In an offseason of massive changes in the league's coaching ranks, the Tokyo Cinq Reves, Rizing Fukuoka and Oita Ehime HeatDevils have yet to fill their coaching positions.
Twenty-one of 24 teams have announced who'll run the show for the 2015-16. The just-cited clubs are still behind schedule — way behind schedule.
From a public relations standpoint, weeks after team schedules have been released, with tickets orders being solicited and rosters being cobbled together, this makes all three franchises appear to have neither a sense of urgency nor a commitment to winning for the upcoming campaign.
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