Wikipedia:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Assessment#Importance scale
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This assessment page shows the results of recent assessments, shows the quality scale, and shows the importance scale.
Assessment results
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| Atlanta Hawks | July 3, 2015 | {{C-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Boston Celtics | July 3, 2015 | {{C-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Brooklyn Nets | July 3, 2015 | {{C-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Charlotte Hornets | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Chicago Bulls | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | July 3, 2015 | {{C-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Dallas Mavericks | July 3, 2015 | {{C-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Denver Nuggets | July 3, 2015 | {{C-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Detroit Pistons | July 3, 2015 | {{Start-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Golden State Warriors | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Houston Rockets | July 3, 2015 | {{C-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Indiana Pacers | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Los Angeles Clippers | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | October 30, 2008 | {{GA-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | Date is date of promotion to GA. |
| Memphis Grizzlies | July 3, 2015 | {{Start-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Miami Heat | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Milwaukee Bucks | July 3, 2015 | {{Start-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | July 3, 2015 | {{C-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| New Orleans Pelicans | July 3, 2015 | {{Start-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| New York Knicks | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Orlando Magic | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Philadelphia 76ers | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Phoenix Suns | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Portland Trail Blazers | July 11, 2008 | {{GA-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | Date is date of promotion to GA. |
| Sacramento Kings | July 3, 2015 | {{Start-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| San Antonio Spurs | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{Top-importance}} | |
| Toronto Raptors | May 12, 2007 | {{FA-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | Date is date featured. |
| Utah Jazz | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{High-importance}} | |
| Washington Wizards | July 3, 2015 | {{B-Class}} | {{High-importance}} |
Quality scale
Note: A B-class article should have at least one reference.
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Importance scale
The criteria used for rating article importance are not meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is. Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of the average reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it). Thus, subjects with greater popular notability may be rated higher than topics which are arguably more "important" but which are of interest primarily to students of hagiography. Importance does not equate to quality; a featured article could rate 'mid' on importance.
Note that general notability need not be from the perspective of editor demographics; generally notable topics should be rated similarly regardless of the country or region in which they hold said notability. Thus, topics which may seem obscure to a Western audience—but which are of high notability in other places—should still be highly rated. Rate international region/country-specific articles from the prespective of someone from that region.
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| {{Top-importance}} | Subject is a must-have for a print encyclopedia |
| {{High-importance}} | Subject contributes a depth of knowledge |
| {{Mid-importance}} | Subject fills in more minor details |
| {{Low-importance}} | Subject is mainly of specialist interest. |
| {{NA-importance}} | Subject is a disambiguation or redirect page, residing in article space and thus does not require an importance assessment. |
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| General articles: | rowspan=2 | These will be the most likely reader entry points to the subject. | rowspan=2 | If articles covering these subjects did not exist, they would need to be created. | National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Playoffs, NBA Finals, NBA Draft, NBA regular season records |
| Biographic articles: Reserved exclusively for biographic articles covering persons who are vital to the understanding of the National Basketball Association. This will include articles on league founders and notable franchise owners; successful, long-tenured head coaches, particularly noteworthy players, and any other personnel who are central to the league's history. Typically these are people who have contributed significantly to the NBA and are at a minimum members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. | Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, George Mikan, Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, Jerry Buss |
| rowspan=2 ! {{High-importance}}
| General articles: | rowspan=2 | Most readers would quickly notice the omission of any of these articles. | rowspan=2 | These articles are probably among the most actively edited articles in the project. | 2006–07 NBA season, 2007 NBA Playoffs, 2007 NBA Finals, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Stags, 2003–04 Detroit Pistons season, 2011 NBA lockout |
| Biographic articles: This classification should include articles on players who were very good but not the most elite. This would include Hall of Fame members who were not graded above as Top. Others include players who won an NBA Most Valuable Player Award, voted 3+ 1st-team All-NBA or selected to 5+ All-Star roster. Coaches include those who have coached 2+ NBA championships or won over 900+ NBA games. | Joe Dumars, Robert Parish, Kobe Bryant, Tony Parker, Carmelo Anthony, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, K. C. Jones, Dick Motta |
| rowspan=2 ! {{Mid-importance}}
| General articles: | rowspan=2 | Many readers will be familiar with the topic being discussed, but a larger majority of readers may have only cursory knowledge of the overall subject. | rowspan=2 | Articles at this level will cover subjects that are well known but not necessarily vital to understand the subject. | List of Chicago Bulls seasons, 2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season, 2003 NBA Draft, Madison Square Garden, Eligibility for the NBA Draft |
| Biographic articles: This should include players who had careers of nine or more seasons, but did not meet the criteria for the categories above, OR any players with shorter tenure, but who made at least one All-Star roster; been named to at least one All-NBA or All-Defensive team; won one of Finals MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year or Sixth Man of the Year awards; or was a top-5 NBA Draft selection. This also includes head coaches who coached 9+ seasons, coached an NBA championship, or won NBA Coach of the Year who aren't included above. | Monta Ellis, Rajon Rondo, Tyson Chandler, Kurt Thomas, Reggie Lewis, Ernie DiGregorio, Bernie Bickerstaff, Tom Thibodeau, Paul Westhead |
| rowspan=2 ! {{Low-importance}}
| General articles: | rowspan=2 | Few readers outside of the topic area may be familiar with the subject matter. It is likely that the reader does not know anything at all about the subject before reading the article. | rowspan=2 | Articles at this range of importance will often delve into the minutiae of the league. | NBA Development League, Rising Stars Challenge, NBA outdoor games |
| Biographic articles: This should include players who made only minor contributions in the league or none at all, i.e. players with careers of eight or fewer seasons who never made All-Star or won major awards. This category will also include coaches with eight or fewer seasons and team mascots. | Jimmer Fredette, Lavoy Allen, Mike Dunlap, Damon Bailey, John Calipari, Dancing Harry |
| Unknown
| The importance of this article has not yet been assessed. | | Editors should assess this article and add their assessment of its importance to the subject to the NBA project template on the article's talk page. | [[:Category:Unknown-importance National Basketball Association articles|List of such articles]] |
Requests for assessment
If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below.
Add articles here! Newest requests on the BOTTOM, please.
John Stockton Tapered (talk) 07:52, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
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