Successful coaches are constantly looking ahead, constantly concocting new strategies on paper or in their heads as the hours tick away before their team's next contest. Sure, they learn from past games, but they don't dwell on them.
Osaka Evessa's Lynn Washington, who helped his team win the inaugural league title last spring, is a leading candidate for the bj-league's 2006-07 MVP award.
KAZ NAGATSUKA PHOTOSuch is the case with Osaka Evessa's Kensaku Tennichi.