This is the first time I have heard of the martial arts competition method proposed by Shinomiya Tanano. If the other party proposes to compare data, it is in line with martial arts expectations. After all, data, although relatively one-sided, can still reflect some things.
However, Shinomiya planned to determine the outcome of the duel between the two based on Sawabita Eiji's defensive tendencies. This proposal indeed aroused some interest in martial arts.
He also wanted to know, in the eyes of Eiji Zebita, whether his Jinguji martial arts was more worth guarding against, or Shinomiya Tōno's.
It can be said that Zebei Eiji has become a touchstone for the strong.
"This competition event you proposed is really novel."
"It's interesting, I'll take it."
Wu Dao nodded and agreed immediately. When Shinguji Budo agreed, Shinomiya nodded with a smile, and then asked the team members on the sidelines to throw a basketball. He slowly walked into the court with the basketball and started warm-up exercises.
Shinomiya's fighting spirit was obviously high today. During the warm-up period, he frequently performed dunks, causing the audience in the stands to let out waves of exclamations. Compared to his explosive slam dunk, the warm-up activities of Jinguji Martial Arts are ordinary. Stretching, shooting, and dribbling are all the warm-up methods of Jinguji Martial Arts.
Shinomiya's flamboyant warm-up method not only attracted the attention of the audience, but also attracted the attention of Akita Prefecture players on the court.
"That one is the ace of Lingnan High School, Shinomiya Tōno."
"Zebei, the opponent you have to face is not an easy character to deal with!"
At the other end of the court, Minoru Matsumoto (ren), who had just finished a layup and returned to the end of the queue, noticed Shinomiya Tōno at the other end of the court, and then said to Eiji Sawabita in front of him.
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Although the members of the Akita Prefecture representative team are all members of Sanno Industries, the current team is completely different from the Sanno Industries of the IH period.
Generally speaking, players in the third grade of high school will choose to quit the club after IH. During this period, they will start to prepare for entering higher schools or looking for jobs. Generally, they will not participate in club activities.
This year is the same. Several third-year players from Sanno Industrial were booked by various universities early. At this time, they will no longer participate in the Autumn National Sports and subsequent winter trials. It's not because the university restricts these players from playing, but because these juniors who have been specially recruited by the university have tacitly given the opportunity to show their faces to their juniors.
As a well-known basketball school in the country, the main force of Sanno Industrial is a hot commodity in various universities. The tradition of Sanno Industrial over the years has also attracted batches of young and talented players to join Sanno. Come to industry.
This is something that even Lingnan High School, the upstart IH class this year, does not possess. In terms of background, whether it is Lingnan or Xiangbei, they are far from the Mountain King.
And Minoru Matsumoto is the second-year player who was promoted to the starting position by Goro Domoto after the seniors in the third grade of high school retired.
Second-year Minoru Matsumoto is 182cm tall and weighs 76kg. In Sanno Industries, he is the best outside scorer after Eiji Sawabita.
"Shinomiya Tōno is very strong, I have learned this a few months ago."
"Don't worry, I'll deal with him."
"It's up to you, but be careful. If Shinomiya Tōno and Jinguji Martial Arts come on stage at the same time, you will have to deal with Jinguji Martial Arts."
"That's not a small role, that's a person who can be called the 'Kanagawa Twin Stars' with Shinomiya, and they can compete with Shinomiya on the field."
"Your pressure will not be less than mine."
Sawabita Eiji stood in the queue, listening to Minoru Matsumoto's words behind him, turning his head slightly and looking at the other end of the stadium. There, Jinguji Budo was standing on the sidelines, doing warm-up exercises with his back dribbling.
"Of course I won't underestimate my opponent."
"Jinguji Martial Arts, which has become a double star with Shinomiya Tanano...An opponent of this level is a very suitable stepping stone!"
Although Minoru Matsumoto's position in Sanno is not the trump card, this guy is also quite proud. With his ability, he is enough to become the ace player supporting the team in any school. He is quite confident in his ability, and today's game is a very good opportunity.
As long as he can rise to the top through Jinguji martial arts, his name, Matsumoto Minoru, will definitely be resounding throughout Kanagawa Prefecture!
After all, his opponent is one of the most famous local high school players in Kanagawa Prefecture.
"It's a stepping stone..."
"Matsumoto...you..."
"Forget it, keep working hard."
Sawabita Eiji saw his teammates' confident faces and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back and did not dampen the enthusiasm of his teammates.
Although he has not directly fought against Jinguji Martial Arts, he has faced off against Shinomiya Tanano!
Shinomiya's overwhelming sense of pressure on the defensive end is unmatched by others. When facing Shinomiya, his offense was suppressed quite severely.
Zebei is also quite confident in his own strength. Even though he was not as mature as he is now when he faced off against Shinomiya, Shinomiya's defensive ability was absolutely terrifying if he could suppress him at that time.
However, Jinguji Martial Arts can score crazy points on the opponent's head. This kind of attack power is definitely the top strength in the country.
Although Matsumoto Minoru is strong, he still has to compare himself with who he is. Sawabita Eiji does not think Matsumoto Minoru has the ability to let Jinguji Martial Arts become his stepping stone. On the field, Matsumoto Minoru can be evenly matched with Jinguji Martial Arts, and he is already thankful to God.
Zebei didn't say anything that was not conducive to unity, but concentrated on starting to prepare for the warm-up.
The warm-up time of nearly half an hour is too long for the spectators who are looking forward to the start of the game.
But for the players who were seriously preparing for the game, the half-hour warm-up time passed quickly.
"Beep——"
As the referee's long whistle sounded, the players from both teams stopped warming up at the same time and began to walk towards the rest area to make final preparations before the game.
"Akagi Takenori, Flower Shape Toru, Amu, Mitsui Hisashi, Immortal Way."
"Are you... all ready?"
Coach Taoka stood on the sidelines to greet the players who were leaving the field. The non-starting players all returned to their seats in the rest area, while the five starters gathered in front of Coach Taoka to listen to Coach Taoka's final instructions. , but coach Tian Gang did not arrange tactics at this moment. Instead, he asked the players.
"Ready!"
"certainly!"
Mitsui Shou and Mu Shenyi both answered in unison. Although the others did not speak, the expressions on their faces showed the strong fighting spirit in their hearts.
"very good!"
"Then, I leave it to you!"
Coach Tianoka glanced at the faces of all the players, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and smiled.
"Yes!" After a unanimous response, Kanagawa Prefecture's starters began to walk into the field.
At this time, on the other side of the court, the five starters from Sanno Industrial also entered the court one after another.
Center, sophomore Masashi Kawada; power forward, sophomore Masahiro Nobe; small forward, first-year Eiji Sawabita; point guard, sophomore Minoru Matsumoto; point guard, sophomore Kazunari Fukatsu.
Akita Prefecture did not play any tricks with Kanagawa Prefecture. Once they came up, they were the strongest five-man team in their current team.
Goro Domoto was well aware of the strength of the Kanagawa Prefecture team, and without any intention of looking down on his opponents, he directly sent the strongest starters onto the field. And when he saw several players from Kanagawa Prefecture, his expression was obviously startled, and he turned his head in disbelief to look at Coach Taoka in the other rest area.
"Unexpectedly... Shinomiya Tano was not even sent to play?!"
"The point guard position should be that Makoto Shinichi...a famous local point guard in Kanagawa Prefecture."
"That Sendou Akira should be the small forward responsible for attacking."
"And Hisashi Mitsui from Shobei..."
"Coach Taoka, you don't take our Akita Prefecture seriously!"
Goro Domoto looked at all the players on the field in Shohoku and knew that Coach Taoka did not put in the strongest lineup, and he felt a little dissatisfied at the moment.
At the same time, Coach Gaotou, who was watching the game in the stands, raised his eyebrows when he saw Coach Tianoka's formation, and then his eyebrows wrinkled into a "chuan" shape.
"You idiot, Taoka! How dare you underestimate Sanno Industries! You underestimate Akita Prefecture!"
"This guy doesn't think that his team is invincible just because Lingnan defeated IH, right? How dare he be so confident!"
Coach Gao Tou cursed in his heart. If Coach Tian Gang stood in front of him at this time, his saliva would probably be sprayed directly on Coach Tian Gang's face.
However, this mood did not last long. Coach Gao Tou calmed down quickly. He showed the small fan in his hand. It was still raining and blowing cool wind outside. He still used the small fan to fan himself. In his mind, Zhong analyzed Coach Tianoka’s plan to arrange his troops in this way.
"I see...."
"This guy Tian Gang is really insidious!"
"But... after so many games, I have never seen Shinomiya Tanō and Jinguji Budō on the court at the same time."
"The basketball court is not big, and there are only five people in a team. Can the two tiger kings really live in harmony?"
Coach Gaotou, who was emotionless and clear-headed, quickly understood Coach Tianoka’s intention. Although he understood it, his worries did not dissipate much.
"Beep!!"
At this time, the starters of both teams had already completed their positions in the center circle. As the referee blew the whistle, the basketball was thrown high into the air.
The loud shouts of Takenori Akagi and Masashi Kawada announced the start of the game.
"Snapped!"
There was a crisp sound and the basketball fell rapidly from the air. In the jump ball, Masashi Kawada defeated Takenori Akagi and slapped the basketball first. And the basketball flew straight towards Fukatsu Kazunari's hands.
In terms of explosive power and jumping ability, Kawada Masashi is better than Akagi.
"Hmph! Kawada is still reliable!"
Kazunari Fukatsu caught the basketball easily and thought to himself. Just as he was about to drop the ball, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure running towards him quickly. The original movement of dropping the ball was suddenly interrupted. Fukatsu took the ball and did it on the spot. The loop around his waist instantly avoided the steal from the side, and then he dropped the ball and moved forward.
"It's so quick!"
"This guy is very dangerous!" Fukatsu Kazunari, who avoided the steal, moved forward with the ball while looking at Mu Shenichi, who quickly returned to defense after failing to steal, and thought to himself.
At this time, Mu Shenyi quickly returned to defense and secretly felt a pity in his heart.
"As expected of the point guard of Sanno Industries, Kazunari Fukatsu...has a broad field of vision and a really fast reaction speed!"
Mu Shenyi couldn't help but glance at the opponent at this time. He didn't even expect that he was obviously seen by the opponent when he rushed towards him from a blind spot, and he was so agile.
After a small confrontation, everyone in Kanagawa Prefecture quickly returned to their positions.
The starting players had not systematically trained on defense together. Facing Sanno, Makoto Shinichi and Mitsui Hisashi used man-to-man tactics. Maki Shinichi is in charge of Kazunari Fukatsu, Sendō is in charge of Eiji Sawabita, Hisashi Mitsui faces Minoru Matsumoto, and Akagi and Hanagata on the inside guard Masashi Kawada and Masahiro Nobe respectively.
After Kazunari Fukatsu entered the frontcourt with the ball, he immediately gave the ball to Eiji Sawabita.
The first goal in the opening game should of course be given to the ace!
Sawabita Eiji took the ball outside the three-point line. Facing Sendō's defense, he had no extra moves at all. He just made a simple feint in his hand, and then he dropped the ball and broke through. The extremely fast breakthrough speed made the stands The audience all let out a roar.
"Breakthrough?!"
"No! No!"
Eiji Zebita dropped the ball and rushed in. Everyone thought that with such a fast breakthrough speed, he could surpass the defender in an instant. However, to everyone's surprise, the defender's speed was also very fast. In the blink of an eye, he not only caught up with the opponent, but also caught up with him in the blink of an eye. He even went around to the front of Zebei and blocked Zebei's way.
Faced with such a situation, Zebita Eiji did not choose to rush, he stopped abruptly and made adjustments again.
"That Sawehita Eiji... is even faster than when IH was there!"
Shinomiya Tano looked at this round of offense and defense between Xiandao and Zebei, touched his chin and spoke solemnly.
"It's much faster by visual inspection, but it may be even more difficult to deal with in reality."
"He's a very good player."
"But... what surprises me even more is Xiandao. With such a breakthrough, he actually kept up with it?"
Jinguji Budo was sitting next to Shinomiya Tenno. Compared with Zebei's performance, he was more surprised by the performance of Immortal.
"Huh, don't even look at who he usually practices with!"
"How could Xiandao lose to an opponent of Zebei's level?!"
"Hey! Xiandao, be careful and let that bald man see how powerful you are!"
Shinomiya Tōno snorted and said protectively, then jumped up from his seat and yelled at the immortals in the field.
His voice reached Xiandao's ears, and Xiandao subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the sidelines. The game had just started, and Xiandao, who was already slow to get started, had not yet fully entered the state.
"Ahhh! Idiot, where are you looking?!"
Coach Taoka immediately noticed that Sendō was distracted, pulled Shinomiya back to his seat, and cursed at the court.
How could Sendō's opponent, Eiji Sawabita, fail to understand Sendō's loopholes? Taking advantage of Sendō's distraction, he held the ball close to his body, then turned his back and quickly crossed Sendō, heading towards the inside.
Akagi at the basket saw this and moved up to intercept, but Zebei, after crossing Xiandao, stopped directly from the mid-range to make a jump shot. The action is extremely decisive and the posture is also very chic.
"Motor motor~"
Just when Eiji Zebei thought that his attack was about to succeed, a light voice came into his ears at this time, and the immortal path that he had clearly crossed appeared behind him at some point, from top to bottom. , slapping the basketball with one hand.
The basketball ball that had just taken off changed its path and flew straight into the arms of Akagi who came to defend him.
"What?!" Zebei Eiji was also shocked by this sudden scene. After landing, he quickly looked back. What caught his eye was the calm expression of Xiandao.
"Don't think you can get past me so easily!"
"Zebei Eiji!"
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