Niigata Albirex BB coach Kazuhiro Shoji has been in an enviable position throughout the season.
Since the Albirex opener in October, Shoji hasn't had a legitimate reason to make wholesale changes to his starting lineup.
Instead, the names of veteran guards Kei Igarashi and Shinsuke Kashiwagi, small forward Yuki Ueta, power forward Lamont Hamilton and center Davante Gardner have appeared in the starting five the majority of the time.