"Ouch!"
"You can score goals with such a move!"
"This kid's balls are really unreasonable!"
As Jinguji Budo made a three-pointer and sent the ball into the net, coach Otani on the sidelines couldn't help but let out a low sigh and exclaimed.
A terrifying offensive range with no blind spots in the half court, and a small forward who is over two meters tall and strong with the ball. This is the first time Coach Ohtani has seen such a player after coaching in this country for so many years.
In the court, Eiji Sawabita, who failed to defend, turned his head to look at the basketball that had just fallen from the basket. When he looked back, Jinguji Budo had already backed up and started to defend.
Noticing Zebei's gaze, Jinguji Martial Arts smiled slightly, hooked his hand towards Zebei Eiji, and said:
"Zebei, you don't have to be so polite here."
"It doesn't matter if you make a big move, just be defensive."
"And whether it's one person, two people, or three people, I hope you can make me feel some defensive pressure!"
"Otherwise, it would be too boring."
As Wu Dao spoke, he also looked at Rukawa Kaede, Mike Okita and others. After his words fell, Wu Dao turned around and accelerated back to the scene.
"This guy is really arrogant!"
"But technically speaking, there is no doubt about this bastard."
"He is right, Zebei. To deal with such a player, the defensive intensity must be strengthened. Let me switch defenses with you. I will confront his breakthrough head-on, and you will make up for my gap."
Mike Okita walked to the side of Eiji Sawabita, looked at the back of Jinguji Budo who was leaving, and said in a deep voice. Zebei Eiji did not refuse, but nodded.
During his time in the youth training team, he had played against Mike Okita, and he quite recognized the strength of this blond, blue-eyed, mixed-race player.
Although the opponent's offensive ability with the ball is not as good as our own, the opponent's physical fitness is stronger than our own, and the level of single defense is also stronger than our own.
Facing a player like Jinguji Budo, you can't have any inexplicable pride. Otherwise, you will never be able to win against the opponent. Eiji Zebita knew this very well.
"Then it's up to you, Mike."
"I will try my best to fill the gap for you, just go ahead and do it."
"Now, at least on the offensive end, we can still tear apart Xiangbei's defense. We not only have to block the Jinguji martial arts attack, but we also have to win this game!"
Zebei said, and ran quickly towards the frontcourt. Mike Okita nodded when he heard this. There are still many similarities between him and Zebei Eiji, at least in terms of their desire to win. all the same.
Sakuragi Hanamichi served in the backcourt. After receiving the pass from his teammate, Rukawa Kaede quickly ran towards the frontcourt. As Rukawa Kaede entered the frontcourt, Sakuragi Hanamichi also quickly cut in the air. Oda Ryumasa chased Sakuragi. The flower arrangement runs from the bottom corner on the left side of the court to the bottom corner on the right side of the court.
But this time, Oda Ryumasa finally stuck Sakuragi so hard that he had no chance to catch the ball.
Sakuragi Hanamichi did not stop after moving to the right corner. He actually quickly raised his position and rushed towards Rukawa Kaede.
Sakuragi's actions immediately attracted the attention of the Shohoku team members. Budo noticed Sakuragi Hanamichi's movements and looked at Rukawa Kaede. At this moment, Zebei started to take action, alternating positions with Sakuragi Hanamichi, and ran towards the bottom corner on the right.
Budo's defense left its original position as Zebei moved, and Sakuragi, who was promoted, also took advantage of the situation and made a high pick-and-roll for Rukawa Kaede.
With the help of Sakuragi Hanamichi's pick and roll, Rukawa Kaede quickly broke through with the ball and directly passed Kiyota Nobunaga's defense.
"Xiaotian, change defense."
"Stop Rukawa Kaede, I will guard against this red-haired monkey!"
Kiyota Nobunaga shouted immediately when he saw his opponent's athletic movement. At the same time, Oda Ryumasa also stood in front of Rukawa Kaede, successfully causing Rukawa Kaede to slow down.
Just when everyone thought that the youth training team's offense had failed this round and needed to reorganize, Mike Okita's figure suddenly ran quickly past Sakuragi and directly came to the three-point line behind Rukawa Kaede. Raise your hand to catch the ball.
Mike Okita, who was pursuing, was actually blocked by Sakuragi Hanamichi at this time, and was unable to follow directly. Sakuragi was not idle after blocking, and took advantage of the time when everyone in Shohoku was paying attention to Mike Okita. , quickly cut from the center.
Although Rukawa Kaede was holding the ball in front of the frame, he also accurately grasped the movements of his teammates on the field. He hooked the ball behind him with his right hand and sent the ball directly into the hands of Mike Okita.
Mike Okita, who was holding the ball, had no intention of shooting at all. He threw the ball towards the basket with both hands, and a smile appeared on his face.
"What?!"
Kiyota Nobunaga saw the opponent's movements and realized that the opponent was passing the ball. He couldn't help but let out a low cry and looked up at the basketball. On the outside, Ryumasa Oda, Ichiro Katsumi and others also looked toward the basket.
I happened to see Sakuragi Hanamichi's figure moving rapidly towards the basket while raising his head to look in the direction of the basketball.
"Good pass! Mike!" The basketball started to fall. Sakuragi Hanamichi looked at the basketball above his head, shouted, then jumped up, caught the basketball in mid-air, grabbed the basketball with his right hand, and poured the ball towards the basket. basket.
Nango Koichiro, who was defending under the basket, wanted to make a last-ditch effort. When he jumped to defend, Sakuragi Hanamichi pushed him with his body. However, Kawada Masashi had already retreated outside the paint area, completely turning the stage of the performance. Give it up.
"Bang!"
There was a loud noise, and the basketball was poured into the basket. Sakuragi Hanamichi grabbed the basket with both hands and looked down at Nanxiang who was pushed back to the ground by him, with a smile on his face.
After letting go, Sakuragi actually shook his finger at Nango Koichiro, and then quickly returned to defense.
"Abominable!!!"
"How dare that red-haired monkey dare to mock me?!"
Nanxiang looked at Sakuragi who was leaving, and suddenly felt angry, and gritted his teeth and said angrily.
At this moment, Jinguji Martial Arts turned his head and glanced at Coach Otani on the sidelines, and was greatly surprised.
In such a short period of time, Coach Ohtani not only mastered the correct "how to use" Sakuragi Hanamichi, but he has also successfully integrated the team and arranged such offensive tactics for the players.
All the players in the youth training team, except Sakuragi, have strong singles ability with the ball, whether it is Masashi Kawada on the inside, or Kaede Rukawa, Sawabita and Mike Okita on the outside.
However, they did not rely on any one person's personal ability when attacking. They actually played team basketball, which was somewhat unexpected.
If this team is a team that has been working with each other for more than two years, it will not be surprising at all to have such tactics and martial arts, but this youth training team is obviously newly formed, and the players are quite skilled in tactical movement.
In the attack just now, there were actually many people who could serve as the team's offensive point. Mike Okita received the ball in the open, Sakuragi Hanamichi cut in from the air, and even Rukawa Kaede, who had just released the ball, actually used Mike Okita to throw the ball open. .
In other words, Mike Okita, who catches the ball on the outside, actually has several offensive options.
And Xiangbei's defense just now obviously failed to guard anyone.
"As expected of Coach Ohtani, he has integrated the youth training players into a real team in such a short period of time."
"My teaching ability is not as good as his."
Coach Anxi looked at the players in the youth training field and couldn't help but admire them, directly admitting that he was not as good as his opponent. After hearing what Coach Anxi said, Caiko and others also looked at Coach Anxi in surprise.
However, this feeling of surprise soon dissipated. Even though Coach Anzai was once a national player and a famous university coach, in the final analysis, Coach Otani can coach the youth training, so he must be the best of the best, and his coaching ability surpasses Coach Anzai. It's not something hard to accept.
"Coach Anxi, don't say that either."
"Although the players in the youth training are very powerful, we in Xiangbei will not lose."
"So far, no one has been able to stop Jinguji Martial Arts. As long as he is here, we in Xiangbei will not lose!"
Seeing that Coach Anxi's mood seemed low, and the morale of the surrounding team members was also affected by Coach Anxi's words, Caiko immediately expressed relief.
After hearing this, Coach Anxi also nodded and said with a smile: "Hohohoho, I'm not as good as Otani, but I didn't say that we, Xiangbei, will lose!"
"Basketball is actually a very cruel sport, although everyone knows that basketball is a five-on-five sport."
"But in fact, there are always some geniuses who can rely on their personal abilities to raise the team's ceiling."
"Martial arts is such a genius!"
While Coach Anzai was talking to the players on the sidelines, Nobunaga Kiyota had already entered the frontcourt with the basketball and gave the ball to Jinguji Budo.
This time, the opponent of Jinguji Budo has changed. It is no longer Eiji Zekita, but Mike Okita.
Mike Okita's defense was much tougher than Zebei's. He didn't anticipate the so-called defensive gap for himself, and directly followed Jinguji Budo. When Budo got the ball, Mike Okita's hands kept disturbing Budo.
“Nice defensive action.”
"It's been a while, Mike, you've made a big improvement too!"
"Are you going to test your defensive ability here with me?!"
Martial Arts was a little uncomfortable being pushed by the opponent. Mike's defense was not practiced in a place like Asia. It was very American style, with a wide range of movements, and it had the flavor of hard-core basketball in this era.
The intensity of the confrontation made Budo feel like he had returned to the time when he was playing in the United States.
Quickly dropping the ball with his back, Budo took a small step back, then stretched out his arms, feinted and quickly exploded the ball forward, his body directly pressed against Mike Okita's body, the two bodies collided, and there was a muffled sound of "bang" , facing Mike Okita, martial arts also played very "American style".
Wu Dao's strong attack was very determined, but Mike Okita's sliding steps finally failed to keep up with Wu Dao's footsteps, and Wu Dao was directly thrown away by some distance.
Zebei on the side wants to steal the ball.
But Jinguji Budo, who quickly broke into the basket, grabbed the ball with one hand and avoided it.
After two steps, Budo jumped up directly, and his body collided with Masashi Kawada who was coming up to defend him. However, Budo, who is a strong man and has a long hand, still maintained the balance of his body in such a confrontation, hooked the ball with one hand and sent it to the basket. basket.
Budo's attack felt like a simple one-handed layup. Masashi Kawada seemed to have guarded him, but in fact, it did not affect Budo's layup action at all. The entire series of actions is still quite smooth.
"Snapped!"
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hit the board directly into the net and made a soft sound.
At the same time, the players in Shohoku on the sidelines also burst into cheers, cheering for Jinguji Martial Arts in the stadium.
"Beautiful! Jinguji-senpai!"
"Captain, well done!"
The cheers of the players on the sidelines spread to the stadium, and Nobunaga Kiyota, who sent the assist, felt very honored. He said to Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede: "The youth training team is only as good as this."
"You can't stop the martial arts senior's attack."
"It's so easy to score! Easy!"
As Kiyota Nobunaga said, he began to return to defense. While returning to defense, he was still imagining the one-handed layup he had just done in martial arts, gesticulating with his hands.
"whispering sound"
"It's just holding the martial arts brother's thigh, but the wild monkey dares to mock us!"
"Hey, stinky fox, show him some color and don't let this bastard go on rampant!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi shouted towards Rukawa Kaede, his tone full of displeasure.
But at this time, Rukawa Kaede didn't pay attention to Kiyota Nobunaga's intention, but looked at Jinjinguji Martial Arts. Everyone on the court from their youth training team looked at Jinguji Martial Arts who left with solemn expressions.
After all, Kiyota Nobunaga is not a terrifying opponent. Shohoku's trump card is the truly insurmountable mountain.
"Speed, strength, length, wingspan, ball skills, technique."
"He is a complete monster at the top of his game!"
"You can't let him have too much space with the ball. From the beginning, you need two people to chase him."
"Only in this way is it possible to guard against him."
"However, if one person requires us to send two or three people to defend, the game will completely become a matter of luck."
"We can only bet on the poor mid-range shooting skills of the other players in Xiangbei!"
Coach Ohtani looked at Jinguji Martial Arts on the field and thought about the defensive strategy.
"That weak-looking kid is called Katsumi Ichiro. I heard he's a shooter. We can't let him go."
"The power forward should be able to be released. As long as Kawada works hard, covering the inside shouldn't be a problem."
"The open position in Xiangbei, judging from the way he played before, he should also be based on breakthrough play."
"In this case, let Sakuragi guard against the shooter, and let the others pounce on Jinguji Martial Arts."
"I hope this kind of defense can have some effect."
While Coach Otani was thinking about it off the court, their youth training team had already completed this round of offense in less than ten seconds. Rukawa Kaede singled out Kiyota Nobunaga and missed a mid-range shot from the high post.
However, the rebound was taken by Masashi Kawada. Masashi Kawada, who controlled the rebound, faked a pass and assisted Hanamichi Sakuragi for a slam dunk, successfully completing the first attack.
When the ball was changing on the court, Coach Otani, who had a plan, did not call a timeout. He just came to the sidelines and shouted to the players who were returning to defense:
"Let go of the power forward and guard in Shohoku. Sakuragi, go and keep an eye on the shooter!"
"Mike Okita, Sawabita Eiji, and Rukawa Kaede, the three of you, go and stop Jinguji Martial Arts!"
"Three against one! I don't believe he can still score!"
Coach Ohtani never thought about hiding anything from anyone when he laid out the defensive tactics. Budo also heard these words, and at the same time, he couldn't help but have a smile on his face:
"Three against one. Yeah! Not bad, I have the advantage!"
(End of chapter)
