After splitting a pair of away games last weekend with the Utsunomiya Brex, the Osaka Evessa passed the midway point of the season with a realistic shot at capturing the West Division title.
It all starts with defense, solid rebounding and an effective run-and-gun offense that utilizes the team’s 3-point shooting talent, but also involves a methodical slow-it-down approach at times to showcase its effective half-court offense, too.
Head coach Kensaku Tennichi, in his second stint at the helm after famously guiding the Kansai based club to three bj-league titles in the now-disbanded circuit's first three seasons (2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08) in a splendid five-season stint in charge, is relying on the building blocks of success that have defined many teams in the current era.
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