The first round of confrontation between the youth training team and Shohoku High School showed the characteristics of their respective teams.
Between the alternation of offense and defense, the ball has come into the hands of the youth training team. Rukawa Kaede received the pass from Kawada Masashi from the backcourt, and then slowly advanced the ball towards the frontcourt.
As a member of Shohoku High School, Rukawa Kaede is quite aware of the abilities of Shohoku players. Currently, the two players guarding the basket of Shohoku High School are first-year Nango Koichiro and Oda Ryumasa. Although the two players are pretty good, But if the opponent we face is a two-person lineup of Kawada Masashi and Sakuragi Hanamichi, it will be a little bit worse.
Since the inside line has an absolute advantage, the offensive rhythm of their youth training team does not need to be so compact, although it does not matter if they make full use of the offensive time.
Rukawa Kaede has now completely broken away from the thinking of a small forward and is now playing the role of a point guard, organizing the team's offense and controlling the team's offensive rhythm.
As Rukawa Kaede dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, the attack time had already passed 6 seconds.
After Jinguji Budo was in position, he felt that he had been waiting for a long time, and finally saw Rukawa Kaede dribbling the ball into the frontcourt. He glanced sideways at the timer on the side of the court, and couldn't help but smile and praise: "I have learned to control it. Has the team's offensive rhythm changed? Rukawa Kaede has made great progress."
After Rukawa Kaede dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, Sawabita Eiji, who was originally standing in front of Jinguji Budo, moved quickly and went directly to the top of the arc to set a pick-and-roll for Rukawa Kaede.
"Qingtian, change defense."
When Jinguji Budo saw Rukawa Kaede breaking through while chasing Sawabita Eiji, he quickly warned Kiyota Nobunaga, and then quickly blocked Rukawa Kaede.
Budo felt that Rukawa Kaede would not miss this opportunity to challenge him on the field. Budo thought he had seen through Rukawa Kaede, but Rukawa Kaede, who was dribbling forward, accelerated suddenly, but the basketball in his hand was passed directly to Eiji Sawabita.
Rukawa Kaede had no intention of forcing martial arts on his own.
After getting the ball, Zebita Eiji made a big move and quickly broke through with a fake shot. When he reached the mid-range, he sent the ball into the basket with a floater, helping the youth training team get two points.
The score between the two teams came to 4:2.
When Budo heard the sound of the basketball hitting the net behind him, he turned his head slightly, glanced at the basket, then smiled at Rukawa Kaede and asked, "What's wrong? Don't you dare challenge me?"
"Do you think you have no chance of winning?"
Faced with Budao's slightly sarcastic words, Rukawa Kaede shook his head with a cold expression. A smile actually appeared on his expressionless face, and he replied towards Budao: "I just used the most efficient way of playing."
With that said, Rukawa Kaede turned around, stopped chatting with Martial Arts, and quickly returned to the scene.
"He has really grown up. After being baptized in the national competition, Rukawa Kaede has obviously received good guidance in the youth training team."
"That's right. There are all experts in the team, and Rukawa Kaede's arrogance should be worn away."
"Facing your own weakness is the beginning of becoming stronger."
Martial Arts secretly thought in his heart, clapped his hands and shouted to the team members:
"Start the attack, come up with the rhythm!"
"Be active when running. Only running can create opportunities for yourself."
"There are also first-year players in the opposing team, Kiyota, Nango, Katsumi, and Oda. If you feel that you are not as good as the other team, get off the field as soon as possible!"
"You're both in first grade, so I don't think you are any weaker than the other!"
Budo loudly encouraged the players in Shohoku. Originally, Hisashi Mitsui was responsible for this task. Budo was usually only responsible for scoring.
However, after the adjustment of Shohoku High School, the oldest player on the field is Jinguji Budo, and he also has to take on other tasks besides scoring.
"Of course! How could we lose to a smelly fox and a red-haired monkey?"
"There are also those defeated generals in our Xiangbei area! Even if the losers join forces, there is no way they can defeat our victors!"
Kiyota Nobunaga and Nango were the two most susceptible to the influence of words. As soon as Jinguji Budo finished speaking, the two of them couldn't wait to echo loudly. Nango's baseline shot was quick. After getting the basketball, Kiyota Nobunaga quickly dribbled the ball toward the frontcourt. Just approaching the three-point line, he quickly gave the ball to Jinguji Budo's hands.
After the ball was released, Kiyota Nobunaga also cut in quickly, and the moment he passed Rukawa Kaede with an air cut, the basketball in Budo's hand had already passed towards him quickly.
Kiyota Nobunaga got the basketball, and after one step, he jumped directly, and at the same time, the basketball in his hand quickly hooked towards the basket.
The weird timing of the shot prevented Masashi Kawada, who was defending the basket, from reacting. Kaede Rukawa, who was following Nobunaga Kiyota, was thrown away by Kiyota's leap and could only watch the basketball fly toward the basket. go.
"Whoa!" The basketball just passed the top edge of the basket, and then accurately fell into the net with a crisp sound.
Kiyota Nobunaga lost his center of gravity and fell directly to the ground. He raised his head and saw the moment the basketball hit the net. He let out a low cry of excitement, then quickly got up from the ground and ran to the outside of the three-point line and Jinguji Temple. Martial arts high fives in celebration.
"Well done! Martial arts senior!"
Budo also smiled and praised: "It's an excellent layup. Masashi Kawada didn't even expect it."
Shohoku quickly returned to defense, and Kawada Masashi under the basket couldn't help but glance at Kiyota Nobunaga's back after picking up the basketball. Shohoku's point guard didn't play according to common sense at all, and his playing style gave A novel feeling.
"Although his height is not great, his speed is excellent and his awareness of air cuts is also very good."
"That kid's advantage should be speed."
"But he abandoned his speed for the layup and caught Kawada off guard with the change of rhythm."
"He's a good player."
On the sidelines of the court, Coach Ohtani looked at Kiyota Nobunaga who was returning to defense and gave his own evaluation. He recognized Kiyota Nobunaga's strength.
"Hum hum"
"Wild monkey, you did a good job, but with this, there is no way you can beat the team led by this genius!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly chuckled after seeing Kiyota Nobunaga score a layup, and then shouted arrogantly towards Kiyota who had returned to defense.
After the words fell, Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately started up and rushed towards the frontcourt. When Sakuragi crossed the center line, Rukawa Kaede had just received the basketball in the backcourt. Seeing Sakuragi Hanamichi's enthusiastic look, Rukawa Kaede. Also quickly dribbles the ball into the frontcourt.
At the same time, when Rukawa Kaede approached the three-point line, Sakuragi also quickly cut inside from the bottom corner.
This time, Oda Ryumasa noticed Sakuragi Hanamichi's movements and immediately chased Sakuragi Hanamichi. When Sakuragi Hanamichi rushed to the basket less than three meters, Sakuragi, who was moving at high speed, stopped instantly. He stopped, and the soles of his shoes rubbed violently against the floor, making a sharp sound.
The moment he stopped, Sakuragi quickly ran back. At the same time, Rukawa Kaede's pass was also passed towards Sakuragi Hanamichi at the right time, and accurately fell into Sakuragi Hanamichi's hands.
When Sakuragi got the ball, Oda Ryumasa had already stopped and turned around to chase Sakuragi. At this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was holding the ball, also raised the ball high above his head.
Seeing this scene, Oda Ryumasa did not hesitate, jumped up to block the shot, and reached out to cover the basketball in Sakuragi's hand.
"snort!"
"You're so naive, Xiaoda!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi raised his eyes to look at Oda Ryumasa, raised the corner of his mouth, chuckled, quickly dropped the ball, went directly to the basket, then grabbed the ball with his right hand, and dunked the ball directly into the basket.
“Bang!!!”
After a loud bang, the youth training team rest area was already filled with joy. After Sakuragi landed, he laughed "haha" and quickly returned to defense.
"Nice fake move." Masashi Kawada said to Nango Koichiro in front of him before returning to defense.
Sakuragi Hanamichi's shooting fake not only deceived Ryumasa Oda, but also Nango Koichiro in front of him. Because of this, when Sakuragi broke through, Nanxiang who was standing under the basket There was simply no way to make up for it in time.
Because at that time, Nango Koichiro was wrestling with Kawada Masashi for the best position to compete for rebounds.
Kawada Masashi's praise of Sakuragi Hanamichi is a mockery of Nango Koichiro.
"hateful!!!"
Kawada Masashi left and returned to defense. Nango Koichiro clenched his fists and cursed, then wordlessly picked up the basketball and went to the bottom line.
The basketball was released and Nobunaga Kiyota quickly advanced with the ball.
After entering the frontcourt, he did not take action immediately, but tried to break through Rukawa Kaede's defense. However, after wasting more than ten seconds of attack time, Kiyota Nobunaga still failed to pass through Rukawa Kaede's defense. In the end, Choosing to pass the ball to Jinguji Budo.
He still chose to cut without the ball.
Kiyota Nobunaga has finally understood his own strength. It is very difficult to defeat Rukawa Kaede alone. Instead of wasting time holding the ball, it is better to give the ball to Jinguji Budo.
If not holding the ball, Kiyota Nobunaga is confident that he can find offensive opportunities under Rukawa Kaede's defense.
"Bang!" The basketball was taken, Jinguji Budo stepped sideways to catch the ball, and the ball protector gently pressed against Eiji Sawabita's abdomen. The moment the basketball was taken, he quickly changed his posture and swept the ball away from the frame.
After a drop of the ball, the basketball came to Wu Dao's right hand. At the same time, Wu Dao's legs were staggered forward and backward. At the moment of floating and dribbling, his body quickly feinted in reverse.
However, Eiji Sawabita is also an experienced defensive player. He was not deceived by Budo's upper body fake movements. Instead, he set his sights on Budo's feet and paid attention to Budo's offensive steps.
From Zebei's perspective, Jinguji Martial Arts quickly raised his left foot and stepped directly to his left side. Seeing this scene, Zebei also quickly slid towards his left side to intercept.
However, the next second after Eiji Sawabita followed up with a sliding step, Jinguji Budo, who was holding the ball, turned quickly around the world and passed Eiji Sawabita in an instant.
Realizing that something was wrong, Zebei hurriedly pursued him, but as soon as he picked up his speed, Jinguji Budo, who rushed forward with the ball, made a sudden emergency stop, then stepped back and quickly shot from the high post.
When Budo was shooting, Rukawa Kaede and Mike Okita were already double-teaming on both sides behind Eiji Sawabita from two directions, but their double-teams didn't even have a chance to be used. , I can only watch helplessly as Jinguji Martial Arts shoots.
The basketball flew directly over everyone's heads and fell steadily into the net with a crisp sound.
The attack was completed easily. From the time Jinguji Budo got the basketball to the time he scored the ball, it only took less than four seconds.
The defense of Eiji Sawabita and the supplementary defense of his teammates were like nothing in front of the offensive skills of Jinguji Martial Arts, and they could not threaten Jinguji Martial Arts at all.
On the side of the court, the youth training team players who saw this scene fell into silence one by one. These people are all people selected by Coach Ohtani from all over the country to participate in youth training. They are either skilled, talented, or both.
These people all know the ball, and some of the moves in Jinguji Budo don’t seem very difficult. They are nothing more than shuffling steps, feints, spins, step-backs, and mid-range shots.
But anyone who has ever played basketball will understand how difficult it is to connect this series of movements smoothly like Jinguji Martial Arts.
Not to mention the frequent transitions between movement and stillness, but also maintaining the body's posture after the transition between movement and stillness, and having a terrifying hit rate. This kind of thing is simply not what the so-called hard training can do.
On the road of basketball, even something like shooting, which seems to be something that can be stacked with training, requires terrifying talent.
Not everyone can shoot mid-range shots, not everyone can shoot three-pointers!
"With such skills and physical fitness, the strength of Jinguji martial arts is so terrifying!"
"It's hard to imagine what kind of opponent it would take to stop someone like this."
"Coach Otani, should we change our defensive methods? I think single defense should not be able to stop Jinguji Budo."
A black player looked at Jinguji Budo who was returning to defense, sighing with emotion, and at the same time expressed his opinion to coach Otani.
Black players originally played in American colleges and universities, but that high school really had no reputation or presence in the American high school basketball world. At this time, he and his teammates happened to receive an invitation from Mike Okita and Green Wind High School, so they took advantage of the opportunity to come to Green Wind to play.
During the youth training selection, the two of them also signed up. The two people who were originally unqualified were successfully selected due to the strong "money ability" of the director of Green Wind High School.
Although they entered the youth training through connections, their personal strength is real. Because of this, black players are more able to feel the terror of Jinguji martial arts, because even in the United States, there are not many high school students who can do it like Jinguji Budo plays like this.
"Well, it is indeed impossible to contain the martial arts of Jinguji Temple alone."
"Double-teaming and zone defense are absolutely indispensable, but don't worry yet, let's see."
"I want to see what kind of skills he has."
While the two were talking off the court, the youth training team, led by Rukawa Kaede, had already completed an attack. Rukawa Kaede assisted Kawada Masashi, helping the team score two more points.
During the alternation of offense and defense, the basketball was already in Jinguji Budo's hands. When Budo caught the ball, he was still more than two meters away from the three-point line. Wu Dao held the ball and stretched out his arms. After breaking through the fake move, he joined the ball and shot a three-pointer without any warning.
Under the slightly surprised eyes of everyone in the audience, the basketball made a large arc in the air, and then hit the basket directly with a crisp sound.
6:7, Xiangbei High School, leading by one point!
