The match between Shohoku High School and the youth training team ended with Shohoku High School winning the game.
Although the lineup of the youth training team is really very strong, such a lineup is still not enough in front of Jinguji Martial Arts, which has a strong touch.
Facing a player like Jinguji Budo, if there are not good enough players and a sufficiently targeted tactical system, it is simply impossible to let him go.
If you still want to win the game under such circumstances, unless you encounter Jinguji Martial Arts in poor condition, and only in this way can the youth training team have a chance of victory.
But it is a pity that Jinguji Martial Arts is in excellent condition today.
It was only half past eight when the two teams finished their training match. There was still time in the morning to finally get in touch with people from the youth training team. Coach Anxi did not want to let go of such an opportunity.
After allowing the players to rest for nearly half an hour, the players were allowed to have a warm-up match with members of the youth training team.
However, in the second game, the players on Shohoku High School's side changed greatly. Jinguji Budo no longer led the team, but formed a new team with Kiyota Nobunaga and other first-year students. Come play against the academy team.
Coach Otani did not refuse Coach Anzai’s invitation to play. He even generously sent Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede and Miyagi Ryota back to Shohoku High School, indicating that the three of them should return to Shohoku and form a team with Shohoku. team competition.
Seeing Coach Ohtani put three of their players back, Coach Anzai was not polite and directly changed the lineup, replacing the more tired Nango Koichiro and Kiyota Nobunaga.
Of the two of them, one is the main center who needs to fight Kawada Masashi at the basket, and the other is the main point guard who holds the ball frequently.
The ones who succeeded them and Jinguji Martial Arts were Sakuragi Hanamichi and others who came back from the youth training team.
A stamina monster like Sakuragi Hanamichi is still full of energy after such a game, and Rukawa Kaede, although he also played for a long time, was still able to play for a while after such a long rest.
As for Ryota Miyagi, he has never played in a game before, but now he is in his prime.
For a lineup like Shohoku High School, Coach Otani also sent five players from the youth training team. The five players sent this time were all outstanding players selected from other counties. Except for Mike Okita, who returned to the court, Kawada and others did not continue to play.
The intensity of this second round of competition was weaker than that of the first round.
Shohoku High School, led by Miyagi Ryota, a sophomore, showed very good tenacity in this game. However, due to the performance of the elite youth training team, Shohoku led by Miyagi still ended up with 11 points. Poor, lost to the opponent.
After playing two consecutive games, Rukawa Kaede's physical fitness was almost at its bottom, and Sakuragi Hanamichi was also exhausted. After the game, he lay directly on the floor, not wanting to get up at all.
After two consecutive training games, Coach Anxi had no intention of letting go of the youth training team. He selected a few more players and let Budao take them to experience the level of the youth training players.
In the third practice match, Budo's teammates were center Satoru Tsunoda, defenders Shiozaki and Yasuda, and Ryuumasa Oda, who played the small forward position.
In this game, although Jinguji Budo still continued his fiery shooting touch, the back line formed by Yasuda Yasharu and Shiozaki was too weak.
Jinguji Budo broke away from his opponents' double-teams countless times during the game, but the two teammates always missed passing opportunities.
Under the siege and interception of many people, the number of times Jinguji Budo connected with the ball became very small, so that in the end Shohoku High School lost.
The practice match with the youth training team lasted from morning to noon.
And the weather is getting hotter and hotter as time goes by.
The players' condition also declined significantly in this hot temperature.
When it was almost 11 o'clock at noon, the training match was finally called off. The players of the youth training team did not stay at Xiangbei High School for long and took the bus back to Green Wind High School.
The youth training team's training venue is Green Wind High School, a private school with the best facilities in Kanagawa. Even the lunch meal is not comparable to the canteens in northern Hunan.
Although it is summer vacation, the school cafeteria is still open, but the opening windows are much smaller than normal.
Although it is a holiday, there are not many students participating in club activities during the holiday.
After lunch, Xiangbei did not continue training, but announced its disbandment.
“Squeak—squeak—”
In the afternoon, Jinguji Budo, who had eaten lunch, lay under the shade of a tree on the school lawn, put his hands behind his head as a pillow, and took a nap.
The breeze blew by, making Jinguji Budo, who was covered in sweat, feel a coolness. The breath of green grass penetrated his nose, and listening to the chirping of cicadas on the trees, Budo fell into a deep sleep.
The hot summer really makes people become lazy no matter what they do.
After the morning training, no player planned to practice in the arena in the afternoon.
In the evening, as the sun moved away, the shade of the tree where Martial Arts was lying moved. Wu Dao, who was awakened by the heat, stood up dizzy. After flushing his head with cold water, he finally felt a little more awake.
Returning to the arena and looking at the empty venue, Wu Dao couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
"Although the weather is relatively hot, the team members are finally a little relaxed after experiencing the national competition."
"Now last year, when Xiaosan and the others were still on the team, how could there be no one at this time?"
Budao said, took off his shirt, walked into the arena, went to the sidelines to pick up a basketball, and then walked towards the basket.
"Because for most people, basketball is just a club activity."
"The national championship may be the goal they strive for. Now that they have won the national championship, for those players with mediocre talents, training or not has become less important!"
"After all, there are only a few people who plan to take the basketball path."
"The vast majority of the team members are just. They can only be ordinary people."
Just when Wu Dao was preparing to conduct his own training, a figure blocked the sunlight entering the arena at the gate.
After hearing the sound, Budo turned his head and saw Mitsui Hisashi, wearing a loose sportswear, standing at the door of the arena, smiling at Budo.
"Mistress? Why are you here?"
Seeing Mitsui Shou, Jinguji Budo had a smile on his face and said hello.
"I'm a little bored at home alone, so come to the arena."
"I didn't expect you were the only one."
Mitsui Shou raised his eyes and looked around the arena, sighing softly.
"As you said, there are only a few who take the basketball path."
"Besides, the weather is indeed hot, so it's normal to not want to train."
"We just played against the youth training team in the morning, and the training intensity is not low."
Although Wu Dao felt that the team's atmosphere had deteriorated somewhat, he could still understand the psychology of ordinary players and helped explain.
He himself is a hard-working person, but he also respects the choices of others and will not ask others to work as hard as him. However, for those players who want to become stronger, Wu Dao will not be stingy with his experience and will also provide some guidance to the opponent.
But until now, there are not many players with this kind of ambition.
"Youth training team?"
"So you met Sakuragi and the others?"
"How are the boys doing in the youth training team? Are they making any progress?"
After hearing this, Hisashi Mitsui asked curiously. In fact, before confirming that he would go to the United States to play, Hisashi Mitsui had also longed for the youth training team, but now that he has higher goals, the youth training team does not have much temptation for him. .
At this time, I heard that Martial Arts had already fought against Sakuragi and others who were in youth training, and I was a little curious about the improvement in strength of Sakuragi and others.
Human beings are all like this. For example, Hisashi Mitsui has decided to go to the United States to study and play basketball. In his heart, he actually expects to hear words like "so-so progress" from the mouth of martial arts.
In this way, Mitsui Hisashi will be more confident in the choices he makes.
"It's not bad. Whether it's Sakuragi, Rukawa Kaede, or Miyagi Ryota, they've made great progress."
"Rukawa Kaede has completely changed his thinking about playing basketball. Although that boy Sakuragi's personality has not changed much, he is much more reliable on the court than before."
"There are fewer mistakes."
"As for Miyagi, he seems to be developing his three-point shooting during this period, and his long-range shooting ability has become stronger, but he still needs to work harder."
"Generally speaking, the effect of youth training is immediate."
Wu Dao's words made Mitsui Shou fall into silence. After a long time, Mitsui Shou nodded and said with a smile: "Really?!"
"That's really good!"
"I wonder if I can make such a huge improvement if I go?!"
When Mitsui Shou heard that Sakuragi and others had made progress, he was still happy for them after all. At the same time, he couldn't help but think about what was good and what was not.
"you?"
"It's difficult. Their thinking on the court is not mature enough. If someone guides them, they will improve immediately after they figure it out."
"But for someone like you, it's simply impossible to make a huge improvement just by relying on a few words of advice from others."
Budo shook his head and rejected it directly. At the same time, he started shooting training while chatting with Mitsui Hisashi.
If you want to ensure your hit rate, training is absolutely essential.
"Yes." Mitsui Hisashi nodded and watched the martial arts begin training. He did not disturb him anymore. He found a seat on the sidelines and sat down, quietly watching the Jinguji martial arts practice shooting.
After watching for a few minutes, Mitsui Hisashi stood up, moved his body briefly, found a ball on the sidelines, and went to the other half to practice self-shooting and self-grab shooting.
Watching the martial arts practice, Mitsui Shouya felt that it was a bit unseemly to sit and watch like that, so he also joined in the practice.
For a time, the arena was filled with the sound of nets being brushed and iron being struck, and the sound lasted until the sun set.
It's six o'clock in the evening and it's still bright.
After finishing training, Jinguji Budo took a shower by the pool, then returned to the gym and looked at Mitsui Hisaro who was still training and asked:
"Hey, mistress, I'm getting ready to leave, do you still practice?!"
"Let's go have dinner together? I'll treat you as a reward to thank you for practicing with me!"
Basketball is like this. Although Budo and Hisashi Mitsui practice by themselves, they don't say much. But as long as you practice on the same court, you won't feel lonely.
Martial arts began to be somewhat grateful to Mitsui Hisashi for practicing with him.
"I just don't want to waste time."
"I don't mean to practice with you."
The three-point shot was released, and the basketball went directly into the net. Mitsui Shou was covered in sweat and stopped training. He put his hands on his knees and breathed heavily.
"But you can treat me to dinner."
Looking back at Jinguji Martial Arts standing at the door, Mitsui Shou suddenly smiled.
"Let's go."
The sun sets in the west and the sunset fills the sky.
Jinguji Budo and Mitsui Hisashi walked towards the outside of the school.
Suddenly, there was a whistle in the sky. Mitsui Shou raised his eyes and saw a plane flying over their heads, leaving a white cloud mark in the sky.
"Martial Arts, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow."
"I have contacted a private high school in the United States and plan to go there for a year and a half."
“In addition to the second half of the school year this year, I have a senior year to play.”
"I'm afraid I won't be back for a while."
Mitsui Shou looked up at the plane that was gradually disappearing from sight, and suddenly said in a deep voice.
Jinguji Budo didn't reply, and walked side by side with Hisashi Mitsui in silence. After a long time, he responded lightly: "Yes."
"I leave this time. I don't know how long it will take before I can see you."
"I hope there will be opportunities to play together in the future."
Mitsui Shou turned his head and looked at Martial Arts' side face and continued.
"There will be."
Hearing the news that Mitsui Hisashi was leaving, although Wu Dao had known about it for a long time, when the other party really wanted to leave, Wu Dao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
He has been playing with Hisashi Mitsui since junior high school. Now that Hisashi Mitsui is leaving, he is really not used to it.
Although there is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever, when the banquet does end, loss is inevitable.
During dinner, Jinguji Budo's mood seemed to have recovered a little, and he and Mitsui Shou were eating while chatting about past events.
Mitsui Hisashi talked about his first impression when he saw Budo. When he said that he thought Budo was a pervert who sneaked into Takeshi High School from outside the school, Budo couldn't help but chuckle.
The two of them ate this meal for a long time and talked a lot. It wasn't until the moon rose above the branches and there were fewer and fewer people on the road that the two of them started to talk less.
The streets outside the window began to darken, and there were fewer and fewer guests in the hotel. Budo and Mitsui Hisashi looked at each other and finally fell silent.
In the end, Mitsui Hisashi broke the calm, stood up from his seat, and said with a smile:
"gone!"
Budo did not respond to Mitsui Shou, and remained silent in his seat. Mitsui Hisashi could feel the loss of Budo, patted Wu Dao's shoulder, paid the bill at the bar, and left the hotel.
On the way home, Mitsui Shou could no longer hold back his emotions. He covered his face with one hand and tears flowed from his fingers.
The farewell of young people is warm and subtle.
Every young person will eventually progress and grow through reunions and separations.
A few days later.
Everyone at Shohoku High School bid farewell to Hisashi Mitsui at the international airport, and after this day, Shohoku High School officially entered a new journey.
(End of chapter)
