Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 485 The No. [-] power forward in the country!

The match between Xiangbei High School and Hainan entered the halftime period. The score of the two teams reached 47:40. Xiangbei High School ended the first half with a 7-point lead.

Faced with the team's internal disadvantage, Coach Gao Tou couldn't think of any good way to make up for the team's shortcomings. He could only spend some thought on the offensive end and maintain a single-digit point difference. The game dragged on to the second half.

After the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, Hainan's players began to walk towards the rest area.

Coach Gao Tou stood on the edge of the court. He patted each player on the back as a sign of encouragement as he came off the court.

There is currently no good solution in terms of tactics. What coach Gao Tou can do is to keep the players' current morale. As long as the morale can be maintained, there is still a chance for the game.

"Well done! Amu."

"You performed well, Kuan, but you have to control the number of fouls."

"God, your shooting is very accurate. Keep it up in the second half."

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Coach Gao Tou said words of encouragement, and after the players took their seats in the rest area, a substitute player handed Coach Gao Tou a tactical board with a wink.

Taking the tactical board casually, Coach Gao Tou suddenly noticed that several starting players who had just sat back on the stools all raised their heads at this moment and looked at Coach Gao Tou.

Being stared at by several pairs of eyes, Coach Gao Tou couldn't help but look startled.

"These kids." Coach Gao Tou saw deep expectations in the eyes of these starting players. Even Mu Shenyi, who has always been very assertive, had this look in his eyes.

Coach Gao Tou realized that the players themselves might have realized that this would be a slow death, but the players had no good way to change the situation. They could only put their hope in him as the coach.

Coach Gao Tou has seen the same look many times. Whenever a player has such an emotion, it means that the player's morale has begun to drop significantly.

Although the point difference is only single digits, the situation is already very critical for Hainan.

The mainstay of the inside line, Shigehiro Mori, has accumulated 20 fouls after 3 minutes of the first half.

But even so, coach Gao Tou did not dare to replace Mori Shigehiro in the first half. There was no other reason. Simply because after replacing Mori Shigehiro, their Hainan team did not have a qualified substitute center who could resist. The tremendous pressure that comes with living inside Shohoku High School.

Although Sakuragi Hanamichi and Nango Koichiro are only two first-year players, their personal qualities are quite outstanding. Ordinary players have no way to resist them. At the very least, they must be county-level strikers. Qualifications to stand before them.

And this is just a qualification.

Sensing the pressure on the players, Coach Gaotou suddenly showed a smile on his face, clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and then said:
"The winner in this game must be us!"

He declared his determination without any tail. As soon as Coach Gao Tou said these words, everyone's eyes were focused on Coach Gao Tou, waiting for his next words.

Basketball has never been a sport that I can win if I want to.

Victory is not won with words.

"The players at Xiangbei High School are very strong. I think you have all felt this firsthand. However, like you, they are just high school students. The gap between our two teams is not as big as you think." big!"

"Kuan, when you are defending, you can give me some space. There is no need to pursue every ball from the opponent."

"Focus more on grabbing rebounds."

"You have already committed three fouls, but I will not take you off even in the second half!"

"Your existence is extremely important to us in Hainan!"

In the eyes of the players, Coach Gaotou slowly squatted down in front of Mori Shigehiro with a tactical board in his hand, then raised his head slightly and looked at Mori Shigehiro.

The players all understand what Coach Gaotou means. Mori Shigehiro has strong athletic ability and excellent height. On the defensive end, even if he simply stands under the basket and raises his hands, it will put a lot of pressure on the offensive players. The existence of Hainan is indeed indispensable.

Shohoku High School's offense focuses on mid- and long-range, precisely because they are somewhat wary of Mori Shigehiro's defensive ability.

"However, Kuan, this is not the most important problem. The most important problem is the problem of offense."

"In the second half, I want you to reduce the number of attacks with the ball, and go to the outside as much as possible for A Mu and set up a pick-and-roll for A Shen."

"After the pick-and-roll, immediately move inside."

"Note that this pass is just to attract the attention of the defensive players. The offense is still launched from the outside."

"Ah Mu, Ah Shen, you two cover each other and cooperate. Pay attention to whether the other party has a chance to attack."

“Helping the other team get away from their defender.”

When Coach Gao Tou said these words, he tilted the tactical board in his hand slightly forward and drew on it with a whiteboard pen to indicate to the players how to move.

The tactics arranged by Coach Gao Tou are not very complicated, they are just continuous pick-and-rolls that allow the players to have enough offensive openings.

Compared with the tactics they used in the first half, it was just one more pick-and-roll.

But just in this pick-and-roll, Mu Shenyi saw a lot of changes.

After the most basic high pick-and-roll, if the ball-carrying player is Mu Shinichi, he has three options. One is to give Hiroshi Mori Shigehiro, who cuts without the ball, and the other is to break in by himself. There is no way to do either of these two methods. When used, he can also wait for Ah Shen's pick-and-roll.

With the help of Kamizou Ichiro's pick-and-roll, Mu Shenyi can choose to shoot by himself, pass back, or after releasing the ball, help Kamizou Ichiro pick and roll to create shooting opportunities for Kamizou Ichiro.

Kamizou Ichiro has outstanding three-point shooting ability and his shooting range is quite long.

Often all it takes is a simple pick-and-roll to give him a chance to take action.

Coach Gaotou asked Mori Shigehiro to focus on rebounding for this reason.

Shigehiro Mori, who cuts through air, can use the potential energy brought by running to grab rebounds better than standing at the basket.

There is only one shortcoming of this tactic, and that is Shigehiro Mori's physical fitness. If he is a center with poor physical fitness, after 20 minutes of fierce battle in the first half, he may not move so frequently in the second half.

"Kuan, can you do it?"

Mu Shenyi, who realized this, turned his head, looked at Mori Shigekuan, and asked.

Morishigehiro didn't speak. He just took the water bottle handed by his teammates and nodded while replenishing water.

"Coach, defensive end, what are we going to do?"

As soon as Mu Shen saw Mori Shigekuan's look, he knew that this guy was fine. Then he turned his head and continued to ask Coach Gao Tou.

"Defend"

"Focus on breakthroughs, and in terms of shooting, just guard against that young man named Katsumi Ichiro!"

"More often than not, interference will do."

"Amu, you should also pay more attention to rebounding. The way to win is here!"

Just as Coach Gaotou was teaching the players the "secret of victory," similar words appeared in the rest area of ​​Xiangbei High School.

"Sakuragi, Nango, and Rukawa Kaede, in the second half, the three of you must focus on competing for rebounds."

"Mori Shigehiro has committed three fouls. If I were coach Gaotou, I would never let him attack with the ball easily again." "This also means that Hainan will use Mu Shenyi's breakthrough to create opportunities for outside shooting."

"Sakuragi, the job of assisting defense is still yours. At the same time, you must also shoulder the responsibility of fighting for rebounds!"

"If it's Jinguji-san, he can completely ban Mu Shenyi."

"Sakuragi-san, it is not easy to follow in Jinguji-san's footsteps. Are you determined?"

At this time, Coach Anxi, like Coach Gaotou, squatted in front of the Shobei players with a fat figure. When he mentioned Jinguji Martial Arts, Coach Anxi's face was full of seriousness.

"what!"

"Of course!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi clenched his fists without any hesitation, nodded and said.

Seeing Hanamichi Sakuragi's confident look, Coach Anzai nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the players:
"In the second half of the game, the offensive ball was concentrated on Sakuragi."

"Other players, if the opportunity arises, don't shoot from the outside and attack the paint."

"Mori Shigehiro commits three crimes, please remove him!"

Coach Anxi and Coach Gaotou have a certain degree of agreement in terms of tactical arrangements.Both of them saw Hainan's weaknesses. One wanted to try his best to make up for his "weaknesses", while the other tried every means to get Mori Shigehiro off the field.

The two men's tactical arrangements also revolved around Morishigehiro on the inside.

The halftime break was very short. After a short 15-minute break, the players returned to the court amid the referee's whistle.

In the second half, coach Anzai replaced Nobunaga Kiyota with Ryota Miyagi. The purpose of sending Ryota Miyagi was also to allow Miyagi, who was full of physical strength, to attack Hainan's defense line wildly.

Hainan's small forward is average, and there is a huge gap between him and Rukawa Kaede. If coach Gao Tou has a brain, he may arrange a defense change. In this way, Miyagi Ryota will definitely have a good offensive opportunity.

Miyagi is a second-year player with rich game experience. After more than a year of shooting training, Miyagi Ryota's offensive methods are now considered rich, and he will definitely give Hainan some surprises!

The players from both sides took their positions in the center circle, and just as the second half of the game between Shohoku and Hainan was about to begin, Jinguji Budo, who was far away at Yokohama International Airport, was queuing up with a boarding pass in his hand and a small backpack on his back. Walk on the plane.

Before boarding the plane, Jinguji Martial Arts seemed to feel something. He paused and stood on the stairs looking in the direction of Kamakura.

Takako Fujima, who was behind Budao, saw Budao suddenly stop, smoothed the hair on his forehead, and asked: "What's wrong with you? Budao."

In the call of Fujima Takako, Jinguji Martial Arts came back to his senses, smiled at Fujima Takako, and continued to climb the stairs.

"I'll wait for you over there"

"I hope that in the future you can stand on the same stage and compete with me!"

With Jinguji Budo thinking in his mind, he slowly walked onto the plane and disappeared at the door of the cabin.

As all passengers completed boarding, the long ladder next to the plane was removed.The plane started slowly, left its original parking position, and started heading towards the runway.

In the cockpit of the aircraft, after receiving the order to take off, the captain and co-pilot began to pull the handle.

In the cabin, Jinguji Budo was sitting on his seat, looking at the scene outside the window through the small round window on the plane.After a slight shake, the roar of the aircraft engine reached his ears, and the strong pushing feeling from the seat made Budao couldn't help but feel his heart twitch.

Watching the scenery outside the window begin to shrink rapidly, Jinguji Budao had many thoughts for a while.

Different from the trip to the United States when he was a freshman in high school, Jinguji Martial Arts may not be able to come to this country easily after leaving this time.

He doesn't know how far he can go on the road of basketball, but in recent years, it is definitely his time to struggle!
[Jinguji Martial Arts, height 203.7cm, weight 101kg, strength: high school S level, agility: high school SS level, physical coordination: SS level. 】

[Destiny: Ordinary, original intention is eternal, countdown to kill, leader of the era]

【Daily task:
Please complete 00.00 push-ups, 500 crunches, 300 squats, and run 500KM before 20 at night]

[Task reward: Strain recovery potion! (Eliminate fatigue and feel relaxed!)]

[Martial Arts: Golden Bell Cover Iron Cloth Shirt (specialized in defeating the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms), level max; Judo, level 3]

Looking out the window, the system panel that had not been opened for a long time flashed before Jinguji Budo's eyes. After so many years, his innate "plug-in" has really provided him with a lot of functions.

Although his improvement in basketball relied on his unremitting training, the strain recovery medicine provided by the system was a huge boost to his ability to jump to this level in such a short period of time.

If it weren’t for this, it would take a long time to recover after every day’s training. Jinguji Budo’s training intensity at the high school level is already very objective. In today’s era, if there is no reasonable post-training recovery, it will be overdrawn. It's the player's upper limit.

The system's help to martial arts may not be great, but it is not small at all.

"I don't know if this thing is useful or if it just shows my current physical level."

Jinguji Martial Arts thought to himself, looking at the evaluation of his strength and agility, he couldn't help but press his temples.He has never developed more functions for this so-called system, and he doesn't know if this thing only has these current functions.

The plane bound for the United States quickly left the sky over Yokohama.

Among the Kanagawa Prefectural players at this time, the competition between Shohoku High School and Hainan has also entered a fierce stage.

In the 7th minute of the second half, the score between the two teams reached 67:59, and Xiangbei High School had the ball.

"Kuan, don't be provoked, don't foul!"

On the sidelines of the court, Coach Gaotou shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice already a little hoarse.

In the court, Miyagi Ryota, who was holding the ball from the outside, made a simple change of direction in front of his body, quickly broke through, and passed the ball to Sakuragi Hanamichi who was in the middle distance.

And it was Shigehiro Mori who defended Sakuragi Hanamichi.

"Hey!"

"Are you going to listen to that old man and back down?"

"That's right. When facing this genius, you should retreat!"

The basketball started, Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly swept the ball and turned to face the basket. Looking at the guarded Morishigehiro in front of him, Sakuragi Hanamichi said with a smile.

Opposite him, Morishigehiro raised his arms expressionlessly, covering Sakuragi's face.

Seeing the opponent like this, Sakuragi Hanamichi smiled confidently and quickly dropped the ball to break through. Facing the huge and powerful Morishigehiro, Sakuragi Hanamichi actually broke through directly without making any fake moves.

At the same time as the assault, Sakuragi Hanamichi's ball protector directly pressed against Morishigehiro's body, and Morishigehiro followed Sakuragi Hanamichi's actions.Morishigehiro seemed to be scrupulous and did not dare to use force, but was actually pushed into the inside line by Sakuragi Hanamichi.

After reaching the basket, Sakuragi jumped up, grabbed the ball with one hand, and dunked towards the basket.

However, Mori Shigehiro, who was guarding him, did not dare to jump to block him at all. He just raised his arms to interfere.

"Boom!!"

With a loud noise, the basketball was directly poured into the basket by Sakuragi. Sakuragi's lower body hit Morishigehiro, but the huge Morishigehiro took two steps back and quickly dodged.

The timid look made Hainan's supporters angry.

(End of this chapter)