[B League]Takehiko Orimo, a rare scorer, leaves the court Juniors reveal the true face of “Kamate-chan” | SPREAD

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2022.06.22

Kazuya Hiruma

A rare scorer in the history of Japanese basketballTakehiko Orimo“Retirement matchIs June 18th,Levanga HokkaidoIt was held at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Hokkaido Kitayeru).

I actually took off my uniform in the 2019-20 season, but the event scheduled by Korona-ka was forced to be postponed twice, and this time I finally managed to hold it.

More than 5,400 fan boosters rushed to the venue for the 52-year-old, who is now the president of Levanga with the title of a player. Also, the faces gathered to send him out as a player were gorgeous.

A special Orimo uniform replica was presented to all visitors Photo: Kazushi Nagatsuka

All of them have a close relationship with Mr. Orimo, but on the former player side, his classmate Kenichi Sako, the current Levanga head coach, and his teammate Satoshi Sekiguchi at Nihon University and Toyota Motor Corporation, also wear the same uniform at Toyota. Only the famous players of the past, such as Satoru Furuta who wore it. The active side alsoThan Ejima ShinorYuta Tabuse(Both Utsunomiya Brex)Daiki Tanaka(Alvark Tokyo) and others participated.

Regardless of his later years in his career, Mr. Orishige when he was young said, “scared“,or”SharpI had the impression.Before coming to Hokkaido, he was also a businessman before the B League.Toyota Motor(nowAlvark TokyoWhen I belonged to), I never played thinking about the fans, and the people I walked to broke like the sea of ​​”Ten Commandments of Moses” to avoid him. I’ve talked about it.

Even so, I think the reason why so many people gathered was not only as a player with special talents, but also because Mr. Orishige had humanity and attractiveness.

I have been dating Mr. Orishige for a long time, such as the representative from Japan.Kei Igarashi（Gunma Crane Thunders) And Kosuke Takeuchi (Utsunomiya) laughed publicly in the episode with Orimo after the retirement match.

Takeuchi, who has played for Japan with Orimo since he was a college student, said, “An episode that can be said at the last minute“When we eat together, our senior, Mr. Orishige, always pays for everything.”ManlyI talked about.

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Takeuchi said, “It seems that all the prize money such as All-Star is used on that day, so don’t put even 1 yen in your wallet.” This is the prize that everyone took today, so let’s use it up together. “2 Even the all-stars (in Hokkaido) a year ago received about 1 million yen as MVP prize money, but even foreign players who have never spoken said, “The store I go to today (the price), all for me.” That said, I won’t let other players pay money. I’ll make sense of that. This is an episode that I can barely say, and I can’t say a little more (laughs). “

2006World championshipIgarashi, who is the representative of Japan at the (current World Cup) and has a long relationship with Mr. Orimo, is in contrast to such an impression.Kamata-chanI expressed it.

“I didn’t have the impression that I was scared at all, but I think Mr. Orishige is a so-called” Kamate-chan “who wants to be caught anyway, so in that sense it was easy for us to interact with him, and he also talked openly. I think it’s different from Mr. Orishige in playing that even juniors can interact with me regardless of age, “says Igarashi.

Tabuse, who is synonymous with the Japanese basketball world, played for a year at Toyota Motor Corporation, where Orimo is, after dropping out of the US university. At that time, Mr. Orishige was just over 30 years old. In contrast to Igarashi, Tabuse’s impression of Orimo was “scary”, but over time it was a misunderstanding.

Yuta Tabuse (left) and Kei Igarashi responding to a press conference Photo: Kazushi Nagatsuka

Tabuse said, “I was really scared at first. When I went to Toyota, I was wondering how they would come in contact with me, but when I was allowed to play basketball together, my junior (junior) On the other hand, he is very good at taking care of me. The reason why Mr. Orishige is so loved is that the longer I have a relationship with him, the more I understand. He is very good at talking (laughs). He is also good at basketball. He is a wonderful senior. “

Of course, the retirement game was to give Orimo a flower, so he actively turned the pass and shot. As a result, the rare scorer scored 42 points and spurred the arena. The exhibition was held in a gradual manner, with Orimo changing teams in the first and second half, but Team 9, which consisted of active players, defeated the former player-centered Team Legend with 80-76.

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