Nomiya's been aspiring to be the very point guard the coach wants for a long time already but he didn't really have the opportunity to actually act as one because of his inability to cooperate with Takahashi during the games. That's something he has to work on, that's for sure.
Hanasaki's Scorpion Shiratori's Number 1 Fan and it was very amusing to watch them interacting with each other. Three months!