You know when you have an idea after a few drink? You know when you think it’s still a good idea sober. Well, Emmet Ryan is one to commit to the bit with this tribute video to Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman ahead of the Euroleague Final Four.
I can’t sing. Nor, it turns out, can I mix audio. What I can do is commit to the bit. Ergin Ataman has been a joy to cover throughout my time running BallinEurope. So I had an idea. What if I did a song about Ergin Ataman to the tune of Real American by Rick Derringer. That is to say, the theme song of Hulk Hogan.
Things got very strange, very fast. Listen, this site exists for fun but when you are neurodivergent with hyper confidence clashing with an anxiety complex, things get weird. The key thing is to have fun. Whimsy is what the world never has enough of. BiE, definitely exists to increase whimsy.
With that in mind, admit me Chorus to this history; Who prologue-like your humble patience pray, Gently to hear, kindly to judge, our say
https://youtu.be/iKIuLP-k6MI
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A new era
BiE will be in Berlin all week for the Euroleague Final Four. Whether you support Fenerbahce, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, or Real Madrid, we hope to see you there. From drinking to writing to video making, it’s going to be a wild one. We’ll be sure to give you the best of Ergin Ataman, Rudy Fernandez, Saras, Papanikolaou, and more.
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