-The Takamatsu Five Arrows gave their fans a win - finally - on Saturday, victory No. 1 in game No. 21. And then got drilled 103-66 in the rematch with the Miyazaki Shining Suns on Sunday. Not exactly a well-played series finale for coach Kenzo Maeda's club.
-Watching the way Masahiro Oguchi stays active as a bench observer and makes all the little plays when he's on the floor, it's the thought here that the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix guard may be a solid coach someday.
-It's easy to root for Saitama Broncos forward Daiki Terashita, a hard-working, versatile forward with a nice mix of perimter and attack-the-basket shots.
-Without Chris Holm's league-leading 14.3 rebounds per game, the Niigata Albirex BB would not be in second place in the Easter Conference.
-Even when Jeff Newton, who had an epic 50-point game in the Western Conference final in the 2008-09 playoffs, isn't a factor on offense (he had zero points on Saturday), he can still play a key role for the Ryukyu Golden Kings, with hustle, always-good screens and defensive plays, good rebounding (12 boards) and solid passing (three assists).
-What a unpredictable week it's been. In the past few days, league followers have seen three teams' leading scorers leave: Akita's Michael Gardener (19.4 ppg), Ryukyu's Reggie Okosa (15.1) and Sendai's O'Neal Mims (19.3). Finding ways to have other players pick up the offensive production will be key for their coaches in the coming weeks.
-The words "perimeter marksman" are becoming necessary to use when talking about Niigata's Yuichi Ikeda. After all, the veteran forward is shooting 50.5 percent from 3-point range (52-for-103). Impressive indeed.
-Speaking of sharpshooters, Ryukyu's David Palmer is 15-for-23 from 3-point land over the past four games, not coincidentally all Golden Kings win.
-Watching the way Masahiro Oguchi stays active as a bench observer and makes all the little plays when he's on the floor, it's the thought here that the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix guard may be a solid coach someday.
-It's easy to root for Saitama Broncos forward Daiki Terashita, a hard-working, versatile forward with a nice mix of perimter and attack-the-basket shots.
-Without Chris Holm's league-leading 14.3 rebounds per game, the Niigata Albirex BB would not be in second place in the Easter Conference.
-Even when Jeff Newton, who had an epic 50-point game in the Western Conference final in the 2008-09 playoffs, isn't a factor on offense (he had zero points on Saturday), he can still play a key role for the Ryukyu Golden Kings, with hustle, always-good screens and defensive plays, good rebounding (12 boards) and solid passing (three assists).
-What a unpredictable week it's been. In the past few days, league followers have seen three teams' leading scorers leave: Akita's Michael Gardener (19.4 ppg), Ryukyu's Reggie Okosa (15.1) and Sendai's O'Neal Mims (19.3). Finding ways to have other players pick up the offensive production will be key for their coaches in the coming weeks.
-The words "perimeter marksman" are becoming necessary to use when talking about Niigata's Yuichi Ikeda. After all, the veteran forward is shooting 50.5 percent from 3-point range (52-for-103). Impressive indeed.
-Speaking of sharpshooters, Ryukyu's David Palmer is 15-for-23 from 3-point land over the past four games, not coincidentally all Golden Kings win.
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