Shinomiya easily completed a layup under Sakuragi Hanamichi's defense and sent the ball into the basket. Looking at the muscular second-year student from Lingnan High School in front of him, Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes not only showed no anger, but instead showed deep longing.
This kind of powerful and domineering layup is what Sakuragi Hanamichi has always longed for.
"What a layup!"
"No matter how many times I see a guy like Shinomiya Tanō, I will always be shocked."
"If I could have such an ability."
Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly lost focus, and his mind began to imagine the scene when he had this ability. In his mind, Rukawa Kaede and Kiyota Nobunaga had become local chickens and dogs. Following his heroic layup, they were knocked to the ground and then looked up at him blankly.
Thinking of this, Sakuragi Hanamichi's face was filled with a bright smile.
"Is this kid thinking about spring during the competition?"
"It's really hard for this martial arts guy to lead such a first grade class!"
After Shinomiya landed, he raised his eyes and looked towards Sakuragi Hanamichi, only to find that the red-haired boy who had penetrated the defense line by him had a smile on his face. Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes had curved into crescent shapes, and he laughed "hehehehe" from time to time.
Seeing this scene, Shinomiya Tōno scratched his hair and was a little confused.
"Hahahahaha!"
"I am indeed a genius!"
Just when he turned around to return to the field to defend, Sakuragi Hanamichi's laughter suddenly came from behind, which scared him.
Turning his head, he happened to see Sakuragi Hanamichi looking at him with a burning look, which made Shinomiya Tōno couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.
"Why is this idiot looking at me like that?! Does he want to infect me with his stupidity?"
"Xiangbei really has sinister intentions!"
Shinomiya Tano murmured in his heart, quickened his pace, and fled away from Sakuragi.
"Hey, Sakuragi, let's start the attack!"
Mitsui Hisashi was about to attack. When he saw Sakuragi Hanamichi standing there stupidly until Lingnan's team members started to return to defense, he couldn't help but remind him.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was brought back to reality by Hisashi Mitsui, nodded towards Hisashi Mitsui, and then quickly rushed towards the frontcourt.
Jinguji Budo didn't notice the brief emotional exchange between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Shinomiya Tanoh at this moment. Now, he entered the frontcourt early, preparing to cooperate with his teammates in attacking.
Soon, Rukawa Kaede crossed the center line with the ball, and before Rukawa Kaede crossed the center line with the ball, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Akagi Takenori entered the inside. But this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi's running position became different.
Generally speaking, Shohoku High School runs a triangle offensive tactical formation on the offensive end.
Takenori Akagi entered the basket and stood on the right side of the paint area, always ready to catch the ball and attack. Mitsui Hisara is located in the right corner, giving Budo passing options while containing Sendō's defense. The main attacker Jinguji Budo is accustomed to standing in the paint area outside the three-point line, while Rukawa Kaede, who enters the court with the ball, will be close to the top of the arc.
After observing the Lingnan defense line, he chose to break through and pass the ball himself.
Although Sakuragi Hanamichi, the power forward, plays a "free man" role, most of the time, Sakuragi needs to prepare to grab rebounds under the basket, or pull up to the high post to cover Rukawa Kaede and assist Rukawa Kaede. breakthrough.
But now, Sakuragi Hanamichi quickly left the inside line and actually went to the mid-range corner on the left side.
In this position, the change of direction compressed Rukawa Kaede's display space after breaking through, and also completely gave up the basket to Lingnan.
Facing Sakuragi in this position, Hanagata Toru only needs to raise his position slightly to prevent Sakuragi's shot. At the same time, once a rebound occurs, Hanagata can enter the basket earlier than Sakuragi Hanamichi and grab the rebound. .
Generally speaking, unless Sakuragi Hanamichi has a very strong offensive ability with the ball, his position will have no effect on the team.
When Rukawa Kaede saw Sakuragi's position, he cursed "big idiot" in his heart, then turned his head to look at Jinguji Budo on the right, and quickly passed the ball out.
Sakuragi's position made his breakthrough route much smaller. Rukawa Kaede didn't try and quickly gave the ball to Jinguji Budo
Although Sakuragi Hanamichi's position is not conducive to strong rebounding and Rukawa Kaede, a player with the ball at the top of the arc, to break through, it is still somewhat effective for Jinguji Budo in the corner on the other side.
Because one of the two Lingnan players on the inside was pulled out.
Even if Budo gives the ball to Takenori Akagi, Akagi will also be able to get a one-on-one opportunity under the basket.
but
Compared to Akagi fighting Uozumi alone, Jinguji Budo still trusts his own strength more!
Even if the opponent is Shinomiya Tōno.
"Snapped!"
Starting with the basketball, Jinguji Budo quickly swept the ball and kept his upper body straight. In the next second, his center of gravity dropped sharply, and he quickly dropped the ball and changed direction to break through. Jinguji's martial arts movements did not completely deceive Shinomiya Tano. The moment the martial arts broke through, Shinomiya Tano immediately followed up with a sliding step.
As soon as Jinguji Martial Arts' foot stepped into the three-point line, Shinomiya's pursuit was already here. His terrifying athletic ability was not inferior to Jinguji Martial Arts.
"As fast as ever."
"Facing this kind of opponent, relying solely on explosive power and speed will not work."
Martial Arts secretly thought, the moment his body hit the opponent, he stopped and changed direction. Just when Shinomiya Tano thought that Jinguji Martial Arts would continue to break through after the change of direction, he suddenly saw Jinguji Martial Arts in front of him. After changing direction, he just moved a bit, adjusted his posture, and then stepped back diagonally to hit the ball.
He looked up at the basket.
"Step back!"
"Going for a jump shot!"
"No, this step-back action is different, there is no ball in the hand!"
In an instant, Shinomiya Tano had adjusted his posture and rushed towards Jinguji Martial Arts with one lunge. At the same time, he raised his hands high and bent his knees slightly to prepare to take off and block the shot.
But just when Shinomiya Tōno swept Jinguji Budō's hand, he suddenly discovered that Jinguji Budō's retreat did not include a ball at all.
This also means
Sure enough, at the moment when Shinomiya Tano raised his center of gravity, Jinguji Budo accelerated again after the pause, directly passed Shinomiya Tōno and rushed towards the inside line.
Shinomiya Tōno, who readjusted his stance to pursue, was already pulled back two positions by Jinguji Martial Arts.
"Ohhh! Breakthrough!"
"What an amazing breakthrough, what is that?! Did you pray to Buddha after taking a step back? No walking?"
"Idiot, when you hit the ball and retreated, you didn't hit the ball at all. How could it be a walk?"
In the stands, the audience exclaimed when they saw Jinguji Martial Arts getting rid of Shinomiya Tanano. It was rare for a person to break through Shinomiya's defense head-on.
After the breakthrough, Jinguji Budo's speed quickly increased to the maximum, and in the blink of an eye, Budo had entered the paint area.
Faced with Uozumi's defense, Jinguji Budo was not afraid at all. After combining the ball, he grabbed the ball with one hand, jumped up, and quickly glided towards the basket. It seemed that he completely ignored the defense. Jun Uozumi, trying to dunk? !
"hateful!"
"Don't underestimate me!"
A fierce light flashed in Jun Uozumi's eyes, and he wanted to take off to block the shot, but Jinguji Budō's speed was too fast. As soon as Uozumi Jun's feet left the ground, Jinguji Budō's body had already hit him. The huge force on his body forced Yuzhu back to the ground. Under such circumstances, Yuzhu had no way to use his bounce.
At the same time, there was a loud "bang" sound above Jun Uozumi's head, and the basketball was directly chopped into the net by Jinguji Martial Arts.
"It's buckled!"
"The front partition is blocked by a monster fish?!"
“ohhhh!!!”
As Jinguji Budo scored a slam dunk, the audience in the stands screamed again, and a few warm cheers echoed throughout the venue.
Jinguji Budo passed Shinomiya's defense and then went directly to the basket for a dunk that was too cruel. The ferocious basket-attacking style is completely different from the previous Jinguji martial arts.
Not only were the spectators watching the game stunned, but even the Shohoku players were staring blankly at Jinguji Budo who caught the basket. After the audience burst into cheers, the players turned around one by one. When God came, I felt a burning sensation in my chest.
Jinguji Budo's slam dunk not only aroused the audience's enthusiasm for watching the game, but also pushed the morale of the Shohoku players to the peak.
"This guy" Shinomiya Tano watched Jinguji Budo fall back to the ground, there was no surprise in his eyebrows.
He has already understood the ability of Jinguji Martial Arts. If this kind of ball is hit by someone else, he will indeed be surprised, but if it is hit by Jinguji Martial Arts, there is nothing to be surprised about. .
Jinguji Budo has never been a pure shooter who only shoots from the outside.
"Okay, let's start the defense!"
Jinguji Budo turned around without any provocation or any violent celebration. He just turned around and said something to his teammates in a calm tone.
But just such a plain word made all the members of the Shohoku team respond. Even Rukawa Kaede, the most "boring" one, whispered "Okay".
The Xiangbei players retreated toward the backcourt, leaving the Lingnan players behind.
Uozumi's face turned a little dark at this time, and he couldn't accept it for a while when he was blocked by Jinguji Martial Arts. Uozumi was convinced of Jinguji's martial arts abilities, but he was just dissatisfied with his performance.
He failed to grasp the opponent's speed, failed to grasp the timing of taking off, and failed to fully utilize his own jumping and strength. What Yuzhu was upset about was actually his own performance.
"Yuzumi, don't worry, you will have experience next time."
Sendō smiled and comforted Uozumi, but after he finished speaking, Shinomiya Tōno and Uozumi both looked at Sendō.
Only then did Xiandao realize that there was something wrong with his words.
"Haha~ Don't care, don't care."
"Tano will guard Jinguji Martial Arts next time."
However, just as he finished speaking, Shinomiya glanced at Xiandao speechlessly, patted Uozumi's arm, and walked towards the front court.
Sendō didn't feel embarrassed at all. He spread his hands towards Uozumi and followed Shinomiya Tōno's footsteps towards the frontcourt.
"Is this guy Xiandao a fool?!"
Uozumi looked at Shinomiya Tendo who was leaving, and could vaguely feel a very low pressure from Shinomiya Tendo's body.
It was obvious that although Shinomiya Tano didn't say anything, he must have been quite angry in his heart at this time.
Xiandao, who was following Shinomiya Tōdō, was obviously aware of the terrifying air pressure emanating from Shinomiya Tōdō's body, but Xiandao was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he still had a faint smile on his face and didn't take it seriously.
Between the alternation of offense and defense, all the players from Lingnan High School have moved into the frontcourt, which is different from the horns offensive position of Xiangbei High School.
The players of Lingnan High School are basically concentrated in the left half.
Uozumi and Hanagata guarded the basket, while Sendō, who entered the frontcourt, went directly to the left corner, and Fujima, who entered the frontcourt, advanced towards the top of the arc.
The entire right half of Xiangbei's side, because of Lingnan's offensive formation, almost all defensive forces were concentrated on the left. Only one person, Jinguji Martial Arts, was left responsible for guarding Shinomiya Tano.
"Are your teammates all pulling away to prepare for singles?!"
"The competition has just begun. Why are you so anxious to show off your muscles?"
Martial Arts looked at Shinomiya Tano sitting in front of him and suddenly whispered. Hearing this, Shinomiya Tano also smiled and replied: "Of course, if I don't show off my muscles, people will look down on me."
As he spoke, Shinomiya's body leaned directly against the Jinguji Budo, facing the basket sideways, and raised his right arm. While he was doing these actions, the muscles in his back were completely tightened, and he actually successfully pushed the Jinguji Budo Force back.
"!"
The powerful force made Budo frown. At the same time, the basketball had already flown out of Shinomiya's hands. Shinomiya took the ball and quickly broke through. When Jinguji Budo chased him, he was actually very quick. Dribbling and changing hands, without slowing down and changing direction, he directly passed the Jinguji Budo defense line.
"You can change direction at this speed! Is this guy so outrageous?!"
Budo turned his head and happened to see Shinomiya take off the ball after successfully changing direction, and directly shot a long shot from a high position.
It seems that Shinomiya can't really change direction without slowing down like Iverson. When he completes the change of direction, his dribbling rhythm is no longer good, and he needs to combine the ball to stabilize the basketball and posture.
However, a person like Iverson can easily change directions while maintaining high speed. His speed and his ability to combine man and ball cannot be achieved by Shinomiya's current abilities.
But even so, changing direction while traveling at high speed is already terrifying, and this offensive ability is also very difficult to guard against.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball flew directly over Budo's head and hit the net hollowly.
After scoring the goal, Shinomiya looked blank, as if he had done something trivial, and then turned back to defend.
"Clean and neat, the ultimate physical fitness creates the ultimate simple style of play."
"A completely different player than Wu, but just as powerful!"
"Besides Wu, there are other players like this!"
"if."
In the stands, Coach Smith watched this scene on the field, clenching his fists and eyes shining.
He seems to have seen a brand new future for Oak Hill College!
(End of chapter)
