Under the leadership of Shinomiya No. 1, Jinguji Budo's Team 1 finally successfully defeated Rukawa Kaede's Ryonan mixed team after a hard fight.
After the victory, Sakuragi Hanamichi ran to the hotel gym and reported the good news to Budao.
When it was mentioned that their team's trophy was "Rukawa Kaede", Sakuragi Hanamichi's face was full of smiles, and his joy could not be suppressed at all. After saying that, he started to laugh.
Seeing Sakuragi Hanamichi's happy look, Budo also smiled and shook his head, asking: "Why, do you need to be so happy after beating Rukawa Kaede's team?"
"Our team is stronger than theirs, so it should be normal to win against our opponent, right?"
"Is it necessary for you kid to do this?"
Budo asked with a smile. He knew that the relationship between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede was that of a friend and foe. It was normal for Sakuragi to be happy if he could defeat Rukawa Kaede's team. However, Budo did not expect that Sakuragi would be happy. To be so happy.
"I thought of some things during the game."
"You didn't watch the game. Rukawa Kaede was really defeated in this game."
"In one game, he was blocked by Shinomiya No. 5 goals."
"Five goals! I have been playing in the Qiuzhi National Sports Training Camp for so long, and I have never had so many goals blocked."
"The Stinky Fox was completely blown away on both offense and defense. He only scored 8 points in the whole game."
"It's not easy to see a stinky fox being defeated. This time, hahahaha!"
At the end of Sakuragi's words, he threw his head back and laughed.
After hearing this, Budo finally understood why Sakuragi Hanamichi was so happy. It turned out that he not only helped the team win, but also saw Rukawa Kaede suffer a big loss. No wonder this boy is like this now. .
However, Wu Dao was still a little surprised. Before hearing the news, he did not expect that Rukawa Kaede would only get this point in this game.
Eight points in a single game may be a decent result for other ordinary players, but for Rukawa Kaede, it is definitely not enough.
In previous games, Rukawa Kaede was able to score in double figures even when facing strong opponents, and was generally able to maintain a scoring level of around 15 points. If the opponent he encounters is slightly weaker, or Jinguji Budo has less time to eat the ball during the game, then Rukawa Kaede's score will basically exceed 20 points.
There have been times when I performed well and scored 30 points or even 40 points.
Even in the team's practice match against Jinguji Budo, it was often impossible for Budo to go all out to block every ball thrown by Rukawa Kaede, and his scores were basically in double figures.
But unexpectedly, Shinomiya Tano actually suppressed Rukawa Kaede's score to single digits. This level is probably not something that one person can achieve.
If it were Rukawa Kaede who had just entered high school as a first-year student, Budo believed that Shinomiya Tano could suppress Rukawa Kaede's scoring by relying on his personal ability.
However, after experiencing a whole summer and half of autumn, Rukawa Kaede's personal ability is no longer the same as before.
Without the help of his teammates, even if Martial Arts performs at full strength, it may not be possible to suppress Rukawa Kaede's score to less than 10 points.
Things that martial arts consciously cannot do, Shinomiya Tōno also does not think he can do.
Yes, Shinomiya is very strong, but defense on the basketball court cannot be accomplished by one person. Rukawa Kaede is not an idiot. If he can't break through Shinomiya, why won't he ask his teammates to help him pick and roll?
Shinomiya can avoid the pick-and-roll by one person, but what about the pick-and-roll by a group of people?
"How did you do it?"
"Although Rukawa Kaede has a bit of a arrogant temper and doesn't talk much, his strength is still pretty good."
"Shinomiya Tōno alone shouldn't be able to suppress him to that extent."
Budo stopped exercising, stood up from the fitness equipment, casually grabbed a sweat towel to wipe his sweat, and asked Sakuragi at the same time.
"Hey hey hey."
"Of course one person is not enough, we also have the help of this genius!"
"It's because of my timely defense that Shinomiya Tano had the chance to block the stinky fox!"
With that said, Sakuragi told Budo about their team's defensive method. It turned out that when playing against the Lingnan mixed team, Budao's No. 1 team used a zone defense.
When Shinomiya Tano defended Rukawa Kaede on the outside, he adopted a strategy of letting go but not shooting. With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Rukawa Kaede was indeed able to break through Shinomiya's first line of defense, but after the breakthrough, Rukawa Kaede would encounter Sakuragi Hanamichi's immediate interception.
The passed Shinomiya Tano will quickly form a double-team with Sakuragi.
If facing an ordinary opponent, Rukawa Kaede can completely use his own skills to continue to break through the defense line. But I don’t know what happened to Sakuragi Hanamichi. When Rukawa Kaede attacked his defense with the ball, it was difficult to get past him quickly.
This also allowed the pursuing Shinomiya to come up in time. Once the double-team was formed, Rukawa Kaede was in a very passive situation.
Relying on such a joint defense strategy, Budao and his team's No. 1 team could be said to have completely blocked Rukawa Kaede's attack.
After hearing what Sakuragi Hanamichi said, Martial Arts couldn't help but look at Sakuragi Hanamichi a few more times. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it! This kid Sakuragi Hanamichi has actually grown to this extent.
There is a very critical point in this joint defense strategy, which is actually Sakuragi. He must withstand Rukawa Kaede's breakthrough when the defense comes up, and buy time for the pursuing Shinomiya.
At the same time, Sakuragi also needs to be careful of Rukawa Kaede passing the ball when filling in, because Sakuragi's departure will inevitably create an emptiness under the basket. As long as Rukawa Kaede is not stupid, he knows what to do.
But since their team's zone defense strategy can be successful, it means that Sakuragi not only blocked Rukawa Kaede's attack when filling in, but also threatened Rukawa Kaede's pass. Otherwise, such a zone defense would be a colander.
Being able to stop Rukawa Kaede shows Sakuragi Hanamichi's defensive level.
After all, Rukawa Kaede is now also the top scorer in the country, and it is definitely not something that ordinary people can limit.
"How many assists did Rukawa Kaede have?" Budao wiped the sweat from his face and body and asked Sakuragi. He still didn't believe that Sakuragi's progress could be so great, so he couldn't help but ask more.
"How many? I'm not sure. It's not many."
"When he got the ball, Shinomiya and I were basically covered. He didn't take many shots and didn't pass many passes."
"Maybe six or seven?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi scratched the back of his head and said with some uncertainty.
"Sakura, you have grown up!"
After hearing this, Budao patted Sakuragi Hanamichi on the shoulder and sighed softly.
It can be confirmed that Sakuragi's personal level has indeed improved tremendously.
Both offense and defense have been greatly improved, and Sakuragi Hanamichi has grown into a reliable pillar of Shohoku!
"He and Rukawa Kaede need to have more opportunities to perform."
Budao looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi with a smile and thought to himself. When Sakuragi Hanamichi saw Budao looking at him silently, he couldn't help but stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Budao's eyes, and asked with concern:
"Brother Martial Arts? What are you looking at? Are you stupid? Are you shocked by the outstanding performance of this genius?"
Martial arts slapped Sakuragi's hand away, this guy just likes poor people.
Not long after Sakuragi returned to the hotel, Rukawa Kaede also appeared in the hotel's gym. After entering the gym, Rukawa Kaede said hello to Martial Arts from afar, called out "Martial Arts Senior" softly, and then went to the side to exercise on his own.
Rukawa Kaede seemed to have suffered a big blow. When he practiced with the equipment, he practiced very hard. Sakuragi could also see that Rukawa Kaede seemed to be venting his annoyance. With a curl of his lips, he actually walked to Rukawa Kaede and showed off the results he had just achieved in the previous competition in front of Rukawa Kaede.
Facing Sakuragi Hanamichi's "playing tricks", Rukawa Kaede just kept a cold face and continued his own exercises. However, amidst Sakuragi's laughter, Rukawa Kaede became more and more fierce.
Seeing that Rukawa Kaede had no reaction, Sakuragi didn't feel bored. Looking at Rukawa Kaede's stinky face, Sakuragi became even more energetic and laughed more and more cheerfully.
"This bastard." Sakuragi's laughter fell into Rukawa Kaede's ears. It was too harsh. He cursed in his heart, and Rukawa Kaede hurriedly left the gym without seeing anything.
When Sakuragi saw Rukawa Kaede leaving, he had no intention of letting Rukawa Kaede go. He hurriedly said "goodbye" to Budao, and then quickly followed Rukawa Kaede's footsteps.
Seeing the two people leaving, Wu Dao couldn't help but smile and said: "These two boys really have a good relationship!"
With Kaede Rukawa joining the No. 1 team, Budo and his team have become stronger.
In the afternoon, Team 1 took action again. The target of the challenge was Takenori Akagi's Shohoku High School mixed team. The leader of Team 1 was neither Jinguji Martial Arts nor Shinomiya Tanano.
But two first-year students, Sakuragi Hanamichi and Rukawa Kaede.
Assisting the two of them were Shigekan Mori, Akira Sendō, and Mu Shen.
Rukawa Kaede seemed to vent the pent-up anger in his heart. In the game against the Shohoku mixed team, he frequently played singles with the ball. Moreover, Rukawa Kaede gave up the option of shooting in the second half. As long as he was given a chance to enter the basket, Rukawa Kaede would If you can slam dunk, you will never go for a layup.
As for projection? It seems that this skill has been removed from his skill package. During the afternoon game, he did not cast it once.
The ruthless Rukawa Kaede directly defeated Kiyota Nobunaga's defense. Although Miyagi Ryota wanted to make up for the defense, in the face of Rukawa Kaede's impact, Miyagi Ryota's physical fitness was simply not enough.
In the match against Shohoku, the No. 1 team relied on Rukawa Kaede alone to tear apart the opponent's defense.
As the referee's whistle sounded, the No. 1 team won by 30 points. Kaede Rukawa scored 41 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in a single game.
After the game, the No. 1 team captured Miyagi Ryota from the Shohoku mixed team.
At this point, the number of team No. 1 has expanded to 9 people.
In the inside position, there are Hanamichi Sakuragi and Shigehiro Mori, the swingmen include Jinguji Budō, Shinomiya Tōno, Mike Okita, Sendō, and Rukawa Kaede, and the defenders include Mu Shinichi and Miya. Two people from Chengliangtian.
Players from other teams couldn't help but feel a little anxious as they watched Jinguji Budo and their team taking shape rapidly.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the only team that can officially form a team is the No. 1 team after the prefectural trials of Qiu Zhiguo Sports have reached this point.
The No. 1 team, with Jinguji Budo and Shinomiya Tanano in charge, was so strong that even the powerful Shobei Allied Forces and Ryonan Allied Forces were defeated by them.
Rather than fighting each other to qualify for the team, it is more about other players expressing themselves on the field so that the players on the No. 1 team can take notice of them.
Team 1 already has 9 people, and Qiuzhiguosi only takes a team of 12 people.
In other words, there are only 3 places left in their hands!
As for these three places, Jinguji Budo, Shinomiya Tanano and a group of teammates discussed it and finally decided on the target candidates.
In terms of outside players, Wu Dao and the others already have enough. For the remaining three spots, they decided to recruit only one outside player and two inside players.
For the inside position, Budo and the others decided to recruit Tetsuya Naito and Toru Hanagata, and for the outside, they decided to recruit Katsumi Ichiro.
The reason why veteran players such as Takenori Akagi, Jun Uozumi and Fujima were abandoned is also very simple. Budo and the others intend to give more opportunities to young players.
Whether it's Akagi, Uozumi or Fujima, all of them have been spotted by the university and invitation letters have been sent out early. And they are all seniors in high school and will soon leave the high school campus.
Although giving them such an opportunity would allow them to have no so-called regrets, Martial Arts felt that it would be better to give young people some experience.
This is from a human perspective.
Judging from the completeness of the lineup, the characteristics of Akagi and Uozumi are somewhat similar to those of Shigehiro Mori and Naito, while Hanagata is a technical insider who can enrich the team's offensive methods.
As for Naito, Budo and the others feel that this guy has great potential that can be tapped. Although he is not familiar with the opponent, it does not prevent him from bringing him to the team.
As for why Fujima was abandoned and Katsumi Ichiro was used on the outside, aside from the human aspect, Katsumi Ichiro is an excellent shooter with excellent height and comprehensive skills. The reason why Katsumi Ichiro from Shohoku was selected instead of Kamizou Ichiro was because Katsumi's skills were more comprehensive.
In the next two days, the No. 1 team challenged again and directly added three players to the team.
Although the players who were not chosen were a little disappointed and unwilling, after seeing the twelve players from the Autumn National Sports Team, they felt disappointed in their hearts.
They still recognize the abilities of these players.
After being together for such a long time, who doesn’t know who? The players have some understanding of each other's strengths.
The selection of Qiuzhi National Sports has come to an end, and the players who were not admitted have boarded the bus home.
The team members who have formed an army are also starting their final team training.
Less than ten days before the official start of Qiuzhi National Sports, coach Anxi finally showed up.
Looking at the players lined up in front of him, he started to arrange tactical training with a smile. The players present are all top-notch in terms of personal abilities, and those who have been playing since childhood, such as Martial Arts and others, have quite good tactical qualities.
Although the group training time is short, the effect is very good.
However, among these players, there are also some inexperienced players, such as Shigehiro Mori and Naito, who have not played for a long time, and their acceptance speed is slower.
But it doesn't matter, the tactics surrounding the perimeter have quickly taken shape as the team training progresses. The progress of the inside players is a little slower, but Coach Anxi doesn't care.
A week later, the players of the Kanagawa Prefecture representative team received their respective jerseys.
This Autumn National Sports Tournament starts in Kanagawa Prefecture.
As the host, the Kanagawa Prefecture team still has two days of training.
However, as the Aki no Kuni Sports competition approaches, spectators from all over the country also gather in Kanagawa Prefecture. There are many more tourists on the Shonan coast than before.
