The Five Different People You'll Meet Playing Intramural Basketball

College is amazing. For many of us, it is undoubtedly the best years of our lives. One of the many reasons college is so amazing is intramural sports. Intramural sports gives us the opportunity to still be physically active, which is really important after the amount of Netflix, pizza, and of-aged beverages consumed the weekend before. Although there are a ton of different sports played, Intramural basketball seems to be the favorite among most people. When you play Intramural basketball, you are going to meet a ton of different people, but these are the five people you are almost certain to meet.

1. The I'm Not Gonna Make It

The I'm not gonna make it person more than likely shows up to the first game. In fact, he/she probably plays really well in their first game. Which makes it even more upsetting when they let you know they won't be there this week. On top of this, their excuses will often be extremely lack-luster. They will more than likely be "studying", hungover, or just too tired to come out and play basketball. This person is the most frustrating because it would be really nice for them to come...and score points.

2. The Player Who Is Too Good

For whatever reason, some people decide to pass on the opportunity on playing college sports, and they decide to attend college for fun. Of course, once they arrive on campus, they sign up for intramural sports. This is when things become no fun whatsoever—unless, of course, this player is on your team. He/she is so much better than everyone else that it would make more sense if they were playing with the college team than with you.

3. The Other-Sport Athlete

Remember that kid from your hometown who was incredible at football? Or maybe someone in your sorority won a few state championships in volleyball? Well, the other-sport athlete is the person who dominated in another sport in their life, but it does not translate in anyway to the basketball court. Basketball is one of those sports that you just have to play in order to develop a knack for the game. These players show flashes of greatness because they are extremely athletic, but more often than not, they look a lot like this bear here. And that's just not good.

4. The Trash Talker

Whether they are talking trash to the other team, to the referee, or making fun of their own team, this player seems incapable to keeping their mouth shut. No matter what happens, they almost always have a sarcastic comment ready and on hand. For the most part, this makes the game interesting. However, in the heat of the moment, this person seems to take things one step too far. Whether it's complaining, whining, or trash talking, there is no clear line in which this person is afraid of. For in fact, he/she has crossed that proverbial line long ago. (I hate to admit it, but I, apologetically, accept the fact that this is me.)

5. The Player Who Never Subs Out

Some people like to get others involved. Other people, like to get themselves involved. Whether or not they are the best player on the court is irrelevant to them. They don't like coming out of the game, and frankly, they won't. As you stand up from the bench and ask if anyone needs one, you will find this person talking to the referee or fetching the ball. Or worse, they just look at you and say, "Nah." Somehow, someway, this person manages to avoid coming out of the game until they finally decide with two minutes left, that they need a sub.