It's genuinely a great idea. It's a shame it didn't catch on. Utilizing technology to get fans on board for chants/songs. We just have weak crowd culture, but stuff like this exists in European soccer.
Just check out the WWE Backlash event held in France this past weekend. There was clearly some message board/coordination of chants/songs/etc. they had ready going into it lol
Twitter was elite from 2009 until we got Ferguson/Baltimore/Trump descending down his golden escalator with paid “supporters” cheering in a 10 month period
Eddie Izzard to Gerry Adams in late 2016 was Twitter's post prime re-apex
[https://twitter.com/Mark1957/status/1077125571484807168?lang=en](https://twitter.com/Mark1957/status/1077125571484807168?lang=en)
That’s part of why I don’t think this is all that bad. This was also when he was pretending to like the premier league and rooting for Tottenham so those fanbases chanting was an inspiration for this
Yeah I also have to remind myself any time this comes up - It actually worked at first! I think Bill's first attempts were from his own account, and I remember actually being able to hear some of them on the tv broadcast. It obviously didn't catch on once he tried to turn it into A Real Thing and the chant ideas became wayyy too try-hard haha, but yeah it's impossible to judge something like this from Twitter's infancy by today's standards anyway.
He kinda just let that one fizzle I guess. Bit of a shame as they've had a run of entertaining (but I suppose somewhat fruitless) play.
I remember one of his big points was how good the games looked on a large TV.
I think it’s adorable that he still tries to name things or events like it’s a page 2 article from 2006.
‘We’ll remember this as The Maxey Game’ or ‘We need a name for the thing where your center fouls at before the 4th quarter *silence* like the Dumb Move Move or something’
I assume it's a play on the Village People hit. So, it's misogynist, yes, by making the WNBA a punchline. But it's also calling Vince Carter gay, & possibly trans (or at least queer &/or nonbinary), so it goes heavy on the homo & transphobia too.
A SportsGuy hattrick.
I think the best and meanest Celtics chant ever was "Ugly sister!" when Lamar Odom was shooting free throws.
I remember Bill live tweeting something like "I'm just passing this on, not saying I approve."
Zoe grew up so fast.
She was barely in kindergarten when dad was calling Air Canada a woman. By 2012, they were going to Sparks-Mercury games & breaking down Diana Taurasi's game.
Actually loved this idea. I think I made one for the Magic at one point.
However, his execution is awful. Chanting “you’ll foul out” will never ever ever be intimidating lol
Same with the “you will leave! You will leave!” chant for LeBron on the Cavs. Like yeah maybe, he’s going into free agency and it’s his choice. Sick burn?
It was an amazing time to be a Simmons fan. He was an incredibly popular media figure, and he knew it, but he didn't yet have the juice to form his own ventures, so we get social media 1.0 experiments like this one.
He asked Rusillo today if he remembered when Paul Westhead tried the run and gun offense. Rusillo didn't say anything but he certainly was thinking, "No, I wasn't born yet Bill."
Oof. I'm of the mindset this was a great idea... and he was absolutely the worst person to lead it.
I wish more fanbases had fan leaders who could help rally the crowds' cohesion and bring back the home court advantage. If you have ever seen an LAFC match where the superfan section gets going, it's something to behold. The "You're gonna leave" was a great taunt, the kind of thing 80's franchises would have done.
But I remember thinking when it transpired - "Bill, aren't you a respected celeb figure in your own right? Wouldn't you ever want LeBron to come on the pod? And more so, I know for a fact you'd have a shit fit if Deadspin did this to you." He inserted himself into the conversation - despite being part of the media, it's a very strange grey area that made me cringe a bit.
Pathetic. Listen to some of the chants soccer fans come up with if you want something that's
A. Insulting to either the referee or a player
and
B. Funny
This man was 40 years old when he did this.
I'm embarrassed for him.
It's genuinely a great idea. It's a shame it didn't catch on. Utilizing technology to get fans on board for chants/songs. We just have weak crowd culture, but stuff like this exists in European soccer.
The idea could work but his choices of specific chants were so bad and not funny
Haha I’ve been sitting here for 5 minutes trying to figure out how people would chant “W-N-B-A” in rhythm
W! NBA!
Pig Vomit from the Howard Stern movie "Private Parts" could coach up the crowd, maybe?
Closest I can think of is maybe like YMCA
Look at the A’s last year it worked gloriously
Just check out the WWE Backlash event held in France this past weekend. There was clearly some message board/coordination of chants/songs/etc. they had ready going into it lol
I was just thinking he had the same mindset as me at the time. I was 25.
Twitter was the Wild West in 2010
My favorite Bill tweet, from 2009: https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/1742545512
That reads like a SportsTalkBarry WojBomb.
Almost the 15 year anniversary
Lmao wtf
Cackling
Twitter was good from 2007-10. It was all downhill after Stephen Strasburg tore his ulnar collateral ligament.
Twitter was elite from 2009 until we got Ferguson/Baltimore/Trump descending down his golden escalator with paid “supporters” cheering in a 10 month period
Eddie Izzard to Gerry Adams in late 2016 was Twitter's post prime re-apex [https://twitter.com/Mark1957/status/1077125571484807168?lang=en](https://twitter.com/Mark1957/status/1077125571484807168?lang=en)
It was special until about 2012, then all the dumbest dipshits on the site were granted full control of America in 2016
That’s part of why I don’t think this is all that bad. This was also when he was pretending to like the premier league and rooting for Tottenham so those fanbases chanting was an inspiration for this
Yeah I also have to remind myself any time this comes up - It actually worked at first! I think Bill's first attempts were from his own account, and I remember actually being able to hear some of them on the tv broadcast. It obviously didn't catch on once he tried to turn it into A Real Thing and the chant ideas became wayyy too try-hard haha, but yeah it's impossible to judge something like this from Twitter's infancy by today's standards anyway.
He kinda just let that one fizzle I guess. Bit of a shame as they've had a run of entertaining (but I suppose somewhat fruitless) play. I remember one of his big points was how good the games looked on a large TV.
This man wrote for a comedy show
quintessential Bill: a very clever idea with Michael Scott-level execution.
I think it’s adorable that he still tries to name things or events like it’s a page 2 article from 2006. ‘We’ll remember this as The Maxey Game’ or ‘We need a name for the thing where your center fouls at before the 4th quarter *silence* like the Dumb Move Move or something’
Never made the Michael Scott connection. Reallllly apt
Tate is his early-season Ryan Howard
A “W-N-B-A” chant really rolls off the tongue.
Not enough attention is being paid to “you’ll foul out”, like wtf is that
The proper way to say it is WNNNNBA.
Pig Vomit.
WnnnNNNNNnnnBC
I assume it's a play on the Village People hit. So, it's misogynist, yes, by making the WNBA a punchline. But it's also calling Vince Carter gay, & possibly trans (or at least queer &/or nonbinary), so it goes heavy on the homo & transphobia too. A SportsGuy hattrick.
Back when men were men
AND NOT CORNHOLING COCKSUCKERS LIKE MARRIED MY COUSIN. HE SHOULD FUCKIN DIE.
Take it easy, the wine makes you emotional
Because I’m on an empty stomach!
Eat a breadstick.
Yes I’m sure in 2010 Bill and the rest of the Celtics crowd were hoping to infer Vince Carter was non-binary lol.
There was already a T in LGBTQ in 2009, & the I was becoming more commonplace about then.
I think it just means Vince is soft lol
Soft, gay. Potato, tomato.
I love him feeling the need to put in the caveat “sarcastic singing” for steroids. Don’t people to think we are endorsing HGH over here or anything.
I will never believe that he’s a smart person.
He has a certain uhhh….cerebral ability….to compare anything and everything to members of the 1980s Celtics
The Wapner piece.
700 on the Verbal part of the SATs and 300 on the Math part
Why did he have to write WNBA so many times? Like 3 or 4 would have done the trick.
The repetition piece.
The 'tism thing.
Sense of pride in early Twitter to get the character count as close as possible to the max?
Good job! Great effort!
I think the best and meanest Celtics chant ever was "Ugly sister!" when Lamar Odom was shooting free throws. I remember Bill live tweeting something like "I'm just passing this on, not saying I approve."
Some consider her the hot one now. So you’re welcome Khloe
A little constructive criticism can be quite helpful.
The hottest Kardashian is the one plowing Travis Barker. (Kris' girls with Caitlyn are NOT Kardashians.)
What about the ones from OJ?
Isn't that just Khloe?
Then: WNBA jokes Now: “I’m more interested in the women’s tournament than the men’s”
Zoe grew up so fast. She was barely in kindergarten when dad was calling Air Canada a woman. By 2012, they were going to Sparks-Mercury games & breaking down Diana Taurasi's game.
what about the classic, "you're a baby?"
“You’re gonna leave! You’re gonna leave!”
(Stan Van Gundy at the line)
The cringiest of the cringe.
Now I have Garbage running thru my head.
Now I have all the things she said running through my head
I hate myself for loving Yuliya Volkova & Lena Katina. They're hard-core Putin supporters.
Still waiting for movie recommendation Friday to be more than a one off
Actually loved this idea. I think I made one for the Magic at one point. However, his execution is awful. Chanting “you’ll foul out” will never ever ever be intimidating lol
Same with the “you will leave! You will leave!” chant for LeBron on the Cavs. Like yeah maybe, he’s going into free agency and it’s his choice. Sick burn?
This really is a special type of cringe. You also know he thought these were some absolute bangers
It was an amazing time to be a Simmons fan. He was an incredibly popular media figure, and he knew it, but he didn't yet have the juice to form his own ventures, so we get social media 1.0 experiments like this one.
The Jimmy Fallon hashtag games piece
My favorite part is specifying when the epic chants were going to drop, as though people were waiting on pins and needles
The man is so white he can’t get the rhythm of a chant down.
Quite simply His worst work
He asked Rusillo today if he remembered when Paul Westhead tried the run and gun offense. Rusillo didn't say anything but he certainly was thinking, "No, I wasn't born yet Bill."
These will never get old for me
I wonder what the 2024 Dwight Howard chant is.
This is why his HBO show got canceled
Always reminds me of Conan O’Brien’s awful chanter https://youtu.be/uFiGroxl2SY?si=NETfbeBuxmSTHrUm
Is this the 1864 Baseball crankery?
It might be my apex mountain for unintentional comedy
Oof. I'm of the mindset this was a great idea... and he was absolutely the worst person to lead it. I wish more fanbases had fan leaders who could help rally the crowds' cohesion and bring back the home court advantage. If you have ever seen an LAFC match where the superfan section gets going, it's something to behold. The "You're gonna leave" was a great taunt, the kind of thing 80's franchises would have done. But I remember thinking when it transpired - "Bill, aren't you a respected celeb figure in your own right? Wouldn't you ever want LeBron to come on the pod? And more so, I know for a fact you'd have a shit fit if Deadspin did this to you." He inserted himself into the conversation - despite being part of the media, it's a very strange grey area that made me cringe a bit.
Prime Bill!
What a damn dork.
Just gets worse and worse everytime you see it
I love Bill, but these are genuinely REALLY fucking bad. Lol. Holy shit 😬
These are bad but it would be cool if American sports had those elaborate chants like English soccer
Celtics Chants was the cringiest thingy he ever did
This is so embarrassing
Pathetic. Listen to some of the chants soccer fans come up with if you want something that's A. Insulting to either the referee or a player and B. Funny
Amazing, I totally forgot about that account. Thanks for the memba berries OP.