The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master.

Chapter 112 Nike Basketball Summit Quota
After the two sides came on stage to shake hands and thank each other, people from Xiangyang stayed on the scene to accept some interviews. In the deserted player tunnel, there was only the lonely figure of Sanno Industries.

The noisy world outside the passage belonged to the Mountain King an hour ago, but it no longer belongs to him.

The stage only belongs to the winner.

As losers, the echo of 'ta-da-da-da' footsteps in the passage was all they had left.

Goro Domoto actually wanted to say something to comfort everyone, such as taking the responsibility on himself, but he swallowed the words as he spoke.

Mainly because I don't know what to say.

"Brother, are all the players in the United States you are going to the same as him?" Mikio Kawada's voice broke the calm in the passage, with a hint of worry in his voice.

Masashi Kawada was startled for a moment, then frowned. He didn't know how to answer his brother. After all, he had never been to the United States, but he heard that basketball in the United States was much better than that of the Dragon Country.

And if that's the case...

The haze above the head seems to have become more severe, and even Masashi Kawada, who has always been optimistic, can't help but fall into silence.

Then everyone saw Goro Domoto, who was walking at the front, suddenly stop.

"Ah! Coach, I'm sorry..." Kawada Mikio thought she had said something wrong and quickly apologized.

Domoto Goro ignored him, but said slowly: "There is something... I can actually tell you."

Everyone stopped at this time and looked at him doubtfully.

"You all know that the Basketball Association has just signed a series of youth training cooperation plans with the NBA, but... do you know why?"

Why?Isn’t it just for the long-term development of Japanese basketball?
"Haha, who doesn't want long-term development? But this is not the main reason, otherwise we should have taken action a few years ago." Goro Domoto laughed, turned to face his team members: "It's because of you, or Say, it’s because of all the high school basketball players in Japan this year!”

"Yuta Taguchi, who graduated from Sanno the year before last, is said to be a rare talent in Japan in 50 years. At the beginning of this year, he also became the first Japanese player to enter the NCAA. I have coached him and know him well, but in my opinion , I think his strength is not as good as Zebei, not as good as Kawada...even not as good as Mu Shenyi from Hainan and Fujima from Xiangyang this year!"

"There is a top-secret investigation report within the Basketball Association on the high school basketball world at the beginning of this year. No matter which aspect of the data is looked at, the level of the Japanese high school basketball world has suddenly improved greatly in the past two years. , many talented players have emerged, and this change seems to have appeared and taken shape quickly within half a year starting last year... Kawada, you also grew taller at that time, right? I remember you grew two feet taller in one year. Ten centimeters..."

"Yes." Masashi Kawada was surprised. His height was a bit genetically mutated, but did this have anything to do with what the coach said?

"Do you know what is being circulated within the Basketball Association during this time?"

Goro Domoto said with a smile: "They say it was Amaterasu Omikami who wanted to play basketball...that's why she shed her light on Japan! Other than this, no one can explain what happened."

"Of course this statement is just superstition, but there is another more objective comparison. Analysts from the Basketball Association believe that if Yuta Tagakure is allowed to compete in this year's high school league, his personal ability may not even be ranked among the top five!"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Although Yuta Tabuse is only 175 centimeters tall, he is a god-like existence in the Japanese high school basketball world. He has been the BEST in the winter trials for three consecutive years. The year before last, he averaged a terrifying record of 50 points per game in the summer national competition. , and at the beginning of this year, relying on his own strength, he joined the NCAA Brigham Young University-Hawaii branch and was hailed as the No. 1 in Japanese basketball in the future...

This is the predecessor of the Mountain King and a legend in each of their hearts.

But... from the mouths of the Basketball Association and Coach Domoto, that's all?

"I have coached Yuta Tabashi. I know his strength, and I also know yours, so I am not just saying this to comfort you."

Domoto Goro continued: "There is no need to question the authenticity of this matter. It is precisely because the Basketball Association's investigation report discovered the amazing progress of domestic high school basketball that both the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and the Basketball Association saw the hope of Japanese basketball. and the future, that’s why there was policy tilt from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, sponsors’ favor, cooperation with the NBA, NHK’s live broadcast of the summer league, and many other things.”

"None of this is accidental!"

"So... don't underestimate yourselves, you are very strong!" Goro Domoto looked at them: "If even Yuta Tabata can survive in the NCAA, then Zebei, Kawada, what do you have to fear? What do you have to worry about? ?”

Everyone's expressions became solemn.

"As for Lin Dong, don't worry about him. He is an anomaly in his own right. Even if he goes to an American high school or even the NCAA, his ability is still in the same league. Losing to him does not prove that you can't play in the United States. On the contrary, if you go to the United States Only later will you discover that they are still so far behind Lin Dong. You have experienced a stronger sense of oppression, and you will not care about them by then... This will be the most precious thing for you when you go to the United States. experience of!"

Goro Domoto said slowly: "After going to the United States, you will have a good experience. A higher-level league, more powerful opponents, more reasonable and professional training... Then one day, in this sudden prosperity of the Japanese basketball world, you will also Have the qualifications to challenge Lin Dong again!"

"Learn from today's lesson, and when the time comes, don't lose again!"

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With NHK's vigorous publicity, the battle between Sanno and Shoyo has become the hottest topic in Japan today.

So much so that the next day's finals between Xiangyang and Hainan University were not very popular.

When NHK broadcast the Sanno War, the highest ratings reached 26%, but the national ratings during the finals were only 15%.

Of course, this is mainly because August 8th is a Monday and the game is in the morning. Most people have already started to go to work and cannot stay in front of the TV, which leads to a sharp decline in ratings.

If this factor is taken into account, the level of attention this game has received in Japan is actually no less than that of the Sanno fight.

After all, this game is still a full publicity stunt for NHK or the event organizer.

The Kanagawa duo joins forces for the final!
what does this mean?
It means that Kanagawa’s basketball is awesome and the atmosphere is great...

In Basketball Weekly, not only was the previous interview with Lin Dong published and became popular again, but teams such as Lingnan and Xiangbei were also pulled out and heavily hyped while touting Xiangyang and Hainan in various ways. Touched and dipped in a wave of light.

All parties agreed that if it were not for the fact that Kanagawa only had two places, then Shohoku and Lingnan might also be able to achieve good results in the national competition.

Kanagawa has such a long face... The local TV station received an order from Okazaki Hiroshi, the 4th generation governor of the prefectural cabinet, and went to NHK to buy the broadcast rights overnight, and then broadcast the entire event the next day.

The entire Kanagawa Prefecture was filled with joy. Many companies even organized employees to watch during working hours because the bosses also wanted to watch...

Who is the winner of this year's national competition? !

In fact, except for some suspense deliberately arranged by NHK during publicity.

For Xiangyang and Hainan themselves, this is a game whose outcome is already clear before the game starts.

Lin Dong played for the entire 20 minutes of the first half and didn't exert much effort. He didn't need to exert any effort against Hainan.

便已砍下32分8助攻5抢断5盖帽，帮助翔阳早早的在上半场时就以66:38的巨大分差锁定了胜负。

Regarding Lin Dong's performance, Hanato Takeuchi, who was in charge of the commentary, said it was very sad because he really couldn't praise it enough.From the 'Hexagonal Warrior' and 'Empire Destruction Dragon' who started to pick up people's wisdom yesterday, to the 'Empire Emperor' and 'The Strongest Man of 37 Billion' who started to innovate and invent today.

After using each nickname a few times, he couldn't help but want to give him another one, because he always felt that the previous one was not accurate and domineering enough, and it had reached the point where the vocabulary library in his mind was about to be emptied.

Good luck!

Fortunately, this annoying goblin finally went down in the second half... Otherwise Takeuchi Hanafeng would have really had a headache. Next, he could think of a unique nickname for him.

So ushered in the half-time commentary that was a little less brain-burning.

Xiangyang and Hainan led by Fujima were caught in a tug-of-war with the scores rising alternately.

Mu Shenyi's growth is rapid in Lin Dong's eyes. Compared with the county competition, in addition to the improvement in mental state, there is more improvement in physical fitness and personal skills.

I don’t know what kind of training he went through during the summer vacation. It feels like he has opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and his playing style has become more and more mature.

But the same thing is that Fujima also gave Lin Dong the same feeling. It should be due to the reconciliation with his mother yesterday and the self-redemptive victory when facing Fukatsu Kazunari yesterday...

The Kanagawa twins, whose skills have improved significantly, gave a wonderful performance to all Japan in the second half.

Xiangyang's inside advantage is more obvious, but Hainan University's outside advantage is even better.

Toru Hanagata scored 21 points and 18 rebounds, while Hainan's Kamizou Ichiro scored 10 3-pointers and scored 37 points, becoming the highest scorer in the game except Lin Dong.

Among them, he made 3 of 15 10-pointers. Hasegawa's marking of him did not play the role it should have at all. Coupled with his handsome appearance, he really attracted a wave of fans in front of the TV.

In the end, Xiangyang only recovered two points from the Hainan game in the second half, ending the national competition with a score of 98:72.

The awards ceremony after the game was certainly lively.

All teams that entered the quarter-finals were in full attendance.

No. 1 Xiangyang, No. 2 Hainan, third and fourth are Sanno Industrial and Mingpeng Industrial, and fifth to eighth are Hakata Commerce University Affiliated, Daiei College, Luoan and Dong who have been lucky for eight lifetimes. Sakura Private High School.

In the grand venue, the organizing committee also announced several special resolutions in public.

First, Kanagawa Prefecture, as the strongest seed area in this summer league, will directly have two qualifying places in this year's winter selection.At the same time, it will also have three qualifying places and two division seeding rights in next year's summer league.

Secondly, the winter selection at the end of December this year will be held at the Yokohama Gymnasium in Kanagawa.

This decision was already guessed by all parties before today's finals.

Firstly, it's because Kanagawa Prefecture's performance in this summer league is too dazzling. The two-seed team will definitely attract unprecedented attention in Kanagawa for the winter selection competition, and the organizer's tickets will be easier to sell. , the sponsorship could also be more... Secondly, it is because in November, the Yokohama Arena will usher in the overseas NBA preseason games, which is regarded as a basketball flourishing in Japan. By December, it is estimated that the heat will still be lingering. The media You can also pick up some heat by the way.

Thirdly, the organizers of the Winter Trials jointly organized by the Japan Basketball Association, the National High School Athletic Association, and the Asahi Shimbun News Agency have already negotiated a contract with next year’s Nike Basketball Summit through Stern. By then, Japan will have two international team quotas. , and the organizers will select the two players with the best performance in this year's winter trials through referendums and judges' scores, and they will represent Japan at the 2001 Nike Basketball Summit next year!

The Nike Basketball Summit has been held for six times since its inception in 1995. The American high school representative team competes against the strongest high school players selected from all over the world.

In the previous 6 competitions, the American team had 3 wins and 3 losses... It was the strongest high school team selected from the United States, but it still had mixed wins and losses, which shows the intensity and high level of this competition.

In previous years, no one in Japan participated in the Nike Basketball Summit, including Yuta Taguchi, who did not qualify. As a result, the popularity of this event in Japan is very low, but in fact it is the pinnacle of the pyramid of high school basketball players around the world, and it contains gold. The highest, bar none.

Japan's previous high school basketball level was simply not good enough for this tournament. The reason why they were able to get these two spots is probably due to the shock that Lin Dong brought to the NBA two months ago and the level of Japanese high school basketball. In addition to the overall substantial improvement, there is also the role of the money of the consortium behind it...

And when the organizing committee gave a special explanation about this event during the award speech, the hearts of all the high school students present were undoubtedly aroused.

I heard from the organizing committee that most of the international high school students who defeated the American team will be favored by the NCAA. Not only will they have the opportunity to directly go to most NCAA teams to play the main team, there is even the possibility of directly setting foot in the NBA. Whether it is promotion or the development of a personal basketball career, they obviously all play a decisive role.

Although the winter selection has not yet started, these few news have undoubtedly captured the hearts of all high school basketball players in Japan!

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The best team in the national competition: Lin Dong, Maki Shinichi, Mori Shigehiro, Kawada Masashi, Sawabita Eiji.

In fact, Eiji Sawabita did not perform as well as he should have in this year's competition. However, due to his own reputation and the fact that he is about to join the NSAA, the organizers are not stingy about building momentum for him in advance no matter what. He was given this honor.

The best second team in the national competition: Fujima, Jun Tsuchiya, Ichiro Kamizou, Toru Hanagata, and power forward Jiro Tanaka affiliated with Hakata Shoga University.

Finals MVP: The undisputed Lin Dong!

Finally, 12 members of the Xiangyang team climbed onto the podium built in the center of the venue and received medals and certificates from the organizers.

When Lin Dong won the glittering summer league championship trophy on behalf of the team.

Whether you are on stage or off stage.

There were laughter and laughter, and there were also people covering their faces and sobbing.

Fujima's mother cried and laughed, Akino Amamiya was full of joy, Coach Anzai was laughing, and Ozaki Masatoshi was serious.

Lao Lin and Sakuragi Hanamichi were wearing their plaid parent-child shirts. The two of them were jumping up and down with excitement like children, as if they were the real father and son.

"Champion! Champion! Champion!"

"we are the champion!"

　I will update twice today to sort out my thoughts. I will update twice in these two or three days, around 7000.

　　In fact, the general framework can be seen from this chapter. Autumn National Sports will not participate, but - Winter Selection - Nike Basketball Summit, this sequence is probably the entire slam dunk chapter, but there is also a big boss in the slam dunk chapter. Growth, as well as some domestic matters, several big ideas and development routes have been finalized, and there are preparations ahead, but the detailed structure must be well thought out.

　　In addition, this chapter also provides an explanation of the current level of basketball in Japan.

　　Many people have said before how to defeat the Mountain King. In fact, part of it is due to reasons that I did not explain clearly before.

　　The Japan in the book is the Japan after the Slam Dunk character in Two-dimensional entered the real world. The level of basketball is definitely different from that in real Japan. As for the scenes, techniques, shots, etc. described in Slam Dunk, American high school students I dare not say, but there are really not many Chinese high school students who can do it, let alone in 2000. It can be said that the Japanese high school students in the book beat the Chinese high schools in 2000. After all, China’s college basketball was It hasn't developed yet, it's all youth training and semi-professional.

　　Two-dimensional chaos, this setting has existed from the beginning. I thought everyone understood it, and there was no separate explanation. As a result, the performance of the combat power in the Sanno War made many people feel abrupt, so I borrow Domoto Goro’s idea here. If I make a supplementary summary, the real battle in the winter selection will look much smoother.

　　
　
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