{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69696cfc17bb88de8d1380d8/6ac88eed937a3c900f168977?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Japan’s Basketball Boom: Shawn Dennis on the B.League’s Rise and What Comes Next","description":"<p>New Sunrockers head coach <strong>Shawn Dennis</strong> joins Ric Bucher and Greg Stolt to celebrate Japan’s remarkable basketball transformation and explain how the B.League can become even better.</p><p>Dennis discusses the league’s surging popularity, improved talent and coaching, why Japan needs to rethink player development, and how new B.Premier import rules could accelerate growth. Plus, his plans to revive Tokyo’s Sunrockers, managing Josh Hawkinson’s workload and why he considers the B.League one of the world’s top professional basketball leagues.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 – Shawn Dennis joins Pacific Rims</p><p> 01:24 – Japan&#39;s remarkable basketball transformation </p><p>04:17 – Dennis&#39;s faster, more aggressive coaching philosophy </p><p>07:00 – Rebuilding the Sunrockers and empowering players </p><p>10:51 – What Japan must learn from Australian basketball </p><p>13:24 – Foreign coaches and the B.League&#39;s global standing </p><p>17:01 – B.Premier import rules and player development </p><p>20:30 – Balancing winning with opportunities for Japanese players </p><p>23:26 – Recruiting imports and defining their roles </p><p>26:20 – Managing Josh Hawkinson&#39;s workload </p><p>27:36 – Why Dennis left Nagoya for Tokyo </p><p>30:00 – Life in Japan and the move to Tokyo </p><p>31:26 – What Dennis would change as B.League commissioner </p><p>33:17 – Final thoughts and sign-off</p><p><br></p><p>#PacificRims #ShawnDennis #BLeague #JapanBasketball #Sunrockers #AsianBasketball</p>","author_name":"Ric Bucher"}