Every season we collect lots of team merchandise to remember our time abroad. This past season was a little different because instead of our typical team t-shirts and scarves we were able to snatch up lots of different goodies... teddy bears, keychains, buttons, and wrist bands just to mention a few. Not only did the Sendai 89ers have great merchandise but they also had some neat advertising around the city.
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Check out a video of Dan competing in the 3 Point Contest during the BJ League All-Star Weekend in Saitama, Japan. Dan starts shooting at the six minute mark. Today, Dan and I went to check out the new Super Sports Xebio by the Nagamachi subway stop. Xebio is a sports store similar to the American Dick's Sporting Goods. This particular location just opened up in the last month and is only a few steps away from the Sendai 89ers training gym. Not only that, it's also where the new Sendai 89ers home arena will be located. No more three home gyms, just one great one! The store also had an awesome basketball section featuring the Sendai 89ers!
Very cool! This is a little past due but Dan and his teammate Take Shimura received, The Japan Times' Offensive Players of the Month for February. Woohoo! Click on the image below to read the full article.
I can't help but to brag a little about my husband! He has had an amazing season with the Sendai 89ers.
He had two amazing games this past weekend versus the Akita Northern Happinets, scoring 31 points and 10 rebounds on Saturday, and 28 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals on Sunday. So far this season he has had four 30+ point games and is averaging 18.6 points per game leading his team and top ten in the league. Not only that, but he is number one in the league in three point makes! He also made the top ten in Asian Basket Top Performer of the Week! I am so so proud of him! My teammate Hikaru and I went on NHK Sendai, Japan News for a live interview during the sports segment. It was a lot of fun and will be a great memory for me. It was interesting to see a Japanese TV show production from both in front of and behind the camera. Below is the link to the segment. It's obviously all in Japanese, so our translator was to my left translating everything for me. They spoke a little bit about both of us as players, and then a little bit about our personalities. They asked us to describe each other in one word and tell us why. Hikaru chose to describe me as a "gentleman." He was pretty complimentary of me, being the nice guy that he is! My word for Hik was "positive," explaining to them that he never has a bad day, as a player or as a person. He is always productive every practice trying to be the best player that he can be. I admire that about him, and he is the best kind of teammate I could ask for. They also asked him if I had any flaws...Hik responded saying that my "high five" is too hard! So, we had to demonstrate it for them. I told him I get a little intense right before and during games, sorry Hik! My motto for the rest of the season is to "Stick Together," making sure we can make a strong push for the playoffs. Dan competed in the BJ League All-Star three-point contest held in Saitama, Japan. Saitama is about 1.5 hours south of Sendai and about 45 minutes north of Tokyo. The event itself was very nice! It was a huge production with lots or pre-game activities, contests, a basketball clinic for kids and a variety of live performances. I was definitely glad I could come, but come on BJ League, a wife has to pay for her own ticket?! I thought a marriage certificate would seal the deal but apparently the quote "happy wife, happy life" doesn't apply to the Japanese ;) Don't get me wrong I had a wonderful time, but I have to remember "we're not in Kansas anymore." Saitama Super Arena - maximum capacity is 37,000. The arena features a gigantic moveable section of seating which can reduce capacity for smaller events, for the All-Star weekend it was set up for 14,000. It is also the only Japanese arena equipped especially for American football. Our great friends, Jeff and April along with their three kids came to visit us in Saitama. We met in Germany when Dan and Jeff were teammates at Ratiopharm Ulm and now they live in Tokyo. Who would have thought that we would hang out in Ulm, Germany - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - and now in Saitama, Japan! Gotta love this lifestyle! To read about Dan's experience at the All-Star weekend, please check out his blog on Cracked Sidewalks.
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