Heizi's Basketball: I'm not the boss?

Chapter 227: The admissions process went wrong

"One two one, one two one..."

Hai Chang High School Basketball Club
The new first-year players are doing endurance training around the court.

According to Haichang's usual team culture in the past, new students who join the team have to play a training match with the second and third grade seniors. However, due to the unprecedented number of people joining the Haichang basketball team this year, they are forced to have no choice but to train. The game had to be temporarily canceled.

corner of the arena
Xiangyang sat on the yoga mat, stretching his leg muscles while watching the freshmen running in circles. As the current captain of Hai Chang, it is also his job to discover and promote potential newcomers.

Beside him, Takeuchi frowned and looked at the notebook in his hand, which was exactly what Xiangyang gave him yesterday.

"The bombardment tactics... I didn't tell you that, Xiangyang, didn't you really come up with this just to deceive me?"

Takeuchi wiped his chin, looked at Xiang Yang with a suspicious expression, and said: "Abandon the traditional center style and use a smaller and faster five-back lineup. How dare you write this! If you put this on the Internet, you will see Let’s see how many netizens will criticize you!”

It's not that Takeuchi doesn't believe in Xiang Yang, but the tactics he proposed are too advanced for the current black basketball world.

Xiangyang stretched his arms, pressed down his entire upper body, and moved his head as close to his toes as possible. While compressing the ligaments, he explained to Takeuchi: "The five-back lineup is just a metaphor. The core concept of this tactic actually combines four and five. The speed of the number position is increased to increase the rhythm of the whole game."

"If our side is fast and seizes opportunities well, then the opponent's center will become a flaw on the field due to lack of footwork."

Xiang Yang's tone was very calm, and he was not flustered by Takeuchi's questioning, and his confident look also made Takeuchi speechless.

"Then... let me ask you, if you don't have a center at home, who will protect the rebounds on the defensive end? Who will protect the frame?"

Even though Ren Zaihai often performs badly, Takeuchi's coaching level is not bad, and the questions he raised are also to the point.

The biggest shortcoming of the five-back bombardment tactic is that the strength on the defensive end has dropped sharply. The family will always lack a big man to protect the basket.

Xiang Yang shrugged and replied: "Then there is no other way. We can only rely on the five of us little guys to fight for the board."

Takeuchi:? ? ?
Seeing the tic-tac-toe appear on Takeuchi's face, Xiangyang slowly stood up and moved his body, smiling and comforting: "Don't be angry, coach, I didn't come up with this tactic just to tease you."

"In fact, this tactic is more suitable as a surprise move in the game, using a sudden change of formation to catch the opponent off guard! This tactic was not developed to be used as a basic tactic for the team. of."

"It's just..."

Xiang Yang put one hand on Takeuchi's chin, and turned his head to the direction of the field, where dozens of Haichang freshmen were doing running training together.

A question mark appeared on Takeuchi's head. Obviously he didn't understand what Xiang Yang meant. He was about to ask but was interrupted by Xiang Yang's voice.

"We may not have a choice now."

Xiang Yang sighed and pointed to the back of the team to show Takeuchi.

Following the regular running principles, usually the short ones are in front and the big ones are behind. While the normal formation runs in a wave shape, the formation of Haichang freshmen is a little different...

From the front of the queue to near the end, the heights of the players are basically the same. Although there are some differences between different people, they are still at the same level after all.

Looking at the back of the team, four tall players stood there very conspicuously. Even from such a distance, Xiangyang and Takeuchi could tell who they were at a glance.

Xiang Yang cleared his throat and said, "Let me introduce to you. The tall player standing on the left is Sato. His hometown is in a remote village in the west. Due to the poor economic development, his home has a golf course. None. He has been playing ball since he was a child and has plenty of enthusiasm for basketball..."

"If today is included, it would be the first month of his basketball career! By the way, he can't even figure out the steps for a three-step layup."

Xiang Yang had an expression of nostalgia on his face. He recalled that when he first met Sato during the interview, his expression after reading the information on the application form was very wonderful.

The corner of Takeuchi's mouth twitched a few times, and he asked, "How did such a guy get admitted to Haichang? Don't tell me it's a basketball special!"

Xiang Yang shook his finger and said: "The Ministry of Education is going to carry out political poverty alleviation this year and encourage children in the mountains to go to the cities. Therefore, if students there want to enter our school, they only need half of the usual scores."

Takeuchi:…

"next."

Xiang Yang licked his lips, pointed to a tall man on the right, and explained: "This is Shimomura. He has been playing basketball for almost two years. However, he has congenital heart disease and cannot maintain a high height." Intense basketball game, it is said that he had a big fight with his family when he wanted to join the basketball club."

"All in all, he is also a player who joined Haichang with passion!"

"And that player, it's not easy for him..."

……

"Well, that's the last one..."

"stop!"

With a livid face, Takeuchi interrupted Xiang Yang's words and asked first: "This time, is he born into poverty or is he seriously ill?"

Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment: "No, in fact, among these people, I think he is the most promising to be the starter for Hai Chang!"

"Of course, the premise is that our goal is not to win the championship."

Takeuchi's eyebrows almost knitted together: "What do you mean?"

Xiang Yang explained: "He started playing football in junior high school, but unfortunately he has no talent. Although he works hard in training, it would be too difficult for him to help Hai Chang win the championship. He can barely make do as a substitute. When If he starts, he’s not strong enough.”

Hearing this, Takeuchi let out a long breath and said in a hoarse voice: "Aren't we four-time consecutive champions? Why is the quality of the freshmen so poor?"

"Hey! Then you are wrong!"

Xiang Yang put his arms around Takeuchi's shoulders, pointed at the running freshmen and said, "Did you see that little guy? Even though he is short, he was the champion of the last National Middle School Basketball Competition! He is also a member of the team. First start!”

"The baby face in the middle is the three-time top scorer in middle school. According to the statistics, his three-point shooting percentage on the court is almost 60%! It's almost higher than me."

"And the guy on the left, I have the impression that his name is Toshihide Fukuhara, and he is the only one who scored a goal against Yuuki in a bullfight!"

"And there's more..."

"stop!!!"

Takeuchi interrupted Xiang Yang's words with a sharp shout. He said with an ugly face: "What's the use of having so many outside players? No matter how good they are, can they replace you and Yuuki or what? Without a center, what will we do this year? Play a game?"

Xiang Yang didn't react at all, just looked at Takeuchi quietly.

"I told the coach, we have no better choice except shelling."

……

……

A week has passed

All major teams have completed the induction ceremony for new students and have begun to gradually select the team's starting lineup to prepare for this year's summer split.

In the face of the cruel facts, after many persuasion by Xiang Yang, Takeuchi finally decided that the core of the team's tactics this year would be bombardment, and at the same time, he also handed over the task of selecting the main players to Xiang Yang.

At the same time, the national team training organized by the Neon Basketball Association also officially kicked off.

Among this class of senior players, a total of five players came to participate in this training camp.

They are Ryota Kise from Kaidune.

Kirito's Aomine Daiki.

Jorin's Fire God Taiga.

As well as Team Rakuzan’s Reo Minorubuchi and Nagakichi Nebutani.

This also shows that this year's summer split has not yet started, and many teams have withdrawn from the championship competition early due to the absence of their ace.

As for the remaining teams with complete lineups, it can be said that they are smiling.

As early as the first day when the training roster was released, the coaches of Cheng Rin and Tong Huang put up the "no battle card" on Twitter.

Although they will still participate in this year's game, without the help of the team's star player, they will just be on the road.

Xiude's coach posted a sentence.

"I have to consider whether this is my only chance to win the championship in the past three years!"

Under this tweet, hundreds of Xiude fans replied: "Xiude championship"!
Another team with a complete lineup is Yangquan led by Masako Araki. Although they did not say anything on Twitter, according to Xiangyang’s observation, Yangquan’s training frequency has more than doubled during this period, at least The number of times Xiang Yang saw Masako in the Shark Gym dropped significantly.

It seems that Masako also believes that this year may be the best chance to win!

At the same time, in a basketball talk show, facing the host's question about the arrangement of the "summer game", Luoshan's head coach Bai Jin Yongzhi said so.

"To be honest, our plans have not changed every year, and certainly not this year. We must work hard towards the championship!"

"As for the absence of Netake and Reo... I don't think it is a problem. Using players who have the opportunity to play to maximize the team's strength is what a coach should do."

Not only that, at the end of this interview, Shirogane Eiji also said meaningfully: "If any coach fails because the team is missing someone...then I will think that this coach is really terrible. "

Host: "Excuse me...are you talking about Mr. Genta Takeuchi, Kaitsune's coach?"

Shirogane Yongji showed an innocent expression on his face and said: "Of course not, hahaha, how could you say that? I didn't refer to any one person in particular! It's just a small reflection of mine. Please don't over-interpret it. ah."

(End of this chapter)