Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 343 The End, Coach Anxi’s Ambition!

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 343 The End, Coach Anxi’s Ambition!

Sakuragi Hanamichi's "Emperor" step layup naturally received the referee's whistle, and his goal was also declared invalid.

Kiyota Nobunaga, who originally had high hopes for Sakuragi Hanamichi, hugged his head in annoyance and wailed regretfully:

"Ahh! I actually believe that idiot again! I am really a big fool!"

"Red-haired monkey, play hard for me! You idiot."

Kiyota Nobunaga spoke fluently when he cursed, and his angry look not only did not make Sakuragi feel ashamed, but instead he stiffened his neck and replied:

"Idiot, just pass the ball to this genius."

"I have mastered the offensive skills, now it's time for this genius to perform!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi was not a person who would easily admit that he was "not good" at all. Kiyota Nobunaga's sarcasm had no other effect besides making Sakuragi more motivated to fight.

While the two were chatting and joking, Lingnan's side had already kicked off and pushed back.

Fujima felt that this was a good opportunity to counterattack, so he advanced very quickly. On the Lingnan side, Xiandao, Fukuda and others also hurriedly followed Fujima's footsteps and rushed towards the Shohoku half.

"Damn Lingnan, you actually attacked by surprise!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi and Kiyota Nobunaga didn't realize that the other party had started to fight back until everyone in Lingnan crossed the center line. They cursed in unison and hurriedly chased Fujima and others.

But by the time they discovered it, it was already a little too late. Lingnan was 3 on 3 in the frontcourt, and only Rukawa Kaede and Katsumi Ichiro were the only ones on the Shohoku side to defend in time. Although Nanxiang had already returned to the court, he tried to force a timeout.

Fujima was advancing quickly with the ball, but Fujima passed through his crotch.

Fujima and Sendō rushed into the three-point line and passed each other quickly. Rukawa Kaede, who had completed his position, couldn't judge who would attack for a while. But when the two approached the basket, Sendō was holding the ball.

It was a fake throw and a real pass, which was given to Fukuda Yoshio who came up after an air cut, and Fukuda Yoshio completed the score with a one-handed dunk.

Katsumi Ichiro, who also returned to defense in time, tried to block him, but Yoshio Fukuda's bounce was much stronger than him, and he couldn't stop Fukuda's attack at the basket.

The scoreboard jumped. The small score advantage that Xiangbei High School had just occupied was immediately beaten back by Lingnan High School.

"This kid Sakuragi, there are so many variables when playing ball."

"I thought he had already entered the state, but now it seems that he is still too easily influenced."

"Perhaps this kid's biggest weakness is his out-of-character personality."

Mitsui Hisashi looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi in the field and couldn't help but sigh.

He also saw the growth of Sakuragi Hanamichi. Sakuragi Hanamichi made some attempts on the offensive end, and Hisashi Mitsui also recognized this. However, after Kiyota Nobunaga shouted, Sakuragi Hanamichi's concentration obviously dropped a lot.

Concentration is actually very important for players when playing games. A person with 9 points of strength can exert 10 points of strength when he is focused. In the same way, if his own strength is only 7 points, or even 6 points, when his concentration is not there,

During the game, the strength he can display may only be 4 points, 3 points, or even lower.

There is an upper limit, but a lower limit

"It is indeed Sakuragi's biggest problem right now."

"However, Sakuragi's floating upper and lower limits are not only a headache for us in Shobei, but also for our opponents."

After hearing Mitsui Shou's words, Budo nodded, but then looked at the Lingnan half.

There, Shinomiya Tanano, who had already stood up to start the game again, was pulled back to his seat by Coach Taoka.

Although Sakuragi Hanamichi's performance, Coach Taoka originally thought that the game situation had evolved into an uncontrollable state. However, after Sakuragi Hanamichi's eye-catching operation, Coach Taoka felt that the game situation seemed to be far away.

If it's not to that extent, it would actually be a good thing to give the team members more time to practice and practice.

No, didn't Yoshio Fukuda, who was originally unable to guard Sakuragi Hanamichi, find the secret to defending Sakuragi Hanamichi?

To increase your ability, you have to play games!

After Sakuragi's two mistakes, Kiyota Nobunaga really gave up on Sakuragi Hanamichi. When he reorganized the offense, Kiyota Nobunaga called a pick-and-roll himself, and under the cover of Katsumi Ichiro, he rushed forward with the ball.

After Lingnan High School completed the defense change, Nobunaga Kiyota passed the ball back to Katsumi Ichiro on the outside.

After taking the ball, Katsumi Ichiro faked a shot, moved the ball sideways, faced the defense, and shot directly.

"Dang~" Katsumi Ichiro's shooting was affected by the defensive players, and the three-pointer went straight out of the basket.

But this time, Uozumi, who had been wary for a long time, directly blocked Nango Koichiro behind him, occupying the best position for basketball.

"Humph! The rebound is mine!" Uozumi watched the basketball fall, roared, jumped up and grabbed the basketball.

However, at this moment, Sakuragi Hanamichi's figure suddenly ran in front of Uozumi. Although he was half a beat behind Uozumi, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was also rising, was on top of the latter, and it was easy to reach the height of his fingertips.

It surpassed Yuzhu and was the first to click on the bottom of the basketball.

"Boom~" There was a soft sound, and the basketball's trajectory changed and it flew towards the basket.

"Shua~"

As the basketball enters the net, the net is gently lifted up.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who fell back to the ground, seemed to have jumped too hard and landed a little unstable. After stumbling, Sakuragi stood firm, pointed at Kiyota Nobunaga, and shouted with a loud smile:

"How is it?! Have you seen the strength of this genius?"

"Don't continue to pass the ball to this genius!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi completely ignored the gloomy Uozumi Jun and was immersed in the joy of scoring.

And his tip-in indeed made the Shohoku supporters who were watching the game overjoyed. However, after watching the game for so long, the audience had some idea of ​​Sakuragi Hanamichi's out-of-the-box character, and some audience members immediately shouted

:

"Hey, red-haired boy, don't get carried away!"

"Lingnan is coming!"

The audience in the stands loved and felt helpless towards a player with Sakuragi Hanamichi's personality.

Sakuragi's talent is so outstanding that even a blind person can see it. Furthermore, Sakuragi Hanamichi is a player at Shohoku High School. What does it mean to be able to get enough playing time in the first grade at such a powerful institution?

, the audience is very clear.

They don't want their favorite Shohoku High School to be just a flash in the pan, and these Shohoku supporters are encouraged by the activity of the new generation of players.

But Sakuragi Hanamichi's character is really helpless. When he is not bragging, Sakuragi is "good". When he is bragging, Sakuragi only has one "mistake".

"You bastard, you're so long-winded!"

"Of course this genius knows!"

Sakuragi Hanamichi naturally communicated with the unknown audience, and his familiar character made the audience member who just shouted also laugh.

Sakuragi had just scored a goal, and Lingnan could not have reacted. As Lingnan High School's offense spread again, Shohoku High School's defense was broken again.

In the second half of the game, the first-year students from Shohoku High School relied on Sakuragi Hanamichi's rebounding strength and the cooperation of Rukawa Kaede, Kiyota, Katsumi Ichiro and Nango to finally hold on to the score.

Sendō, Fujima, Uozumi, Fukuda and others opened fire and scored, but there was still no way to completely open up the score. The point difference between the two teams remained between 1 and 4 points.

Occasionally, Shohoku was able to take the lead through Katsumi Ichiro's three-pointer.

The defensive weakness of Fukuda Yoshihao single-handedly brought the defense of Ryonan High School to the same level as Shohoku.

The second half of the game lasted 13 minutes.

As the game progressed, the physical fitness of Lingnan's players dropped significantly, and Lingnan's offensive rhythm began to slow down.

But looking at the people at Shohoku High School, all of them are full of energy. Except for Rukawa Kaede who showed fatigue, several other players are in good condition.

Kiyota Nobunaga noticed Rukawa Kaede's fatigue and completely slowed down the offensive pace of Shohoku.

The frequency of offensive and defensive transitions between the two teams began to decrease. At the same time, as fatigue deepened, Lingnan's offensive firepower inevitably began to decline.

In order to avoid a sharp decline in the success rate, the Lingnan players on the field invariably reduced the offensive method of mid-range shots and began to use a large number of breakthroughs to complete the scoring.

On the Xiangbei side, Rukawa Kaede's breakthrough, which was consuming a lot of physical energy, was no longer as sharp as it was at the beginning. He was double-teamed by Ikegami and others on several breakthroughs, but was successfully defended by Lingnan.

In order to quickly make up for the point difference, Katsumi Ichiro also tried to use three-pointers to restore Shohoku's disadvantage, but the result was not ideal due to the anxious shot.

Fortunately, Sakuragi Hanamichi's rebounding performance was still stable, and he defended Shohoku's rebounds several times to prevent the opponent from opening up the score too much.

But when the game lasted 17 minutes, the score between Xiangbei High School and Lingnan High School finally reached 88:96, trailing Lingnan High School by 8 points.

At this time, coach Anzai still did not put Jinguji Budo, Hisashi Mitsui and Takenori Akagi back on the court.

Looking at the game situation on the court, Wu Dao shook his head and lost confidence in victory.

Shohoku's first-year students were very strong. Facing Sendō, Fujima, and Uozumi's Lingnan High School, they still did not fall behind. At this point, the point difference was still in single digits.

You know, those leading the team on the opposite side are all nationally famous masters. Although Shinomiya and Hanagata did not play, it is still possible for Lingnan High School to win even against a veteran king like Shanghai Nan.

victory.

It is quite difficult for Xiangbei to rely on these first-year players to fight against Lingnan like this.

On the other side of the court, Coach Tagoka looked at the 8-point difference and the time passing by. After stopping the ball, he called a timeout and replaced Yoshio Fukuda with Shinomiya Tanoh.

Planning to deliver a fatal blow to Shohoku High School.

As for Shohoku, coach Anzai still has no plans to make substitutions and keeps the first-year lineup unchanged.

At this time, Mitsui Hisashi finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked Coach Anzai:

"Coach, the point difference between us and Lingnan is already 8 points. Even for the first-year students, it should be enough for the game to reach this level, right?"

"8 points, there are still three minutes left, Jinguji Budo and I will come on the field. The outcome of our battle with Lingnan is still uncertain!"

"Why do we have to give up victory?! Obviously, I can compete in the national competition as the first place in the county competition!"

"The number of seeds is also very important! In this way, we will not encounter seed teams from other counties in the knockout rounds of the national competition!"

Mitsui Hisashi's doubts are actually the doubts of many other Shohoku players. In fact, it is not only Shohoku's own players who are confused, but the Shohoku supporters who are watching the game are also confused. If Coach Anzai's status in the high school basketball coaching circle is not high enough, he will

This operation has long been scolded by the audience.

"The number of seeded teams may be very important to others."

"But it's not important to us at Xiangbei High School."

"We in Xiangbei do not need the qualifications of a seed team!"

Coach Anzai's words shocked everyone. They thought that coach Anzai sent Sakuragi and the other first-year players to play to gain experience in the first grade. But now they heard what coach Anzai said. Not only that, he also deliberately planned to lose the game?

How can young and energetic high school students understand what Coach Anzai thinks? In their eyes, winning is everything!

"Why?!"

"If we in Xiangbei really can't beat Lingnan, then I admit it, but why, obviously we still have the energy to spare, and obviously we have a chance, why don't we want the seed quota?"

"Why not win!"

Mitsui Shou's mood was a little unbearable at this moment. He didn't understand Coach Anzai's operations and couldn't understand them!

"Don't worry, Mitsui."

"The current failure is just for more victories in the future."

"Seed spots and weak knockout opponents are not what we in Xiangbei need right now."

"What we want is more games and stronger opponents. Winning or losing is not important. What we get in the game is important."

"Hisashi Mitsui, don't just focus on the immediate moment, focus on the present, try to take a longer-term view."

"Our goal is to dominate the whole country. I think you have not forgotten this, and I have not forgotten it either."

"But, what does dominating the country mean? Winning the championship trophy? Yes, but not entirely."

"Only when we defeat all the strong enemies from all over the country will we be the national champions."

"It's not just Lingnan in front of you, it's everything! All the powerful enemies across the country!"

Coach Anzai, who has always been a man of few words, became more talkative today. When he said these words to the players, his eyes contained an unprecedented light.

"Without the quota of seeding teams, we will have many opponents! Moreover, they are all strong opponents!"

"Crush them one by one. This is our goal in Xiangbei this year!"

"Today's game, let Lingnan become the whetstone for our new generation in northern Hunan."

"When the whole country is conquered, our butcher knife in northern Hunan will be chopped on every enemy!"

"and"

"The game is not over yet, how do you know that the loser must be us in Xiangbei?! Our first-year students are not giving up!"

Coach Anzai's words greatly encouraged Sakuragi Hanamichi and others. Mitsui Hisashi saw that Coach Anzai was so enthusiastic and excited that he was speechless for a while and said nothing more.

After the pause ends.

Players from both teams returned to the court. Shinomiya, who returned to the court, looked at the Shohoku players and was surprised not to see Jinguji Martial Arts.

He originally thought that Coach Anzai was playing dirty tricks and planned to let Jinguji Budo come up to play the decisive ball at the last moment. Unexpectedly, Shohoku really gave up.

Although Coach Anzai's words of encouragement inspired Sakuragi and other first-year students, the gap in hard power cannot be made up by words. Coach Anzai is not an inspirational person who has eaten the fruits of encouragement. The addition of words to strength is limited.

of.

Shinomiya's appearance completely made up for Lingnan's defensive loopholes, and Shinomiya, who entered the inside, also taught Sakuragi Hanamichi a good lesson. Sakuragi probably now knows very well what "absolute power" means.

The outcome was no longer in suspense after Shinomiya Tano returned to the court.

At the end of the game, Lingnan High School won the game with 108:92.

In the last three minutes, Shohoku High School only scored 4 points.

The county competition also officially came to an end as Lingnan substitutes poured into the stadium.

"First-grade experience package, let's wait until the national competition to compete again."

When the team members shook hands, Jinguji Budo smiled and said to Shinomiya Tano. Although the other party had never heard of such a thing as experience packs, Shinomiya Tano still understood the meaning of Budo, smiled the same way, and replied:

"Then I hope your first-year students can digest these experiences well. Next time we meet, I hope they have accumulated enough experience."

(End of chapter)