11 guys you meet in pickup basketball

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FanHouse found this 8/30/2007 on basketbawful.blogspot.com [flag]
Some intrepid videographers created a short film called "11 Guys You'll Always Find Playing Pickup Basketball." It's a great list, although not comprehensive -- they're missing The Old Guy, The Wanna Be Pro, Mr. Makes Up His Own Rules, The Mad Bomber, The All-Day Dribbler, Hot-Potato Passer Guy, and so on. Some of my favorites characters in this video are Rulebook Jones, Never Fouls Guy, Mr. ... [link]

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FanHouse's Top Five: And Now, for My Arbitrary Ranking of Unquantifiable Units
Published 8/30/2007 by PostmanE at FanHouse
... 5) In his ongoing desire to cover every angle of pickup basketball possible, Basketbawful unearths the "10 Guys You Meet in Pickup Basketball" video. one notable exception from my college days: the "I-play-D1-ball-and-I-know-you-recognize-me-so-don't-even-try" player. Always fun when one of those steps into the rec gym fray. ...

Pick Up Basketball Guys...
Published 9/3/2007 by Stop Mike Lupica at Stop Mike Lupica
Found this You Tube via Basketbawful... it's an incredibly funny and accurate breakdown of those guys you find playing pickup basketball, minus a couple of my favorites:  the old white guy with the incredible jumper at the Y, the "overcompensates for being a scrub by playing too much defense", and the smelly dude who no one wants to guard.  Also, the "overcompensates... too much defense" guy almost always doubles as the "sets too many damn picks" guy.  Seriously, you will enjoy this video (with some great one-liners): ...

The 11 fools you always find at pickup games
Published 9/3/2007 by 100% Injury Rate at 100% Injury Rate
... This video comes courtesy of Basketbawful, and it just killed me. It's the 11 guys you always find at pickup basketball games. They're definitely missing a few, like Ball Hog, The Requisite Chick, Mr. Uncoordinated, and Perpetual Cherry Picker, but it's still good. I'm definitely "Baller the Kid." ...

11 Guys You Meet in Pickup Basketball
Published 9/4/2007 by PB at One Fan's Perspective
Yesterday morning, I saw a video on Basketbawful featuring 11 guys one would meet in a pickup basketball game. ...

11 Guys You Meet in Pickup Basketball
Published 9/4/2007 at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... Yesterday morning, I saw a video on Basketbawful featuring 11 guys one would meet in a pickup basketball game. ...

The 11 Idiots You Always Meet In A Pickup Basketball Game
Published 9/4/2007 by DCScrap at Our Book of Scrap: Sports News
I am none of these guys. I am just the best player on the court at all times. All of these guys are just like the losers I play against. So what if I shoot every time I touch the ball. It's best for the team. (Video courtesy Basketbawful via ...