Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Under the siege and interception of Aichi Prefecture, Jinguji Budo scored consecutive goals. This situation was somewhat unacceptable to the players and coaches of Aichi Prefecture.

With so many people double-teaming, Jinguji Martial Arts was still able to score points. If all their efforts in defense failed to prevent Jinguji Martial Arts, they really had no good way to limit Jinguji Martial Arts.

If they can't even stop the lone wolf Jinguji Martial Arts, how can they resist if the opponent changes their style of play in the future?

Not long after the game started, the situation has already become like this. After such a long game, can they, Aichi Prefecture, wait for a turn of events?
In the stadium, the players from Aichi Prefecture couldn't help but feel shaken at this moment.

The substitutes on the sidelines could also feel the mentality of the players on the court. Under the leadership of one player, they began to cheer loudly for the Aichi Prefecture players.

Some of the spectators in the stands could not understand the arrogance of Jinguji Martial Arts. Led by the people around them, they also cheered for the players from Aichi Prefecture.

The culture of Neon is a country that advocates "sadness". This national culture has led to one of their characteristics, that is, when these citizens see a situation like Aichi Prefecture, they can't help but stand in love. This side of the county players.

Therefore, driven by the cheers of the people around him, the entire venue was filled with cheers for the Aichi Prefecture players.

The vast majority of people do not really support Aichi Prefecture, they are simply infected by the "sadness" of Aichi Prefecture.

Amid the cheers of the audience, the Aichi Prefecture players quickly cheered up. After the guard got the basketball in the backcourt, he actively directed the players to move.

What Aichi Prefecture can rely on on the offensive end now is the tacit cooperation among the players. Apart from cooperation, they have no extra way to deal with Kanagawa Prefecture's defense.

Rely on personal ability?Whether it is small forward or point position, they are not as good as Jinguji Budō and Sendō Akira from Kanagawa Prefecture.

The only one with a bit of an advantage is probably the defender against Miyagi Ryota.

Obviously, the players from Aichi Prefecture also saw this weakness of Kanagawa Prefecture. After relying on a high pick-and-roll, Aichi Prefecture's defenders broke through. However, Kanagawa Prefecture's response was also timely. Hanagata, who came up to defend, quickly defeated Miyagi Ryota. Completed the defense switch.

Relying on his excellent height and movement speed, he directly covered the defender who broke through.

However, the opponent's purpose was obviously not to attack themselves. After successfully attracting Kanagawa Prefecture to switch defense, Aichi Prefecture's defender quickly passed the ball back to the center who was already outside the three-point line.

After the latter got the ball, he shot directly from the three-point line.

The basketball fell directly towards the basket under the astonished eyes of Hanagata, Sakuragi and others, and then jumped directly into the net with a crisp sound.

"what?!"

"A center actually moved to the outside to shoot a three-pointer? And he made it?"

Aichi Prefecture's smooth scoring really shocked some viewers who are familiar with the sport of basketball.Due to the limitations of the times, the most popular thing in this era is the "big center". Whether it is the Asian dominance of the Chinese team or the strong teams of the American NBA, they all rely on the "big center" system to achieve results.

Even the Bulls led by Jordan needed Pippen's help to build a dynasty.

Strikers such as Dameng, Ewing, and Barkley have left a deep impression on many basketball fans.

In such a basketball environment, if a center pulls out to shoot a three-pointer, it is actually a sign of "showing weakness".

However, the audience still applauded after Aichi Prefecture scored. There was no way. In front of the Kanagawa Prefecture team led by Jinguji Budo, Aichi Prefecture showed weakness. Many viewers could actually understand it.

"Aichi Prefecture is really implementing the characteristics of small and fast people!"

"I have to say that in terms of the development direction of basketball, this direction is too correct."

"It's just that the reason why basketball has the limitations of the times is not just because the coaches of this era do not have a long-term vision. Any system that can build a dynasty is suitable for the current environment."

"I have the strength to use this kind of fighting style, but you may not be able to use it."

Jinguji Budo marched quickly towards the front court. As he marched, Budo looked at the players from Aichi Prefecture.The opponent's players have one thing in common, that is, whether they are forward players playing inside or defenders playing outside, they are all slim and slender.

Of course, this description is compared to ordinary players in the same position. Even Toru Hanagata, who is considered thin among Kanagawa Prefecture's post players, is still one size larger than the opponent's center.

The other person's figure is similar to Kamizou Ichiro.

Such a figure makes it difficult for their players to be competitive under the basket, but this figure also maximizes their flexibility.

After looking at his opponent for a while, Jinguji Budo had already entered the frontcourt, turned around, pressed his hands towards Miyagi Ryota who was advancing with the ball, and then looked towards the basket.

After seeing Jinguji Budo's signal, Miyagi Ryota nodded slightly. After entering the frontcourt, he slowly approached the top of the arc. Then he was not in a hurry to pass the ball. He controlled the basketball on the spot and observed Aichi Prefecture. defensive formation.

Sakuragi Hanamichi on the inside was still competing with his opponent for the best position to grab the rebound. When he looked back at Miyagi Ryota and Jinguji Budō, he found that neither of them made any moves, and the attack time was one minute away. A second passed, Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly thought of something, and immediately turned around and left the basket.

He actually gave up his position under the basket and moved to the mid-range position with his back to the basket.

"Have you finally noticed it? You idiot!"

Miyagi Ryota saw Sakuragi's movements and finally made a move. He swung the ball with both hands and directly gave it to Sakuragi Hanamichi in the middle distance.

The basketball started. Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly dropped the ball and turned around. After facing the frame, he raised the ball with both hands and directly hit the Aichi Prefecture power forward who was defending. Then Sakuragi quickly collected the ball and stepped forward with his right foot towards the left. He jumped directly over the opponent and sent the ball out with an underhand layup.

A beautiful feint up and down, easily breaking through the opponent's defense.

The basketball also rubbed against the side of the backboard and fell steadily into the basket.

After successfully scoring the goal, the smile on Sakuragi Hanamichi's face disappeared briefly. He pretended to be serious and pointed towards the camera under the basket, posing a "poss" that he thought was good.

I have to say that Sakuragi Hanamichi is really a genius when it comes to playing tricks.

When returning to defense, Miyagi Ryota stretched out his hand towards Sakuragi, wanting to high-five him to celebrate. Unexpectedly, Sakuragi Hanamichi high-fived Miyagi in silence and left quickly without saying a word. The way Miyagi Ryota looked at him was stunned.

"What's wrong with this kid?"

Miyagi Ryota looked at Sakuragi's leaving figure and couldn't help but muttered to himself.

"He? Don't you see? He's pretending to be an expert by not saying anything."

Budo smiled and passed by Miyagi, running towards his own half.Hearing what Budo said, Miyagi Ryota raised his eyebrows: "That boy, he just scored two goals and he started to get carried away."

All the players from Kanagawa Prefecture quickly returned to the field. With a big lead, they performed very relaxedly and gave people a very natural feeling when playing.

On the Aichi Prefecture side, as Sakuragi Hanamichi easily scored the ball, the low pressure surrounding the team became heavier and heavier.

"Don't panic!" "Keep our style of play, we definitely have a chance to win!"

"We are all high school students, and they may not be any better than us!"

Morohoshi clapped his hands and shouted loudly to the players to boost their morale.

With his encouragement, everyone in Aichi Prefecture also quickly entered the frontcourt and organized a new round of offense.

The previous goal gave the Aichi Prefecture players a taste of the sweetness. It was still a defender rushing in after a high pick-and-roll, but this time, the Aichi Prefecture defender chose to come by himself because Hanagata considered the height gap between Miyagi Ryota and the opponent's center. Because he was too big, he did not choose to switch defense, but continued to pursue, leaving the job of guarding the basket to Sakuragi Hanamichi.

But even with the center wide open, Aichi Prefecture's defender still did not choose to break into the inside, but chose to shoot from mid-range.

Sakuragi's defense was not timely enough, the opponent took a shot from an open position, and the basketball hit the net.

Aichi Prefecture's continuous scoring finally made the bench players on the sidelines breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the team can score, the outcome of this game is still uncertain.

However, such thoughts quickly dissipated from the minds of these players as Kanagawa Prefecture launched a counterattack.

Sakuragi Hanamichi at the bottom line chose to serve quickly and gave the ball directly to Sendō. Sendō, who was holding the ball, understood Sakuragi's intention and accelerated past the defender and quickly crossed the center line. When Aichi Prefecture's point When the players made up for it again, Sendō passed the ball directly to Jinguji Budō who was traveling from the side.

Under the pursuit of the two men, Jinguji Budo made a large change of direction in front of his body and instantly overturned the pursuing center. The center who fell to the ground also affected Morohoshi's pursuit, and the martial arts went smoothly. He passed the two of them, quickly rushed into the basket, then looked back at the slowing down Zhuo Xing, and started to play the trick of throwing and dunking.

The serious Autumn National Sports Knockout Tournament started to play like an insignificant exhibition match on the martial arts side.

However, it was Jinguji Budo's offensive attitude that made the Aichi Prefecture players feel a lot of pressure.

Only when the gap between the two is large enough can such a situation occur.

Obviously, their Aichi Prefecture is the weak one.

The players were under tremendous psychological pressure. In the following games, although everyone in Aichi Prefecture still maintained good cooperation, the players' shooting accuracy was very average. The team's shooting percentage was probably less than 40%. .

And the most terrible thing is that Aichi Prefecture cannot grab rebounds. Players who rely on high pick-and-roll offense have no ability to grab offensive rebounds. In addition, the players at the power forward and center positions are a bit thin and have no sense of rebounding. Sakuragi Hanamichi and Hanagata are outstanding. Once Aichi Prefecture misses the shot, it will give away the ball.

On the other hand, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Jinguji Budo was still able to find every opportunity to find opportunities when being double-teamed by many people, frequently cutting inside to score, and even being able to score three points under the full guard of Morohoshi Dai and others.

The combination of sudden throws directly tore apart Aichi Prefecture's defense line. What's more, Kanagawa Prefecture also had two people, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Hanagata Tohru, to protect the frame. Even Sendō Akira, who had never participated much, directly noticed the state of martial arts. Even if he gave up the idea of ​​​​receiving, he also joined the army of grabbing rebounds.

Thanks to the efforts of these three people, Aichi Prefecture's inside line was directly overwhelmed, and they missed one backcourt rebound after another.

Jinguji Budo also maintained an efficient offense. In the first half, Jinguji Budo alone scored 33 points.

The players from Aichi Prefecture spent a lot of energy, but they couldn't limit Jinguji Budo's scoring.

In the second half, facing the Aichi Prefecture players whose physical condition was weakening, Jinguji Budo still had plenty of physical fitness.

However, in the second half, Jinguji Budo reduced the inefficient offensive method of breaking through and began to shoot three-pointers.

That is to say, at the beginning of the second half, Jinguji Budo seemed to have missed two goals. After that, Jinguji Budo almost never missed three-pointers.

In the second half, Biao took a total of 16 three-pointers, hit 13 of them, and scored 39 points.

Coupled with occasional breakthroughs, Jinguji Budo's offensive efficiency in the second half was even more exaggerated than in the first half, with one person scoring 46 points.

At the end of the game, Jinguji Budo scored 79 points alone, leading Kanagawa Prefecture to a 113:41 victory over Aichi Prefecture and successfully advanced to the third round.

In this match, in addition to the outstanding performance of Jinguji Martial Arts, which attracted the world's attention, Sakuragi Hanamichi's performance was also quite good.

He scored a double-double with 18 points and 22 rebounds. Even under the light of Jinguji Martial Arts, Sakuragi Hanamichi's appearance is remembered by most people.

And this game was also widely disseminated through live broadcast.

After the game, the "leaders" who were watching the game hurriedly left with unhappy expressions, without staying at the venue for even a second.

After the game, there was a rumor that: "The coach from Aichi Prefecture was fired directly by the leader after the game."

The reason is also very simple, that is, with such a "strong" team from Aichi Prefecture, it was defeated by its opponent by 72 points. How can such a coach be of any use to the team?
The leader's words were very harsh, meaning that for such a bad coach, even if a dog is tied to the coach's seat, his performance may not be worse than his coaching performance.

This incident was widely circulated, and the coaches of other prefecture teams had heard about it more or less, and they secretly felt sorry for the head coach of Aichi Prefecture.

Is it because the coaches in Aichi Prefecture have poor coaching standards?
A coach who can maintain the team's fighting spirit under the strong pressure of Jinguji Martial Arts in Kanagawa Prefecture and lead the players to fight to the end is already good enough.

Many coaches even feel inferior to their opponents. They have no confidence in keeping their players motivated when their teams are [-] or [-] points behind.

Comparing their feelings, coaches in Aichi Prefecture were insulted by their leaders, and many coaches actually felt very uncomfortable.

But so what?They are just a high school coach. In the face of power, what does it matter?

At the same time, after seeing the situation of the Aichi Prefecture coach, the coaches couldn't help but began to worry about Jinguji Martial Arts. Although the opponent was a player from Kanagawa Prefecture, such an outstanding young man may have become a thorn in the eyes of the leaders. .

If the other party can't deal with things more diplomatically, there may be a lot of trouble in the future!

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The expectations of these coaches have obviously been dashed.

Because after the game, the Kanagawa Prefecture team accepted interviews from the media. These nosy media even asked Jinguji Budo about the dismissal of the Aichi Prefecture coach and asked him what his opinion was.

A similar question is, "As the main culprit for the dismissal of Aichi Prefecture's coach, Jinguji-san, what do you think of this Aichi Prefecture team? Did they lose because of the lack of coaching skills of the opposing coach?"

Faced with such a problem, Jinguji Martial Arts showed absolute confidence in his own strength:
"This is the essential gap in strength between players. No matter how great the coach is, there is no way Aichi Prefecture can beat me or Kanagawa!"

"The dismissal of the coach in Aichi Prefecture only shows that people who don't understand football have taken up leadership positions!"

The words of Jinguji Martial Arts caused an uproar, and the media did not expect that Martial Arts was so upright and gave them such a big blow.

Under the media's exaggeration, public opinion was formed and forced.

The leaders had to hold a separate press conference, bowed to the public, said sorry, and then gently relieved their responsibilities from their shoulders.

After this incident, the leaders viewed Jinguji Martial Arts even more unfavorably.