Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 482 Players who cannot continue to coach!

After successfully defeating Dabei High School, Xiangbei High School also made great progress in the group stage.Sakuragi Hanamichi also played better and better in a series of games, showing a very good competitive state.

At the same time, the teams that originally looked down upon Shohoku because Jinguji Martial Arts did not participate in the competition have started paying attention to the Shohoku High School competition again.

Sakuragi Hanamichi's performance on the court is also studied by various teams, and his game videos are also placed on the desks of the coaches of each team.

Among the teams in the same group as Shohoku High School, the strongest one is Wuyuan High School. The best result this team has achieved in previous IHs is the semi-finals of the county competition. More than ten years ago, it even entered the county competition. of the final.

From the perspective of the team's history, even if Wuyuan High School cannot be called "very strong", it is no problem to call it a strong school.

In the history of Kanagawa Prefecture, there are countless schools that have never reached the quarterfinals of the prefectural competition since their establishment.

In fact, before Mitsui Hisashi entered Shohoku High School, Shohoku was also one of those ordinary schools.

It was only with the two players, Mitsui Hisahi and Jinguji Budo, entering Shohoku High School one after another that Shohoku High School suddenly became a team that attracted more attention in the national competition.

This is often the case in most high school basketball schools. One year after another, the gods may be lucky, and a few relatively good players will come. The strength of this basketball team will be crazy, and it will be able to lead the team to a new level. into the country.

If we are unlucky and have a class of players with mediocre talent, the school will become weaker. Let alone break into the national level, it will not even be able to reach the quarterfinals of the county competition.

A team that can be called a powerful team often requires the accumulation of historical results.

In fact, to a certain extent, the accumulation of martial arts is even deeper than that of Xiangbei.

But so what?Things like basketball ultimately depend on the present!

Less than half a month after the official start of the Winter Selection County Competition, the competition schedule has come to an end.Today's four games will determine the top four in the county competition.

That is the final round of the knockout rounds.

The first game in the morning was the match between Xiangbei High School and Wuyuan High School. Early in the morning, the basketball stadium was packed with people. The stands were filled with spectators watching the game. The liveliness was not inferior to that of another stadium. Judo competition.

"Today's competition, martial arts, is still arranged by you."

I don’t know what coach Anzai’s reasons were for Shohoku High School to advance from 8th to 4th. The personnel arrangement and field command of all competitions were all arranged and decided by Jinguji Martial Arts.

Today's game was just like the previous games. When all the players looked at Coach Anzai, Coach Anzai turned his head and looked at Jinguji Budo, asking Budo to be responsible for the personnel arrangements.

"OK, all right."

Seeing the coach and teammates looking at him, Jinguji Budo nodded slightly, then glanced at the rest area of ​​Wuyuan, and after thinking for a while, he said to everyone:

"At this point in the game, I think you all should have adapted to the tension of the game."

"After defeating Wuyuan, we will be able to advance to the semi-finals, and then we will face the round robin."

"For you, today's game is equivalent to a warm-up, a warm-up for the subsequent round-robin competition."

"So all players must be prepared. Everything can happen on the field. You don't know when it will be your turn to play."

As he said that, Jinguji Martial Arts glanced at Coach Anxi who was standing aside, and then began to point out generals:
"Nango Koichiro, Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede, Miyagi Ryota, and Katsumi Ichiro, the five of you, as the starters, will start the game first."

"In terms of tactical arrangements, we will play inside in the first 10 minutes and outside in the next 10 minutes. Miyagi will control it."

Facing the arrangements of Jinguji Martial Arts, the players all nodded. Although the players dispatched are all first-year students except Miyagi Ryota, these people have quite high status in Shohoku. Anyone who is not stupid knows that Coach Anzai These first-year students are being trained as the core for the future.

It is not incomprehensible for Jinguji Budo to send these players in a crucial game like 8-4.

After saying that, Jinguji Martial Arts sat back on the bench.

Coach Anxi stood up and added with a smile to the players: "Be safe during the game."

Soon, the warm-up whistle sounded from the stadium, and the players took off their coats one after another, walked into the stadium, and started to warm up.

Coach Anzai looked at the players on the court and suddenly asked Jinguji Budo next to him:

"Martial arts, do you know why I have always asked you to make arrangements for these competitions?"

Coach Anzai's words immediately attracted the attention of Jinguji Martial Arts and the two team managers, Ayako and Ayako. The three of them all turned their heads and looked at Coach Anzai.

"I don't know much about it." Wu Dao had some guesses in his mind, but he was not very sure about this guess. He shook his head and said directly.

Hearing this, Coach Anxi stretched out his hand to push up his glasses and said earnestly:

"Martial arts, in terms of basketball skills, I can no longer give you so-called 'guidance'. You have always done a good job, with a solid foundation and outstanding abilities."

"And I also know very well that your height has already exceeded the level of my playing days. I can't give you any advice."

"but."

"After all, I have been working in the basketball industry for so many years. I have some experience and can give you some advice."

"Martial arts, the environment in the United States is very different from Neon. People there pursue their own excellence, and playing basketball is a very personal thing for them."

"Excellent personal abilities will make them arrogant. Except for the role of open space, the vast majority of players have no way to assess the situation and help their teammates."

Speaking of this, Coach Anxi's tone suddenly stopped, and there was some reminiscence in his eyes.

After a pause, Coach Anzai slowly turned his head, looked at Jinguji Martial Arts, and continued: "Your talent is outstanding, and I have seen the video of you playing in the United States through connections."

"Martial arts and basketball are not a matter of one person."

"You are very strong. Among the high school students I have seen, you are the strongest, but no matter how strong you are, you cannot beat five."

"During this period, I asked you to be the coach so that you can take a good look at your teammates."

"You actually did a good job. You discovered the shining points of each player very well, and you were able to bring out their shining points through tactical arrangements off the court."

"I hope that after going to the United States, you can maintain your excellent vision and stop looking down on yourself and take a look at those friends who follow you."

"I believe you can reach heights that no Asian player has been able to reach before!"

Coach Anzai circled around for a long time, meaning he felt that Jinguji Budo’s style of play was too unique when they played in the United States and they needed to learn to share the ball.

In principle, what Coach Anzai said was not wrong at all, but after hearing these words, Jinguji Budo smiled and shook his head and said:
"Coach, if my goal is just to play basketball, just to go to a good university through basketball and become famous in the NCAA, what you said is not wrong at all." "But...my goal is the NBA."

"There is a big difference between American basketball and Asian basketball"

"In other words, there is a big difference between commercial basketball and competitive basketball, that is, the ultimate goal of commercial basketball is to make money."

"In the league, only the players who can score the most are the most valuable."

"I don't deny the importance of defense, and I don't deny the importance of passing, but these can't help me get the attention of the NBA."

"The NBA will never want an excellent point guard who averages 5 points per game but can coordinate the team, because he is not eye-catching enough!"

"I understand your painstaking efforts, but I know more about American basketball."

Jinguji Budo looked at the players warming up on the court and said calmly.

This is the first time Jinguji Budo has had such a huge conflict with coach Anzai in terms of basketball concepts.

After hearing the words of martial arts, Coach Anxi turned his head stiffly and stared at Jinguji martial arts for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said nothing more.

Need him to say something?Not required.

Players like Jinguji Budo have their own path to follow.Coach Anzai knew very well that no matter what he said, Jinguji Budo would never change his mind.

Martial Arts is a sharp-edged person, or in other words, Jinguji Martial Arts has always been a sharp-edged person.

Soon, in the weird atmosphere of the Xiangbei rest area, the warm-up came to an end.As the players returned to the dugout, the atmosphere was broken.

Budo stood up first, clapped his hands to attract the attention of the players, and shouted loudly: "Go and win the game, Shohoku!"

Amid the enthusiastic responses from the players, Wu Dao also had a smile on his face.

This is his last winter with this team, and he will leave the past and the future behind.

Focusing on the present and letting the team win the championship is what Wu Dao wants to do most right now!

"Beep——" After a long whistle, the players from both sides entered the court.

As the referee walked into the court with the basketball, the audience in the stands couldn't help but become quiet.Players from Lingnan and Hainan, the top players in the county, stopped chatting and focused their attention on the stadium.

On the court, after the players finished their positions, the referee's short whistle sounded, and the game between Xiangbei High School and Wuyuan High School officially began.

In the eyes of many Kanagawa locals, these players from Shohoku High School are already considered a luxury lineup.

Miyagi Ryota, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede are all players who have participated in the Aki no Kuni Sports and have also performed outstandingly in national competitions.

Although Katsumi and Nango are not well-known, they have performed well in previous games and their fighting ability is also quite outstanding.

After the game started, Xiangbei High School and Wuyuan High School had just played against each other, and Wuyuan High School showed a direct trend of defeat.

Shohoku mainly focused on the inside in the first 10 minutes. With Miyagi Ryota's connection, the basketball was frequently sent into the hands of Sakuragi and Nango in the inside.However, the two inside players from Wuyuan could not stop the combined efforts of Sakuragi Hanamichi and Nango Koichiro.

Sakuragi has plenty of physical energy and a pretty good shooting ability. He frequently pulls his opponents to the outside. At the same time, Sakuragi also has a very strong lateral speed and has great breakthroughs. Once Wuyuan's inside line is pulled out of the outside, he will face Sakuragi Hanamichi's "Military Training".

Nanxiang Koichiro's quality has improved greatly compared to when he first entered high school. In Wuyuan, there is no insider who can compete with him. As long as the basketball can be successfully given to Nanxiang, Nanxiang can always put it in his hands. The ball goes into the net.

The complete collapse of Wuyuan's inside line also involved the collapse of the entire team. In the second half of the first half, Rukawa Kaede and Katsumi Ichiro worked together to "kill" the game.

At the end of the first half, Shohoku High School took the initiative with an absolute lead of 57:13.

In the second half, Jinguji Budo arranged a "five up and five down" and sent in a substitute lineup headed by Kuratani Sora, Oda Ryumasa and Kiyota Nobunaga.

Wuyuan High School, which had lost its will to win early on, could not even resist Shohoku's substitute lineup. As the game progressed, the point difference became wider and wider. Fortunately, Jinguji Budo called the players during the timeout. After a little restraint, the score difference between the two teams was less than 60 points.

When the game ended, the score reached 98:39, and the difference between the two teams reached 59 points.

Although this point difference has appeared many times in the knockout stage, it is very rare in previous 8-to-4 games.

It is said that it saves face for Wuyuan, but in fact, there is no difference at all whether this face is saved or not.

That is to say, the psychological comfort that Jinguji Martial Arts gives you is only for yourself, not for the other party.
After Xiangbei locked a place in the top four, the remaining three games started one after another.

In Group B, Lingnan High School defeated its opponent 121:66 to lock in a qualifying spot. In Group C, Hainan High School defeated its opponent 86:33 to lock in a qualifying spot. In Group D, Xiangyang High School fought hard. Defeated the opponent 78:72 and qualified for the last four.

From then on, the knockout rounds were all over.These four teams will then compete for the only national competition spot in this winter selection.

After the game, Coach Anxi did not dismiss the players immediately. Instead, he led the players back to his home to review their next opponents.

In the past, when Jinguji Martial Arts participated in competitions, Coach Anxi would rarely do this kind of thing, but this year, Coach Anxi attaches great importance to this matter.

He clearly knows that this year's Xiangbei is different from previous years!

Xiangbei’s opponents this year each have their own characteristics.

Lingnan High School is the same as last year. All the main players of the team are at least one Ryoji Ikegami. Third-year players Uozumi, Fujima and Toru Hanagata are all on the team. The three of them have already been invited by universities, so they have no pressure to enter higher schools. I plan to spend the last stage of my senior year well.

Such a Lingnan High School team, with complete offense and defense, is Xiangbei's biggest opponent in this competition.

Hainan High School has a new system built with Mu Shenichi, Mori Shigehiro and Kamizou Ichiro as its core. It has shown quite terrifying strength in previous games. I don’t know if Mu Shenyi has been invited by the university. Anyway, he seems to have no pressure to enter higher education.

While watching the video, Sakuragi Hanamichi was still complaining that Makoto had "repeated" the grade again.

As for Xiangyang, after encountering the departure of Fujima and Hanagata, the team has stabilized as the coach has been fixed.

Although there is a huge gap in strength between Ling Nan and Ling Nan in the first echelon, he is still an opponent that cannot be underestimated.

Generally speaking, the pressure on Xiangbei to qualify this year is still quite high!
"No matter what kind of opponent, this genius will defeat them all!"

This was what Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted loudly before the players left Coach Anzai's house.Although it is a bit nonsensical, it gives some comfort to other players.

(End of this chapter)