When you win a league's first-ever championship, you establish a standard of excellence for your coaching staff, your players and your fans.
This is what Kensaku Tennichi has accomplished as the Osaka Evessa's coach.
Entering the playoffs, that is what the Evessa have replicated in Year 2 of the bj-league. Osaka finished the 2006-07 season as the league's top team, winning 29 of 40 games.