Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 17 Is the Jarhead Immortal? !

Just as the players from Qiuyue Middle School walked into the gymnasium, the basketball players from Wushi Middle School were observing their opponents in the practice match in their rest area.

"The group of people in Qiuyue High School are all very tall. There are three or four people over 180cm."

Hisashi Mitsui sat on the bench, while arranging the laces of his sneakers, he raised his head and observed the players of Qiuyue High School.In the absence of a formal match with the opponent, the easiest way to judge the opponent's strength is to look at the average height of the opponent's players.

At this stage of middle school, this method has been tried and tested. Generally speaking, teams with a taller average height will have a higher winning rate than teams with a shorter average height.

Seeing that there are three or four elders in Qiuyue High School, Mitsui Shou couldn't help becoming interested.

"So what if you are tall? Should you be unable to play or not!" Beside Mitsui Shou, Jinguji Budao looked up at the ceiling with his head up and said with blank eyes.

At this time, Budou was wearing a white sports shirt. This was the uniform uniform of the bench players of Wushi Middle School. Although Jinguji Budou thought he had improved a lot these days, the coach Masayoshi Anzai did not arrange for him to play at all in this game. He didn't even have a jersey.

"Don't say that, I used to be a substitute, train hard, and one day you will be able to play."

Mitsui Shou tidied up the shoelaces and said in relief.After a few days of getting along, he and Budo have become friends. Mitsui Shou was surprised by Budo's progress during this period, but Mitsui Shou also felt that Budo was almost meaningless when he played as a defender.

"I don't want to wait another few months. If you don't play games, playing basketball is no fun!"

Wu Dao looked up at the ceiling and sighed. From the beginning to the end, he never looked at the players of Qiuyue High School. For those who can't play, it doesn't matter what the opponent is.

After speaking, Budao glanced at Mitsui Shou next to him. At this time, Mitsui Shou had already changed into the jersey of Takeishi Middle School. The number "5" on his chest made Budao a little envious. He also wanted to play a game!
"Hey, cheer me up off the court, and then we'll share the joy of victory together."

Mitsui Shou patted Budo on the shoulder, and said confidently.

At this moment, Masayoshi Anzai and captain Fujii Masao returned to the team. Masayoshi Anzai clapped his hands and motioned for the team members to assemble.

"The game starts in 10 minutes."

"Before that, let me say a few words."

While Masayoshi Anzai was speaking, his gaze inadvertently caught Budou sitting next to Hisashi Mitsui.At this time, Budao was looking at him with burning eyes, and Anzai Masayoshi saw the desire, the desire for the game, from Budao's eyes.

Anxi Zhengyi noticed this, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't respond to Bu Dao's eager gaze, and said to himself:

"You have also seen the opponents in this competition. The players of Qiuyue High School are all of good height, generally above 170cm."

"The heights of several strikers are all above 180cm."

"Therefore, when playing against them, the offensive rhythm must be accelerated, and the inside players must reduce the time they hold the ball."

"Mitsui, our team's rebounding pressure will be quite heavy in this game. We will reduce shots from outside the three-point line and use stable mid-range shots and timely layups to score points."

At the end, Masayoshi Anzai highlighted the name of Mitsui Shou, and asked Mitsui Shou to reduce the score outside the three-point line.

Today's Mitsui Kotoshi has just been promoted to the second grade of junior high school. Although he has excellent three-point shooting skills, compared with mid-range shots, his three-point shooting percentage is still lower. Under the circumstances, Masayoshi Anzai did not want Mitsui Shou to rely too much on three-pointers.

In this era of basketball, everyone has a consensus that the closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to score.Even Anxi Zhengyi, a former national player, firmly believes in this point of view.

"In terms of defense, use zone defense to consolidate the defensive strength inside."

"If the opponent wants to shoot a three-pointer, there is no need to force the defense, just interfere with it."

"Next, I announce the starting lineup, Fujii Masao (C, No. 4), Mitsui Hisashi (SG, No. 5), Chiba Oishi (PF, No. 11), Toyokawa Taro (SF, No. 7), Maeda Chuan (pg, No. 6)."

"You five are starters, well, now, everyone, warm up."

Although there are only five players in the starting lineup, all basketball players have to do warm-up exercises. Looking at the five players whose names were called, Jinguji Budou sighed silently, then got up from the bench and joined In the warm-up queue.

The height of the players on the side of Wushi Middle School is a bit shorter than that of Qiuyue High School.

Masao Fujii, the captain of the third grade, is a center forward. He is 187cm tall in shoes, which is not bad.

Mitsui Hisashi, who is in the second grade, wears shoes with a height of 171cm, which is enough as a back line among junior high school students.The second-year Chiba Oishi is 182cm tall in shoes, and he is also qualified as a power forward.The third-year Toyokawa Taro is only 174cm as a small forward. As for the point guard, the third-year Maeda Iegawa is only 165cm.

Among all the starters, there are three third-year players, two second-year players, and none of the first-year players.

Budo watched Toyokawa Taro and Maeda Iegawa for a long time during the warm-up, and then sighed leisurely. In his opinion, he is enough to replace these two players in the game. Unfortunately, the coach did not give the opportunity. The first-year He can't get the starting qualification.

And the 10-minute warm-up is a bit difficult for Wu Dao, so he can only devote his enthusiasm to the warm-up.

Therefore, it can be seen that during the warm-up half of No. [-] Middle School, there was a tall boy in white clothes who spared no effort to vent his energy. His behavior was a bit conspicuous among the team members.

"This kid! I can't bear my temper." Anxi Zhengyi saw this scene in his eyes, sighed and shook his head.

On the other hand, at Qiuyue High School, several team members were interested in martial arts.

"That player's height and jumping are quite good!" During the warm-up half of Qiuyue High School, Xiandao noticed Budao who was making a relay layup, and saw that the height of Budao's palm was almost flat on the basket when he made the layup. He secretly sighed, then noticed the training uniform on Wu Dao, didn't care, and devoted himself to warming up.

The 10-minute warm-up was very fast. After the warm-up players of the two teams finally listened to the instructions of their own coaches, they walked onto the court.With the appearance of players from both sides, the audience watching the game burst into cheers.

"Happiness belongs to others"

"Hey!"

After warming up, Bu Dao sat on the bench, crossed his legs and looked at the ceiling.The same is the first grade, the same is the substitute, the other first grades are standing, only the second and third grade substitutes will sit on the seat.

However, no one said anything about Budo's obviously out-of-place behavior. All the team members knew that Budo, who was 187cm tall in shoes, was different from them.

"Boy, don't sigh, wait until you have a chance to play."

"Here, here is the jersey, put it on."

At this moment, Masayoshi Anzai sat down next to Budao and threw a set of jerseys on Budao.

"Huh?" Wu Dao immediately perked up when he heard the words, grabbed the jersey and looked at it carefully.

It's really the team uniform of Wushi Middle School!Although it is number 15, it also means that Budo has officially entered the rotation lineup of Wushi Middle School. There is a faint smell of plastic on the team uniform, which is the new team uniform.

"Coach, can I play?!"

Wu Dao asked in surprise, he wanted to confirm what he heard.

"Well, but not as a guard."

"Did you see the number 13 of the pink team?" Anxi Zhengyi pointed to Xiandao who was getting ready to jump the ball, and said.

"See, is that pot head?" Budao looked in the direction Anzai Masayoshi pointed, and saw Akira Sendo standing in front of Toyokawa Taro.

"Yes, that's him. That kid is called Akira Sendo, and he is Akizuki's trump card. He scored more than 30 points in the previous games in Kanagawa."

"When I replace you later, I will mark that kid."

"The opponent is someone who can average more than 30 points per game. Taro Toyokawa can't stop him."

"Toyokawa is a pioneer, let me explore the way for you. Your defense is very good. I noticed it in the practice match before. Being able to completely suppress Chiba Oishi also shows your defensive strength."

"Off the court, you have to carefully observe the actions of No. 13, and think about how to defend when it's your turn to play!"

"Huh? Budao, are you listening?"

Anxi Zhengyi put his arm around Budao's shoulder, and talked in Budao's ear, but he suddenly found that Budao looked dull, as if he was not listening to him at all.

"what?!"

"Oh, listening."

"Coach, you just said, what is the name of No. 13 of the fan team?"

Wu Dao was shocked and asked after hesitating for a while.

"Xiandao Zhang." Anxi Zhengyi was surprised when he saw Budao, not knowing what happened to Budao.

"The way of the immortals is the best!"

"That cannon with the pot head is called Xian Daozhang?!"

(End of this chapter)