A word used to describe an athlete who, while talented and/or puts up respectable statistics in their sport, still totally sucks ass. Whereas an athlete with an 'intangible' quality normally is though of as someone who brings something special to the game, an untangible performance\performer is one that's relatively solid statistically, yet did absolutely nothing to help the team achieve a win.

When you eat dirt for the first time and leave your family to build a shack in the woods