Santa Claus didn't personally ask each of the bj-league's 16 teams for a Christmas wish list.

But if he had, here's one thing each of these clubs would certainly ask for:

• The Akita Northern Happinets (7-13) want a few wins against the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix and Tokyo Apache later this season. The expansion club is 0-4 against those Eastern Conference foes this year.