Hoops

Sydney Kings - Post Game Celebration

Did they celebrate with song another loss on thursday. ha ha ha

Very poor stuff. The song is a shite concoction of 10 other songs.

Randle stands there drinking water and not giving an F

Gotta love how people always some out with the old "AFL does it, but its not basketball..."
WTF does that even mean?
You're suggesting we should just ape everything American?

On the subject of the Kings, I'd be happy to see them excited over a win, at least it demonstrates that it means something to them.

I don't see a problem with celebratuing a win no matter when it comes.

After the season the Kings have had thus far ... a win like that would be the world off their shoulders.... so elation is just as strong an emotion as frustration or sadness after losing.

Khe San. Seriously you don't know what the Aussie Ashes winning teams sings at all.
Try this.
"Under the Southern Cross I stand
A sprig of wattle in my hand,
A native of my native land,
Australia, you f***ing beauty!"

Wow. Kindergarten stuff. Wow.

It's always a bit embarrassing when you have so few wins that you have to have the lyrics of your song printed out on the floor.

Do it in private. It should be just for the team

Ok fair point. I guess its the social media coverage of the Kings song that makes it a bit cringeworthy or unusual (probably should be kept out of the public eye) But i accept the reasoning behind it as a sporting culture even in basketball.

It's always a bit embarrassing when you have so few wins that you have to have the lyrics of your song printed out on the floor.

Haz, I think there'd be a club song in some cases, played to the fans over the speakers. Then, a separate song in the locker room. Not sure if all teams have one. The ones I've heard of have been pretty irreverent and even inappropriate - just something to yell.

Let them sing - they probably need any small victory they can get so far this season.

Basketball teams do have club songs, but do the players actually sing it in the change rooms after a game? Genuine questiion as I dont know, but I would not have thought so.

The Wilcats have a theme song - a pretty good one too - which gets played at the arena after a win, but they dont play opposition team songs if they win in Perth. So, not sure what the anon poster is referring to there. Is there another club that does that? Is it NBL or a state or amatuer league? My stance is that its not normal in basketball, so can this be proven wrong?

Finally, the Kings song itself - is it actually their theme song or just something fun that they made up last year? The 'Kings are having a party' doesnt strike me as a club song, but each to their own I guess.

While I agree that the Kings social media team needs to get that it's cringeworthy to everyone else, I think we need to cut them some slack, after a shit season so far, they managed to come back from that much down early on for a comprehensive win... I'd be pretty stoked as well...

Haz said "They shouldn't do it. Its a tradition in football but its not normal for basketball."

Dunno what basketball team you are around but everytime we get a W we sing the club song.
Equally everytime we lose we hear the oppo sing their song too.

"every team song ever made was made up by someone"

Yeah, no kidding.

How are AFL songs serious or historical? A couple of those teams have been around for what like 5 years?

Citation on Cadee making up the Kings song?

Even if he did...every team song ever made was made up by someone. And the Kings aren't the only team to have one, the others just don't put them out on social media every week.

Having a shit season, big comeback after first few minutes looked like a massive loss, coach under fire, just beat a top four team. Let them celebrate and enjoy, maybe the enthusiasm can keep rolling and they play respectable for second half of season. Not a Sydney fan but give them a break.

I agree. Good on 'em. Glad it meant something to them. Can only imagine how tough that bad patch has been.
Putting it on social media though? ... yeah, there's good & bad aspects to that.

Good on them, love the emotions of the team's, especially when the team is struggling.

At least they don't have to do it very much...

They shouldn't do it. Its a tradition in football but its not normal for basketball. And with the season they have had "the kings are having a party" just sounds insulting to their fans who have put up with another terrible season of massive underacheivment.

I think Randle's just uncomfortable with the singing and carrying on but he made a point of being part of the circle. No sign of Tyler, either he's sooking or stood well away from the group.

Interestingly Tom Wilson is in there wearing a Kings polo. Wouldn't be a bad idea to have him in the roster if he wants to play NBL after Serbia.

Teams sing their team song after a w. Winning that game would be like winning a GF. Randle lighten up.

It's on the Kings social media pages. Randle wasn't having a bar of it, which is a good reaction. I don't mind them doing it, but it's not something they should share on social media given how bad they've been.

Surely 7mate, 7two or GO would be willing to show the NBL live next season. If any of them were keen, and the NBL knew it, what would happen. We all know that if ONE wanted to cut the NBL all together they'd have to pay out the NBL, but what would the NBL have to do to get out of the deal if another station was willing to show it?

Also, would this only happen if another station actually approached the NBL themselves as I'm assuming the NBL can't talk with other stations while they currently have a deal with one. Final question, surely ONE HD could be taken to court on this one. I doubt this near live crap was in the original contract, all the press releases said the games would be live for the next 5 years.

Surely ONE have violated the contract and in the off season the NBL could take them to court and either get out of the deal if they can find a better one or force them to show the games live like they were supposed to?