Talk:Jermaine Samuels/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 09:18, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Will be reviewing this article as part of the GAN Backlog Drive of April to May 2020. MWright96 (talk) 09:18, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Lead

• The lead is on the short side. Please expand on his achievements thus far
  • I have expanded the lead about his early life and college achievements. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 14:56, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

High school career

• "He first dunked the ball at age 13." - think this sentence could be reworded to a more formal phrase
  • Changed to "began dunking the basketball at age 13". ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
• "as well as playing AAU ball for Expressions Elite." - playing basketball in the Amateur Athletic Union for Expressions Elite.
  • Rephrased
• Wikilink points per game, points and rebounds to their respective articles for those unfamiliar with basketball
  • Done. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
• "he averaged 19 points per game for The Rivers School." - for Rivers School
  • It is generally known as "The" Rivers School, so I think this is appropriate. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
• Italize USA Today since it is a printed newspaper
  • Done. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
• "Samuels committed to Villanova in November 2016, " - committed to playing college basketball for
  • OK. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

College career

• "He rejoined the rotation in February 2018 but struggled to play consistent minutes and did not play in NCAA Tournament victories" - think the text in bold can be worded differently so that it can be understood better
  • Changed to "receive" consistent minutes since it is largely a coaching decision. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:26, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
• "Samuels helped Villanova achieve a 26–10 record and win the Big East." - Big East Conference.
  • Done. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:26, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
• Wikilink three-pointer to the relevant article for non-Basketball readers
  • Done. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:26, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

National team career

• "In the summer of 2019" - please avoid using seasons per MOS:SEASON
  • Changed to "July and August 2019"
• "Samuels was a part of the United States National team" - "National" doesn't need to begin with a capital letter
  • Changed to lowercase. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:31, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
• "The team won bronze," - won the bronze medal,
  • OK. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:31, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
• Wikilink Dominican Republic to Dominican Republic men's national basketball team
  • Done. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:31, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Career statistics: College

• Please add references to the college stats table to verify the information contained within it
  • Cited to SportsReference. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:34, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

Will put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address/query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 10:12, 23 May 2020 (UTC)

• I have addressed your concerns. ~EDDY ^{(talk/contribs)}~ 15:34, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
  • @Editorofthewiki: Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 19:50, 23 May 2020 (UTC)