Odd title for such a good song. Apparently, Detlef Schrempf was a German-born, Seattle SuperSonic, NBA player who disappointed his fans (at least, the song writter for Band of Horses) by moving to the rival Portland Trail Blazers.
Not being an NBA fan, I liked the song better before knowing this silly backstory — sort of like MTV ruining song’s with their actor-reenactment-videos. There is something to be said of letting your imagination “fill in the blanks” (or meaning of lyrics).