Tokyo Apache vs. Shiga Lakestars at Yokohama 2010.03.06
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On March 6, 2010 (Sat.), the Shiga Lakestars played against Tokyo Apache. The game was held at the Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium in Yokohama.
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Pregame entertainment started at around 5:10 pm.
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These are kid dancers from a local dance school called avex Dance Master Human Academy.
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The game's host, MC Ume appears on a tricycle.
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team "Superstar" (cheerleaders) performed also.
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Introduction of Shiga Lakestars players.
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Shiga Lakestars
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Introduction of Tokyo Apache players as they make a grand entrance on stage as the curtain lifted.
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After the player is introduced, they walked down the cheerleader gauntlet.
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Introduction of Tokyo Apache players. The team's colors are purple and black.
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Tokyo Apache players' traditional huddle
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Practice shot
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Shiga Lakestars warming up.
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Introduction of Tokyo Apache's starting five.
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Tipoff between Shiga Lakestars and Tokyo Apache at 6 pm.
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Julius Ashby
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During this game against the Tokyo Apache on March 6, 2010, Mikey Marshall makes his debut as a Shiga Lakestar.
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Joho trying to block.
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Cohey
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Ray Schafer takes it down.
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Cohey Aoki covered by Wara.
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Cohey always passes the ball in a direction where his eyes are not looking.
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Ray Schafer chases Cohey.
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Cohey gives the signal.
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Fujiwara covers Cohey.
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Joho goes for 3 points.
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Gary Hamilton
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Passing the ball past Mikey.
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Rasheed Sparks
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Cohey is surrounded, but still shoots.
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Joho takes the ball down court.
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Mikey and Rasheed
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Cohey Aoki
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Gary Hamilton takes the ball.
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Gary Hamilton
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Entertainment by Tokyo Apache Dance Team
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team
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Chris Schlatter
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Ray Schafer
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Fujiwara Takamichi
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Whenever Cohey (left) is playing defense one-on-one, I notice that he's always staring into his opponent's eyes. It seems that he's trying to gauge his opponent's next move.
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Joho contemplating a shot.
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Joho Masashi scrambling.
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Gary Hamilton
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Kojima Yuta
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Ishibashi Haruyuki
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Jerrell Smith
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Joho
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Shiga Lakestars boosters make noise.
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Cheerleaders in the stands.
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Cheerleaders in the stands.
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Gary Hamilton
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Gary Hamilton shoots.
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Wara contemplates a shot.
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Goya Takanori
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team in another outfit.
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As the Tokyo Apache cheerleaders cheered, these Lakestars boosters cheered. The guy on the right later gave his Lakestar banner to the Apache cheerleader who was a good sport to accept it.
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Ray Schafer puts one in.
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Shiga Lakestars bench.
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Shiga Lakestars head coach Robert Pierce.
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Mikey Marshall gets ready to pass to Joho.
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Ray sure has long arms.
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Free throw by Gary Hamilton.
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Basketball court at Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium. Not a sellout crowd. Tokyo Apache has been doing poorly this season without Joe Bryant as head coach.
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Rasheed Sparks
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Chris Schlatter
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Chris Schlatter
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Coach Robert Pierce gives a pep talk during a time out. The Shiga Lakestars enjoyed a comfortable lead almost the whole game.
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Coach Robert Pierce
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Tokyo Apache cheerleaders
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Cohey and Wara
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team. I dunno how the team can afford such a huge group of cheerleaders. They number almost double the number of most team's cheerleaders.
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Ray Schafer
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Gary Hamilton
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Gary Hamilton shoots.
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Ray Schafer dunks one and thrills the crowd.
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Tokyo Apache head coach in a huddle.
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Ishibashi Haruyuki
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Mikey shoots.
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Mikey Marshall joined the team in early March, about a week before this game. He is the apparent replacement for Bobby Nash who was released from the team in early March 2010. Missed seeing Bobby, a fellow Hawaiian.
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Mikey Marshall
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Mikey Marshall played well and has proven to be a great addition to the Lakestars still in 4th place in the Western Conference.
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Ishibashi Haruyuki
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Cohey and Fujiwara Takamichi at it again. They must be tired of seeing each other's faces all the time.
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Julius Ashby
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Wara
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Luke Zellar
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Wara shots as he shoots.
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Mikey Marshall is from Texas and played for Oita Heat Devils and Osaka Evessa before.
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Mikey Marshall is 193 cm tall.
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team in another outfit.
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team in formation.
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Joho Masashi played for Tokyo Apache up until last season. He was welcomed back by Apache fans whom I'm sure miss Joho in Tokyo.
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Joho Masashi
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No, Wara is not pinching Cohey's nose.
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Wara and Cohey
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Chris
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Tokyo Apache huddle.
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Final score: Apache 68 and Lakestars 78. The Lakestars also beat the Apache again the next day.
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Tokyo Apache shake hands with fans.
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