Flopping in the NBA

I don't believe they're playing repeats of Champions League when the conference finals are on.

Back to the point, it's sad when basketball has this problem. It's an unwritten rule in basketball that you man up. If no foul is called, you play through it. If you're injured, you don't mention it. See Kobe playing with torn tendons in his finger and Manu who is probably on pain killers with a busted ankle. When there was an obvious foul on the last play of the Lakers-Spurs series, the coach of the losing side says, "You don't call that a foul in the Western Conference Finals". You shouldn't flop and cry about a foul like footballers, and then whinge about it some more in the press after the game calling for reviews and what not.

Hopefully the players themselves will keep things pure, and the floppers can try their luck in the Premier League or something. They shouldn't be in the NBA.

Finally got myself a Nike Mobile Case (flash!) , which wraps around your arm. This shortens the length between cord and earphones.

The Centro actually is a good music player. With Pocket Tunes upgrade (which I had from my TX), it plays all my media files including Ogg Vorbis. Only annoying part is that you need a bulky 3.5in adapter.

I put my Centro upside down in the case so that the headphone jack is at the top. The case stretches nicely to cover the adapter and also excess cord. Once adjusted, the cord length is very short, so there is almost no flapping due to movement. Matched with my MX55's this allows me to run and do stuff while listening to music. I'm going to have a go next weekend to see how well this setup holds up to a morning jog and shooting hoops which was the main reason to look for the headphones and case.

MyOSS Basketball is back. Next one is at NPNG Sports Centre this Thursday 15th from 8:30pm-9:30pm.

Full details at the following url: http://foss.org.my/projects/recreation/basketball-november-2007