First in a three-part series.
The 2010-11 Tokyo Apache team delivered a memorable, unique product that will remain a part of Japan basketball lore for decades to come.
To this observer, many memories of that team's final bj-league season are as fresh and vivid as they were five springs ago: the personalities, the team's zany schedule and a growth curve that demanded attention.
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