Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 115 The county competition starts, the strongest new star!

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 115 The county competition starts, the strongest new star!

Regular and peaceful days often pass by very quickly. In the blink of an eye, April has quietly left, and May has come to people's side unknowingly.

By the middle of the semester, the academic pressure on high school students has gradually increased, and the teacher's lecture rhythm has also become tighter during class.

The various sports clubs in the school also began to increase their training intensity at this stage at the beginning of the month. Almost all clubs began to prepare for the upcoming county competition trials.

As for the basketball team in Xiangbei, high-intensity training has been maintained for quite some time.

"Yasuda, if you dribble the ball faster, your players will already be in the frontcourt, and your defender is still in the backcourt!"

"Everyone, listen, the trials for the county competition will begin in less than a month."

"I'll make good adjustments to your training attitude! If you can't meet the requirements, let alone play a game, I won't even let you go to the stadium!"

In the basketball hall, the players from Shohoku were divided into two teams and were practicing for a long time. Jinguji Budo picked up his old profession and became the referee of this game. As the captain, Hisashi Mitsui stood.

On the sidelines, he yelled at the players on the court.

Coach Anzai did not come to the venue on time for the basketball team's training today. I heard from Hisashi Mitsui that coach Anzai took Ayako to the organizing committee to draw lots. Before this evening, their Xiangbei High School's grouping and appearance in the next selection competition

The order will be determined.

During the period when coach Anzai was away, Hisashi Mitsui was the coach of Shohoku.

The coaching attitudes or coaching methods of Hisashi Mitsui and Coach Anzai are completely different. On the court, Hisashi Mitsui is an excellent leader who can calm the emotions of his players, but when he is a coach off the court, this guy becomes negative.

The maker.

Those who are playing on the court, such as first-year players like Yasuda Yasharu, have been criticized by him for countless times. His harsh attitude is no different from when Coach Anzai was young.

Yasuharu Yasuda, who had been trained by Mitsui Kotobuki, dribbled the ball much faster. After entering the frontcourt, he quickly passed the ball to Miyagi on the side. Miyagi Ryota received the ball and made a fake move to deceive the ball.

The defensive player quickly broke through the center of gravity and then made a sudden jump shot from the mid-range.

"Whoosh!"

After nearly a month of special training, Miyagi's shooting improved more or less, and the basketball hit the net.

After scoring the goal, Miyagi glanced at Budo on the sidelines, clenched his fists, and was celebrating for himself. Upon seeing this, Budo also smiled and nodded. Miyagi Ryota's shooting hand and posture have completely changed.

Well, according to the original intention of the martial arts, Miyagi Ryota also wanted to change the rhythm of shooting, from the original two motion to one motion.

Miyagi Ryota's jump shot rhythm adopts the traditional two motion. To put it simply, Miyagi's shooting speed is not fast. When shooting in open positions, and in practice games when facing weak opponents, Miyagi is still good.

space to take action.

But if Miyagi encounters a tall, quick-reacting player in subsequent games, Miyagi will definitely suffer a big loss given his height, wingspan and shooting speed.

He is different from Budo. Budo has excellent jumping and staying in the air, as well as excellent height. The two-motion shooting rhythm allows Budo to maximize his advantages. But Miyagi is different. Although his jumping is okay, his height

His wingspan is a big disadvantage, and his two-motion shooting rhythm actually amplifies his weakness.

However, in order not to affect Miyagi Ryota's immediate combat effectiveness in subsequent matches, Martial Arts did not point out this issue for the time being. During practice, Miyagi's attack power was also remarkable, which made Miyagi's self-confidence

, has been strengthened a lot, and Martial Arts also hopes that Miyagi can maintain such momentum and momentum.

On the court, the offense and defense switched. The team led by Akagi began to launch a counterattack. During the counterattack, Takenori Akagi did not go inside and wait for the pass from his teammates like his previous style of play. Instead, he actively set up pick-and-rolls for his teammates.

, he quickly followed the pick-and-roll and successfully created an open opportunity for himself.

The basketball was passed into Akagi's hands, and Takenori Akagi scored a layup.

"Martial Arts, do you feel that there is something different about that guy Akagi?"

Mitsui Hisashi touched his chin and asked standing next to Budo. Although Budo was the referee of the game, this was just a team practice match after all. Budo did not run the whole court, he just stood on the sidelines and watched the two teams play.

He would only call it when there was an obvious foul, so he acted very idle.

"The style of play is indeed different from before. It seems that he has listened to Coach Anxi's tactical arrangements."

"But he's still too young. If he doesn't encounter any strong strikers, it won't be a big problem. If he does, I'm afraid he will be educated."

Budao looked at Takenori Akagi on the court and expressed his thoughts. Takenori Akagi trained very hard. Although he has made progress, the gap between him and the first-class center is still quite obvious.

Although Akagi strives to adapt to Shohoku's current offensive rhythm, his movement speed cannot increase significantly in a short period of time. Although Akagi's offensive method has changed, there are still heavy shadows of the past.

"That's not a problem. It's enough to make progress. Although this guy Akagi is a big talker, he still trains very hard."

"For this reason, I also believe that he can grow up quickly."

"I don't know if the coaches are back or not, and I don't know what kind of opponent we will face next."

"I hope the coach's luck will not be too bad."

Mitsui Hisashi looked at the training players on the court and murmured. When he spoke, he inadvertently revealed the worry and anxiety in his heart.

"What words?"

"What's the difference between good luck and bad luck?"

"We in Xiangbei are different from those other schools. They only want to get a good ranking in the county competition."

"But our goal is not just to get a good ranking."

"We have only one goal from beginning to end. Have you forgotten?!"

Martial Arts could hear the worry and anxiety in Mitsui Shou's heart and reminded him.

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"you're right!"

"We have only one goal from beginning to end!"

Hisashi Mitsui nodded and adjusted his mentality. Unfortunately, at this time, Tsunoda Satoru on the court made a mistake in catching the ball and did not receive Miyagi Ryota's quick pass. The basketball flew directly out of the court. When Budo blew the whistle,

Mitsui Shou's roar also came out immediately.

Just as the practice match was in full swing, the door to the arena was opened, and Coach Anzai and Caiko walked into the basketball gym. In Caiko's hand, she was still holding a roll of paper.

The sound of the two people walking into the gym attracted everyone's attention. Everyone looked at Coach Anzai and Caiko, with deep expectations and excitement on their faces.

"Let's gather."

"The battle list for the trials has been determined."

Coach Anzai came to the court and said to the players with a smile. After hearing the words, the players quickly gathered around, and Caiko, under the instruction of coach Anxi, began to post the match list on the wall in the corner of the arena.

Shiroda went over to help Ayako, and for a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on this battle schedule that could not be fully launched.

There are only two teams in Kanagawa Prefecture that are qualified to compete in the national competition. The team selection method is to select the participating teams through two rounds of selection.

The first round of competition is the knockout stage. A total of 64 teams participated in this county competition. According to the draw results, each team can only guarantee a complete victory in the knockout stage and enter the semi-finals before they are eligible to enter the second round.

round robin stage.

There are only four teams participating in the second round of the round robin. At this stage, the number of wins and points difference of the four teams is compared to select the final two teams to represent Kanagawa Prefecture in the national competition.

In previous years, Shohoku High School led by Hisashi Mitsui met the seeded team Shoyo High School in the eight-to-four competition and lost. In the end, they failed to even make it past the first round of the prefectural competition.

What I want to say here is that the top four teams in the past can go straight to the quarterfinals, and the 64 teams have also been divided into four major groups. The top four teams in the past, as seed teams, are scattered in each major group.

among the group.

In Group B where Shohoku High School is located, the seed team is Mitsui Hisashi and his old rival, Shoyo High School.

"Um?"

"Our group doesn't have any decent opponents, right?"

Mitsui Hisashi looked at the match list and found the location of Xiangbei High School, then glanced at Xiangyang High School, which was ranked first in Group B, and said calmly.

"Eh? Captain, are you mistaken? The team we are on is Xiangyang High School! The second best team in the county!"

"Our luck is really bad. Of the four teams, it would be great to be drawn to Buri, but it is Xiangyang~"

Yasuda Yasuhiro screamed. He also had some understanding of strong schools in high school. Xiangyang High School was the well-deserved second in the county.

"Idiot, what do you mean about good luck and bad luck? So what if I get Xiangyang?!"

"It's just Xiangyang High School, we must defeat them!"

"Our goal is to dominate the country!"

Mitsui Hisashi heard this and opened his mouth to speak, but Takenori Akagi scolded him directly. Hearing this, Mitsui Hisashi glanced at Akagi with a smile and fell silent. When Coach Anzai heard Akagi's words, he also said, "Ouch."

He laughed.

"Akagi-san is right."

"For us in Xiangbei, it doesn't matter whether we have good or bad luck in drawing lots. After all, our goal is to dominate the country!"

Coach Anzai's words made the players in the gym become enthusiastic. After Hisashi Mitsui led the team to shout a few slogans, the team got back into training.

The trials for the Kanagawa Prefecture basketball project will begin at the end of May. In order to keep the players in good condition and avoid injuries, Coach Anzai began to reduce the intensity of the players half a month in advance. By mid-May, Shohoku's

Most of the training is simple physical training, as well as some basic training.

The training intensity is several levels lower than before.

The main purpose of training at this stage is not to improve the players' skills, but to keep the players in a good competitive state.

Soon, half a month passed quickly, and the opening ceremony of the prefectural competition also kicked off at the Kanagawa Prefectural Gymnasium.

The early morning light penetrated the thin clouds and illuminated the earth.

The sun shines into the room and shines on Jinguji Budo's bedside, causing the sleeping Budo to frown.

I opened my eyes and looked at the alarm clock beside the bed. It was only 6 o'clock.

Wu Dao rubbed his sleepy eyes and closed them again. After two or three minutes, Wu Dao opened his eyes again, then slowly got up from the bed, put on his slippers, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Today is the day of the opening ceremony of the prefectural competition. The opening ceremony is at 7:30 and will be held at the prefectural gymnasium. After nearly an hour of the opening ceremony, the game will start at the basketball gym. It takes about four days to take the tram from the martial arts house to the gymnasium.

Ten minutes is plenty of time for martial arts.

Moreover, in today's game, their Xiangbei team was in the second game, and according to the arrangement of coach Anzai, the playing time of martial arts would not be very long, so when they woke up early in the morning, martial arts did not perform very actively.

It was already seven o'clock by the time Budao washed up and finished eating and walked out of the house. In Budao's plan, he had no intention of attending the opening ceremony. He was already tired of the smelly and long opening ceremony.

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After Budo left the house, he even took a leisurely detour to the court to shoot some shots. After finishing, he got on the train to the venue.

In the basketball stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture, the opening ceremony has begun. The Shohoku players stood in the venue with solemn expressions, listening to the speeches of the leaders on the stage.

Mitsui Hisashi, who was standing at the front of the row, looked in the direction of the queue from time to time, trying to see if the martial artist had arrived. As the opening ceremony passed, Mitsui Hisashi's expression slowly changed from the calm at the beginning.

Got to be furious.

Until the end of the opening ceremony and the players moved to the basketball hall, Mitsui Hisashi still did not see martial arts.

Everyone in Xiangbei moved to the basketball gym and sat directly in the auditorium. Halfway through the Group A game, they in Xiangbei went to the locker room.

Just when Hisashi Mitsui was losing his temper in the locker room, Jinguji Budokai walked into the locker room with his bag. After being scolded by Hisashi Mitsui, the Shohoku players changed their clothes and passed through the long distance.

Corridor to the ballpark.

"Xiangbei is coming!"

"He's from Shohoku High School!"

"Xiangbei!"

"Mitsui!"

"Brother~"

When the players from Shohoku High School entered the court, it was just the end of the last round of the game and the conference staff was cleaning up the venue. As the players from Shohoku High School entered the court, the sound of the audience became enthusiastic.

The popularity of Shohoku is pretty good, and the results in the past years can be considered to be above average. There are also some teams that attach great importance to Shohoku High School. They have played against Shohoku in the past and are in the same group again this year. Shoyang High School is the one who played against Shohoku.

Teams that matter.

Above the auditorium, the three guys from Horita tied the "Fire Man Mitsui Hisashi" battle flag on the railing in the front row. Martial arts was just mentioned before, but I didn't expect these guys to put it into practice so quickly.

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Takenori Akagi’s younger sister, wearing the uniform of No. 4 Middle School, was sitting in the audience cheering for Takenori Akagi, but her voice was drowned out by the cheers of other spectators.

"That No. 15 is the top star in Xiangbei who scored 55 points!"

"It does look very different!"

A group of Xiangyang's team members were sitting in the auditorium. Kenji Fujima crossed his arms on his chest and looked at Jinguji Martial Arts in the stadium with his starry eyes.

At this time, Budo was wearing the red uniform of Shohoku No. 15, holding a basketball in one hand, and silently following the back of the team. Although he was standing at the end of the team, Fujima immediately noticed Budo's presence.

, Jinguji Budo’s body shape is so similar to his teammate Toru Hanagata.

The difference is that the Jinguji Martial Arts in Shobei seems to be more robust than Hanagata.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, some people in Shohoku acted very calmly, while Tsunoda and the other first-year students watched curiously, while Budo and Miyagi, both first-year students, had long been accustomed to this kind of scene.

When they arrived at the rest area, Coach Anzai signaled the players to put down their backpacks, then turned to look at Budo and Miyagi Ryota, and said:

"In today's game, I want the first-year players to have a good experience."

"Martial arts, Miyagi, you two will lead the team and compete first."

"Satoru Tsunoda, Yasuharu Yasuda, Tetsuji Shiozaki, you three will appear as the starters."

Coach Anxi pushed up his glasses and said to everyone. After he said this, Mitsui Hisashi, Akagi, Chiba Oishi and others were stunned and looked at Coach Anxi in surprise.

"This coach!"

"This is a county competition. Isn't such an arrangement too risky?!"

"How about we still play normally, and then send other players to play after leading by a certain point?"

Hisashi Mitsui hurriedly came to Coach Anxi and tried to persuade Coach Anxi to change his mind. However, Coach Anxi shook his head and said lightly:

"If you go on the court again after taking the lead, your mentality will be different and it will not have the effect of training."

After finishing speaking, Coach Anxi looked at Martial Arts and asked:

"Martial arts, do you have confidence?"

At this time, Wu Dao was taking out a cup of ginseng and wolfberry tea from his backpack. When he heard this, he silently put the tea cup back, nodded, and said:

"Of course! I will bring the first victory to Xiangbei!"

(End of chapter)