Talk:Brian Scalabrine

Edit request on 6 January 2013
Please delete the following partial sentence:

"and Celtics coach Doc Rivers issued coach's decisions not to let Scalabrine play in three games, including in Game 5 of the 2008 NBA Finals."

It is inaccurate. Doc Rivers did not 'issue' coaches decisions not to 'let' Scalabrine play. He merely did not play him in the three games that he was in uniform, thus officially recording "DNP-CD" (did not play - coaches decision) because there was no reason why he did not play other than that the coach did not put him into the game.

The first half of the sentence, which states that "Averaging 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in the regular season, he never played any time during the 2008 NBA Playoffs," is sufficient to capture relevant objective information. If more is wanted, it could be altered to state:

"as Celtics coash Doc Rivers opted not to play Scalabrine in the three games in which he was in uniform, including in Game 5 of the 2008 NBA Finals."

This is also more consistent with the provided source, which merely notes the fact he did not play in the playoffs and recorded three DNP-CD's.
 * There was some very strange wording in that section. I've tried to simplify things. Zagal e jo^^^ 01:44, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Fan favorite status
Scal's got a pretty well-known reputation as a fan-favorite among the Bulls faithful and I think it's notable enough (ESPN) that it deserves some mention in the article. I'm just not sure how to write it. Anyone have any ideas? --Kevin W./Talk•CFB uniforms/Talk 22:34, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
 * That's a fun article. Maybe we could start things by saying something basic like... "Although Scalabrine has played limited minutes in his career, he has been a fan favorite." We could add stuff from there. Zagal e jo^^^ 05:03, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 24 January 2012
Please alter the first line to read: Brian David "White/Mamba" Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978)

It is his ESPN recognized and fan-preferred epithet. Here is a link to an article to provide a relevant source- http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bulls/post/_/id/6750/white-mamba-fan-fave-on-off-the-court

Thank you.

Owlbynature (talk) 10:11, 24 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks for improving Wikipedia! mabdul 16:57, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 4 April 2012
Brian Scalabrine is one of the Most Underrated player in the NBA.

Tfoleyvb (talk) 03:13, 4 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --Tgeairn (talk) 03:52, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 13 April 2012
He is considered by many as the greatest basketball player of all time.

Ardpula (talk) 12:40, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Dru of Id (talk) 15:03, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Demoted to the D-league for erratic behavior
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10855864/former-golden-state-warriors-assistant-fired-secretly-recording-conversations

Chris Arnesen 15:34, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2016
Would help improve the page

KEJJV (talk) 21:26, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for being willing to help. You can edit this page when your account is at least 4 days old and you have at least 10 edits.  See WP:AUTOCONFIRMED  RudolfRed (talk) 21:30, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

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Edit Request on 24 February 2017
"who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Basketball players to grace the court."

This line seems overly opinionated and not backed up by any referenced source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frozenmustard (talk • contribs) 04:36, 25 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Removed. It was just vandalism. —DangerousJXD (talk) 05:03, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

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Removed retired jersey number listings in info box
I'm not even sure why there was a listing of retired jersey numbers for Brian anyway, since it's rather simple to verify. The only explanation I can think of besides vandalism is that the editor was genuinely confused by the layout of Brian's page on the Basketball-Reference website, and thought the depiction of his uniform numbers meant they were retired by those teams. If that is the case, I feel the need to point out that this is just B-R's way of showing the player's numbers throughout their career, and this style is used for every player's page, active or retired. Kyojikasshu (talk) 14:42, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Article additions
When reading this article I felt that it needs more, just in certain sections. A lot of these sections address the main ideas of what need to be stated but it feels like they need more. I find myself asking why or how a lot because I feel like their should be more detail. Like in the case of the Italy section, how did he do there, what were his stats, who were his teammates, was he part of a dynamic duo etc. -Nyan Preder — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itsnotme92 (talk • contribs) 05:23, 18 October 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 May 2022
Gold Medalist Men's Basketball 2012 Summer Olympics London 2601:18D:4801:6030:54F5:8873:C5DB:E860 (talk) 12:28, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2024
Change "criticism over him being in a bench role" to "criticism over his being in a bench role". "being" is a gerund and requires a possessive pronoun. 74.98.11.235 (talk) 18:08, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

✅ More or less - I got rid of the gerund entirely. PianoDan (talk) 18:44, 1 March 2024 (UTC)