history that would no doubtly get lost in OKC, especially if they change their identity. What do you guys think? Dknights411 ( talk) 19:19, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Playoff game logs should be created for all teams, according to 2007-08 Boston Celtics playoff game log. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 09:18, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey, just a quick question about NBA draft templates. Why are we only having the first round for some and the first and second for more recent ones? I know there were more rounds in the past and we can't have every round in a template, because it'd be ridiculously large, but I feel like we can keep both the first and second rounds for all of the drafts. It'd provide more complete information and group articles better. Any other thoughts? matt91486 ( talk) 22:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
I think that all the rosters should be modeled like Boston Celtics all-time roster (letter T). Here is a small extract:
Player | No. | Position | Years | From | |
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From | To | ||||
Žan Tabak | 55 | C | 1997 | 1998 | Croatia |
Earl Tatum | 43 | G | 1978 | 1979 | Marquette |
Sebastian Telfair | 30 | PG | 2006 | 2007 | Abraham Lincoln HS (NY) |
However, I don't know how to put a sort sign into the "from" and "to" boxes (in order to sort the years). Can somebody please help? ● 8 ~ Hype @ 15:09, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
I believe that every current roster should be copied to a seasonal template. For instance, a new template should be created with the name " Template:2007-08 Boston Celtics roster", with all the content taken from Template:Boston Celtics roster (as of the end of the season). By doing that, the rosters of the 2007-08 season are preserved, while the current rosters can be continuously updated. The template in the respective season article (in this case, 2007-08 Boston Celtics season) should then be changed from " Template:Boston Celtics roster" to " Template:2007-08 Boston Celtics roster". The new seasonal template should then not be touched again.
What do you think? ● 8 ~ Hype @ 12:32, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Those two issues have to be fixed ASAP. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 10:21, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello all, I have created the following new template, located at Template:NBAbox. My main goal was creating a simpler format to enter in the information and perhaps reduce the space necessitated for each series, and I believe I have achieved both of these criteria. Here is an example of how it would look for the first round:
April 20 | Game 1: | Recap | Atlanta Hawks 81 | Boston Celtics 104 | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | TNT |
April 23 | Game 2: | Recap | Atlanta Hawks 77 | Boston Celtics 96 | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | TNT | ||||||||||||||
Scoring Breakdown: 20-24, 22-28, 16-24, 19-20 |
April 26 | Game 3: | Recap | Boston Celtics 93 | Atlanta Hawks 102 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia | ESPN |
Boston leads series 2 – 1 | |
April 28 | Game 4: | 8:00PM | Boston Celtics | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia | TNT |
April 30 | Game 5: | TBA | Atlanta Hawks | vs. | Boston Celtics | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | TNT |
May 2 | Game 6: | TBA | Boston Celtics | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia | ESPN |
May 4 | Game 7 | TBA | Atlanta Hawks | vs. | Boston Celtics | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | ABC |
Have a nice day! -- Sukh17 T • C • E 23:55, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Because there are a number of newbies who update the playoff fields without updating the percentage, I'd like to propose the following format:
{{NBA season record |city = |season = |wins = 0 |losses = 0 |season_start_wins = 0 |season_start_losses = 0 |playoffs_start_wins = 0 |playoffs_start_losses = 0 |1stround_opponent = |1stround_wins = |1stround_losses = |confsemis_opponent = |confsemis_wins = |confsemis_losses = |conffinals_opponent = |conffinals_wins = |conffinals_losses = |nbafinals_opponent = |nbafinals_wins = |nbafinals_losses = }}
Do you think it's understandable? Any recommendations for the field names, or comments? — LOL ( talk) 21:41, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey, can somebody please help me out? I am trying to make it easier for editors on the respective season page of a team; the editor shouldn't enter e.g. "1<sup>st</sup>", but rather "1", and Template:NBA season would automate the rest. The same goes for the conference place; people would only have to enter a number from 1 to 15 (or TBA/TBD), and the template would fill in the rest. Here's what I have come up with, but somehow it is wrong at some point.
<small>Division:</small> {{#if:{{#switch:{{{division_place}}} |1=1 | }} | '''{{{division_place}}}<sup>st</sup>''' | {{#if:{{#switch:{{{division_place}}} |2=1 | }} | '''{{{division_place}}}<sup>nd</sup>}}''' | {{#if:{{#switch:{{{division_place}}} |3=1 | }} | '''{{{division_place}}}<sup>rd</sup>}}''' | {{#if:{{#switch:{{{division_place}}} |TBA=1 |TBD=1 | }} | '''{{{division_place}}}}}''' | '''{{{division_place}}}<sup>th</sup>'''}}}}}}}}
I would be glad if soebody could help me out. Thank you very much in advance. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 18:53, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
Another thing I have been thinking of, is to implement the respective division/conference names by a 2-letter abbreviation. I think it would look nice like that: 5th ( SE) 13th ( E) I also think it would look better as mentioned above than just mentioning the respective division/conference below the arena parameter. The abbreviation would have to be as follows:
On the respective season pages, people would have to enter for {{{division}}}: Southeast/southeast/SE/se (same for all other divisions), and for {{{conference}}}: Eastern/eastern/East/east/E/e. Does that sound like a good idea? If yes, could you maybe import it? Thanks a lot in advance! ● 8 ~ Hype @ 19:53, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
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Proposal: I would like to see the Season-by-season records sections in the NBA team articles (e.g., [1]) spun off into their own articles, as is done in the NFL season articles (e.g., [2], which is accessible from the team article [3]).
Rationale: During the NBA regular season, the Season-by-season records section of each team article is being updated several times per week to keep the won-loss record for the current season up-to-date. This has the downside of polluting the team article edit history, so that persons monitoring these articles on their watchlist may miss consequential edits (including vandalism). If the Season-by-season records sections are isolated into their own articles, then it will be easier to track changes in content in the main body of the team articles.
I think in the long run, the season-by-season records would turn into a very long list so that is one consideration. On the other hand, one can always employ a "hide" function to overcome that problem, although not everyone agrees with the aesthetics of hiding content...
But turning to the specific rationale posited at hand -- personally the team pages I monitor don't encounter a whole lot of vandalism (i.e. Raptors, Spurs, Suns). I have no objection to the implementation of this proposal however, save that, ideally, all the team articles have to adopt the same format. Chensiyuan ( talk) 03:11, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
An anon IP (this guy here
User_talk:75.34.6.51), a self-confessed Wilt critic, is currently editing the page. Up to now, he is doing an OK job, but just Take that back, he deleted all the positive parts Cherry wrote about Wilt and kept the negatives. Keep an eye on that page plz. —
Onomatopoeia (
talk)
11:13, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
Hi all, after months of procrastination, I've cleaned up all the way up to the personal life section. Please feel free to edit the article in general before a GA nom is put up... hopefully within a month or so. Chensiyuan ( talk) 14:27, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
The Miami players template doesn't work. I wanted to put one on Marcus Banks, but couldn't. Why? Do we have one? Basketball 110 the pages I've messed up completely 18:31, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Hello, I am currently working on the {{ NBA All-Time rosters}}, just trying to create all 30 lists now. I'd like to hear some suggestions on what information the lists should contain. There are some examples that you could see: Golden State list, Charlotte list, Toronto list, and Houston list. I really want to see the individuals stats, but am not sure which ones. Anyway, if you have any comments/suggestions, please share. Thanks. -- Crzy cheetah 00:39, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering if we can put a D-League logo like this --> 10px beside all the players who are in the D-League that are signed by a NBA team. ~~Annoyomous24~~ ( talk) 02:48, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
A user recently added a "Scouting Report" section to Monta Ellis. Does anyone think this is appropriate for an encyclopedia article? I was thinking of deleting it, but maybe other articles about NBA players use it as well? Please let me know what you think. Bash Kash ( talk) 19:30, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
This anon has flagged Wilt Chamberlain with a POV flag, pimped the page List_of_career_achievements_by_Michael_Jordan, has deleted Wilt Chamberlain's inofficial Quadruple-double and is trying to assert that not Wilt, but Dwight Howard holds the all-time accuracy record on NBA records, for what reason whatsoever. Sounds familiar? — Onomatopoeia ( talk) 12:11, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Keep your eyes on these ones: 99.129.69.149 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) and 75.34.6.84 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) — Myasuda ( talk) 13:20, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
Sounds like another one just getting started . . . Illadelph halflife ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log). — Myasuda ( talk) 15:30, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
A relatively new one . . . 75.34.9.214 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) — Myasuda ( talk) 14:01, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
Back again: 75.31.245.128 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) — Myasuda ( talk) 02:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this is where to put this, but there was a vandalism spree on Tracy McGrady this morning, on which there is a report @ WP:ANI. They seem to all be in Texas (Dallas & Houston more specifically), but I'm not sure if they are linked to Tyrus at all. Cheers. Basketball110 My story/ Tell me yours 02:59, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
Note: I've added a WP:LTA entry for TyrusThomas4lyf and his army of sock-puppets at [4]. Feel free to update it as needed. — Myasuda ( talk) 20:54, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
I strongly recommend moving all NBA roster templates located at Category:NBA roster templates to the more convenient title. For example, move {{ Atlanta Hawks}} to the {{ Atlanta Hawks roster}}. The main reason for this recommendation is to free up such templates as {{ Atlanta Hawks}} to create a template similar to {{ Los Angeles Dodgers}} (MLB), {{ New Jersey Devils}} (NHL), {{ Chicago Bears}} (NFL), or {{ Houston Dynamo}} offering different links related to a particular franchise. I think you got my point. I am willing to move all templates as soon as I receive a consensus here.-- Crzy cheetah 23:08, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
...so there are parser functions that when u enter something like "class=c" or something it's kind of like the {{ WikiProject California}} template. thanks.
Thisisborin9 talk| contribs 06:06, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
I have looked all over the internet and can't find what day the 1985 NBA All Star game was played in Indianapolis. It has totally confused me, you would think it would be on the internet somewhere. If anyone knows or could find the day I would really really appreciate it. Thanks in advance, HoosierState Talk 01:34, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Just so you guys can know, I have added a quality and importance scale. Also, requests for assessment can also be placed there. Thanks. Thisisborin9 talk| contribs 00:23, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be better to have the team's logo instead of the team name with link in a player's infobox, for the sake of better recognition? It would even be better to have both, the name and the team's logo. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 13:19, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Can somebody please help me? I am unexperienced at editing, and I need somebody to please do following in Boston Celtics#External links:
Thank you in advance! ● 8 ~ Hype @ 13:37, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
Hello. There has been a large backlog at the Good Article Nominations page for a while. Since most of my editing is in the Sports and Recreation category, that is the area that I am currently focusing on. To try to cut down on the backlog, I'm approaching projects with the request that members from that project review two specific articles over the next week. My request to WikiProject National Basketball Association is to try to find time to review Vengeance (2005) and Joe Delaney. If these are already reviewed by someone else or you have time for another review (or you'd rather review something else altogether), it would be great if you could help out with another article. Of course, this is purely voluntary. If you could help, though, it would help out a lot and be greatly appreciated. The basic instructions for reviewing articles is found at WP:GAN and the criteria is found at WP:WIAGA. I recently began reviewing articles, and I've found it fairly enjoyable and I've learned a lot about how to write high quality articles. Best wishes, GaryColemanFan ( talk) 17:31, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
Would you like me to set up a newsletter? I'm sure there is a lot of news, project wise, and league wise, and I'd be glad to "handle" it all. Basketball 110 ( talk) 17:23, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
The jersey numbers have to be added to every player who is signed to a team, by adding "| number = (respective jersey number)" to a player's infobox. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 11:28, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
Curiously, even though Palazzi was sold during the season, he is listed as part of the 1956-57 Championship team. Here's the proof. So what should I do? I think every player who appears on the Championship team rosters on the Celtics website should be added to the template (including Palazzi, even though he was sold). If this was the case, following players would have to be added:
Template:Boston Celtics 1956-57 NBA champions - Palazzi
Template:Boston Celtics 1961-62 NBA champions - Butler
Template:Boston Celtics 1962-63 NBA champions - Foley
Template:Boston Celtics 1968-69 NBA champions - Olsen
Template:Boston Celtics 1985-86 NBA champions - Williams
Should I add them or leave it like that? ● 8 ~ Hype @ 14:26, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
"Just to indicate my sentiments here, my opinion is also that the championship templates should only be populated by players who received a championship ring that season. Players who are waived or traded during the season may have contributed to the team's regular season record up to some point, but few people would consider them to have earned the right to be called a "champion". As a result, leaving their names on the template can give a misleading impression."
Myasuda, I understand your thinking, but then that raises the question: What if a important player gets injured at some point in the season, doesn't return, but his team still win the championship? Should be on the list? Say, for example, the Rockets won a championship without Yao (very unlikely, but just an example). Should Yao be on the list as a champion? By the above reasoning, he shouldn't be. He would be no more contributing to the team that the traded or released player would be. Noble Story ( talk) 02:11, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
I added "official profile" to the infobox, but it should only be shown if a player is in the NBA, as links to people who are not in the NBA do not exist. Could somebody please help and edit it so that "official profile" is shown only if the infobox includes "league = NBA (or National Basketball Association"? Thank you in advance. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 13:38, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
The "official profile" currently displays if {{{league}}} is NBA, [[NBA]], or [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. However, a problem is that the infobox by default uses the Wikipedia article name to make the link. The playerfiles' naming convention is different, so articles with titles such as Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, T. J. Ford, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., and Clifford R. Robinson, and Tony Allen (basketball) would have dead links. I've made the optional {{{profile}}} for these special titles, so use them if necessary. For an example of how to assign this field, see this diff. — LOL ( talk) 05:10, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
I invite everyone to discuss the depth charts in the NBA team pages at the WT:Basketball.-- Crzy cheetah 23:11, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
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Volume 1, Issue 1 • April 9, 2008 • Written by: Basketball110 | ||
Project and league news:
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Featured NBA articles of the week: |
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Archives • Newsroom |
I was looking through some NBA Draft articles, and I noticed that none properly account for the territorial picks of the earlier years. Take Wilt Chamberlain, for example. He was taken as a territorial pick of the Philadelphia Warriors before the 1959 NBA Draft. However, our article lists him as the third pick overall. I'm guessing that the Warriors would have owned the third pick if they hadn't used their territorial selection, but they did use the territorial pick, so our article is not entirely accurate.
I think each draft article should have a separate section for territorial picks. I'll get to work on that soon. But if anyone objects, let me know. Zagalejo ^^^ 17:50, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
As much as I hate to do this, I think we need to come up with a decision on what to do with the Seattle Supersonics article if indeed they move from Seattle. I propose that we do NOT merge the Sonics article with a new OKC team article, and keep the Sonics as a seperate article. Unlike teams like the Hornets and the Grizzlies, the Sonics have 40 years of history that would no doubtly get lost in OKC, especially if they change their identity. What do you guys think? Dknights411 ( talk) 19:19, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
Playoff game logs should be created for all teams, according to 2007-08 Boston Celtics playoff game log. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 09:18, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey, just a quick question about NBA draft templates. Why are we only having the first round for some and the first and second for more recent ones? I know there were more rounds in the past and we can't have every round in a template, because it'd be ridiculously large, but I feel like we can keep both the first and second rounds for all of the drafts. It'd provide more complete information and group articles better. Any other thoughts? matt91486 ( talk) 22:24, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
I think that all the rosters should be modeled like Boston Celtics all-time roster (letter T). Here is a small extract:
Player | No. | Position | Years | From | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
From | To | ||||
Žan Tabak | 55 | C | 1997 | 1998 | Croatia |
Earl Tatum | 43 | G | 1978 | 1979 | Marquette |
Sebastian Telfair | 30 | PG | 2006 | 2007 | Abraham Lincoln HS (NY) |
However, I don't know how to put a sort sign into the "from" and "to" boxes (in order to sort the years). Can somebody please help? ● 8 ~ Hype @ 15:09, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
I believe that every current roster should be copied to a seasonal template. For instance, a new template should be created with the name " Template:2007-08 Boston Celtics roster", with all the content taken from Template:Boston Celtics roster (as of the end of the season). By doing that, the rosters of the 2007-08 season are preserved, while the current rosters can be continuously updated. The template in the respective season article (in this case, 2007-08 Boston Celtics season) should then be changed from " Template:Boston Celtics roster" to " Template:2007-08 Boston Celtics roster". The new seasonal template should then not be touched again.
What do you think? ● 8 ~ Hype @ 12:32, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Those two issues have to be fixed ASAP. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 10:21, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Hello all, I have created the following new template, located at Template:NBAbox. My main goal was creating a simpler format to enter in the information and perhaps reduce the space necessitated for each series, and I believe I have achieved both of these criteria. Here is an example of how it would look for the first round:
April 20 | Game 1: | Recap | Atlanta Hawks 81 | Boston Celtics 104 | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | TNT |
April 23 | Game 2: | Recap | Atlanta Hawks 77 | Boston Celtics 96 | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | TNT | ||||||||||||||
Scoring Breakdown: 20-24, 22-28, 16-24, 19-20 |
April 26 | Game 3: | Recap | Boston Celtics 93 | Atlanta Hawks 102 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia | ESPN |
Boston leads series 2 – 1 | |
April 28 | Game 4: | 8:00PM | Boston Celtics | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia | TNT |
April 30 | Game 5: | TBA | Atlanta Hawks | vs. | Boston Celtics | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | TNT |
May 2 | Game 6: | TBA | Boston Celtics | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia | ESPN |
May 4 | Game 7 | TBA | Atlanta Hawks | vs. | Boston Celtics | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | ABC |
Have a nice day! -- Sukh17 T • C • E 23:55, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Because there are a number of newbies who update the playoff fields without updating the percentage, I'd like to propose the following format:
{{NBA season record |city = |season = |wins = 0 |losses = 0 |season_start_wins = 0 |season_start_losses = 0 |playoffs_start_wins = 0 |playoffs_start_losses = 0 |1stround_opponent = |1stround_wins = |1stround_losses = |confsemis_opponent = |confsemis_wins = |confsemis_losses = |conffinals_opponent = |conffinals_wins = |conffinals_losses = |nbafinals_opponent = |nbafinals_wins = |nbafinals_losses = }}
Do you think it's understandable? Any recommendations for the field names, or comments? — LOL ( talk) 21:41, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
Hey, can somebody please help me out? I am trying to make it easier for editors on the respective season page of a team; the editor shouldn't enter e.g. "1<sup>st</sup>", but rather "1", and Template:NBA season would automate the rest. The same goes for the conference place; people would only have to enter a number from 1 to 15 (or TBA/TBD), and the template would fill in the rest. Here's what I have come up with, but somehow it is wrong at some point.
<small>Division:</small> {{#if:{{#switch:{{{division_place}}} |1=1 | }} | '''{{{division_place}}}<sup>st</sup>''' | {{#if:{{#switch:{{{division_place}}} |2=1 | }} | '''{{{division_place}}}<sup>nd</sup>}}''' | {{#if:{{#switch:{{{division_place}}} |3=1 | }} | '''{{{division_place}}}<sup>rd</sup>}}''' | {{#if:{{#switch:{{{division_place}}} |TBA=1 |TBD=1 | }} | '''{{{division_place}}}}}''' | '''{{{division_place}}}<sup>th</sup>'''}}}}}}}}
I would be glad if soebody could help me out. Thank you very much in advance. ● 8 ~ Hype @ 18:53, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
Another thing I have been thinking of, is to implement the respective division/conference names by a 2-letter abbreviation. I think it would look nice like that: 5th ( SE) 13th ( E) I also think it would look better as mentioned above than just mentioning the respective division/conference below the arena parameter. The abbreviation would have to be as follows:
On the respective season pages, people would have to enter for {{{division}}}: Southeast/southeast/SE/se (same for all other divisions), and for {{{conference}}}: Eastern/eastern/East/east/E/e. Does that sound like a good idea? If yes, could you maybe import it? Thanks a lot in advance! ● 8 ~ Hype @ 19:53, 30 April 2008 (UTC)