Just as the players from Qiuyue High School walked into the gymnasium, the basketball players from Takeshi Middle School were observing their opponents in this practice match in their rest area.
"The people at Qiuyue High School are all very tall. There are three or four people above 180cm."
Mitsui Hisashi was sitting on the bench, arranging the laces of his sneakers, raising his head to observe the players of Qiuyue High School. Without a formal match against the opponent, the easiest way to judge the opponent's strength is to look at the average height of the opponent's players.
At this stage of junior high school, this method is tried and true. Generally speaking, a team with a tall average height will have a higher winning rate than a team with a short average height.
Seeing three or four elders in Qiuyue High School, Mitsui Shouya couldn't help but become a little interested.
"So what if you are tall? You shouldn't be able to play, but you still can't!" Beside Mitsui Hisao, Jinguji Budo looked up at the ceiling and said with dull eyes.
At this time, Budo was wearing a white sports T-shirt, which was the uniform uniform of Takeishi Middle School bench players. Although Jinguji Budo thought he had improved a lot in the past few days, in this game, coach Masayoshi Anzai did not arrange for him to play at all. He didn't even have a jersey.
"Don't say that. I used to come as a substitute. Train hard and you will be able to play one day."
Mitsui Shou tidied his shoelaces and said with relief. After a few days of getting along, he and Budo have become friends. Mitsui Hisashi was surprised by the progress of martial arts during this period. However, as a defender, Mitsui Hisashi felt that Budo was not interesting enough.
"I don't want to wait for a few more months. If I don't play games, there will be no fun in playing basketball!"
Wu Dao looked up at the ceiling and lamented. From the beginning to the end, he never glanced at the players of Qiuyue High School. For those who can't play, it doesn't matter what their opponents are.
After finishing speaking, Budo glanced at Mitsui Hisashi beside him. At this time, Mitsui Hisashi had changed into the jersey of Takeishi Middle School. The number "5" on his chest made Budo a little envious. He also wanted to play in the game!
"Hey, cheer me on off the court, and then we can share the joy of victory together."
Mitsui Shou patted Budo's shoulder and said confidently.
At this time, Masayoshi Anzai and captain Masao Fujii returned to the team. Masayoshi Anzai clapped his hands and motioned for the team members to assemble.
"The game starts in twenty minutes."
"Before that, let me say a few words."
While Anzai Masayoshi was speaking, his eyes inadvertently glanced at Budo sitting next to Mitsui Shou. At this time, Budo was looking at him with a burning gaze. Anzai Masayoshi saw desire and desire for the game in Budo's eyes.
Anxi Zhengyi noticed this, and a smile appeared on his lips, but he did not respond to Wu Dao's eager gaze, and said to himself:
"You have all seen the opponents in this competition. The players from Qiuyue High School are all very tall, and they are generally over 170cm."
"The heights of several strikers are above 180cm."
"Therefore, when playing against them, the rhythm of the offense must be accelerated, and the inside players must reduce the time they hold the ball."
"Mitsui, our team's rebounding pressure will be quite high in this game. Reduce our shots from outside the three-point line and use stable mid-range shots and timely layups to score points."
At the end of his speech, Masayoshi Anzai highlighted Mitsui Hisashi's name and asked Mitsui Hisashi to reduce his scoring outside the three-point line.
Nowadays, Mitsui Hisaka has just entered the second grade of junior high school. Although he has excellent three-point shooting skills, compared with the mid-range shooting, the shooting rate of three-pointers is still lower. Without rebound protection, In this situation, Masayoshi Anzai does not want Hisashi Mitsui to rely too much on three-pointers.
In basketball in this era, everyone has a consensus, that is, the closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to score. Even Masayoshi Anzai, a former national player, firmly believes in this point of view.
"Defensively, use zone defense to consolidate the defensive strength inside."
"If the opponent wants to shoot a three-pointer, there is no need to forcefully defend, just provide enough interference."
"Next, I announce the starting lineup, Fujii Masao (C, No. 4), Mitsui Hisashi (SG, No. 5), Chiba Oishi (PF, No. 11), Toyokawa Taro (SF, No. 7), Maeda Sichuan (pg, No. 6).”
"You five are the starters. Okay, now, everyone, warm up."
Although there were only five players in the starting lineup, all basketball players had to do warm-up exercises. Jinguji Budo looked at the five players whose names were called, sighed silently, then stood up from the bench and joined Arrived in the warm-up queue.
The players on Takeishi Middle School's side are a bit shorter than those of Akizuki High School.
Third-year captain Masao Fujii plays center and is 187cm tall in shoes, which is pretty good.
Second-year Hisashi Mitsui is 171cm tall in shoes, which is enough for a defender among junior high school students. Second-year Chiba Oishi is 182cm tall in shoes and is qualified to play as a power forward. As a small forward, the third-year Taro Toyokawa is 174cm. As for the point guard, the third-year Maeda Iegawa is only 165cm.
Among all the starting players, there are three third-year players, two second-year players, and none of the first-year players.
Budo looked at Taro Toyokawa and Iekawa Maeda for a long time during the warm-up, and then sighed leisurely. In his opinion, he was enough to replace these two players in the game. It was a pity that the coach did not give them a chance. He can't get the starting qualification.
The twenty-minute warm-up was a bit difficult for martial arts, so he could only devote his full enthusiasm to the warm-up.
Therefore, it can be seen that during the warm-up half of Fifty Middle School, there was a tall young man in white, who spared no effort to vent his energy. His behavior was a bit conspicuous among the team members.
"This kid! I can't bear my temper." Anxi Zhengyi saw this scene in his eyes, sighed and shook his head.
On the other hand, at Qiuyue High School, several team members were interested in martial arts.
"That player's height and jumping are quite good!" During the half of the warm-up at Qiuyue Affiliated High School, Xiandao noticed Budao who was doing a layup. When he saw that Budao's hand was almost flat with the basket when he was doing the layup, He sighed secretly, then noticed the training uniform on Wu Dao, and didn't care, and threw himself into the warm-up.
The twenty-minute warm-up was very fast. The players from the two teams who had warmed up finally walked onto the court after listening to their coaches' instructions. As the players from both sides came on the stage, the spectators gathered on the sidelines to watch the game burst into cheers.
"Happiness belongs to others..."
"Why!"
After the warm-up, Wu Dao sat on the bench, crossed his legs and looked at the ceiling. They are also first-year students, and they are also substitutes. The other first-year students are standing, and only the second-year and third-year substitutes will sit in their seats.
However, no one said anything about Wu Dao's obviously over-the-top behavior. All the team members knew that Wu Dao, who was 187cm tall in shoes, was different from them.
"Boy, don't sigh. I'll wait until you have the chance to appear."
"Here, here's the jersey, put it on."
At this moment, Masayoshi Anzai sat down next to Budo and threw a set of jerseys on Budo.
"Huh?" Wu Dao immediately became energetic after hearing this, grabbed the jersey and looked at it carefully.
It’s really Takeishi Middle School’s uniform! Although it is the 15th, it also means that Budo has officially entered the rotation of Takeshi Middle School. There is a faint plastic smell on the uniforms, which is the new uniforms.
"Coach, can I play?!"
Budao asked in surprise, he wanted to confirm what he heard.
"Yeah, but not as a defender."
"Have you seen that pink team No. 13?" Masayoshi Anzai pointed at Sendō who was on the field preparing to jump the ball and said.
"See, is that Jarhead?" Budo looked in the direction that Anzai Masayoshi pointed, and saw Akira Sendō standing in front of Toyokawa Taro.
"Yes, that's him. That kid's name is Akira Sendō, and he's Qiuyue's ace. He scored more than thirty points in several previous games in Kanagawa."
"If I replace you later, I'll just keep an eye on that kid."
"The opponent is someone who can average more than 30 points per game. Taro Toyokawa can't stop him."
"Toyokawa is a leading soldier, exploring the way for you. Your defense is very good. I noticed it during the practice match before. Being able to completely suppress Chiba Oishi also shows your defensive strength."
"Off the court, you have to carefully observe the movements of No. 13 and think about how to defend yourself when it is your turn to play!"
"Huh? Martial Arts, are you listening?"
Anxi Zhengyi put his arm around Wu Dao's shoulders and spoke in Wu Dao's ear, but he suddenly found that Wu Dao looked dull, as if he was not listening to him at all.
"ah?!"
"Oh, listening."
"Coach, you just said, what is the name of the number 13 on the pink team?"
Wu Dao was shocked and asked after hesitating for a while.
"Xian Dao Akira." Anxi Zhengyi felt strange when he saw Wu Dao. He didn't know what happened to Wu Dao.
"Sendō Akira...Sendō Akira!"
“That Jarhead coward’s name is Sendō Akira?!”
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