Talk:2013–14 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Biblioworm (talk · contribs) 00:22, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

Here is my review:

Is the article well-written? - Unfortunately, no. There are many problems with clarity, typos, and grammar. I've listed as many as I can below.
 * The team was John Beilein's fourth conference champion and his second at Michigan.
 * This sentence is unclear. How can a team be a person's conference champion?
 * This is actually syntactically correct. The team was a champion and they were Beilein's team. I don't think it is any better to say that the team was the fourth one that Beilein coached to a championship because that is just more word, IMO.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:59, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The entering class was highlighted by a pair of state Boys Basketball Gatorade Players of the Year in Indiana Mr. Basketball Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton who was runner-up in the Mr. Basketball of Michigan.
 * This sentence is confusing and a run-on. It could really use a comma or two.
 * I have added one.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:32, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * In the Conference portion of the schedule, Michigan won its first 8 games, including a stretch of three games in which it defeated top ten opponents in consecutive games, a feat no Division I team has accomplished since the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
 * I don't believe that "Conference" should be capitalized. Also, what is the "Conference portion of the season"?
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 22:35, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The team defeated the same ranked opponent twice in the same season for the first time in thirteen seasons.
 * Who is "the same ranked opponent"?
 * 2013–14 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:01, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The team was led by 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American consensus second team selection and Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Stauskas who was a unanimous first team All-B1G selection.
 * How can a team be led by "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American consensus second team selection"?
 * The team was led by Stauskas and Stauskas was 2014 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American consensus second team selection. I don't get your point. However, I have shortened the phrase to 2014 Consensus All-American.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:05, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * On June 27, 2013 Burke was selected 9th in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and then traded to the Utah Jazz for the 14th and 21st picks, which were used to select Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng.
 * This sentence is missing a comma after "2013".
 * Fixed.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:21, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The earliest preseason predictions came the day after the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, which was before final decisions were made regarding declaring for the 2013 NBA Draft by college players and before many high school players had signed their National Letters of Intent regarding their 2013 matriculations.
 * I think "regarding declaring" is a typo.
 * Howso?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:22, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't it just be "...which was before final decisions were made regarding the 2013 NBA Draft by college players..." or something along those lines? -- Biblio worm 23:42, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Not really. A basketball player who still has collegiate eligibility remaining has to declare himself to be draft eligible for the NBA draft and relinquish his remaining collegiate eligibility in so doing. You can only be draft eligible one time (either after your collegiate eligibility expires or when you declare yourself to be draft-eligible).--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:51, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
 * On May 30, Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy selected Michigan number seven.
 * This sentence could use an "as" or "to be" between "Michigan" and "number".
 * O.K.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:25, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * During the first week of the season, the team elected, Robinson, Jordan Morgan and Jon Horford as team captains.
 * Unnecessary comma between "elected" and "Robinson".
 * Done.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:27, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Michigan played Duke in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge on December 3 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.[87] The game will take place at 9:15 local time and be broadcast on ESPN following the game between Indiana and Syracuse that is scheduled to start two hours earlier.
 * Why is this sentence written in the future tense ("The game will take place at 9:15 local time and be broadcast on ESPN following the game between Indiana and Syracuse that is scheduled to start two hours earlier.")? Isn't the season in question already over?
 * Fixed.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:33, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Stauskas and LeVert both establish career highs in points as they combined to go 11 for 13 from beyond the three point line and Horford added a career-high 15 rebounds.
 * "Establish" should be "established".
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:35, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * On January 18, Michigan defeated (#3 AP/#3 Coaches)[129] Wisconsin at the Kohl Center for the first time since the 1998–99 team did so on February 27, 1999 against the 1998–99 Badgers,[130][131] ending an 11-game losing streak at Wisconsin.
 * Missing comma after "1999".
 * O.K.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:37, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * In the game Michigan rebounded from an early 22–11 deficit to win 79–70.
 * Missing comma after "game".
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:39, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * John Beilein was a one of ten finalists for the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA)'s Henry Iba National Coach of the Year Award.
 * Why is there an "a" between "was" and "one"?
 * Fixed.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:42, 3 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Is the article verifiable? - Yes.


 * Is the article broad? - The article does address the main aspects of the topic, but I think it goes into unnecessary detail in some places. For example, I feel that there is too much space devoted to all the pre-season rankings.


 * Is the article neutral? - Mostly, but I am concerned that this article may give a general "best team ever" impression.
 * Is the article stable? - Yes.


 * Is the article illustrated? - It does have one picture, but if they are available, it would be nice to see a few more.

I've finished reviewing the article. Thanks for including more images and fixing some of the errors I mentioned above. I found a few more, though; I hope you don't mind fixing them. Besides this, I feel that there's general clarity issues that are a bit difficult to pinpoint, and I'm still a little concerned that the pre-season rankings section might go into excessive detail. I really don't feel comfortable passing or failing, so I've decided that it would be best for me to seek a second opinion on these issues. Once again, thanks for your work in improving this article. Regards, -- Biblio worm 02:40, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Final result: Due to the issues with grammar, clarity, excessive detail, and neutrality, I'll put this article . I recommend that you do a thorough copyedit, make the article a bit more neutral, and remove some of the excess detail I mentioned. Regards, -- Biblio worm 22:14, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
 * , please re-evaluate.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:50, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll do that soon. Thanks for your improvements. :) -- Biblio worm 00:54, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Upon graduating McLimans transferred to play a redshirt year with the 2013–14 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team.
 * Add comma after "graduating".
 * Done.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:23, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * At the end of November 2012, the Michigan entering class of 2013 was ranked 11th, 11th and 15th as a class as a group.
 * Isn't "as a class as a group" repetitive?
 * Yes. Fixed.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:24, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * An independent unofficial media poll of Big Ten beat writers, also selected Michigan to edge out Ohio State for second place.
 * Unneeded comma before "also".
 * Corrected.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:36, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * On September 6, Sporting News named McGary to its preseason first team All-American team as well as the best overall player in the Big Ten Conference, while naming Robinson as 5th best.
 * Add comma after "All-American team".
 * O.K.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:51, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * On October 4, Cole McConnell began his tenure as the team's official blogger assuming the role that Josh Bartelstein had held during his 4 years at Michigan.
 * Add comma after "blogger".
 * Good catch.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 05:53, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Hatch, who survived a plane crash that killed his mother and two siblings in 2003 and another that killed his father and stepmother in 2011 days after signing his NLI with Michigan, sat out both the 2011–12 and 2012–13 high school basketball seasons for Canturbury.
 * This sentence looks like a run-on. Please make it more readable.
 * How is it now.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:02, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * On November 12 against South Carolina State, the team opened up a 59–23 lead at halftime by shooting 12 of 19 on its three point attempts and went on to win by a score of 93–59.
 * Add comma after "November 12".
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:04, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * In the final four minutes, Michigan employed a 1-3-1 zone to force 5 turnovers during it 13–5 spurt to make up a 64–56 deficit.
 * "It" should be "its".
 * O.K.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:06, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Stauskas earned tournament MVP.
 * This sentence looks sort of broken. Perhaps it could be re-worded to say "Stauskas earned the tournament MVP award".
 * Done.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:08, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Michigan defeated Houston Baptist by the 54 points on December 7, marking the widest margin of victory in the John Beilein era.
 * Unneeded "the" before "54 points".
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:09, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * In the January 2 Big Ten Conference opener against Minnesota, Michigan won its fifth consecutive game against Minnesota and 5th consecutive game at the Williams Arena.
 * "Michigan won its fifth consecutive game against Minnesota and 5th consecutive game" initially appears to be repetitive, so if I'm reading correctly, it should be something like "5th consecutive game of the season".
 * I don't think it is repetitive. It is two distinct facts. I have changed fifth to 5th.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:14, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Neither fifth refers to the team's fifth consecutive win of the season. They had beaten Minnesota 5 times in a row and won at their home court 5 times in a row (as the article states).--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:09, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
 * With the win Michigan clinched its first outright Big Ten Conference championship since the 1985–86 team
 * Add comma after "win".
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:17, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * On March 11 Stauskas was named District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Player of the Year, Beilein was named District V Coach of the Year and LeVert was named to the All-District V team by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
 * Add comma after "March 11"
 * Done.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:19, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Single-season field goal percnetage (98-for-140, 70.0%)
 * Typo on "percnetage".
 * Thanks.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:22, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * , I don't know about general clarity. I have tried to express everything as well as I could and to diligently provide WP:ICs from WP:RS to facilitate WP:V for anything that may be unclear, questioned or challenged. As far as preseason rankings go, I am willing to pare it down if people want that. I just added what I found and summarized it for the article. It has more preseason detail than the prior seasons which are GAs and FAs, but I don't know if it is undesirable. I am very pleased and grateful that you have taken the time to review the article closely and to help guide its improvement. I am very satisfied that you seek a 2nd opinion.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:30, 6 November 2014 (UTC)
 * The "general clarity issues" I see might actually just be a result of my own lack of knowledge concerning sports (admittedly, I'm not the most avid sports watcher). The detail in the preseason rankings really isn't a huge concern, but I hope that readers don't just move on to the next paragraph because of the length. In any case, I think a second opinion from someone more knowledgeable about basketball would be useful in this review. I also apologize if I seem to be acting like a perfectionist. -- Biblio worm 01:54, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I would appreciate feedback on what people think of all the preseason stuff. There is no rush.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:25, 7 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Since I do not want this review to sit in the second opinion queue for months (that would probably happen), I decided to come back and reread the article with fresh eyes. I've decided that there is nothing wrong with the preseason section, but I found quite a few more clarity and grammar issues. I feel that this review would become unnecessarily long and tedious if I attempted to list all of them, so I think I'll unfortunately have to go with my gut feeling and ❌ this review. Since I'm only human, I may very well be overlooking some things, so I recommend that you list this article at a place like Peer review, where multiple people who may know more about basketball than I do can give recommendations on how to improve it. A GOCE copyediting request would probably be helpful, as well. Thanks! — Biblio worm  18:30, 28 November 2014 (UTC)