Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 101 The starters!

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 101 The starters!

In early spring, the warm sunshine shines on the sea. On the sparkling sea, sand gulls fly low. The broken blue reflects the martial arts of Jinguji Temple.

Today is Sunday. The Shohoku High School Basketball Club and the Lingnan High School Basketball Club met to play a practice match at the Lingnan Basketball Hall. Jinguji Budo had never seen the sea in Kamakura, so early in the morning, they took the train alone with their bags on their backs.

Arriving at Lingnan High School, I looked at the scenery on the coast not far from Lingnan High School.

The cool sea breeze blows on people's bodies and makes them wake up a lot.

"The scenery near Lingnan High School is also very good! If the junior high school student is not in Xiangbei, it would be a good choice to come to Lingnan when entering high school!"

Jinguji Budo was attracted by the scenery of Kamakura coast, and secretly thought it was a pity.

A long time passed.

In the distance, a tram was approaching. After arriving at the station, a dozen team members from Xiangbei stepped off the tram one after another, looking around curiously.

"I don't know if this guy from Martial Arts has arrived. He doesn't act together with the team. This guy has no team spirit."

"When you see him, you must educate him well!"

Mitsui Hisashi stepped off the tram and looked around, but did not find the figure of Jinguji Martial Arts. He frowned slightly and muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Well, Mitsui, don't be angry."

"Budao also wants to see the scenery of Kamakura. After all, he has never seen it before. It is normal to have such thoughts."

"If I hadn't been to Kamakura many times, I would be like him."

"Besides, he is already a high school student, so he has a sense of responsibility."

"Let's go to Lingnan High School first. He will come by himself then. We agreed to meet at the gymnasium in Lingnan."

Seeing that Mitsui Hisashi was a little angry, Konobu Kigure immediately advised him. In the basketball club in Shohoku, Kigure had a good relationship with everyone. Jinguji Martial Arts, who had just entered Shohoku, was also deeply cared for by him.

"It can only be the."

Mitsui Shou looked around and saw no sign of martial arts, so he could only nodded and responded.

Afterwards, the Xiangbei group, led by Coach Anxi, left the station, crossed the road, and walked towards Lingnan High School.

Lingnan High School is located directly opposite the station, across a four-lane road and up a huge slope, where Lingnan High School is located.

For everyone in Xiangbei, the total distance from the station to the gate of Lingnan High School is only four or five minutes, which is quite close.

Today is Sunday, and the door of Lingnan High School is closed. In a security booth next to the door, an elderly guard is dozing off with his head drooped and raised up and down.

"The door is actually closed. Did we come too early?" Takenori Akagi glanced inside the door, scratched his head, and said doubtfully.

"How is this possible? I'll ask."

Without Coach Anzai's instructions, Hisashi Mitsui immediately stepped forward, knocked on the small window of the security booth, and woke up the dozing guard.

"Are you guys members of the Xiangbei basketball team?" The little old man obviously knew that Xiangbei would come to Lingnan High School to play a practice match today. When he saw Mitsui Hisashi, he recognized him by looking at the school uniform he was wearing.

"Yes, old sir, please open the door." Mitsui Shou nodded and replied.

Not long after, the door of Lingnan High School opened, and under the guidance of the guard, everyone in Xiangbei walked towards the gymnasium of Lingnan High School.

"Pass the ball faster, don't wait too long!"

"Hey! Futian, don't dribble! Don't dribble! How many times do you want me to say this?"

"After catching the ball, you either shoot or pass the ball. After the ball is released, you quickly cut inside."

"What are you doing dribbling? Huh? If you keep playing like this, get off here!"

In the basketball hall of Lingnan, the Lingnan players were playing a five-on-five training match. Coach Tian Gang stood on the edge of the court, with his hands folded in front of his chest, with a serious look on his face. Whenever the players on the court moved or

If there is any action or behavior that does not suit his wishes, Coach Tianoka will directly yell at him.

The entire arena was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

"The coach treats Fukuda really harshly! The practice match only lasted seven or eight minutes, and Fukuda has already been called out six or seven times, right?"

In the rest area on the sidelines, Akira Sendō was sitting on the bench. Looking at Fukuda who was speechless after being scolded by coach Taoka, he couldn't help but sympathize.

"Is it harsh? Isn't it right to be scolded if you don't implement the coach's tactical arrangements and tactics properly?"

Shinomiya Tōdō sat next to Sendō Akira, with beads of sweat on his face. When he heard Sendō sympathizing with Fukuda, he couldn't help but speak.

Fukuda Yoshio, like Shinomiya Tōno and Sendō Akira, are all freshmen who joined Reinnan High School this year. Moreover, Fukuda's physical condition is pretty good for high school students. He is just a freshman in high school, and his height has reached 181cm, and

Fukuda's speed and jumping are quite good, and he caught the eye of coach Taoka during the physical examination for freshmen entering the club.

However, Fukuda Yoshihao somewhat thinks highly of himself. After joining the club, he was dissatisfied with one thing and the other. He regarded Shinomiya Tano and Sendō Akira as competitors, and he trained quite hard. At the same time, whenever there was a practice match, Fukuda would always

Comparing myself with these two people, when attacking, I will always subconsciously ignore the established arrangements of coach Taoka.

Coach Taoka was very dissatisfied with this, but he also had some expectations for Fukuda in his heart. Therefore, on the training ground, coach Taoka's attitude towards Fukuda was much harsher than others.

"Although I say that, it's still a bit too harsh. Coach Taoka doesn't have such an attitude towards you." Akira Sendō shook his head and said softly.

"The coach has the same attitude towards me and you."

"Instead of worrying about Fukuda, you should imagine how you will play against Shohoku High School next."

"I heard that this year's Xiangbei High School is very strong!"

After knowing that he was going to have a practice match with Shohoku, Shinomiya did his own research on the current team composition of Shohoku High School. After he learned from his classmates which players there were in Shohoku, Shinomiya was full of expectations for today's practice match.

No, Shinomiya came to Lingnan High School early in the morning and practiced for a while to get his physical condition to its peak. The other team members had just started to warm up for the practice match, and he was already sweating.

"Very strong? Stronger than our Lingnan High School?"

"I can't imagine what kind of team can beat our Lingnan High School!"

Xiandao, who is in the first year of high school, also has the kind of "I am the craziest person in the world" character. He is full of confidence in Lingnan's strength.

"Don't underestimate them. We must go all out for today's game."

"I will completely destroy Xiangbei!"

Shinomiya Tōno clenched his fist and said firmly.

Just as the two were talking, the door of the Lingnan High School gymnasium was opened. Under the leadership of Coach Anxi, everyone from Xiangbei successfully arrived at the Lingnan High School gymnasium.

"Stop!" Coach Taoka, who was supervising the training on the sidelines, saw everyone in Shohoku when they entered the gym. He immediately stopped the practice match and then faced Coach Anzai with a smile on his face.

"Coach Anxi! You and your classmates from Shobei are finally here!" Coach Taoka walked quickly to Coach Anxi and shook hands with Coach Anxi enthusiastically.

"Hoohoho~"

"Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long, Coach Tian Gang."

Coach Anzai and Coach Taoka were chatting and seemed to have a good relationship.

While the two were chatting, the eyes of the Xiangbei players began to scan the entire arena. Mitsui Hisashi and others' eyes swept over the Lingnan people one by one. When Mitsui Hisashi looked towards the rest area, the two of them seemed slightly familiar.

The face appeared in front of Mitsui Shou.

"That's because the hairstyle has changed, but it's definitely true. It's Akira Sendō who used to be from Qiuyue High School?!"

"And the guy sitting next to him is that monster from Yokota Middle School, Shinomiya Tanano."

"These two people actually joined Lingnan High School?! Forget about Shinomiya Tōno, why did Xiandao appear in Lingnan's team?"

Although Sendō Akira and Shinomiya Tōno's appearance and height had changed a lot when they were in junior high school, Mitsui Hisashi recognized them quickly. These two people left a lasting impression on Mitsui Hisashi's heart.

The impression was so profound that he simply couldn't forget it.

Seeing these two people, Mitsui Shou, who was originally calm, trembled slightly.

Not fear, but excitement, passionate excitement!

When he knew that he was going to compete with Lingnan High School, Mitsui Hisashi was still lack of interest. Although Lingnan High School's competition results were better than theirs in Shohoku last year, Mitsui Hisashi never regarded Lingnan as an opponent of Shohoku. Lingnan was too weak.

It made Mitsui Hisashi feel unmotivated.

However, seeing Sendō Akira and Shinomiya Tōno at this time, Mitsui Hisashi no longer had such thoughts. With the addition of these two people, Lingnan now truly has the value of being defeated.

"This practice match has become more interesting!" Just when Mitsui Hisashi looked at Shinomiya and Sendō Akira, they also saw Mitsui Hisashi in the Shohoku team. Shinomiya was because of doing

After going through the background of Shohoku, I was not surprised to know the existence of Mitsui Hisashi, but I didn't know about it before Sendō.

Seeing Mitsui Shou at this time, Sendao suddenly became interested.

In the country of Neon, the basketball circle in a prefecture is very small. In Kanagawa Prefecture, there are only a few top-ranked players and only a few top-ranked schools. Akira Sendō originally competed with

Takeishi Middle School played in a practice match and was deeply impressed by Hisashi Mitsui, the Takeishi captain.

I thought Hisashi Mitsui would go to the best school in Kanagawa, affiliated with Hainan University, but unexpectedly, I met him in the team in Shohoku.

Hisashi Mitsui, Sendō and Shinomiya looked at each other, and they could see the strong fighting spirit in each other's eyes. Even before the practice match started, there was already a sense of tension.

After a brief exchange of greetings with Coach Danoka, Coach Anzai led everyone in Xiangbei to the rest area on the side of the arena and asked the players to start changing equipment.

Coach Tian Gang also summoned all the players and began to arrange the players to play.

"You've all seen your opponent in today's practice match. It's Xiangbei High School!"

"Xiangbei's previous results may have been average, but you must not underestimate them."

"Xiangbei is a very strong team!"

"In this game, our starting team members are Kenichi Nishibayashi, Jun Uozumi, Ryoji Ikegami, Sendō and Tōno you five."

"The task of controlling the ball is given to Kenichi Nishibayashi. The basket is guarded by Uozumi and Ikegami. Sendō and Tanano, you two will attack with all your strength."

"In the first half, I want you to widen the point difference to more than 10 points and enter the second half with this advantage."

Coach Taoka quickly called the names of several starting players, then turned to look at Mitsui Hisashi who was changing clothes on the opposite court, then turned back and told Shinomiya Tanano:

"Tano, if you are guarding Hisashi Mitsui in this game, you must restrict or even kill his scoring!"

"Xilin, if that short guy comes on the court later, it's up to you to defend him. That kid can break through very quickly, but he doesn't have a basket. When you defend, you have to focus on guarding against breakthroughs and passes."

"Uozumi, I'll leave Akagi to you. He's about the same size as you, even shorter than you. Don't lose to them!"

"The rest of the players can play freely and use man-to-man defense."

Coach Taoka obviously had some knowledge of Shohoku High School, and he was also careful about Miyagi Ryota who refused him to join Shohoku, and the first-year Miyagi was also taken into consideration in the defensive arrangements.

At Xiangbei High School, the team members were changing their jerseys in an orderly manner. Coach Anxi stood in front of the team, looking at the players changing clothes, and said leisurely:

"Akagi, Mitsui, Chiba, Miyagi and Mumure, the five of you will come on as the starting team."

"On the offensive end, I will leave it to Akagi-san on the inside, and Mitsui-san on the outside. The rest of the team members, don't panic when a good opportunity arises, just attack boldly and confidently."

"As for defense, let's use man-to-man defense for the time being. However, Chiba and Akagi, you two must stay inside and don't be attracted out of the paint area."

Coach Anxi announced a few starting players, and then didn't say anything else. He walked slowly to the rest area, sat on a stool, and started to make himself tea.

"Miyagi, you are the starter, you have to work hard!" Ayako sat next to coach Anzai and said to Miyagi with a smile.

"Oh oh oh oh! Of course!"

Ayako's encouragement was no less than a shot of chicken blood to Miyagi, and Miyagi Ryota became excited.

"That martial arts guy is actually late! What a bastard!"

After Mitsui Hisashi changed his jersey, he looked at the door of the basketball gym and saw no sign of Jinguji Martial Arts. His blood pressure soared and his anger skyrocketed. After waiting for a while, there was still no trace of Martial Arts, so he had no choice but to lead the team.

Start warming up.

The fifteen-minute warm-up time passed quickly. As the referee's whistle sounded, the two teams ended their warm-up and began to take positions in the center circle, preparing for the jump ball.

Although it was a practice match, Lingnan was very well prepared. The scoreboard and other things were prepared early, and even a professional referee was specially appointed to judge this match.

In the center of the court, Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi stood face to face, looking at each other as if lightning could pop out of their eyes.

The referee came to the center of the two men and blew the whistle to start the game.

As soon as the whistle blew, the basketball was thrown into the air. As the basketball entered the air, Takenori Akagi and Jun Uozumi let out an angry roar, and then jumped into the air with all their strength.

"Snapped!"

Two big hands pressed on both sides of the basketball almost at the same time.

(End of chapter)