Template talk:Basketball team player

This template is used to display a basketball team in a standard format.

Syntax
Most teams are split into two vertical columns. For these, you can use the,  and  templates to help with the layouting, and then use this template repeatedly within them:

     ...    ...

Alternatively, if you just want a single column, you can use to fill in a blank right hand column.

  ...

Alternative template names
In order to make easier the work of writing new squads, some alternative, shorter, names has been designed. So, you may now use,  ,  ,  and  as alternative templates, using the same equivalent syntax of the other ones.

Example
For example, the following code: {{Basketball team player | no=26 | nat=United States| pos=SF | year=1 | name=Vince Carter {{Basketball team end}}

Produces this table: {{Basketball team player | no=3 | nat=United States    | pos=PG | year=10 | name=Allen Iverson}} {{Basketball team player | no=26 | nat=United States| pos=SF | year=1 | name=Vince Carter}} {{Basketball team end}}

...and the following code: {{Basketball team start}} {{Basketball team player | no=3 | nat=United States    | pos=SG | year=1 | name=Dwyane Wade}} {{Basketball team player | no=14 | nat=United States   | pos=SF | pos2=PF | year=1 | name=LeBron James}} {{Basketball team blank column‎}} {{Basketball team end}}

Produces this table: {{Basketball team start}} {{Basketball team player | no=3 | nat=United States    | pos=PG | year=10 | name=Allen Iverson}} {{Basketball team player | no=3 | nat=United States    | pos=SG | year=1 | name=Dwyane Wade}} {{Basketball team player | no=14 | nat=United States   | pos=SF | pos2=PF | year=1 | name=LeBron James}} {{Basketball team blank column}} {{Basketball team end}}

Parameters

 * no: The shirt number for the player, if they have one. If the player's number is not known, or unassigned, then you can use the  character instead.
 * nat: The player's nationality. Use the name of the country, or its 3-letter IOC country code, rather than an adjective (e.g. "Spain" instead of "Spanish"). This is usually the country of the player's birth; however, if a player has dual nationality then use the country that he represents in international basketball.
 * pos: The position in which the player plays. You can use any of the five options below:
 * C for Center;
 * PF for Power forward;
 * SF for Small forward;
 * SG for Shooting guard;
 * PG for Point guard;
 * pos2: The secondary position in which the player plays (optional).
 * year: The player's years in the league or year in school.
 * name: The player's name.