Talk:Jermaine Samuels
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 09:18, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
Will be reviewing this article as part of the GAN Backlog Drive of April to May 2020. MWright96 (talk) 09:18, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
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- It is factually accurate and verifiable.
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Lead
[edit]- The lead is on the short side. Please expand on his achievements thus far
- I have expanded the lead about his early life and college achievements. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 14:56, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
High school career
[edit]- "He first dunked the ball at age 13." - think this sentence could be reworded to a more formal phrase
- Changed to "began dunking the basketball at age 13". ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- "as well as playing AAU ball for Expressions Elite." - playing basketball in the Amateur Athletic Union for Expressions Elite.
- Rephrased
- Wikilink points per game, points and rebounds to their respective articles for those unfamiliar with basketball
- Done. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- "he averaged 19 points per game for The Rivers School." - for Rivers School
- It is generally known as "The" Rivers School, so I think this is appropriate. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- Italize USA Today since it is a printed newspaper
- Done. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- "Samuels committed to Villanova in November 2016, " - committed to playing college basketball for
- OK. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
College career
[edit]- "He rejoined the rotation in February 2018 but struggled to play consistent minutes and did not play in NCAA Tournament victories" - think the text in bold can be worded differently so that it can be understood better
- Changed to "receive" consistent minutes since it is largely a coaching decision. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:26, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- "Samuels helped Villanova achieve a 26–10 record and win the Big East." - Big East Conference.
- Done. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:26, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- Wikilink three-pointer to the relevant article for non-Basketball readers
- Done. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:26, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
National team career
[edit]- "In the summer of 2019" - please avoid using seasons per MOS:SEASON
- Changed to "July and August 2019"
- "Samuels was a part of the United States National team" - "National" doesn't need to begin with a capital letter
- Changed to lowercase. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:31, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- "The team won bronze," - won the bronze medal,
- OK. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:31, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- Wikilink Dominican Republic to Dominican Republic men's national basketball team
- Done. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:31, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
Career statistics: College
[edit]- Please add references to the college stats table to verify the information contained within it
- Cited to SportsReference. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:34, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
Will put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address/query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 10:12, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- I have addressed your concerns. ~EDDY (talk/contribs)~ 15:34, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- @Editorofthewiki: Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 19:50, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
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