 Last additions - Shiga Lakestars 滋賀レイクスターズ |
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Tokyo Apache shake hands with fans.Mar 26, 2010
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Final score: Apache 68 and Lakestars 78. The Lakestars also beat the Apache again the next day.Mar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache huddle.Mar 26, 2010
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Wara and CoheyMar 26, 2010
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ChrisMar 26, 2010
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No, Wara is not pinching Cohey's nose.Mar 26, 2010
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Joho MasashiMar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team in formation.Mar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team in another outfit.Mar 26, 2010
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Mikey Marshall is 193 cm tall.Mar 26, 2010
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Mikey Marshall is from Texas and played for Oita Heat Devils and Osaka Evessa before.Mar 26, 2010
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Wara shots as he shoots.Mar 26, 2010
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WaraMar 26, 2010
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Luke ZellarMar 26, 2010
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Julius AshbyMar 26, 2010
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Cohey and Fujiwara Takamichi at it again. They must be tired of seeing each other's faces all the time.Mar 26, 2010
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Ishibashi HaruyukiMar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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Mikey MarshallMar 26, 2010
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Mikey shoots.Mar 26, 2010
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Ishibashi HaruyukiMar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache head coach in a huddle.Mar 26, 2010
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Ray Schafer dunks one and thrills the crowd.Mar 26, 2010
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Gary Hamilton shoots.Mar 26, 2010
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Ray SchaferMar 26, 2010
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Gary HamiltonMar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache cheerleadersMar 26, 2010
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Cohey and WaraMar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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Coach Robert PierceMar 26, 2010
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Chris SchlatterMar 26, 2010
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Chris SchlatterMar 26, 2010
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Rasheed SparksMar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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Free throw by Gary Hamilton.Mar 26, 2010
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Ray sure has long arms.Mar 26, 2010
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Mikey Marshall gets ready to pass to Joho.Mar 26, 2010
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Shiga Lakestars head coach Robert Pierce.Mar 26, 2010
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Shiga Lakestars bench.Mar 26, 2010
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Ray Schafer puts one in.Mar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team in another outfit.Mar 26, 2010
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Goya TakanoriMar 26, 2010
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Wara contemplates a shot.Mar 26, 2010
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Gary Hamilton shoots.Mar 26, 2010
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Gary HamiltonMar 26, 2010
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Cheerleaders in the stands.Mar 26, 2010
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Cheerleaders in the stands.Mar 26, 2010
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Shiga Lakestars boosters make noise.Mar 26, 2010
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JohoMar 26, 2010
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Jerrell SmithMar 26, 2010
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Ishibashi HaruyukiMar 26, 2010
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Kojima YutaMar 26, 2010
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Gary HamiltonMar 26, 2010
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Joho Masashi scrambling.Mar 26, 2010
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Joho contemplating a shot.Mar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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Fujiwara TakamichiMar 26, 2010
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Ray SchaferMar 26, 2010
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Chris SchlatterMar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache Dance TeamMar 26, 2010
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Entertainment by Tokyo Apache Dance TeamMar 26, 2010
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Gary Hamilton takes the ball.Mar 26, 2010
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Mikey and RasheedMar 26, 2010
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Gary HamiltonMar 26, 2010
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Cohey AokiMar 26, 2010
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Joho takes the ball down court.Mar 26, 2010
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Passing the ball past Mikey.Mar 26, 2010
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Cohey is surrounded, but still shoots.Mar 26, 2010
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Rasheed SparksMar 26, 2010
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Joho goes for 3 points.Mar 26, 2010
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Cohey gives the signal.Mar 26, 2010
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Gary HamiltonMar 26, 2010
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Fujiwara covers Cohey.Mar 26, 2010
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Ray Schafer chases Cohey.Mar 26, 2010
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Ray Schafer takes it down.Mar 26, 2010
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Cohey Aoki covered by Wara.Mar 26, 2010
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Cohey always passes the ball in a direction where his eyes are not looking.Mar 26, 2010
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CoheyMar 26, 2010
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Joho trying to block.Mar 26, 2010
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During this game against the Tokyo Apache on March 6, 2010, Mikey Marshall makes his debut as a Shiga Lakestar.Mar 26, 2010
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Tipoff between Shiga Lakestars and Tokyo Apache at 6 pm.Mar 26, 2010
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Julius AshbyMar 26, 2010
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Introduction of Tokyo Apache's starting five.Mar 26, 2010
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Shiga Lakestars warming up.Mar 26, 2010
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Practice shotMar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache players' traditional huddleMar 26, 2010
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After the player is introduced, they walked down the cheerleader gauntlet.Mar 26, 2010
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Introduction of Tokyo Apache players as they make a grand entrance on stage as the curtain lifted.Mar 26, 2010
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Introduction of Tokyo Apache players. The team's colors are purple and black.Mar 26, 2010
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Shiga LakestarsMar 26, 2010
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Tokyo Apache Dance Team "Superstar" (cheerleaders) performed also. Mar 26, 2010
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Introduction of Shiga Lakestars players.Mar 26, 2010
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The game's host, MC Ume appears on a tricycle.Mar 26, 2010
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These are kid dancers from a local dance school called avex Dance Master Human Academy.Mar 26, 2010
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Pregame entertainment started at around 5:10 pm.Mar 26, 2010
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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.Mar 26, 2010
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Victorious American players high five with the crowd.Nov 02, 2009
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Head Coach Robert Pierce high five with the crowd.Nov 02, 2009
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Japanese players high five with the crowd.Nov 02, 2009
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The Shiga Lakestars are on a roll with five home game victories in a row, putting them in 1st place in the Western Conference. Team morale must be high.Nov 02, 2009
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The game's MVP was Gary Hamilton who was awarded with a gas heater from Osaka Gas.Nov 02, 2009
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Head Coach Bob Pierce thanks the crowd for coming and urges them to come again to support the Lakestars. (Will do.)Nov 02, 2009
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Shinya also talked.Nov 02, 2009
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Closing speechesNov 02, 2009
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Final score: 93-79. The Shiga Lakestars win their fifth home game in a row. However, on the next day, they lost their first home game of the season as Takamatsu took revenge and won handily 81-91.Nov 02, 2009
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The Lakestars led most of the way so it wasn't a cliffhanger game like with Osaka Evessa the weekend before.Nov 02, 2009
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Mike HallNov 02, 2009
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If you feel down or depressed, see a basketball game to cheer you up.Nov 02, 2009
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Like a big party.Nov 02, 2009
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She's glowing.Nov 02, 2009
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Cheerleader on roller blades.Nov 02, 2009
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Shiga Lakestar cheerleaders always do a great job when firing up the crowd, whether it's "DEFENSE!!" or "GO GO LAKES!!"Nov 02, 2009
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Ogawa Shinya #5, local boy from Nagahama.Nov 02, 2009
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Luke Zellar on a free throw and Coach Pierce looks on.Nov 02, 2009
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Lakestars still lead at the end of the 3rd period: 71-59Nov 02, 2009
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Butterfingers again.Nov 02, 2009
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Coach Pierce gives a heated pep talk during a break.Nov 02, 2009
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Gary with the ball.Nov 02, 2009
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Bobby gives a signal as he plays point guard with Fujiwara disabled and Shinya fouled out of the game.Nov 02, 2009
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ButterfingersNov 02, 2009
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Magnee and cheerleaders. Nov 02, 2009
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No hot pants for this game. Looks like they wear only two outfits (out of the four I've seen so far) per game.Nov 02, 2009
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Shiga Lakestars cheerleaders in their long-pants outfit with windows. Cheerleaders are also athletes in their own right.Nov 02, 2009
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Luke Zellar was all alone when he sped down the court and dunked this one. Huge cheers ensued. This is what we come to see.Nov 02, 2009
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Joho helps up a Takamatsu player who crashed into a billboard.Nov 02, 2009
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JohoNov 02, 2009
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Mike Hall shoots.Nov 02, 2009
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Luke and Bobby rest up.Nov 02, 2009
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During halftime, they held the free throw game for spectators. They gave a little prize to those who got the ball in.Nov 02, 2009
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Magnee playing around.Nov 02, 2009
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Score at halftime: Lakestars lead 50-43.Nov 02, 2009
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Dancing to Y.M.C.A. (sung by the Village People) at halftime.Nov 02, 2009
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Joho taking it down.Nov 02, 2009
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KidsNov 02, 2009
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Mike Hall #23Nov 02, 2009
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Chris Schlatter #4 going for 3 points.Nov 02, 2009
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The cheerleaders perform during most timeouts, even for 20 sec.Nov 02, 2009
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Bobby Nash #33Nov 02, 2009
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Takamatsu swarms Gary Hamilton.Nov 02, 2009
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Sometimes they wear this silver dress, and sometimes a black cowboy outfit.Nov 02, 2009
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DEFENSE!Nov 02, 2009
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Score after the 1st period. Lakestars trail by 1 point.Nov 02, 2009
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Defense!Nov 02, 2009
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Bobby on defense.Nov 02, 2009
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Luke Zellar #40Nov 02, 2009
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KOJIMA Yuta #03Nov 02, 2009
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Ogawa Shinya #5Nov 02, 2009
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ShinyaNov 02, 2009
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The Shiga Lakestars cheerleaders wear a new outfit, a shimmering silver miniskirt. They wore it for the first time during the game with Osaka on Oct. 25, 2009.Nov 02, 2009
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Free throw by Takamatsu Five Arrows.Nov 02, 2009
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Shiga Lakestars cheerleaders and Magnee.Nov 02, 2009
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Coach Pierce reacts.Nov 02, 2009
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ShinyaNov 02, 2009
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EntanglementNov 02, 2009
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Free throw by Gary Hamilton #2.Nov 02, 2009
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Bobby Nash #33Nov 02, 2009
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Joho Masashi #31Nov 02, 2009
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Bobby Nash #33 looking to pass.Nov 02, 2009
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Hikone Shimin Taiiku Center gymNov 02, 2009
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Takamatsu scores first.Nov 02, 2009
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Ogawa Shinya gives Hiko-nyan a hug.Nov 02, 2009
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Both teams shake hands.Nov 02, 2009
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Tip-off at about 5 pm between the Shiga Lakestars and Takamatsu Five Arrows in Hikone.Nov 02, 2009
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Joho Masashi #31Nov 02, 2009
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Cheerleaders encourage people to join the Lakestars booster club.Nov 02, 2009
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Introduction of starting five. This is Gary Hamilton #2. Unfortunately, team captain Fujiwara Takamichi got a dislocated shoulder and is on the disabled list.Nov 02, 2009
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Hiko-nyan shakes hands with Shiga Lakestars Head Coach Robert Pierce as amused players look on. Note that Hiko-nyan is not related to Hello Kitty. The Japanese really love their cats. Shiga has other mascots modeled after cats.Nov 02, 2009
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Head Coach Robert Pierce and Assistant Coach Ishibashi Takatoshi.Nov 02, 2009
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A major thunderstorm ensued, and the cat saved him from getting wet. Another legend says that as soon as the cat beckoned Naotaka into the temple, lightning struck the tree where he was standing. Thus, the cat saved his life.Nov 02, 2009
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Hiko-nyan and Magnee fires up the crowd. Hiko-nyan is a white cat wearing a red samurai helmet modeled after the one worn by Lord Ii Naomasa, the first lord of Hikone Castle.Nov 02, 2009
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This legendary cat connection gave birth to the idea behind Hiko-nyan. This same legend is also one theory for the origin of the ubiquitous beckoning cat you see at shops and restaurants in Japan. The beckoning cat can be called Hiko-nyan's cousin.Nov 02, 2009
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According to legend, one day, Ii Naotaka, the third lord of Hikone Castle, was doing falconry in Tokyo and was near a temple when he saw this cat raising its paw. He was led inside the temple where he was able to rest inside.Nov 02, 2009
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Shiga Lakestars official mascot Magnee also welcomed Hiko-nyan to their first game in Hikone. Hiko-nyan is one of Japan's most famous and popular PR mascot characters. So popular that Hikone retained this cat as its official mascot indefinitely.Nov 02, 2009
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Hiko-nyan gives a big hello to the crowd. Hiko-nyan was created as the official mascot for the 400th anniversary celebration of Hikone Castle held in 2007. "Hiko" refers to Hikone, and "nyan" is a baby word for cat.Nov 02, 2009
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Special guest Hiko-nyan enters the gym and gives high fives to spectators. A most welcome guest for the Lakestars' for the first time in Hikone.Nov 02, 2009
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Introduction of Shiga Lakestars players. This is Chris Schlatter.Nov 02, 2009
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Posing with local kids basketball players who also served as the player escorts during the introductions.Nov 02, 2009
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Official Shiga Lakestars merchandise.Nov 02, 2009
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Cheerleaders perform.Nov 02, 2009
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Current standings: Shiga Lakestars lead the Western Conference with 6 wins 2 losses. (7 wins 3 losses after the weekend was over)Nov 02, 2009
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The Shiga Lakestars played against Takamatsu Five Arrows again on Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2009 at Hikone Shimin Taiiku Center gym, a 20-min. walk from Hikone Station. These photos were taken on Oct. 31, 2009.Nov 02, 2009
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Entrance lobby is decorated with player cutouts. We had to take off our shoes when entering the Hikone gym. Slippers were provided.Nov 02, 2009
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Entrance to the gym in Hikone. It was the first time for the Lakestars to play a home game in Hikone.Nov 02, 2009
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In a hard-fought match, the Shiga Lakestars sqeaked by Osaka Evessa 66-64. They beat Osaka the next day as well, 83-80 in another close game. With 6 wins and 2 losses so far, the Lakestars head the Western Conference.Oct 27, 2009
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Lakestars cheerleaders in black.Oct 27, 2009
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JohoOct 27, 2009
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Going for the rebound.Oct 27, 2009
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Even Magnee booed the Evessa free throw.Oct 27, 2009
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High five between Gary Hamilton #2 and Bobby Nash #33.Oct 27, 2009
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High five between Joho and Wara.Oct 27, 2009
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Lakestars cheerleaders and Magnee in a corner.Oct 27, 2009
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Firing up Lakestars fans.Oct 27, 2009
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Wara gives the signal.Oct 27, 2009
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Still tied with less than 4 min. left in the game. Very exciting. The crowd either roared each time the Lakestars scored or sighed each time they missed.Oct 27, 2009
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Mike HallOct 27, 2009
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Joho Masashi #31Oct 27, 2009
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ShinyaOct 27, 2009
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Joho Masashi #31Oct 27, 2009
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Wish I was on the other side of the court.Oct 27, 2009
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The two head coaches watch at courtside.Oct 27, 2009
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Very close game even during the 3rd quarter.Oct 27, 2009
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Bobby Nash goes for 3 points.Oct 27, 2009
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WaraOct 27, 2009
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All eyes on the ball.Oct 27, 2009
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Gary passing to Bobby.Oct 27, 2009
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Joho Masashi #31Oct 27, 2009
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Joho Masashi #31 for a free throw.Oct 27, 2009
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