Sakuragi Hanamichi's first attack seemed smooth and easy. Junior high school sophomore Ichiro Mizusawa actually turned into a road in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi, and Sakuragi passed by easily.
And Sakuragi Hanamichi's slam dunk after passing over Mizusawa Ichiro also made Takeishi's junior high school students gasp in surprise.
Slam dunk! Among the junior high school students in Takeishi Middle School, only Rukawa Kaede can do it. Moreover, their own captain Rukawa Kaede has never done a two-handed dunk like Sakuragi Hanamichi.
"The breakthrough speed is very fast, and the jumping ability is also very terrifying. Perhaps, this kid's jumping ability is stronger than Rukawa Kaede."
"I can vaguely compare with that kid from martial arts back then."
"Where did this kid come from?"
Takeshi's coach Masayoshi Anzai touched his chin and looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with more interest. It should be impossible for a junior high school student of this caliber to be unknown. Why has he never seen him before?
"Damn it! This bastard broke through so fast!" Sakuragi Hanamichi took the lead and scored a goal, which made Ichiro Mizusawa a little annoyed. He volunteered to replace his respected senior Rukawa Kaede. If they were defeated by Sakuragi Hanamichi, Takeishi's His face was completely humiliated.
The pride in Ichiro Mizusawa's heart would never allow such a thing to happen.
At this time, Hanamichi Sakuragi had also let go of his grip on the basket, fell back to the ground, grabbed the ball and trotted outside the three-point line, and said to Ichiro Mizusawa:
"Hey, kid!"
"Do you know how powerful this genius is?"
"A mortal like you is no match for me!"
While Sakuragi Hanamichi was talking, he threw the ball to Mizusawa Ichiro. Mizusawa Ichiro, who caught the ball, bent down and handed the ball back to Sakuragi Hanamichi hand in hand. Then he immediately reached out and stopped it in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi. Blocking Sakuragi's sight.
This was just the first ball, and Mizusawa Ichiro simply refused to admit defeat.
Sakuragi Hanamichi grabbed the ball with both hands and raised it above his head. Mizusawa Ichiro adopted a defensive strategy of close defense this time. His right hand was on Sakuragi Hanamichi's waist, and his left hand blocked Sakuragi Hanamichi's sight while also observing the position of the basketball. Get ready to steal.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who held the basketball high above his head, was not in a hurry. He looked at the basket, with a vague intention of shooting. The next second, he exerted all his strength, stepped on his left front with his right foot, and quickly turned to the side of Mizusawa. Ichiro.
At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi broke through with a drop ball. While breaking through, half of his body hit Ichiro Mizusawa's chest. The huge force pushed Ichiro Mizusawa back a step.
Mizusawa was originally attracted by Sakuragi Hanamichi's shooting fake and raised his center of gravity. Now he was hit by Sakuragi like this. He suddenly lost the possibility of chasing Sakuragi and could only watch Sakuragi Hanamichi break through.
"I am indeed a genius!"
When Sakuragi Hanamichi completed the breakthrough, he still had time to look back at Mizusawa Ichiro, who was standing still. Seeing that the opponent couldn't keep up with him, he simply slowed down and took the ball into the basket easily, making a light layup. Sent the ball into the basket.
Sakuragi Hanamichi also did not use the layup method of hitting the board. It can be seen that Sakuragi Hanamichi has practiced the layup countless times. The entire layup movement appears light and stretched, with a light and beautiful feeling. ….
"Beautiful, Sakuragi!" Mito Yohei was staring blankly at Sakuragi Hanamichi, marveling in his heart.
He did not expect that Sakuragi Hanamichi actually scored two goals from the head of Takeishi. And he didn't expect that Takeishi's team members would be so weak, and that Sakuragi Hanamichi would be able to excel so easily.
Obviously... Sakuragi Hanamichi performed quite poorly when sparring with Jinguji Martial Arts.
"This red-haired boy's moves are quite good. His triple-threat moves and his breakthrough steps when facing close defense are all done very well."
"But... this kid can't shoot! The triple threat's shooting motion is very poor."
Anzai Masayoshi saw a lot of things from Sakuragi Hanamichi's offensive actions. It can be seen that Sakuragi Hanamichi's breakthrough triple threat has obviously been accepted.
Strictly trained, but what does not match this is that Sakuragi Hanamichi uses both hands to grab the ball when doing shooting fakes.
Normally, when doing a shooting fake, you should grab the ball with one hand and hold the ball with the other hand. When the basketball is in your hand, you are actually in a state where you can take a shot at any time. But Sakuragi Hanamichi is not. In the view of Masayoshi Anzai, Sakuragi Hanamichi's shooting fakes are too fake. This kind of fakeness creates a strong sense of violation with Sakuragi Hanamichi's solid three-threat steps.
There is only one answer that can explain this sense of dissonance.
"Mizusawa, don't let his fake shooting affect your own judgment."
"You don't have to guard his shots, just watch his breakthrough and judge the direction of his breakthrough!"
At this moment, Rukawa Kaede, who had been watching with cold eyes, spoke up.
Father, like son.
Ichiro Mizusawa, who was playing against Sakuragi Hanamichi, didn't notice whether Sakuragi Hanamichi's hand movements were standard when shooting. In other words, he didn't have time to pay attention or notice this.
Rukawa Kaede and Anzai Masayoshi, who were watching the game on the sidelines, quickly discovered this. Anzai Masayoshi did not warn him because he wanted to see if Mizusawa Ichiro could handle it. And Rukawa Kaede warned, just because he didn't want his team members to play so ugly.
Although Rukawa Kaede has a cold temperament, he is also the kind of character who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. Rukawa Kaede still has such a sense of collective honor.
After hearing Rukawa Kaede's reminder, Mizusawa Ichiro adjusted from his dazed state. Sakuragi Hanamichi scored two goals in a row so easily, Mizusawa Ichiro began to doubt his life. He is also well-known in the junior high school competition. This year, their Takeshi Junior High School also successfully entered the national competition and achieved good results in the top four.
And Ichiro Mizusawa also averaged 12 points per game on the national competition stage. Don't underestimate these 12 points. In junior high school games, the team's score is usually around 70 points. Sometimes the game is fierce, and the two teams even only score 40 to 50 points. He averaged 12 points per game and firmly ranked third on the team.
Only under captain Rukawa Kaede and vice-captain Katsumi Ichiro. Ichiro Mizusawa himself is also very proud. He has always thought that he is one of the few junior high school students in the country. After Rukawa Kaede and his group of players graduate, he will usher in his era. ….
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"Don't worry about his shooting, just pay attention to the direction of the breakthrough?"
"Are you going to shoot? That's right... it's the last shot. Give it a try."
Mizusawa Ichiro adopted Rukawa Kaede's suggestion, but he did not know the deeper meaning of this suggestion. He only regarded this defense as a desperate effort.
Sakuragi Hanamichi also grabbed the basketball and returned to the three-point line. Hearing Rukawa Kaede's words, he just cursed: "This stinky fox." He didn't care whether Mizusawa Ichiro planned to change his defensive method.
"It's all the same, no matter how you defend yourself, it's still the same."
Sakuragi Hanamichi's attention at this time was not on Mizusawa Ichiro. In his mind, he actually recalled watching the match between Shohoku and Lingnan twice, once in the county competition and once in the national competition.
Three threats, this kind of Eastern and Western Jinguji martial arts had taught him a long time ago. Although Sakuragi Hanadao practiced diligently, he didn't take this kind of basic movements seriously. How could such simple and unpretentious movements be worthy of his genius?
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The combination of these two changes in rhythm makes Jinguji Budo unrivaled on the court.
Lingnan's Shinomiya Tano is much simpler and more crude. He uses his extreme speed and strength to defeat all opponents weaker than him. Before encountering Jinguji Martial Arts, Shinomiya Tano didn't need any changes in rhythm at all. Easily get past most people.
Shinomiya's breakthrough method also allowed Sakuragi Hanamichi to find a way to attack at this stage!
"Faced with such an opponent, just eat by force!"
On the third ball, after checking the ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi was thinking about other things in his mind, but his body made a direct movement, without any fake movements, just a simple drop of the ball and a sudden advance.
In the blink of an eye, Sakuragi Hanamichi's body was squeezed against Mizusawa Ichiro's body. The confrontation broke through without any change, directly making Sakuragi Hanamichi's path smooth.
Subconsciously combining the ball and subconsciously jumping for dunks, after completing all of this, Sakuragi Hanamichi grabbed the basket and looked at the floor under his feet.
"I... am indeed a genius!" This is not the first time that such words have appeared in Sakuragi Hanamichi's mind, but never before has Sakuragi Hanamichi been as convinced as he is now.
After three goals, in just a few minutes, Ichiro Mizusawa was defeated.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who fell back to the ground, grabbed the basketball with one hand, turned his head, looked at Rukawa Kaede outside the court, and threw the ball. Sakuragi Hanamichi had a confident smile on his face and said loudly: ....
"Hey, stinky fox! It's your turn!"
"Let you know how powerful this genius is!"
Rukawa Kaede caught the basketball thrown by Sakuragi Hanamichi. Looking at Sakuragi Hanamichi who was full of confidence, he also walked out of the team and walked towards the court. At the same time, he cursed in his heart: "You idiot!"
Rukawa Kaede walked to Mizusawa Ichiro and patted him on the shoulder. When Ichiro Mizusawa saw Rukawa Kaede, he lowered his head in shame and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Rukawa-senpai."
Rukawa Kaede just nodded without saying anything else. He rubbed the basketball with both hands, looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi, and said calmly: "You attack first!"
Rukawa Kaede threw the ball towards Sakuragi and slowly walked to Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Upon seeing this, Sakuragi grinned and was not polite. He stood outside the three-point line and handed the ball to Rukawa Kaede for inspection.
Rukawa Kaede just symbolically patted the basketball, returned the ball to Sakuragi Hanamichi, and quickly leaned down.
Just when the duel between the two was about to begin, three figures appeared at the entrance of the arena.
The chubby coach Anzai walked into the arena with Jinguji Budo and Mitsui Hisashi.
As soon as he entered the arena, Jinguji Budo immediately saw the red-haired boy in the center of the court surrounded by the crowd. Budo scratched his head in confusion and looked at Rukawa Kaede, who was facing off against Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Then he said to Coach Anxi next to him: "Coach, there seems to be a one-on-one bullfight over there. Why don't you stop disturbing them and take a look first?"
Although Martial Arts didn't know why Sakuragi Hanamichi had a bullfight with Rukawa Kaede, it would not affect his original intention of letting Sakuragi Hanamichi come to Takeshi. No matter whether Sakuragi Hanamichi shines or makes a fool of himself, as long as he shows his abilities in front of Coach Anzai, it is enough.
"Hohohohoho, let's take a look first."
Coach Anxi also smiled when he heard this. He was not in a hurry anyway.
The three of them silently joined the crowd of onlookers without disturbing anyone. However, the crowd of people watching at this time really didn't have the time to pay attention to whether there was another person around them. Now everyone's attention was on the two people in the field.
Takeishi's team members were cheering Rukawa Kaede loudly, hoping that their captain would give this red-haired bastard a chance to show off.
"Ho~ You have a good figure."
Mitsuyoshi Anzai pushed up his glasses, looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi and Kaede Rukawa, who were of similar height, and murmured in his heart. Coach Anxi's selection method is completely different from the traditional school basketball selection method in this country.
What other coaches look for in selecting players
What is important is immediate combat ability. After all, junior high school and high school only last for three years. What coaches need are players who can perform immediately after joining the team, or players who can perform within 1 to 2 years.
But Mitsuyoshi Anzai is different. What he looks at is potential, and he looks at the player's future potential, that is, combat ability and so on. Of course, having it is the best, but if it doesn't, it doesn't matter.
Although nominally he is selecting reserve players for the Shohoku Basketball Team, he is selecting and strengthening the team to win the national championship. But Coach Anzai himself also has some selfish motives. He wants to see if there are any players with Jinguji Martial Arts talent in junior high schools that he can train!
He hopes to bring out a few more players from his own hands who can surpass Gu Ze!
The physical conditions of Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede have passed the first level of coach Anzai.
In the court, Sakuragi Hanamichi bent slightly, moved his left foot with his right foot, grabbed the ball with both hands and swept left and right, seducing Rukawa Kaede's defensive position.
However, Sakuragi Hanamichi's depth seemed to have been seen through by Rukawa Kaede. Faced with Sakuragi's tentative movements, Rukawa Kaede was not moved at all. His eyes did not look at the ball at all, but stared at Sakuragi's feet.
"This guy!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi saw that his actions could not affect Rukawa Kaede at all, so he did not hesitate and immediately dropped the ball to break through. However, as soon as the basketball fell, Rukawa Kaede quickly reached out and accurately hit the basketball, completing the steal.
"Haha, this kid Sakuragi has too little actual combat experience, and the ball protectors are just showing off."
"Now, you are no match for Rukawa Kaede!"
When Budao saw this scene, he secretly laughed in his heart. Although Sakuragi Hanadao was intercepted so easily, it was unexpected by Budao, but he figured it out after thinking about it for a while.
Coach Anxi didn't say anything when he saw this scene. He just touched his chin with an incomprehensible expression.
At this time, Takeishi's team members who were watching the battle were already cheering loudly, as if Rukawa Kaede had won the victory.
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