 Most viewed - Shiga Lakestars Debut Game vs. Osaka Evessa 2008.10.11 |
Risa リサ465 views
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Shiga LakeStars poster for home games at Shiga Prefectural Gym in Otsu. 445 views
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Team captain Fujiwara Takamichi speaks.164 views
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Magnee, Shiga LakeStars official mascot modeled after the Lake Biwa catfish. Kind of strange seeing a fish with two legs...158 views
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Aimi アイミ108 views
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Shiika シィカ107 views
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Shiga LakeStars official mascot, Magnee (modeled after the Lake Biwa catfish).100 views
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Coach Robert Pierce comments in English about the game. He also speaks some Japanese.98 views
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Risa リサ94 views
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Risa リサ92 views
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LakeStars and Evessa player shake hands after the game.91 views
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Kaorin カオリン90 views
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Sayo サヨ89 views
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Bobby Nash is from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (my alma mater as well). His father is the current basketball coach at UH and was one of the Fabulous Five at UH during the early '70s.88 views
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Final score, LakeStars 78, Osaka 81. The LakeStars lose their debut game by a heartbreaking 3 points.87 views
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The cheerleaders appeared whenever there was a time out, even for 20 sec.86 views
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The lobby had these life-size cutouts of the players.84 views
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Shiga LakeStars Cheerleaders83 views
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Ray Schafer is from Alaska, and at 213 cm tall, the tallest LakeStar.83 views
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Jerseys for sale.82 views
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Shiga LakeStars and Osaka Evessa on court for warm-up.79 views
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Lynn Washington, one of the league's top scorers, goes for the basket.79 views
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Brayden Bilbe for free throw. He's from the state of Washington.79 views
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Shiga LakeStars and Osaka Evessa warming up.75 views
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Also T-shirts.74 views
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Shiga LakeStars warming up.74 views
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Bobby Nash on defense74 views
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Brayden Bilbe for free throw.73 views
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The cheerleaders all look nice and pretty, but it's hard to tell them apart. They look almost the same. They all have long, black hair (which often cover their faces), all slender, and about the same height and weight.73 views
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Dunk by Ray Schafer72 views
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Bobby Nash72 views
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Lynn Washington of Osaka72 views
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Shiga LakeStars boosters.72 views
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Most of the cheerleaders were recruited from Shiga and Kyoto.72 views
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Shiga LakeStars warming up for their debut pro game on Oct. 11, 2008 against Osaka Evessa.71 views
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Tip-off at 4 pm.71 views
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Team bench71 views
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Ray Schafer got him covered.71 views
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Brayden Bilbe71 views
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Ogawa Shinya on defense70 views
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Ryan Rourke70 views
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Brayden70 views
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Congratulatory flowers at the gym entrance.69 views
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These people won the team naming contest. They proposed the name "LakeStars."69 views
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Shiga LakeStars players69 views
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Ogawa Shinya is a local boy from Nagahama, Shiga.69 views
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Ray Schafer blocking a shot.69 views
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Head coach Robert Pierce.69 views
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LakeStars merchandise for sale.68 views
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The cheerleaders form a gauntlet for the players appearing on court.68 views
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Defense!68 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi 68 views
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Ryan goes for a 3-pointer.68 views
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Shiga Prefectural Gym in Otsu67 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi 67 views
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Bobby Nash67 views
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Halftime show67 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi 67 views
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Ray Schafer for free throw.67 views
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Bobby Nash67 views
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The LakeStars took an early lead.66 views
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Bobby Nash for free throw.66 views
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Bobby Nash66 views
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LakeStars merchandise included notebooks, towels, and stickers.65 views
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The gym got dark and the cheerleaders appeared.65 views
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Huddle65 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi 65 views
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Bobby Nash65 views
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I thought the LakeStars uniforms were nice, but the advertising was too prominent and "LakeStars" was hardly to be seen. It's hard to see what the name of the team is.64 views
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Sato Hirotaka on defense64 views
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Ray Schafer for free throw64 views
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The LakeStars trailed Osaka for most of the game.64 views
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Nicknamed "Wara," Fujiwara Takamichi is from Fukuoka and played for Niigata Albirex BB before coming to Shiga.64 views
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Entrance to Shiga Prefectural Gym.63 views
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Shiga LakeStars bus.63 views
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National anthem63 views
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Cleanup63 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi 63 views
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Ogawa Shinya63 views
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Ogawa Shinya is a point guard.63 views
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Bobby Nash63 views
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Shiga Prefectural Gym (Shiga Kenritsu Taiikukan) in Otsu, one of the home courts of the Shiga LakeStars. 滋賀県立体育館62 views
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Gym seating layout. 62 views
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Osaka Evessa warming up. This was my first time to see a pro basketball game in Japan, and I was surprised to see how commercial it was. The court floor and rim are littered with ads.62 views
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Dunk by Osaka Evessa62 views
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Fujiwara Takamichi 61 views
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Kojima Yuta61 views
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Stairs at Shiga Prefectural Gym60 views
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Shiga LakeStars CEO speaks.59 views
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Fans cheer on, and roar whenever the LakeStars score.59 views
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Brayden Bilbe58 views
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