A veteran coach, a voice of reason, a passionate advocate for a better and stronger bj-league, Tokyo Apache floor boss Joe Bryant has plenty of suggestions on how to improve the hoop circuit in the future.
One can only hope the league's policymakers pay attention to what he has to say and adopt some of the changes he supports.
For example, Bryant realizes that the league's current playoff format — a two-game series in the conference semifinals (with a 10-minute "mini-game tiebreaker if necessary), followed by a single game against a foe in both rounds of the Final Four — can improve.