"Even now, you still don't have any reflection?!"
Coach Muramasa's angry words stunned Toyotama's team members. Usually, this coach has a submissive character in their eyes. Even if the students below him sarcastically mocked him, they would not have such a big reaction. , the most is to show displeasure and not talk to them.
But they didn't expect that Muramasa today, instead of swallowing his anger, retorted with sarcasm, which made Toyotama's team members stunned for a while.
"If you don't say anything?! If you don't say anything, then I will!"
"You are only in the quarterfinals, either because Coach Kitano's coaching level is not good, or because you guys have a high self-esteem and are not flexible enough!"
"Obviously you only have this little strength, but you still keep your eyes high and your hands low day by day. If you don't take your opponents seriously, you will encounter the situation you are in today."
"The competition has been going on for so long, but you still can't see the gap between you and Xiangbei High School?!"
"If you continue to maintain your current game rhythm, we won't have to wait until the second half. After the first half, we can already pack up and go home."
Coach Muramasa scolded Team Toyotama without showing any good looks.
"What did you say? You said our Fengyu is not as good as Shobei?"
"You just said it yourself, Xiangbei is an unknown bastard, will we lose to the bastard?"
Miri Kishimoto was a little angry after what Coach Muramasa said. The match was not going well and he was already angry. Now when he heard what the coach said, he could no longer contain his anger and roared. After that, I wanted to rush forward and grab the coach's collar.
"So a bastard is a bastard!"
"It's really hard for Coach Kitano to train students like you!"
"He is taking care of your self-esteem, but I will not take care of your self-esteem."
"With your current strength, even an opponent like Xiangbei cannot beat you!"
"What? Are you angry? There is a lot of anger in your heart that you can't vent, right?"
"Look, look at the scoreboard over there. Can your anger be exchanged for twenty points on the court?"
Coach Muramasa not only showed no fear when he was grabbed by the collar, but turned to look at the scoreboard with a sarcastic smile on his face. At this moment, he no longer cared about the so-called majesty of the coach, and the team was harmonious. He must completely eliminate the so-called arrogance of the members of Toyotama today, otherwise, let alone this year, even if they come another year, there will still be no way to improve the level of Toyotama High School.
"You..." Kishimoto said, but suddenly stopped. He realized that he really had nothing to say in front of Muramasa. After all, this score difference of more than 20 points already explains a lot of problems.
"Okay, Kishimoto, let him go."
"Based on what you said, you think we, Fengyu, still have a way to turn defeat into victory. Tell me, what way?"
"How can we defend and block Xiangbei's attack?"
Nanlie gently pressed his right hand on Kishimoto Minori's shoulder and asked Coach Muramasa.
"Humph, your attitude is a little better now. What did you do earlier?"
"I asked you to watch the opponent's game video before. Did you watch it? I arranged for you to conduct defensive training. Have you practiced it?"
"I arranged for you to learn new offensive tactics. Did you learn them?"
"Have you... ever shown me the respect I deserve?"
"The game has reached this point. Is there any way to turn defeat into victory?"
Coach Muramasa asked, but now that he saw the dejected looks on the faces of Toyotama's players, he felt secretly relieved. Of course, he also knew that it was wrong for him to have such an idea, but there was no other way. Seeing these proud teenagers disobeying him, he couldn't hold back the joy in his heart.
"You've talked so much nonsense, but there's nothing you can do about it?"
"waste time!"
Nan Lie spoke in a low voice, and his tone was full of disappointment. After speaking, he glanced at the rest area on the other side, saw the figure who could not be stopped on the court, and lowered his eyebrows slightly.
He was somewhat resigned to his fate.
"Hmph! What do you mean nonsense?!"
"It's not that you can't strive for victory. Although the hope is slim, there is always a glimmer of possibility!"
"In terms of offense, you have already put in your best efforts. Even if I have tactics, it is impossible for you to be effective without training."
"Now on the offensive end you can only rely on outside scoring and pick-and-roll tactics to help Nanlie create scoring opportunities."
"You should also be able to see that with your strength, there is no way you can face No. 15 from Xiangbei alone!"
Coach Muramasa’s last words were to Nan Lie. Although Nan Lie didn't want to admit it, it was the fact. Even if he didn't want to admit it, he nodded reluctantly.
"Defensively, stop using zone defense."
"Xiangbei's offense is concentrated on No. 4 and No. 15, both of whom are good at attacking from the outside."
"Everyone, get outside and double-team these two people! Only one person is standing inside!"
"The rest is left to fate!"
Coach Muramasa didn't talk too much. He didn't make any offensive adjustments but instead drastically changed Toyotama High School's defensive layout. In his opinion, neither Mitsui Hisashi nor Jinguji Budō on Shohoku's side are players who can be defended one-on-one by Toyotama.
Moreover, the shooting accuracy of these two people from medium and long distances is quite terrible. Instead of adopting a 23 zone defense, it is better to double-team these two people directly. As for rebound control and interior defense, coach Muramasa doesn't think about it so much anymore.
Toyotama High School's hard power is not as good as Shohoku's. Not only are the inside players not as tall as Akagi, but their jumping ability is also not as good as Akagi's. As for the outside players, Nanretsu is a famous offensive player in Osaka, but the No. 15 player in Shohoku is everywhere. Restricted.
The players' upper limit is only this, and no matter how elaborate the coach's tactics are, it is impossible to make up for such a big shortcoming. Moreover, Coach Muramasa also knew that these players were obsessed with Coach Kitano's run-and-gun tactics, so he never thought about changing it on the offensive end.
Even Coach Muramasa was mentally prepared for Toyotama's defeat.
In today's game, let the players give full play to the offensive end and keep their obsession with run-and-gun tactics for today!
The Nanlie players listened to Coach Muramasa's tactical arrangements. They all knew that such a defensive strategy was a gamble with Shohoku High School. If there is no way to close the score quickly, the difference between the two teams will widen rapidly. This speed of widening the gap will definitely be much faster than before.
But if it succeeds, Fengyu and they can renew their lives and wait for Xiangbei to make a move, or they can just win in one go.
"Okay! Let's do it!" Nan Lie nodded directly and agreed without waiting for the team members to say anything. As long as he can play fast breaks and run and gun, it doesn't matter how he is defended.
Seeing Nan Lie's decisiveness in agreeing, the other team members stopped talking nonsense. Nan Lie's prestige in the team is stronger than that of the captain.
Not long after Toyotama arranged the tactics, the referee's whistle also sounded. It wasn't until this moment that the Xiangbei players slowly sat up from the bench. During the timeout just now, the Xiangbei players did not discuss tactics at all, but sat in tacit understanding for a while and took a rest.
As the whistle sounded, the players from both teams returned to the court.
After returning from the timeout, Toyotama had the ball.
After a short rest, Nan Lie apparently calmed down a bit. He also realized that his previous two elbow strikes were a bit clumsy. After adjusting his mentality, he covered his teammates holding the ball and slowly ran towards the frontcourt.
Arriving at the front court, the figure of Jinguji Martial Arts appeared in front of him again. He didn't take Nan Lie's vicious elbow to heart. After all, he didn't suffer any loss. Instead, Nan Lie was hit by the basketball. Now, this kid should have learned a lot!
"Nan Lie, I quite appreciate your competitiveness."
"But your method seems a bit clumsy."
"If Coach Kitano sees you playing like this, I'm afraid he will be a little disappointed, right?"
Jinguji Martial Arts stood in front of Nan Lie, lowered his focus slightly, and whispered in the other person's ear.
Hearing this familiar name from Jinguji Martial Arts, Nanlie was obviously startled, and then asked with a somewhat anxious tone: "You...how do you know Coach Kitano?!"
"Coach Kitano is from the same class as our old man from Xiangbei. They are friends."
"What you Fengyu are good at, we are also good at!"
"It's not that we can't use run-and-gun tactics, it's just that you Fengtama can't do it."
"It doesn't matter if you Fengyu can't win the national championship. We in Shohoku will defend this tactic."
"The era of neon small balls has been started by us!"
Jinguji Budo said and glanced at the scoreboard from a distance. Nanlie didn't know what the so-called small ball era in Budo was. When he found out that Coach Anzai and Coach Kitano from Shobei were actually friends, his face was obviously full of surprise.
But when he heard that Xiangbei would justify the run-and-gun tactics, Nan Lie's face showed some displeasure. In his opinion, Toyotama High School is the real user of run-and-gun tactics. Shobei is fighting for the position!
"Don't believe it? You will soon believe it!"
While the two were talking, Fengyu's defender had already brought the ball to the frontcourt. Nanlie did not continue talking nonsense with Wu Dao and immediately ran up to respond. Wu Dao followed Nan Lie closely, but the opponent got closer and passed the ball directly from hand to hand to Nan Lie. After receiving the ball, Nan Lie used the screen of his teammates to make a breakthrough fake move and then shot directly from outside the three-point line.
His shot was quite sudden, and he not only took advantage of the cover of his teammates, but even made a fake move in order to confuse Wu Dao. The defender Wu Dao lost the opportunity to block the shot and could only raise his hand to interfere.
However, after adjusting his mentality, Nan Lie's shooting accuracy also improved, and the basketball fell directly into the net.
Nan Lie, who scored the goal, roared excitedly, turned around and started to defend. But just as he turned his head, he saw a red figure passing quickly past him.
"Quick attack?! Back to defense!"
Nan Lie roared anxiously when he saw Wu Dao suddenly passing him, and then chased towards Wu Dao crazily. The moment Martial Arts started, Takenori Akagi, who was serving from the baseline, had already released the ball quickly. The basketball flew across most of the court and landed directly on the floor in front of Martial Arts.
The sprinting Jinguji Budo picked up the rebounding basketball and quickly rushed towards Toyotama's basket. He quickly dribbled the ball and ignored Nanlie who was chasing him behind him. He went straight to the court and dunked the ball, easily knocking the ball away. Enter.
"Come on! Speed up!"
Jinguji Budo shouted to his players while running back to defend. After receiving the instructions, the team members roared and immediately joined the defense.
Although Toyotama High School's timeout allowed Toyotama to adjust its defensive formation, Shohoku's approach to attack also quickly changed.
After Wu Dao gave the order, Xiangbei's attack also began to speed up crazily. Originally, Toyotama's defensive formation was aimed at the position in northern Hunan, but there was no way to deploy it immediately.
And coincidentally, before, Toyotama sped up like crazy in the first half, and Shohoku's side pressed the attack time to get into position. Toyotama's physical exertion itself was already very high. At this moment, Shohoku's side also started to play fast break, and directly It turned into a battle between the two teams.
The overall speed of Shohoku's side was also firmly suppressing Toyotama High School's side. The point difference between the two teams has become wider and wider with the changes in Xiangbei's offensive method.
However, as the game progressed, the physical energy of the players on the Shohoku side was also depleted, and the shooting percentage of Mitsui Hisawa Budo's side also slowly began to drop. However, Takenori Akagi's performance improved as the game progressed. It's going better and better.
Toyotama's center is too weak and is no match for Takenori Akagi. From Akagi's perspective, Toyotama's center is not even as good as the second-year power forward from Hainan High School, Kazuma Takasago.
Shohoku High School, which had an absolute advantage inside, played more and more smoothly in this fast-playing game. Even though Akagi is a big guy, his athletic ability is quite strong and his running speed is much faster than that of an average center. As long as Budo and Mitsui Hisashi deliberately control the fast break speed, Akagi can completely keep up with the ball. team rhythm.
As the whistle blew, at the end of the first half, Xianghoku High School led the opponent by 16 points, 54:38. The point difference was narrowed by the opponent. However, the situation on the court was that Xianghoku High School had an absolute advantage.
Shohoku's side discussed shifting the focus of their offense to the inside during the break, while Toyotama's side benefited from the narrowing of the point difference and did not change their style of play. They only sent players to defend against Budo and Mitsui Hisashi, a total of five. Named Toyotama, four of them were used to guard Budo and Mitsui Hisashi.
The halftime break passed quickly and the players from both teams returned to the court. However, in the second half of the game, Shohoku changed their offensive method. Akagi frequently got one-on-one opportunities in the interior, facing Toyota's weak chicken. The center, Takenori Akagi, who does not have a strong presence in the Shohoku team, attracted almost everyone's attention.
Akagi showed good offensive efficiency in the second half of the game. Although he attacked near the basket, his offensive efficiency was quite good, and he had a variety of offensive methods, including dunks after breakthroughs and virtual dunks. After Akira's close-range blow, there is also a powerful back strike that utilizes the body.
For a moment, Toyotama's center was beaten by Akagi.
And as Toyotama missed inside, the suspense of this game ended early.
At the end of the game, with about ten minutes left, coach Anzai replaced Chiba Oishi and replaced him with Konobu Kingure, adding another firepower point to the Shohoku side. Although Konobu Mumu has only been practicing mid-range shooting for a short time, he can already take it if he is open!
With Budo and Hisashi Mitsui attracting most of the defensive force, Kimugure Kimibu also scored in double figures for the first time in a national competition.
In the end, Shohoku High School defeated Toyotama High School 103:77 and won its second victory in the national competition.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the Shohoku players hugged each other and cheered, while Nanlie and other Toyotama players walked to the rest area in despair.
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