Slam Dunk Fox Rukawa

Rukawa waited until Mitsui's mood calmed down a bit before he had enough time to tell Mitsui his views on the matter.

"Cousin, in fact, not only Smith, but also any other American basketball coach, you would not be as good as Hanamichi Sakuragi in their eyes."

"What?" Mitsui was even more shocked and angry when he heard Rukawa's words.

"Don't worry, listen to me and explain to you slowly. The basic basketball education in the United States is completely different from the basketball education in our country. First of all, they have a large number of players with excellent physical fitness for them to choose. With your cousin,

Physical fitness is definitely not considered outstanding in the United States, so physically Sakuragi is far ahead of you, cousin, and even ahead of me." Having said this, Rukawa looked at Mitsui.

Mitsui said nothing, indicating that he agreed with Rukawa's statement just now.

Rukawa continued: "The most important thing is that American basketball coaches in high schools will select players with better physical fitness for special training. Because they feel that the skills are not good and can be improved through a lot of scientific training, but the physical fitness is not good.

The difference is that modern technology cannot be significantly improved. Therefore, they would rather patiently coach a player with super physical fitness but poor skills than spend too much money on a player who currently has good technical awareness but not good enough physical fitness.

energy."

It was the first time Mitsui heard that the basketball selection in the United States was like this, but looking at Rukawa's extremely serious face, Mitsui chose to believe it.

"But cousin, you don't have to be so discouraged." Rukawa comforted the obviously discouraged Mitsui. "There is no absolute in everything. What I'm talking about is the common selection method of American basketball coaches. But even if your physical fitness is not very good,

There are still many players who can get the favor of coaches and achieve outstanding results in the future. For example, the league's top guard John Houston Stockton of the Jazz, who is currently active in the NBA, and the famous "Mr. Clutch" Indiana Pacers

Reggie Miller, the Super Marksman of the NBA, and "Big Bird" Larry Bird, one of the NBA's representatives who retired last year, etc. Let's talk about Stockton first. As a white defender with a thin body, he

In the NBA, which is almost monopolized by black people, he has become the steal leader, been selected to the best team and the best defensive team, and has won the assists title for 5 consecutive times. He is now the best passing expert and the most unpredictable steal in the world.

Expert." Rukawa took a sip of water before continuing:

"Cousin, you are just an old injury, which has made you decadent for more than a year. Do you know that Reggie Miller, who has repeatedly created classic "Miller moments" on the court, comes from a family of athletes, and his sister Shelly...

Miller was the main force of the 1984 Olympic champion U.S. women's basketball team. Her other sister, Tammy, is a volleyball player, and her brother, Darrell Miller, is an outfielder for the California Angels baseball team. But when the young Miller

When he talked about his basketball dream, others either ridiculed or sighed. The reason is simple. Before he was five years old, because of a congenital hip disease, the doctor even declared that he could not walk and had to rely on a brace to stand.

and walking children, but the stubborn Miller never bowed to fate. Everyone was thinking about scoring 30 or 40 points per game, but Rodman found a new way to prove his greatness with rebounds. In the dense game

The crowd jumped high and sent the ball into the basket with an incredible posture, followed by a flamboyant shout - Miller's way of solving the problem was equally simple and alternative. Unable to fly above the basket, he struggled day and night.

When practicing shooting, he wants to prove that a long-range shooter can also go down in history. He doesn't have a strong body, can't jump high, and doesn't run fast, but as long as he stands outside the three-point line, he will always be the most lethal threat to his opponents. Every time he

At the most critical moment of the game, he was as calm as a professional killer, looking for every opportunity with his cold eyes, throwing away his opponent again and again, and then he surged forward and struck with a chokehold."

"Larry Bird, who announced his retirement on August 18 last year, has achieved countless honors in his 13-year NBA career, but behind the honors is a series of injuries. As a player,

He can't jump very well, looks a bit slow, and is not the best one-on-one defender. However, his strong anticipation and positioning make him an excellent defender. His insight into the game makes him always

Able to act one shot earlier than his opponents. As an excellent marksman, he often even deliberately closed his eyes when practicing three-pointers to achieve a training effect. In the era when Bird was in power, perhaps only Magic Johnson was good at passing the ball.

Do a little better than him. Magic is Bird's greatest enemy and also a lifelong friend. The black and white rivalry between these two superstars in the 1980s has become an immortal NBA classic."

Mitsui Hisashi was already confused about the future because his body was not favored by Coach Smith, but after listening to Rukawa describe to him in detail three NBA superstars who were not considered to be physically outstanding, but even worse,

Mitsui felt that the lost motivation suddenly returned to him, and he was more motivated than before.

"Thank you, Rukawa. I will definitely work hard. Even if I can't become an outstanding star like Stockton, Miller, and Bird, I, Mitsui Hisashi, am definitely not a man willing to admit defeat. I will work hard to improve my abilities.

It made Coach Smith look at me differently." Mitsui was very grateful to Rukawa for enlightening him.

"Well, cousin, let's work hard together." Rukawa was also infected by Mitsui's excitement. He stood up and clapped hands with Mitsui to encourage each other.

After being enlightened by Rukawa, Mitsui was obviously more enthusiastic in training. A few days later, coach Smith said to Rukawa before starting the afternoon training: "Today is exactly one month since the last physical examination I gave you.

Let's do another physical examination to see how much your body has improved this month." With Smith's acquiescence, Mitsui, Sakuragi, Tokuo and Yohei also had a physical examination together. Finally, this was written on the data sheet:

Rukawa Kaede: Height 1.86 meters, wingspan 1.96 meters, weight 80 kilograms, fat content 7.1%, reaching height 2.42 meters in place, jumping 0.81 meters in place, maximum approach jump 0.99 meters, running back and forth in the penalty area in 10.60 seconds, 3

/4 sprints in 3.14 seconds, bench press 84kg 6 times.

Hisashi Mitsui: Height 1.85 meters, wingspan 1.88 meters, weight 73 kilograms, fat content 6.5%, reaching height 2.33 meters in place, jumping 0.52 meters in place, maximum approach jump 0.77 meters, running back and forth in the penalty area in 11.58 seconds, 3

/4 sprints in 4.03 seconds. 84kg bench press 2 times.

Sakuragi Hanamichi: Height 1.86 meters, wingspan 1.96 meters, weight 83 kilograms, fat content 7.8%, reaching height 2.42 meters in place, jumping 0.85 meters in place, maximum run-up jump 1.01 meters, running back and forth in the penalty area in 10.65 seconds.

3/4 sprint in 3.17 seconds, 84kg bench press 12 times.

Tokuo Horita: Height 1.88 meters, wingspan 1.89 meters, weight 89 kilograms, fat content 10.4%, reach height 2.39 meters, jump 0.45 meters, maximum run-up jump 0.62 meters, run back and forth in the restricted area for 13.15 seconds, 3

/Sprint 5.00 seconds in 4 games, bench press 84kg 8 times.

Mito Yohei: Height 1.76 meters, wingspan 1.83 meters, weight 66 kilograms, fat content 6.3%, reaching height 2.19 meters in place, jumping 0.63 meters in place, maximum approach jump 0.82 meters, running back and forth in the penalty area in 11.02 seconds.

3/4 sprint in 3.58 seconds, 84kg bench press 3 times.

From this pile of data, we can see that Sakuragi's physical fitness is much higher than Mitsui, Tokuo and Yohei, and even slightly higher than Rukawa. Especially in the bench press, Sakuragi who has not trained for a few days is better than already.

After strengthening the strength training, Rukawa was twice as big. This made Coach Smith look at Sakuragi with more recognition.

From another point of view, both Rukawa and Mitsui have been slightly enhanced compared to the same period in the original work. This is also the result of coach Smith's scientific training.

After getting the data sheet, Coach Smith made a new training plan for Rukawa, and by the way, he also made one for Sakuragi. This made Mitsui still feel a little disappointed, but he believed that as long as he worked unremittingly, he would definitely succeed.

successful.

A few days later, the school officially had a holiday on July 21st. Rukawa and Sakuragi officially entered the summer vacation. Although they had not gone to class because of training, they didn’t feel much. However, because of the holiday, Haruko, Fujii, and Matsui

Joining the cheerleading team, which originally consisted of Noma, Ohnan, and Takamiya, became a lot more eye-catching.

In this way, under the attention of Haruko and the others, Rukawa and the others began their last summer vacation in junior high school under Smith's strict training.

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