Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Houston Rockets first and second-round draft picks


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The list was promoted 19:04, 4 May 2008.

List of Houston Rockets first and second-round draft picks
I've modeled this after Orlando Magic draft history, and I think this is now ready. Noble Story (talk) 14:11, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Comments from
 * Use en-dash not hyphen for year ranges.
 * Done.


 * I think the image caption is a complete sentence so it needs a period.
 * Done.


 * You need a key for the Pos's, so non-NBA experts understand.
 * "there were 8 rounds, and from " 8 should be eight and no space before the comma.
 * Done.


 * You've got 3 1980 round 2 picks and only 1 1981 pick, also round 2. is this correct?  If so I don't understand why...
 * And 1983 has two first round drafts at number 3... for the non-expert (ie me) it's confusing.
 * Yes, all these are correct. The lead says: "Teams can also trade their picks, which means that in some drafts teams may have more or less than two draft picks."
 * And those picks will have the same number? Surely one player was picked before another, so you'd have 3 and 4?  The Rambling Man (talk) 15:27, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

That's about it for a quick first run through. The Rambling Man (talk) 14:41, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Notes 4 thru 7 need citation.
 * I've addressed some of your comments, and I'll work on the rest tomorrow. Noble Story (talk) 15:30, 18 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Support I am impressed that you actually separated notes and citations. This list deserves a star!-- Crzycheetah 07:33, 26 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment regardless of whether they're linked, a key makes the information accessible to non-experts. The Rambling Man (talk) 10:08, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Added key. Noble Story (talk) 10:38, 19 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Support. Everything done. Looks good and meets the criteria. Good work. Peanut4 (talk) 22:41, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment I'm not very familiar with the NBA, so I apologize if this is a stupid question, but there aren't many rounds in the NBA draft, are there? So why not rename this Houston Rockets draft history, or if it's incomplete, why not expand it so it is? -- Scorpion0422 21:47, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The reason the article is titled as it is, is because it is incomplete. However, the reason for that is that, as is mentioned in the lead, there were many, many rounds back when the Rockets first stared. Even as much as 21 or 19 rounds. Almost none of those players made it to the NBA, and expanding it would just make an exteremly long list with a lot of redlinks. Just so you know, there are other FLs similar to this list, such as List of Baltimore Ravens first-round draft picks, List of Carolina Panthers first-round draft picks, and so on. Noble Story (talk) 02:02, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Scorpion made a good point, I think a separate page needs to be created something like Houston Rockets draft history and list all picks there. Take a look at Indianapolis Colts draft history and List of Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks for examples.-- Crzycheetah 08:47, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Good point, I'll probably attempt it at some point. However, I don't think it should affect this' article. Noble Story (talk) 10:56, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Support While I agree there is a need for a seperate article with all draft picks, the fact that this article limits itself to 1st/2nd-round picks doesn't prevent it from being useful. It certainly meets all other requirements. Tom pw (talk) (review) 16:21, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
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