Los Angeles Lakers seasons edit
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I've listed this article for peer review because I'm trying to get this list into a featured list and want replies to improve the article.
Thanks, -- K. Annoyomous24 08:26, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs)—Unfortunately, I'm not much of an expert on tables and the like. However, I love basketball, and I'm still capable of reviewing prose, sourcing, etc.
- "The Western Division was renamed to Western Conference and was split into the Midwest and Pacific divisions." An inline cite for this note perhaps?
- The caption of the Staples Center picture needs a period (it's a complete sentence); on the other hand, the Magic Johnson statue picture caption is a fragment, no period.
- On the article's talk page, you say that you based the article off the structure of the New York Yankees seasons article. The lead sentence of that article explicitly says that the Yankees are a pro baseball team. I suggest that this article follow that convention.
- "With the help of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson, the Lakers went to five of the nine NBA Finals in the 21st century, winning three of them consecutively from 2000 to 2002, and losing the last two in 2004 and, most recently in the 2008 NBA Finals without O'Neal." Issues:
- "went to five of the nine NBA Finals", I don't like the use of went here, how about "played in five of the nine NBA Finals"
- "and losing the last two in 2004 and, most recently in the 2008 NBA Finals without O'Neal." Add a comma after most recently and lose "in".
- "The Lakers are notable for having (at the end of the 2007–08 season) the most wins (2,905), the highest winning percentage (61.5%), the most finals appearances (29) of any NBA franchise, and the second most championships with 14, behind the Boston Celtics' 17." No, the Lakers are notable because they are a professional basketball team from Los Angeles and before that, Minneapolis. How about: ""The Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2007–08 season) the most wins (2,905), the highest winning percentage (61.5%), the most finals appearances (29) of any NBA franchise, and have the second most championships with 14, behind the Boston Celtics' 17."
- "The Lakers also hold the record for the longest consecutive win streak (33) in U.S. professional team sports (also an NBA record) beginning on November 5, 1971 and ending on January 7, 1972." If it's a record in U.S. pro team sports, then of course it's a record in the NBA, the NBA is a professional team sport league.
- "The franchise has
onlymissed the NBA playoffs five times." Only is a bit POV. - Sources look good.
I hope these comments helped. Dabomb87 (talk) 18:57, 6 September 2008 (UTC)