Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 121 How can there be an extraordinary team in front of Xiangbei?

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 121 How can there be an extraordinary team in front of Xiangbei?

Shohoku High School can be regarded as the dark horse of this county competition. Although the last Shohoku High School was also a team that reached the quarterfinals, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a huge difference between this year's Shohoku High School and last year's Shohoku High School.

Last year, Xiangbei High School was indeed very good, but last year's Xiangbei High School could not shake the status of Xiangyang High School and the High School Affiliated to Hainan University.

But this year, Xiangbei's combat power has increased sharply. It is reasonable to say that Xiangbei is a dark horse.

"It's really lively. In previous years, except for the finals, there were not so many spectators at other times."

"The match between Xiangbei and Xiangyang really attracted a large number of people."

At the entrance of the corridor, Coach Tian Gang led everyone from Lingnan High School to the venue. Looking at the densely packed audience in the stands, Coach Tian Gang couldn't help but sigh. Then Coach Tian Gang seemed to have thought of something, and turned to look at Xiandao in the team.

He and Shinomiya Tano continued with a smile:

"Having such an eye-catching team in Xiangbei is really a good thing for us in Lingnan!"

"In today's game against Buri, you two hide yourselves well so that others can see it."

"Especially you, Tian Ye, you are the MVP of the junior high school era, you will also attract some attention. Before entering the semi-finals, don't let your opponents have the opportunity to study you."

As Coach Tian Gang spoke, the smile on his face gradually distorted, giving people a sinister and cunning feeling. After the words fell, Coach Tian Gang quickly found their Lingnan viewing area, and then led the players towards the front of the stands.

Sendō Akira and Shinomiya Tano, who were named, looked at each other, then nodded silently and followed the pace of Coach Taoka.

In the lounge of Shohoku, the players from Shohoku also arrived at the venue early. Even Jinguji Budo, who always likes to arrive at the right place, also arrived early, and had already changed his jersey and sneakers, and sat quietly on the bench to close his eyes.

Eyes nourishing.

The rest room seemed very quiet. Even if there were team members who spoke, they kept their voices low and communicated in a low voice. Hisashi Mitsui stood in front of his closet, silently adjusting his wrist and knee pads, with a serious look on his face.

Takenori Akagi sat on a bench not far from the martial arts hall, silently adjusting his shoelaces. Chiba Oishi stood by the window, leaning half of his body on the wall, staring out the window.

A depressing atmosphere enveloped the locker room.

Shoyang High School, they were the ones who blocked the road from northern Hunan to the whole country last year. Facing Shoyang again this year, senior players such as Hisashi Mitsui, Akagi and Oishi Chiba all acted extremely serious.

Facing Xiangyang High School again, they were all burdened with inexplicable pressure.

Affected by the senior players, the emotions of the first-year players were also taken away, and the entire locker room seemed quite silent.

"Click."

The door lock of the locker room twisted and made a soft sound. In the quiet locker room at this time, this soft sound seemed particularly loud. All the team members looked towards the door in unison. Under everyone's gaze

Next, Coach Anzai walked in from the door with Caizi.

Coach Anxi, who walked into the locker room, seemed to feel the oppressive atmosphere lingering over everyone at this time. He pushed up his glasses and glanced at everyone one by one.

"Hello, coach!" Hisashi Mitsui took the lead in greeting Coach Anzai, and all the team members responded sparsely.

When Coach Anxi saw this scene, he frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed, with a gentle smile on his face, and his signature laugh:

"Hoo ho ho~ Okay, everything is good."

"are you ready?"

Coach Anxi didn't want to put more pressure on the players, so he spoke in a very soft tone.

"Of course I'm ready. I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!"

Mitsui Hisashi nodded heavily and replied, but although Mitsui Hisashi's reply was loud, the solemnity on his face did not weaken much. In the locker room, except for Mitsui Hisashi, no other team member responded to Coach Anzai's words.

When asked, it was obvious that the morale of everyone in Xiangbei was not high when facing Xiangyang High School.

When Coach Anzai saw Mitsui Hisashi like this, he pushed up his glasses and looked at Jinguji Budo. If anyone in the locker room seemed calm at this time, it was Jinguji Budo alone.

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After Coach Anxi entered the door, Budo also said hello, and then silently took out the tea cup from the bag and drank the tea in small sips. Budo actually noticed that the morale of his teammates was low, but he didn't think it was this.

What a big issue. Things like morale naturally come up after you score a few goals on the court.

Therefore, Wu Daoming knew that the state of his teammates was a little abnormal, and he did not give any warning or encouragement.

But coach Anxi obviously doesn’t think so. He is a person who pays great attention to morale before the game.

"Martial Arts, I plan to let you play the entire match in this match."

"Can your physical strength hold up?"

Coach Anxi turned the conversation to martial arts, with a soft tone, like a family member talking about family affairs.

"Playing the whole game? Of course you can hold it!" Wu Dao replied with a smile, without any hesitation.

"Bu Dao, you will play small forward in this game as the team's main attacker."

"The highest score in the history of the county competition is 57 points. Martial arts, I want you to refresh this record in this competition."

"Can it be done!?"

Coach Anxi raised his head slightly, and the reflection on the lens disappeared as Coach Anxi raised his head, revealing Coach Anxi's bright eyes. Coach Anxi looked at Martial Arts with bright eyes, waiting for Martial Arts' answer.

Listening to Coach Anzai's question, the Shohoku players all looked at Martial Arts. They were still worried about whether Shohoku could defeat Shoyang High School in this game against Xiangyang, but Coach Anzai never seemed to

I had doubts that Shohoku could defeat Shoyang. Not only that, Coach Anzai planned to use Shoyang as a stepping stone for the rise of martial arts!

Although Wu Dao's performance in the previous competitions was already very good, at most it only served to make people aware of the number one figure in Wu Dao.

But if Budo can break the prefectural tournament scoring record in the match against Xiangyang, then Budo will instantly become the real focus of the county.

Xiangyang High School is a strong team at the national level. It can score more than 57 points against such a team. The gold content is not comparable to those previous petty games.

"Record?"

"Hey, let's try it!"

Martial Arts did not agree arrogantly, he just said to give it a try. But even if Martial Arts just said to give it a try, all the first-year students in Xiangbei took a breath, and many second- and third-year students looked at them in astonishment.

Martial arts.

Facing a nationally strong team like Xiangyang and breaking the conference record, they wouldn't dare to even think about it, let alone try it!

Coach Anxi nodded after listening to Budo's answer and said nothing more. His goal had actually been achieved. After a few brief exchanges with the players, Coach Anxi left the locker room.

Sometimes it is a very simple thing to boost the team's morale, because there is a deep connection between players.

After Coach Anzai left, Mitsui Shou stood up from his seat in a hurry, his face completely lost the serious look before, and there was only deep jealousy and unwillingness towards martial arts.

Mitsui Hisashi sat down next to Budo and shouted angrily: "Why did Coach Anzai let you be the main attacker~"

"Obviously I can do it too."

Faced with Mitsui Hisashi's complaints, Budo smiled and said casually: "Probably because you are already famous enough, but I am not famous yet."

Mitsui Shou originally looked full of resentment, but when he heard Budo's words, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he even asked shamelessly:

"Hehe, is it true?!"

Budao glanced at Mitsui Shou speechlessly and did not say anything. At this time, Miyagi Ryota also came to Budao and vowed: "BuDa, as long as you need it, I will deliver the ball to you as soon as possible.

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"When the time comes, don't waste my pass!"

Miyagi Ryota is very supportive of Budo, and his words also attracted the echo of many players, who all promised that Budo would give the ball to Budo if necessary.

Suddenly, the silent locker room became a lot more lively, and the team members' depression and nervousness were greatly relieved.

As time goes by, the start time is getting closer and closer.

The impatient spectators who had been waiting in the stands for a long time finally heard the sound of unlocking at the closed locker room passages on both sides of the venue.

The noisy arena gradually became quiet, and the spectators looked towards the player tunnels on both sides with expressions of anticipation on their faces.

"Xiangyang! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Xiangyang! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In the team tunnel on one side, players from Shoyang High School wearing green and white uniforms began to enter. At the front of the Shoyang team was Kenji Fujima wearing jersey No. 4. Fujima appeared.

The cheerleading team in Xiangyang was instantly detonated. For a moment, the loud sound of large plastic bottles knocking against each other filled the entire basketball hall.

"Look, that's Fujima from Shoyang High School."

"I became Xiangyang's first choice in the first grade, and now I am the captain of Xiangyang in my second year of high school!"

As Fujima Kenji led the team into the stadium, Coach Taoka in the stands also became active, pointing at Xiangyang's No. 4 team member and introducing them.

"The cheerleading team in Xiangyang is really prosperous~ Coach, why aren't our cheerleading teams in Lingnan so sharp?"

Sendō was sitting next to Coach Taoka. At this time, he was not interested at all in the Fujima Kenji mentioned by Coach Taoka. Instead, he was full of interest in Xiangyang's cheerleading team.

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"You bastard, why are you paying attention so strangely! Look at the players, why are you looking at the cheerleaders?"

"Most of the cheerleaders in Xiangyang are actually members of the basketball club, but they are the ones who were not selected and failed to become the regular team members."

Coach Taoka scolded Sendao angrily, but he still gave Sendao a brief introduction to the cheerleaders who cheered for Xiangyang in the green stands on the opposite side, banging plastic bottles.

"What?!"

Xiandao was just asking casually at first, but he was surprised when he learned the origin of the Xiangyang cheerleading team.

You know, at this time, there are at least hundreds of Xiangyang cheerleaders in the stands opposite, and most of them are boys. If most of these people are Xiangyang's undrafted players, how strong will the players that Xiangyang can play?

The large base of students will definitely be able to feed back the team. With so many reserves, the strength of Xiangyang's team will be quite terrifying.

At the very least, in their Lingnan High School, apart from the dozen or so players who have jerseys, there are only a few players left.

Suddenly, the sound of the Xiangyang cheerleaders knocking bottles suddenly stopped, as if someone was suddenly strangling their throats. The audience in the stands suddenly burst into cheers. These audience members were not students from any school, but just came to watch.

At this moment, the ordinary fans of the ball burst into cheers in unison.

Everyone in Lingnan followed the audience's gaze and happened to see a group of players from Xiangbei High School walking out of the passage under the leadership of Hisashi Mitsui.

Although Jinguji Martial Arts was at the end of the team, it attracted the most attention.

"On the 15th in Shohoku, Jinguji Martial Arts is out!"

"Xiangbei is coming, Xiangbei!!!"

"Misui Takashi! Mitsui Takashi! Mitsui Takashi!"

Chaotic cheers and cheers poured into the stadium. Hisashi Mitsui heard someone shouting his name and raised his arms high to wave to the surrounding spectators. This guy immediately adapted to the atmosphere of the stadium.

"It's amazing that we in Xiangbei actually have so many supporters."

"The cheers are so enthusiastic!" Several first-year team members were a little uncomfortable with the enthusiasm of the audience. They looked at the surrounding stands with emotion and became a little stiff in their actions.

The second and third grade team members were not much better. Except for Hisashi Mitsui and Oishi Chiba who were able to adapt, Takenori Akagi and others also became a little nervous when they saw this scene.

As for Jinguji Martial Arts, after arriving at the rest area, I picked out earwax, flicked my nails, and blew a breath.

For him, it was a small scene. When he misjudged and was chased and beaten by fans, the scene was much more lively than this.

After the players from both teams entered the stadium, the cheers from the audience gradually subsided.

Coach Anzai stood up and shook hands with the coach from Xiangyang before returning to the Shobei area.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. Today's game can proceed as usual."

"The starting team members are Chiba Oishi, Miyagi Ryota, Jinguji Budo, Tsunoda Satoru, and Yasuda Yasharu."

"You five, take the lead."

After Coach Anzai returned to his home area, he directly designated the starting players. Hisashi Mitsui heard that he and Takenori Akagi were not included in the starting list. He suddenly became anxious and walked to Coach Anzai and asked hurriedly: "Coach, Xiangyang

It’s not an ordinary team. Does this arrangement really matter?”

"Not an ordinary team?"

"In front of our Shohoku High School, what kind of extraordinary team can Xiangyang be?"

Coach Anzai replied calmly. His words made Hisashi Mitsui freeze on the spot. He never thought that he would hear such crazy words from coach Anzai.

Coach Anxi's confidence in the team infected everyone.

Mitsui Hisashi came back to his senses, looked at Tsunoda Satoru and Yasuda Yaharu, and couldn't help but laugh.

Yes, there is no ordinary team in front of Xiangbei?

Coach Anzai's goal is obviously not as simple as defeating Shoyang. Mitsui Hisashi attaches great importance to the game with Shoyang, but in the eyes of coach Anzai, it is just a game, and Shoyang is just a stepping stone.

After the rapid whistle, players from both teams began to enter the court to warm up.

Due to the influence of Coach Anzai, the Shohoku players didn't pay much attention to the Shoyang players during the warm-up, and they all warmed up by themselves. The performance of the Shohoku players, in the eyes of the Shoyang players, was a sign of confidence.

.For a time, Xiangyang’s team members all felt tremendous pressure.

After all, they had watched a lot of Xiangbei's previous games. Although the opponents were not very strong, they still had to recognize Xiangbei's strength.

During the warm-up period, neither team performed particularly well, but the audience could feel the sense of oppression exuded by these two teams.

As the referee blew the whistle, the warm-up officially came to an end and the two teams returned to their ranks.

In the stands, Hainan's coach Gao Tou and his team members were sitting on stools, gently shaking their folding fans, pointing at Shobei's Mitsui Hisashi, and saying to Mu Shenyi next to him: "Amu, Shobei's Mitsui Hisashi and Xiangyang's Fuji.

Really, they are all opponents that cannot be underestimated."

"No matter who wins, they will come to challenge our Hainan."

"You have to take a good look at the strength of these two people and be prepared to deal with them."

"There is a high probability that Xiangyang will win."

Mu Shenyi looked in the direction pointed by Coach Gao Tou and nodded.

In Hainan, the information is a little out of touch. Today is the first game of Hainan's county competition. It is also the first time for them to come to this venue this year. Their understanding of Xiangbei High School is still stuck in the past.

(End of chapter)