I also think that everyone is quitting......Stunners said that he is done with the game. Swoosh has a foot out the door. Not looking good for Japan at the moment.
Yes and no. The wheel moves on - the nation'll be *less* without them, but neither of them have been a competitive player (heart-not-in-it?) for several seasons. New names are here that weren't not that long ago. It's a cycle, and whilst I'll be sad to see them go, I don't think the nation's any weaker than it's been... well... most seasons - and activity-wise it's probably marginally better than it was around the time I first joined the JBBL.
http://with-malice.com/ - The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic in Japan