Not yo mama's shirt

There's a funny post on Deadspin about a shirt being developed by University of Sydney researchers that would keep score for you....

The shirt's lights would light up when you score, or fouled; and would not only register statistics, but could also display your heartbeat.

Why? The students' page says:

TeamAwear is a next-generation basketball jersey which allows players to 'wear their performance' in order to enhance the awareness of information during game-play for all stakeholders, including: athletes, coaches, referees, and spectators.

Uh, okay.... From the point of view of the athlete 'stakeholder', wouldn't it make more sense if your stats were kept by the jersey of the guy you're guarding?

That could make for some great trash-talking.... Yo, X-mas Tree, where my presents at? Yo shirt lit up like yo mama on New Year's...

Plus, otherwise--as Deadspin notes--you'd always be craning your neck and stuff...

We are still obsessed with the statistical notion, however. If they put this in the NBA, it would be endlessly amusing to watch players stare at their jersey to see how much more they need to score to reach their performance bonuses. Can you imagine how much fun it would be to see Ricky Davis constantly trying to see the side of his jersey"?

Photo of TeamAware from student's webpage.