Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Chicago Bulls seasons/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

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Chicago Bulls seasons
I am nominating this article because I think it fulfills the FL criteria. It is modeled after Los Angeles Lakers seasons, a featured list.— Chris!  c t 00:23, 22 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I'll just Support with one more comment. The second paragraph is all about the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls season. ust try to find more interesting fact/information and the list would be perfect! --  K. Annoyomous 24  [c] 02:53, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Not supporting as I did not noticed the disarrayed prose. --  K. Annoyomous 24  [c] 19:03, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Support --  K. Annoyomous 24  [c] 01:13, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Not supporting until ALL consensus are resolved. --  K. Annoyomous 24  [c] 17:43, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments - sources look good, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 12:41, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Oppose - lead is in disarray...
 * Opening three sentences set a bad precedent - very choppy and not engaging.
 * Can you link expansion team?
 * You've used ref 1 seven times in the lead - a bit overkill.
 * ", the team's fortunes changed when they selected Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA Draft" but then "1992 to 1998, the Bulls won six championships with the" - so the team's fortunes changed 8 years later...
 * "with the help of superstar Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and coach Phil Jackson" - superstar is peacock/POV and I'm sure the rest of the team helped too.. not just these three and the coach..
 * "eight year span from 1992 to 1998" that's seven years at best.
 * "the franchise's all-time leader in regular season games and playoff games won" - leading coach?
 * "When Jordan retired for the second time " did you mention him retiring for the first time?
 * "the team fired Skiles " not really - I expect an individual was responsible for this.
 * I didn't fix it yet. Article on ESPN simply says the team fired the coach. If you still want me to change it, I will do it.— Chris!  c t 19:21, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

The Rambling Man (talk) 09:31, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * "disastrous start" POV.
 * "the team headed for a new direction " what does this mean?!
 * I copyedited the lead and fix everything.— Chris!  c t 19:21, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Not ready for FL status - The table and references look good (this is based on only a superficial review), but as The Rambling Man stated, the lead is (still) in disarray. --Orlady (talk) 21:03, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It seems to me that the lead for an article like this one should provide a concise overview of the team's history. For example, the first paragraph of New York Yankees seasons gives the team's total number of seasons and summary information on League championships and World Series results, while the first paragraph of Virginia Tech Hokies football seasons tells when the team started and says it has played in more than 1,100 officially-sanctioned games, including 21 bowl games. In contrast, the current lead for Chicago Bulls seasons has no broad historical overview statements, but rapidly descends into details about individual season records, coaches, and draft picks.
 * The very first phrase is a problem. The fact that the team was founded (not "found" -- this was supposed to have been fixed; did something happen?) in 1966 as an expansion team is hardly the single most salient point to start the article with.
 * Is it necessary to highlight the name of the stadium as the second sentence of the lead section?
 * The first reference to "the playoffs" would benefit from some context (a reader from Mars would ask "which playoffs?") and a link to NBA Playoffs.
 * Copy editing is needed to address subject-predicate disagreements (such as "the Bulls hit its low point" and "the Bulls holds record"), the incomplete sentence "Both of which were achieved in the 1995–96 season", and some idiomatic phrasing that misfires (such as "the rest of supporting casts").
 * Speaking of "supporting casts," I think the lead section makes too much use of mixed metaphor (including "supporting cast") and sports jargon (such as "rebuilding phase").
 * I copyedited it again following New York Yankees seasons closely. Hopefully, I have addressed your concerns.— Chris!  c t 23:42, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Those edits resulted in a nice improvement in the focus of the lead paragraph, but I see some serious copyediting needs (including those noted by TonyTheTiger, below). --Orlady (talk) 13:48, 27 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I would reconstruct the first sentence to use one less preposition by converting something to the possessive. I.e., either use Eastern Conference's Central Division or National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference.
 * The second sentence is vague. I think you mean to say which ranks third in number behind because you could say they won them behind Jordan and Pippen.
 * The third sentence should be reconstructed to say they initially played at Chicago Stadium, but since 1994 have played at the United Center.
 * Actually, they played their first season at the International Amphitheater. See.
 * The second para starts with an odd construction. I would throw the word Having in front of it.
 * The All-Time record section should have a footnote saying statistics include games through Month DD, YYYY. During the season this may get confusing.
 * I just reformated the footnotes.
 * Since the first four sentences all need work, I suggest you take this to WP:PR. I don't want to rewrite your whole article for you.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 12:08, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose, sorry. I agree that the prose could use some more work. I think too many sentences begin with participle phrases, which gets a little grating. Some more specific comments:
 * the team compiled a 33–48 record in 1966 under the franchise's first Coach of the Year Johnny Kerr
 * Technically, the team compiled that record between fall 1966 and spring 1967.
 * With the leadership of Jordan and head coach Phil Jackson, the franchise's all-time leading coach in regular season games and playoff games won,[2] the team appeared in the playoffs in the next 14 seasons
 * Is Jackson the leader in regular season games coached or regular season games won? Or both? Also, the sentence suggests that Jackson was coach for all of those 14 seasons, but he didn't join the team until 1989. See List of Chicago Bulls head coaches. (And while I'm on the subject, Michael Jordan was only around for 13 of those 14 seasons.)
 * The Bulls missed the finals in 1994 and 1995 when Jordan briefly retired to play baseball.
 * Jordan returned to basketball in time for the 1995 playoffs, so this needs some rewording. (It's true that he was probably a little rusty, but he was playing basketball in spring 1995, not baseball.) Zagalejo^^^ 22:39, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

That is Ok. I guess I rush it a little when I nominated. I will fix all the suggestions. Thanks all.— Chris!  c t 01:24, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
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