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The list was promoted by PresN via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 1 June 2025 (UTC) [1].[reply]

List of Portland Trail Blazers seasons

Featured list candidates/List of Portland Trail Blazers seasons/archive1

Nominator(s): -- Zoo Blazer 15:31, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Now that the team's season is over, I felt like it was a good time to finally nominate the list. I took inspiration for the table from List of Seattle SuperSonics seasons since it is a recent related FL. -- Zoo Blazer 15:31, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Drive-by comment

It seems like the first two columns of the table are redundant. You could remove the first one and it wouldn't affect anything. Bgsu98 (Talk) 15:38, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bgsu98 One covers the NBA season, while one covers the Blazers specific season. I didn't originally include both, but added the NBA one because List of Seattle SuperSonics seasons passed FLC a few months ago with it included. -- Zoo Blazer 15:44, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would say it’s redundant there too. Bgsu98 (Talk) 15:45, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bgsu98 Alright, I removed it. -- Zoo Blazer 15:58, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History6042

Most sources are archived, all of them should be.
There is a column for Conference standings and Division standings. I think one should be added for overall for example when they won the NBA, 1, if they lost in NBA finals, 2, and so on.
- I'm not sure if that is necessary when that info is included else where in the table already.
I do not really follow American sports so please tell me if this is wrong but are there promotions and relegations to different leagues, if so please add those seasons where they were in different leagues.
- Nope, nothing like that in the NBA.
Is it necessary to list which conference when they are in western every time?
- It's just something that is included with NBA and other leagues like the NFL seasons
I think linking seasons is overlinking.
- Unlinked
Like how some of the head coach's rows are merged, I think that should be done to the rest of the columns too.
- I feel like that would create a lot of empty space as some columns would be really long compared to coaches.
Ping when done please. History6042😊 (Contact me) 23:23, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@History6042 Thanks for the feedback! I think I've addressed everything. -- Zoo Blazer 06:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. History6042😊 (Contact me) 12:41, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey man im josh

1992–93 row – you put both refs after Porter, move the appropriate one to be after Robinson instead
1998–99 row – you did the same thing here for Grant and Dunleavy
Duplinks are allowed in tables and I think you should link Damian Lillard again in the 2018–19 row, this would also be consistent with your linking of Bill Walton in earlier rows
You linked Rolland Todd twice in the head coach column but you didn't do this with other coaches. Be consistent please
I unlinked him. Should I do it that way with no extra coach links, or go the opposite route and always link the coaches in the table? -- Zoo Blazer
Fix spacing for the P. J. Carlesimo entry, you're missing a space between the period and J
Might I suggest usage of the hr template, similar to the head coach column, when there are multiple award winners in a single row?
I'd probably suggest changing "basketball-reference.com" to "Basketball Reference – This is what's often been done for other sites under the Sports Reference umbrella. I'd at least ask for it to be "Basketball-reference"
Ref 4 – add Associated Press as the agency
Ref 9 – the title does not match what you're apparently trying to reference (not NYT, not correct title, etc.), and you would also want to add the via parameter pointing to Google News Archive. You'd also want to include the page number.
Ref 22 – add Associated Press as the agency
Ref 81 – link is dead
Ref 88 – note as subscription needed
Ref 98 – the author is Tadd, not Todd(!?)

That's what I've got for now, but I expect I'll have more after a second look over. Please ping me when you reply. Hey man im josh (talk) 19:21, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hey man im josh Thanks for the comments! I think I addressed everything. -- Zoo Blazer 20:52, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ZooBlazer: I think the only suggestion I have left is to move Robinson below Porter in the 92/93 row to keep entries consistently sorted by last name when they're both in the same cell. Hey man im josh (talk) 16:18, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hey man im josh Done. -- Zoo Blazer 18:35, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:38, 2 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comments by Alavense

The Blazers were members of the Pacific Division from their initial season until after the 2003–04 season when - I would add a comma before when
The caption of the first image should also have a full stop, given that it is a full sentence.
on the grounds that Oregon was too far - Too far from where?
Podoloff's successor, J. Walter Kennedy expanded - A comma is missing after the name.
throughout the 60's - As per MOS:DECADES: "always use four digits and an s, as in the 1980s".
The name "Trail Blazers" received 172 entries - And what does that mean? Was it the one that got the most entries or...?
against fellow expansion team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, - I'd say that either against fellow expansion team the Cleveland Cavaliers without commas or against a fellow expansion team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, with commas.
where they won the game 115–112 - Where? I'd go with which they won 115–112, as game is implied.
You have 4–2 but 0-2, be consistent with dashes.
an 0-2 - I don't really know what the word for 0 is in basketball terms, but is the an correct or should it be a? Just asking out of ignorance.
Despite it being a 0, it for some reason tends to be pronounced a oh two and not zero two, which is why it is an. -- Zoo Blazer
former Blazers player, Rick Adelman - Lose that comma.
Shouldn't there be consistency with scores? You say 0–2 deficit from the perspective of the Trail Blazers, but then you also say lost 4–1.
Being down tends to be from the team's perspective, but winning or losing the series usually has the high number first regardless of if the Blazers won or lost the series. -- Zoo Blazer 15:44, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls - Why put it that way? Maybe by the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan?
back to back conference finals appearances - back-to-back conference finals appearances, I think.
Lillard helped lead the Blazers to their first playoff series win - I would simplify it and say either helped or led.
game winning shot at the buzzer - Shouldn't it be game-winning shot at the buzzer?
Please link buzzer beater there.
vs. the Spurs - to the Spurs
In the first round of 2019 playoffs - In the first round of the 2019 playoffs
another series winning buzzer beater - Shouldn't it be another series-winning buzzer beater?
Chauncey Billups was hired before the 2021–22 season, with the team having a losing record each season since - Specify that he was hired as coach.
The team has had 32 winning seasons, 20 losing seasons, and three seasons with a 41–41 record - Per MOS:NUMBER: "Comparable values near one another should be all spelled out or all in figures, even if one of the numbers would normally be written differently". So it should be 3 seasons as well.
The franchise's all-time points leader is Damian Lillard with 19,376 points - The franchise's all-time points leader is Damian Lillard with 19,376, as it's obvious we are speaking about points if he is the points leader.

That's what I saw. Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 06:16, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Alavense Thank you for the comments! I think I've addressed everything, let me know if anything needs further cleaned up. -- Zoo Blazer 15:44, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy with the changes (and I edited one more thing myself). Just the one concern, ZooBlazer. When I pointed out the thing about the 172 entries, I wasn't complaining about the wording, which was fine the way it was. But I don't really understand the logistics of it all. I mean, 172 out of 10,000 doesn't really seem like much, does it? Kind regards, Alavense (talk) 16:25, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Alavense I felt the wording needed cleaned up anyway.

Yes, 172 is a small number in this case, but that is partly why it is noteworthy. Just 172 people submitted the name for the drawing, so the chances of it being picked were just 172/10,000ish. Could have very easily been one of the many other suggestions. -- Zoo Blazer 16:56, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's nice then. Nice work on the list. Support. Alavense (talk) 17:22, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vestrian24Bio

@ZooBlazer:

Could link Sports Reference as well in the citations.
Basketball Reference links there already -- Zoo Blazer
4 refs need archive links.
Instead of GB formula could just link Games behind in the key section.
Link Winning percentage in the key section.
Won't be necessary to link the in the table headers after that.
For the awards abbreviations and links aren't necessary in the table as they're already given in the key section.
Damian Lillard is linked twice in the lead.

Vestrian24Bio 11:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Vestrian24Bio Everything should be cleaned up. Let me know if there is anything else. -- Zoo Blazer 15:46, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All else seems good, Support. Vestrian24Bio 12:22, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Source review passed; promoted. --Pres N 19:04, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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