Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 173 Team Rating, Battle Sequence!
"If we meet the king of the mountain, it will be bad luck!"

Jinguji Budao briefly glanced at the magazine, frowned slightly, full of worries about the future of Xiangbei.

Although their Xiangbei High School lost to Lingnan in the county competition, their goal of martial arts has never wavered.Breaking into the country and winning the national competition is his goal at this stage.

For this reason, all enemies standing in front of them in Xiangbei need to be wiped out.

Except for Lingnan High School, which is also from Kanagawa Prefecture, it is undoubtedly a mountain that they must climb on the way forward in northern Hunan.

Judging from the known information of the Shanwang players, their Xiangbei has actually fallen into a disadvantage.Both the back line and the center are the top priority of a team. Once Takenori Akagi is suppressed in the game, Shohoku will repeat the defeat in the Lingnan war.

Sanno Industry's internal strength may be higher than that of Lingnan. At least, Lingnan High School's offensive end relies on Shinomiya Tianye and Xiandao to initiate, and Sanno Industry's team composition allows them to attack from the inside. ability.In terms of attack power alone, Shanwang will only be more difficult to deal with than Lingnan.

"Budao, why are you frowning?"

"Although the players of Shanwang are great, it's not time for you to frown, right?"

Mitsui Shou stood beside Budao, patted Budao's shoulder, and said with a sudden smile.

"Let's not talk about whether you can meet Sanno Industry in the national competition, even if you do, with your ability, this Zebei Eiji should not be able to stop you, right?"

Mitsui Shou has a good mentality. He is already very happy that Xiangbei High School can enter the national competition this year.This year, Xiangbei has taken a big step towards the goal of dominating the country. He believes that through his own efforts and the efforts of his team members, his goal can definitely be achieved.

"The frowning is not about me, it's about the team."

"There are not many excellent centers in the county, but on the national stage, there are many excellent centers."

"Akagi has some potential, but if he meets those opponents from all over the country, he may not be able to cope with it."

"Our Xiangbei's offensive style of play actually relies on the performance of the center forward. If Akagi is suppressed, it will be difficult for us to play."

As Budo said, he closed the magazine and returned it to Mitsui Shou.Hearing this, Mitsui Shou slightly narrowed his eyes and smiled, he was not worried about such a situation at all.

"Akagi will be suppressed, this is not possible, in the future games, this is inevitable!"

"So, Budo, you need to have a strong ability to attack the basket. Only in this way, Akagi will not be crushed by a stronger center in the game!"

"Isn't Lingnan the same as us? Their Yuzhu, in my opinion, apart from being taller, their skills are actually not as good as Chimu's."

"But in that match between us and Lingnan, why were they crushing the inside line so badly?"

"It's not because of Shinomiya Tianye's ability to attack the basket."

"You have time to worry about Akagi, why not train well and help him share some attention."

After Mitsui Shou finished speaking, he stuffed the magazine into his backpack, walked to the rest area beside him and began to change his clothes.Bu Dao glanced at Mitsui Shou, rubbed his temples, and a smile appeared on his face.

Indeed, there is no point in worrying about this or that. Basketball is not something that can be determined by comparing the abilities of five players.

After all, you won’t know until you play. Back then, Yao Ming’s single core was able to drag the Lakers into the tiebreaker, and Jeremy Lin was able to score 30+ in front of Kobe. Before the game started, could anyone think of these things?
Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Budou practiced mid-range jump shots while Sakuragi Hanamichi was skating and running in circles.Although he is strengthening his ability to attack the basket, his mid-range shooting skills cannot be put down.

The mid-range emergency stop jump shot is called superstar technology, which has its ornamental value and its practicality.The more explosive a person's physical fitness is, the more incomprehensible the mid-range jump shot will be. Such a technique cannot be abandoned in martial arts.

Mitsui Shou, who changed his equipment, also joined the shooting training.After Yingmu Huadao finished running the circle, he began to play one-on-one bullfighting with Budou.Sakuragi Hanamichi defended very seriously. Although Budo was still relaxed when he broke through, it could be seen that Sakuragi's reaction and exercise were terrible.

Seeing Lie Xinxi, Mitsui Shou also took the initiative to ask for a basketball from Budao, and asked Sakuragi to defend him.Facing Mitsui Hisashi, Sakuragi Hanamichi's defensive effect is even more prominent.

Mitsui Shou does not have the height and bounce of Jinguji Budo, although his explosive power is not bad, but the speed of rushing is actually not as good as Budo.

Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't keep up with Budo's speed, but he was able to keep up with Mitsui Shou's breakthrough immediately, which made Mitsui Shou's attack face a lot of defensive pressure.

Fortunately, Yingmu Huadao is a rookie after all, and he doesn't have much basketball experience.Mitsui Hisami couldn't do enough with his speed and explosiveness, so he passed Sakuragi Hanamichi with a simple frontal change of direction and a feint, and scored a few goals.

"Damn it. This guy's height and speed can't compare to Brother Wu Dao, but why, I can't guard against it."

After allowing Mitsui Shou to score two goals in a row, Sakuragi Hanamichi began to doubt his life. Seeing Mitsui Shou layup and then picked up the basketball and walked outside the three-point line, Sakuragi Hanamichi's little brain turned quickly.

"Hey, kid, what does that expression on your face mean?!"

"Isn't it normal to be passed by my Mitsui Shou?! You are a novice, if you can guard against me, the old man will not play for nothing for so many years?"

Abusing food will make people feel good, and Mitsui Shou is in a good mood right now, seeing Sakuragi Hanadao's unwilling face, he joked with a smile.

"It's really a stinky guy." Sakuragi Hanamichi murmured softly, then pointed at Mitsui Hisashi with his right hand, and shouted: "I'm a genius! How can I not be able to guard against a little boy like you?!"

"What?! Little boy?!"

Hisashi Mitsui was taken aback by Yingmu Huadao's title. This junior high school student was not polite to his high school seniors, and dared to mock him without saying honorifics? !

"Let the horse come here, little boy, I will definitely guard against you!"

Mitsui Shou’s hairstyle in the second grade is similar to that in junior high school. He has a three to seven point hairstyle. Although he has been playing ball all year round and his muscles are still well developed, Mitsui Shou’s skin is still quite fair, and his face is handsome, very youthful. , is indeed worthy of the title of "little boy".

Sitting in the rest area, Budao couldn't help laughing when he saw Sakuragi Hanamichi calling Mitsui Shou that way.

After all, Sakuragi is the Sakuragi he knew. In his eyes, where is there any senior?

"Then try it! I'm going to teach you a lesson, kid, so you know how to respect your seniors!"

Mitsui Shou mouth yelled, looking very angry, but he was still quite calm when playing.After the re-kick-off, Hanamichi Sakuragi was not given a chance to resist at all. After a simple dribble advance, he stood about two positions away from the three-point line and directly shot a super-long three-pointer.

Mitsui Shou, who was almost open, would almost never miss a shot in such a situation, and the basketball fell directly into the net.

Mitsui Hisashi, who won three goals, came to Sakuragi with a stinky face, pointed at the basketball, and didn't ask Sakuragi to do any training, but said lightly: "Pick up the ball! Continue!"

"I'm going to beat you until you're convinced!"

Sakuragi was right in the face of the arrogance Mitsui Shou. He ran directly to pick up the basketball, and continued to practice with Mitsui Shou.

These two people actually hit it off.
Budo's sparring partner was robbed. After watching a few shots, he took a basketball to the other half and started his own practice.

Soon after, the players from Xiangbei who participated in the training arrived at the arena one after another.Although the team members didn't know Sakuragi, who was training with Mitsui Toshidan, they were wise enough not to bother them.Consciously began to warm up.

The duel between Mitsui Hisashi and Sakuragi Hanamichi did not come to an end until Coach Anzai arrived at the stadium.

Coach Anzai didn't seem to be curious about why Hanamichi Sakuragi was on the court, so he naturally put him in the basic training group and asked Sakuragi to train with the team.It seems that from the very beginning, Yingmu Huadao was a member of Xiangbei.

And Budo and other starters have their own intensive training to do.

Sakuragi Hanamichi naturally joined the training of the Shonhoku basketball team. Apart from Akagi, Budo, and Mitsui Hisashi, the members of the Shonhoku team knew about Sakuragi's details, and the others didn't know, so they just trained together so stupidly.

It wasn't until the break that the players from Xiangbei asked about Sakuragi's situation, and learned that the other party was actually a junior high school student.

At first, some team members were a little upset when they knew that a junior high school student was mixed into the team, but until Sakuragi was brought by Budo, and until this kid would come to Xiangbei with a high probability in the future, the discomfort in their hearts soon disappeared.

Coach Anxi also knew the details of Sakuragi Hanamichi. During the interval between Sakuragi's basic training, he unconsciously paid more attention to Sakuragi.

Although it is basic training, it is still possible to see some players' talents. Some of the things Sakuragi Hanamichi showed during the training have already aroused some interest from Coach Anxi!

Before the national competition, Xiangbei did not have any match arrangements, and coach Anxi did not take the team to the game to go on an expedition like Lingnan's Tian Gang coach.Instead, let all Xiangbei players practice in the arena.

The training intensity is also increasing little by little. At the same time, during the training process, Coach Anxi also added a lot of running exercises.

Although these running training players were at a loss, they knew what tactics Coach Anxi seemed to be trying, but they didn't know who Coach Anxi's imaginary enemy was.

However, Budo, who is experienced in basketball, knows that the running exercises they do in Xiangbei are to break the pressure of the audience!

Time does not stand.

During the substantial training, the players could not feel the passage of time at all.

mid-July.

The opening day of the national competition is finally approaching.Early in the morning, the players from Shonhoku gathered at the platform in Kamakura City.

The venue of the national competition is Tokyo. From Kamakura City, Shonan District to Tokyo, it takes nearly two hours by train.The game is the day after tomorrow, that is, three days later.But early this morning, Xiangbei will go to Tokyo first, check in the hotel, get familiar with the stadium, these tasks will take some time to complete.

Coach Anxi is the kind of character who is well-prepared for everything. Going to Tokyo early will give him plenty of time to adjust the mentality and state of the players.

On the platform of the station, the potbellied coach Anxi was wearing a white suit, a black tie, a certain black round cap, and the same style as "Officer Mumu".

Histomi Mitsui stood behind Coach Anzai, with a cylindrical sports backpack slung across his shoulders and a black briefcase in his hand. It seemed that the briefcase should belong to Coach Anzai.

Behind the two, everyone in Xiangbei was wearing school uniforms with red and black colors in Xiangbei, waiting for the arrival of the train.

"Hey, hey, did you make a mistake?! Our Xiangbei is actually a B?"

"No matter what, we defeated Lingnan's strong team! What is this B?!"

"Lingnan actually has a B+? Why do they have a B+?! They are similar to us in Xiangbei, why do they have a B+?!"

"what?!"

Ryota Miyagi stood at the end of the line, holding a magazine in his hand, and was yelling with complaints on his face.His voice attracted the attention of some team members, and they all turned their heads to look over.

Hearing this, Budao walked to Miyagi's side in two steps and one step at a time, and put his arms around Miyagi's shoulders, and asked curiously: "What B-level? Team rating? That IH special published by Basketball Weekly?"

"Let me see, let me see!"

Whenever the eve of the national competition, the magazine Basketball Weekly often publishes a so-called IH special.It records the basic information of the teams and players of all 64 teams participating in the national competition this year.

The editor of the weekly magazine will be more aware of the historical results of each team, the current results and the lineup capabilities of the players, and give ratings to all participating teams, and even some members of those participating teams will have special introductions and ratings.

Team ratings are available to all teams, but not all players have player ratings, but any player with a rating, even if it is only a C-level, means that the player's ability is far superior to other players, or This player is very personal.

Because only those famous players are eligible to be rated. If you are not famous, who knows you? !
Miyagi's yelling attracted a large number of Shonhoku players. Except for Mitsui Hisashi, Akagi, and Kigure, who were more stable, the others all gathered towards Miyagi when they heard the yell.But the best position is already occupied by the tall and powerful martial artist.

"Hey, it's really B-level, hahaha, not bad, not bad, not C-level, I'm already very satisfied."

"Speaking of which, who is our opponent in the first match?"

Budou glanced at the magazine in Miyagi's hand, and asked with a smile.

"It's Changcheng High School, the grade is the same as ours, and it's also B grade."

"This year our grouping situation is so-so. If we can win Changcheng, we will meet Fengyu High School. They are one of the two seeded teams in our group. They have a bye in the first round. Their rating is A-level, and their strength cannot be tolerated." Underestimate."

"If you reach the top 16, there is a high probability that you will meet the Aihe Academy in Aichi Prefecture in the 16-to-8 competition, and the rating is also A."

Miyagi Ryota's research on Shohoku's opponents is quite thorough, and he knows all the opponents that Shohoku's group may encounter next. Facing Budo's question, he answered immediately.

"Speaking of which, Lingnan's grouping is very tragic. They are in a group with Sanno Industry. Even if Lingnan wins the previous games, they will meet Shanwang in the 16-to-8 match."

"Our 8-to-4 opponent has a high probability of bumping into Sanno Industry!"

As Miyagi said, he pulled out a match list from the front of the magazine. This match list is the match list for this year's national competition, and this magazine also comes with it.

"Shanwang and Lingnan. If it is the Lingnan team in the county competition, there is a high probability that they will not be the opponent of Shanwang, but..."

Bu Dao didn't finish his words, but the surrounding team members could understand what Bu Dao meant.

The bench strength of Lingnan High School is very weak, as weak as their Xiangbei, but Lingnan has been strengthened, and this year's Lingnan will be terrifyingly strong!
"It's hard to say, even if Lingnan has become stronger, but if it's against Shangshan King, I always feel that it's almost meaningless."

"Speaking of which, Wu Dao, look at this!"

Miyagi pondered for a long time after hearing the words, and secretly deduced the match between Lingnan and Shanwang in his heart, but there was no result, so he simply didn't think about it.He directly turned the magazine to the Xiangbei High School page, pointed to the player information on it, and said to Budao.

Two people from Xiangbei High School got the so-called player ratings. Mitsui Hisashi was rated as B-level, and there was a six-dimensional map next to Mitsui Hisashi's head.

"6 mid-range shots, 7 three-pointers, 7 defenses, 7 strengths, 7 speeds, and 3 rebounds."

Wu Dao looked at it, and the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.He hurriedly greeted Mitsui Shou: "Little San, Xiao San, take a look at your score."

"It's very annoying, very annoying! Hahaha!"

(End of this chapter)