 The
most successful Basketball team in Kanagawa, which
won the championship in the last 17 years, is headed
by MVP pointguard Maki and a great-3 point shooter
Jin. They are not a team with the best players in
the region but composed of the most disciplined ones,
and that pretty much explains their success. With
2 great scorers and a very good supporting cast they
are still the team to beat. Maki says that the reason
why Kainan is in the top is that they don't underestimate
their opponent..
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Name: Shinichi Maki |
| A.K.A.: Middle-age man/ Kanagawa's number one |
| Age: 17 yrs. old |
| Height: 184 cm |
| Weight: 79 kg |
| School: Kainan Univ. High school |
| Grade: Third year |
| Position: Point guard |
| Jersey no.: number 4 |
| Special move: Drive-in-fishing-for-a-foul play
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| Hobbies: Playing basketball |
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When we talk about the team Kainan, we talk
about their star player Shinichi Maki. His
style of play and the success of his b'ball
career symbolizes the very essence of Kainan's
long reign as Kanagawa's champion team. If
we analyze Maki's style of play, there are
only three words to describe it: Simple yet
effective.
Because of his numerous basketball career
achievement, Maki is a well known sports figure
in places outside kanagawa and has developed
respect from other b'ball players. Physically
and attitude-wise, he is certainly very mature.
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Name: Soichiro Jin |
| A.K.A.: Jiji (?) |
| Age: 16 yrs. old |
| Height: 189 cm |
| Weight: 71 kg |
| School: Kainan Univ. High school |
| Grade: Second year |
| Position: Shooting guard |
| Jersey no.: number 6 |
| Noticeable feature:
Innocent baby face looks |
| Hobbies: Playing basketball |
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Being the most steadiest 3-point shooter
in the tournament, Jin was a hands-down choice
for one of the Kanagawa's Best five . Though
he looks innocent, Jin can be as deadly as
any Mitsui-kind-of-player in the hardcourt.
He used to play center position in junior
high, but when he went to Kainan Univ., a
skinny player like Jin could not hold his
ground against more competitive centers. So
he had to cope up. He began doing 500 3-pt
shot every after team practices. Thus, Jin
became a vital part in Kainan's offensive
attack as a shooting guard.
Maki's attack would be reduced to half of
its efficiency without this guy here. Just
as what Shohoku did in their game against
Kainan.
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Name: Nobunaga Kiyota |
| A.K.A.: Wild monkey |
| Height: 178 cm |
| Weight: 65 kg |
| School: Kainan Univ. High school |
| Grade: First Year |
| Position: Small forward |
| Jersey no.: number 10 |
| Noticeable features: Long hair ala rock star |
| Accesories: Head band |
| Hobbies: Playing basketball and cooking |
| Most Notable Saying |
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When you based it in his attitude, he can
also be called the shame of kainan. However,
like Sakuragi of Shohoku, his good ability
to play basketball seems to conpensate for
his immature behavior
Kiyota always like to play one-on-one with
Rukawa, though he always ends up losing in
the process. Looking to the bright side, Kiyota
showed his great defensive prowess when he
limited Rukawa in the remainder of the second
half. This goes to show us that this guy is
no push over when he decides to concentrate
on his game.
Additional comment: This guy has great leaping
abilities for someone whose height is only
5'10 or 178 cm.
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