Eurobasket chanting?!!

[spurslegacy]

I never understood why American sports fans don't sing at games like Europeans do at football and apparently basketball matches. It would seem like an awesome way to get fans more intensely involved in the game instead of just chanting DE - FENSE over and over :\ maybe the Spurs or Jazz can bring that back from Eurobasket :P lol

btw anyone know what song all the French fans seem to be chanting before and after every single Eurobasket game in France? it's freakin' stuck in my head now :P

also anyone else notice how fucked up the French National Anthem's lyrics sound if the 18th century historical perspective is put aside?

[hater]

Too busy stuffing their faces with nachos xxx large imo

[xellos88330]

Probably because we are American.

[313]

The crowd sings in college sports I'm pretty sure

[Seventyniner]

tYJ2riKsErI

[Mamuza94]

Too busy stuffing their faces with nachos xxx large imo

So fucking true.

Partizan Belgrade fans (Milutinov's ex club):
This is after game that we lose by 16. Half an hour/hour after game. Still full arena and chanting without stopping. And than players returned to the court to greet fans (5:50 1st, 3:57 2nd video):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re1Y_uploeU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-0HAuF2b1g

[turkish spurs fan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpc4HOQfAcE

[turkish spurs fan]

americans just say "defense defense" :lmao

[Kawhitstorm]

It's all a matter of what folks identify with the most which is why it exists in college/high school football/basketball since Americans have excessive school pride meanwhile professional sports are viewed in the same light as pop/commercial music & most of the HARDCORE fans are folks who never went to college (or went to one w/ a crappy sports program) or love to gamble. Since college/high sports aren't that big in Europe they channel all their pride towards pro sports.

As far as international sporting events, America is also a nation of immigrants thus the level of nationalism on display isn't close to most European nation unless it's a redneck screaming "USA! USA! USA!" while waving his confederate flag at an NRA rally.

[Blizzardwizard]

As far as international sporting events, America is also a nation of immigrants thus the level of nationalism on display isn't close to most European nation unless it's a redneck screaming "USA! USA! USA!" while waving his confederate flag at an NRA rally.

England is a nation of immigrants yet they're still more vocal at games than Americans..

[Blizzardwizard]

Too busy stuffing their faces with nachos xxx large imo

Or sleeping.

[Blizzardwizard]

The crowd sings in college sports I'm pretty sure

Those god damn trumpets though. I genuinely feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to sit next to that all game long.

[ChumpDumper]

In Europe the noisemaking is a carryover from soccer -- and soccer fans started with the noise because the game is so excruciatingly boring otherwise.

[Clipper Nation]

The way things are going, those chants will probably be banned under Sharia law anyway.

[Kawhitstorm]

England is a nation of immigrants yet they're still more vocal at games than Americans..

Are you seriously comparing England to America?......Maybe you meant Australia or some shyt.

[Kawhitstorm]

In Europe the noisemaking is a carryover from soccer -- and soccer fans started with the noise because the game is so excruciatingly boring otherwise.

It actually fueled by alcohol (esp in England); we all know how drunk people love to sing. The carryover of the chants into sports in Eastern Europe (the most prideful fans) is also from the communist youth groups rallies.

In American you have baseball games where people bored out of their minds go to the games & take naps (which is the reason for the 7 inning stretch aka wake up alarm....so people can actually wake up & catch the end of the game). Otherwise the only chant is corny stuff such as "MVP! MVP! MVP!"

[exstatic]

In Europe the noisemaking is a carryover from soccer -- and soccer fans started with the noise because the game is so excruciatingly boring otherwise.

Truth bomb.

[JP le Requin]

I will be in the stadium for the semi finals and finals hoppefully with france vs spain in semis!!

did you know we break a european record with more than 26000 attendance??!!

i had goosebump when i heard the french national antem sing by all thèse people!!!
i will sing myself on thursday and hoppefuly on sunday during the final...

i was in many spurs games including nba finals and its weird american people dont show more heart to sing for home team.
only GO SPURS GO (i scream it loudly ^^) and D-FENSE.. we need pore passion for next season...
i hope to comme back at AT&T center and sing with you even i have bad américain accent ^^

GO SPURS GO

et

ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!!

[Kawhitstorm]

Those god damn trumpets though. I genuinely feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to sit next to that all game long.

What about the South African fans & their Vuvuzela which ended up getting banned at the 2010 WC b/c the European players kept complaining about it. As far as the college bands, they actually have their own section & it's close to the student section. The students are drunk out of their minds to even care about the noise or their ear drums.

[SnakeBoy]

Euro's would be wasting their time chanting "defense".

[testies]

euro teams also have rivalries that carry on from religion/politics etc

look at this greek basketball league game

from 1:00 on a bunch of shit start exploding lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADcMfwW8_g

[kobyz]

Spurs fans should start an Ultras!

[bobby4germany]

Euro's would be wasting their time chanting "defense".

:lmao

[hater]

In Europe the noisemaking is a carryover from soccer -- and soccer fans started with the noise because the game is so excruciatingly boring otherwise.

:lmao completely false. What an infantile opinion on the subject :lmao

In all fairness club fans in Europe and other countries is like gangs. You belong to that team and you associate with mainly fans of that team. Even your family members are usually fans of same team.

In US club sports are not like this. It's more like McDonalds where you can belong to any team and its pretty much the same shut. No loyalty

The chants are originated because u hang out with equal fans and drink with equal fans. In US once you leave the arena you're just another monkey

[hater]

Also its equivalent to battle cries. There are no battle cries in US because the fans are usually so fat they can't even get up off their seats

[hater]

The crowd sings in college sports I'm pretty sure

Yup an average American has not reached maximum fatness in college so they have some energy at games

[PingPong]

Some chants as 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and Flower of Scotland' are cool. But most of the crowd chants are full of hate, racism.

[random21]

Too busy stuffing their faces with nachos xxx large imo

And whataburger crap... Extra large "diet" coke

[ddjeffries]

In Europe the noisemaking is a carryover from soccer -- and soccer fans started with the noise because the game is so excruciatingly boring otherwise.
dang and i get bored with american football. average of 11-12 minutes of actual gameplay per 60 minutes and the games still somehow take 3 hours.

[ChumpDumper]

dang and i get bored with american football. average of 11-12 minutes of actual gameplay per 60 minutes and the games still somehow take 3 hours.True. That's why there are bands and jumbotrons and cheerleaders.

Euros got cucked into entertaining themselves during soccer matches and paying for that privilege.

[TheGreatYacht]

Yeah.. The FO just spent a shit load of money on Whataburger upgrades. We won't see unique chants any time soon.

[wildcardX]

In Europe the noisemaking is a carryover from soccer -- and soccer fans started with the noise because the game is so excruciatingly boring otherwise.

During a soccer game, when do you cheer other than when a goal is scored? The ball goes back and forth and the game is frequently stalled when the players hold the ball up. Hockey is the most similar of the major sports but the playing field is smaller, the players move faster, with fights, and hits. More things to cheer for with that sport.

[hater]

Attend a soccer or basketball or any sport game in Europe you'll see the cheering never stops. As long as the alcohol is flowing the cheering will nit astop

[Mamuza94]

Actually that's not so true. It's not all about alcohol at all. It's about love to your club and that's pure passion, in the first place.
I hate now modern fans and wannabe ultras. That's shit and shame for real ultras.


Some chants as 'You'll Never Walk Alone' and Flower of Scotland' are cool. But most of the crowd chants are full of hate, racism.

Boring, mainstream shit.

[eric365]

btw anyone know what song all the French fans seem to be chanting before and after every single Eurobasket game in France? it's freakin' stuck in my head now :P


It's from this really old song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEFGQN9qLkQ

It was stucked in my head too :toast

[eric365]

And guess who chose the song?


Boris Diaw ! (And Flo Pietrus) :bobo

[cjw]

It actually fueled by alcohol (esp in England); we all know how drunk people love to sing. The carryover of the chants into sports in Eastern Europe (the most prideful fans) is also from the communist youth groups rallies.

Exactly. Luckily I got the warning when going to Euro Cup three years ago that they didn't serve alcoholic beer at the stadiums because of how the fans behave. Had to have a few drinks on the walk over to the stadium.

Chanting has even carried over to soccer stateside. Watch any MLS game, and especially teams like Seattle, and it's a much different crowd than a typical regular season major 3 sports game.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Newsflash to OP: America isn't Europe. We don't sing all game like faggots, and we haven't turned to socialist, muslim-appeasing jello. Not yet, at least.

[hater]

Yup Americans only worship the almighty dollar and the $7 nachos with cheese

[kobyz]

Spurs fans are so bad that they can't even call out Pop for his beard, in Europe fans care of their team and would have long ago put him under the bus for shit that hurt tha team...

[DMC]

England is a nation of immigrants yet they're still more vocal at games than Americans..
50 of them live in the same room in that 20 m2 apartment. They have time to practice.

[kobyz]

In Europe the noisemaking is a carryover from soccer -- and soccer fans started with the noise because the game is so excruciatingly boring otherwise.

do person can be more vanilla than this??? lol can't enjoy the game of football and must see a score many times in a game in order to appreciate a sport!!

[ChumpDumper]

do person can be more vanilla than this??? lol can't enjoy the game of football and must see a score many times in a game in order to appreciate a sport!!Are you more likely to kill yourself after watching a soccer game or a basketball game?

[testies]

likewise people in rest of world say basketball is only good in the last minute and NFL.. well no one watches that outside usa

[YGWHI]

And guess who chose the song?


Boris Diaw ! (And Flo Pietrus) :bobo

I guess...allez les bleus! is a bit older than Boris and Pietrus :D

But Bobo is the Man so your post sounds legit :tu.

[The Reckoning]

we have cheerleaders for that. aka hotties with their tits and asses hanging out while we just take it all in. america, bitches.

[spurslegacy]

wow now that IS some freakin' atmosphere. but the fans are cheering that long and loudly after they LOSE by 16? what are they singing??? "we come back next time?" lol


Those god damn trumpets though. I genuinely feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to sit next to that all game long.


So fucking true.

Partizan Belgrade fans (Milutinov's ex club):
This is after game that we lose by 16. Half an hour/hour after game. Still full arena and chanting without stopping. And than players returned to the court to greet fans (5:50 1st, 3:57 2nd video):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re1Y_uploeU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-0HAuF2b1g

[spurslegacy]

so you will have to tell me then :) what are the french fans singing at the beginning and end of all their games? and also do you know what Boris is telling his teammates at very end of every game before they wave to the crowd? the cameras are up the players asses but i can't make out exactly what Boris says as my french sucks.


Those god damn trumpets though. I genuinely feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to sit next to that all game long.


Too busy stuffing their faces with nachos xxx large imo


I will be in the stadium for the semi finals and finals hoppefully with france vs spain in semis!!

did you know we break a european record with more than 26000 attendance??!!

i had goosebump when i heard the french national antem sing by all thèse people!!!
i will sing myself on thursday and hoppefuly on sunday during the final...

i was in many spurs games including nba finals and its weird american people dont show more heart to sing for home team.
only GO SPURS GO (i scream it loudly ^^) and D-FENSE.. we need pore passion for next season...
i hope to comme back at AT&T center and sing with you even i have bad américain accent ^^

GO SPURS GO

et

ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!!

[spurslegacy]

well that looks fucking terrifying. i would not want to be Teodosic there...


Those god damn trumpets though. I genuinely feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to sit next to that all game long.


Too busy stuffing their faces with nachos xxx large imo


I will be in the stadium for the semi finals and finals hoppefully with france vs spain in semis!!

did you know we break a european record with more than 26000 attendance??!!

i had goosebump when i heard the french national antem sing by all thèse people!!!
i will sing myself on thursday and hoppefuly on sunday during the final...

i was in many spurs games including nba finals and its weird american people dont show more heart to sing for home team.
only GO SPURS GO (i scream it loudly ^^) and D-FENSE.. we need pore passion for next season...
i hope to comme back at AT&T center and sing with you even i have bad américain accent ^^

GO SPURS GO

et

ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!!


euro teams also have rivalries that carry on from religion/politics etc

look at this greek basketball league game

from 1:00 on a bunch of shit start exploding lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADcMfwW8_g

[spurslegacy]

Thank you so much sir. it was driving me crazy.


Those god damn trumpets though. I genuinely feel sorry for the poor bastard that has to sit next to that all game long.


Too busy stuffing their faces with nachos xxx large imo


I will be in the stadium for the semi finals and finals hoppefully with france vs spain in semis!!

did you know we break a european record with more than 26000 attendance??!!

i had goosebump when i heard the french national antem sing by all thèse people!!!
i will sing myself on thursday and hoppefuly on sunday during the final...

i was in many spurs games including nba finals and its weird american people dont show more heart to sing for home team.
only GO SPURS GO (i scream it loudly ^^) and D-FENSE.. we need pore passion for next season...
i hope to comme back at AT&T center and sing with you even i have bad américain accent ^^

GO SPURS GO

et

ALLEZ LES BLEUS!!!


Yup an average American has not reached maximum fatness in college so they have some energy at games


It's from this really old song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEFGQN9qLkQ

It was stucked in my head too :toast

[heyheymymy]

euro teams also have rivalries that carry on from religion/politics etc

look at this greek basketball league game

from 1:00 on a bunch of shit start exploding lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADcMfwW8_g


holy fuck i'd love to see spurs fans do this the next time the clippers come to town

[kobyz]

Are you more likely to kill yourself after watching a soccer game or a basketball game?

Still with the same old boring shtick, come on Dave!

[ChumpDumper]

Still with the same boring shtick, Dave!It's your shtick, David. You're the one who wanted to kill yourself over a children's game.

[kobyz]

It's your shtick, David. You're the one who wanted to kill yourself over a children's game.

The smartass shtick is yours, I'm just keepin it real, you understand it David, mister vanilla!?

[Kawhitstorm]

holy fuck i'd love to see spurs fans do this the next time the clippers come to town

The Mormons in Salt Lake were infamous for throwing coins at opposing players but Stern put a stop to it after the "Melee at the Palace"


we have cheerleaders for that. aka hotties with their tits and asses hanging out while we just take it all in. america, bitches.

Why would a grown man care about chicks performing acrobats & corny choreographed dances at center court? Free BJs during the game or at least a lap dance during timeouts at the minimum otherwise they are glorified eye candies (might as well hire a pole dancer & make it a bit more entertaining)




Chanting has even carried over to soccer stateside. Watch any MLS game, and especially teams like Seattle, and it's a much different crowd than a typical regular season major 3 sports game.

Seattle fans are a bunch of wanna be hipsters, they need to come up w/ something original rather than copying European fans. I absolutely can't stand folks who are hardcore about some mediocre product just to appeared hip (i.e. hardcore Clipper fans in LA when they were absolutely garbage & now folks who never grew up in a futbol culture all of a sudden playing the part of a hardcore fan).

[ChumpDumper]

The smartass shtick is yours, I'm just keepin it real, you understand it David, mister vanilla!?So you really wanted to kill yourself over a children's game?

That's pathetic, David. As pathetic as copying two other people's shticks like you are doing here.

[hater]

If the American fans theories in this thread were true Beisbol should have a carnival in the stands all game long :lmao

[kobyz]

So you really wanted to kill yourself over a children's game?

That's pathetic, David. As pathetic as copying two other people's shticks like you are doing here.

I'm confuse Dave, you talking about children game or about so important game which was matter of heaven or no heaven and ended as the most heartbreaking and cruel loss in sport history??? Or are you again being smartass bitch David? cause that really pathetic, as pathetic as inability to enjoy a football game and then also trying to make fun of that great sport...

[ceperez]

euro teams also have rivalries that carry on from religion/politics etc

look at this greek basketball league game

from 1:00 on a bunch of shit start exploding lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADcMfwW8_g

Crazy!

[bobby4germany]

euro teams also have rivalries that carry on from religion/politics etc

look at this greek basketball league game

from 1:00 on a bunch of shit start exploding lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADcMfwW8_g

If you acted like this at an American sporting event you would be arrested for disorderly conduct.

[ChumpDumper]

I'm confuse Dave, you talking about children game or about so important game which was matter of heaven or no heaven and ended as the most heartbreaking and cruel loss in sport history??? Or are you again being smartass bitch David? cause that really pathetic, as pathetic as inability to enjoy a football game and then also trying to make fun of that great sport...So you did want to kill yourself over a children's game, David.

I'm glad you confirmed that. :tu

:crymatter of heaven or no heaven:cry

[Mamuza94]

wow now that IS some freakin' atmosphere. but the fans are cheering that long and loudly after they LOSE by 16? what are they singing??? "we come back next time?" lol

Serbian:
I kada ne budeš prvi ti
I kada se čuju zvižduci
I tada ću, Partizane, znaj
Da te volim ja...

English:
And whenever you don't be first
And when you hear swisles
And then, Partizan, you know
That I love you...

Serbian and Greek fans are best in Europe, especially in basketball. We have fraternal teams, Serbian Red Star and Greek Olympiacos and Serbian Partizan and Greek PAOK. And in Serbia Red Star and Partizan are rivals and Paok and Oly are rivals in Greek.

So, when it's H2H matches, then always is Partizan & Paok fans vs Red Star & Olympiacos fans.

Derbies <3

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

They chant at the Sounders games.



Soccer's cool. All that passing, and running, and passing, and more running, a time limit that's not really a time limit - merely a suggestion that the refs add time to based on estimated stopped play, penalty shots to decide championships, and a 1-0 final score. It's neato.

[Brazil]

Here a link with some quick vids of people singing

http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/en-direct-eurobasket-2015-la-france-affronte-la-turquie-pour-une-place-en-quarts-de-finale_1715153.html

At the beginning of the game supporters were singing the Marseillaise that is pretty fucked up out of context with such nice stuff like "To slit the throats of your sons, your wives!" or "May impure blood Soak our fields’ furrows!"

The equivalent of Defense Defense for French supporters is the: "Allez les bleus !"

[spurslegacy]

Gotcha yeah American fans leave half an hour early not half an hour late... not much fan loyalty really in comparison. so you probably know Red Star quite well then I'm assuming? What can your average Spurs fan expect from Boban the Gentle Giant?




Serbian:
I kada ne budeš prvi ti
I kada se čuju zvižduci
I tada ću, Partizane, znaj
Da te volim ja...

English:
And whenever you don't be first
And when you hear swisles
And then, Partizan, you know
That I love you...

Serbian and Greek fans are best in Europe, especially in basketball. We have fraternal teams, Serbian Red Star and Greek Olympiacos and Serbian Partizan and Greek PAOK. And in Serbia Red Star and Partizan are rivals and Paok and Oly are rivals in Greek.

So, when it's H2H matches, then always is Partizan & Paok fans vs Red Star & Olympiacos fans.

Derbies <3

[spurslegacy]

Here a link with some quick vids of people singing

http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sport/en-direct-eurobasket-2015-la-france-affronte-la-turquie-pour-une-place-en-quarts-de-finale_1715153.html

At the beginning of the game supporters were singing the Marseillaise that is pretty fucked up out of context with such nice stuff like "To slit the throats of your sons, your wives!" or "May impure blood Soak our fields’ furrows!"

The equivalent of Defense Defense for French supporters is the: "Allez les bleus !"

I KNOW right? "may impure blood soak our fields' furrows" - when i read that, i was like WTF? uhhhh yeah maybe tone down the violently nativist propaganda there... a little bit surprising the national anthem hasn't been changed in three? centuries from such a progressive nation like France. I guess history runs deep.

[Mamuza94]

Gotcha yeah American fans leave half an hour early not half an hour late... not much fan loyalty really in comparison. so you probably know Red Star quite well then I'm assuming? What can your average Spurs fan expect from Boban the Gentle Giant?

Yes, I have watched Boban many times. In games vs Partizan, watched him live, in duel with Milutinov.
Principally, he is really dominant. And average Spurs fan can expect more than he expect. I'm sure.

[spurslegacy]

well right now honestly i don't think Milutinov is much to speak highly of right now... he's too thin and too raw to show a whole lot. the major knock on Boban is that he's too slow (especially on defense *edit*) for even an average NBA bench pick n roll/pop unit. for a guy who's 7'4, barely averaging a block a game seems pretty poor.


Yes, I have watched Boban many times. In games vs Partizan, watched him live, in duel with Milutinov.
Principally, he is really dominant. And average Spurs fan can expect more than he expect. I'm sure.

[Mamuza94]

well right now honestly i don't think Milutinov is much to speak highly of right now... he's too thin and too raw to show a whole lot. the major knock on Boban is that he's too slow for even an average NBA bench pick n roll/pop unit. for a guy who's 7'4, barely averaging a block a game seems pretty poor.

Milutinov is a huge potential. He need to work if he want to come to NBA, of course, but for now, i'm satisfied with him.
I think that Boban can improve his D / protection of rim in NBA. I talked about offense, and there he is already great.

[spurslegacy]

well see there's this fantastically offensive giant of a center on OKC named Anus Cancer. he's a phenomenal pick/roll/pop, post player and offensive rebounder, but he is such a horrific defender, poor defender, and actually stupid individual that he's a net negative for his team despite averaging 18ppg and 11rpg. i guess im just excited to see how boban fits in, even if just for spot minutes this year. OMG perhaps the most exciting spurs season ever :D

[Godbama]

Americans don't sing at sports games, we're not dirty fags or dirty slavs. thx


well unless it's taunting a team with their song back at them

[Brazil]

I KNOW right? "may impure blood soak our fields' furrows" - when i read that, i was like WTF? uhhhh yeah maybe tone down the violently nativist propaganda there... a little bit surprising the national anthem hasn't been changed in three? centuries from such a progressive nation like France. I guess history runs deep.

:lol wtf

no way France change his national anthem... it has been written in 1790 during French revolution, France was at war against almost every monarchies in Europe that were worried about this revolution. Revolution is a symbol of France and La Marseillaise one of the symbols of the Revolution. As you said it runs deep and nobody will ever change France national anthem

[Clipper Nation]

Still with the same old boring shtick, come on Dave!


The smartass shtick is yours, I'm just keepin it real, you understand it David, mister vanilla!?
:lmao CumDumpster
:lmao kobyz's bitch

[Brazil]

It's from this really old song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEFGQN9qLkQ

It was stucked in my head too :toast


And guess who chose the song?


Boris Diaw ! (And Flo Pietrus) :bobo

FWIW it is not Boris and Flo who chose it but apparently two member of FNT

for French speaker, here an article that explains everything about the song:

http://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/Actualites/Plongez-dans-les-yeux-d-emilie-la-chanson-de-l-equipe-de-france-a-l-euro/590624

tldr: song used by a regional band during baskert games in South West of France chosen by two FNT staff members to be the song of FNT for the Euro