At two o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Akita Center Gymnasium!
There was still half an hour before the game, but the stadium was already packed.
Countless spectators are eagerly looking forward to this match between Mars and the Earth.
Kanagawa VS Akita is not just Mars hitting the earth.
In terms of the strength of the starting lineup, there is not much difference between the two teams. Kanagawa is stronger on the bench.
In terms of teamwork, Kanagawa is not as good as Akita.
There is no way, all the players on the Akita representative team are from Sanno Industries.
However, Akita's main style is based on individuals combined with the team, and the teamwork is definitely not as good as Fukuoka.
In addition, in the eyes of most viewers, Akita also has a coaching advantage.
Coach Domoto has led Sanno Industries or Akita Prefecture to win a lot of honors. In this regard, he is definitely one of the best high schools in the country.
Generally speaking, both sides have advantages, but most viewers are more optimistic about Akita.
In addition to the greater influence of the Akita representative team, it is also related to the fact that basketball is a team sport.
Not long after, the two teams took the field.
Coach Domoto was originally smiling and full of confidence, but when he found out that it was Coach Taoka who was leading the team on the other side, he couldn't help showing a surprised expression.
It’s strange, why is Coach Tianoka leading the team? Where is Coach Kaneda?
There was no coach Kaneda on the court, and coach Domoto immediately understood something.
"Kanagawa actually changed the coach on the spot!"
Coach Domoto's smile gradually disappeared. To be honest, the reason why he was so confident today was mainly because he felt that he was facing Coach Kaneda.
As a coach known for his caution, Coach Domoto has long studied the important games coached by Coach Kaneda and believes that he is a mediocre and easily motivated coach.
Well now, Coach Kaneda is no longer here, and the person who replaced Coach Kaneda is Coach Tagoka.
In terms of reputation, Coach Tagoka is not as good as Coach Kaneda, but Coach Domoto, who has played against Coach Tagoka, knows very well that Coach Tagoka's coaching level is far above that of Coach Kaneda.
With Coach Taoka coaching the Kanagawa team, the threat factor to the Akita team can be said to have increased exponentially.
"The First Clan"
Coach Taoka had a smile on his face and took the initiative to shake hands with coach Domoto.
"Coach Domoto, I haven't seen you in four months, but you are still so personable!"
Coach Domoto felt a chill in his heart, and he paid more and more attention to Coach Tianoka.
Even though Coach Tianoka won the honor of best coach in the national competition, he still maintained a humble attitude. This is rare, but from another perspective, this guy is also very difficult to deal with.
"Coach Tagoka, long time no see. By the way, where is Coach Kaneda?"
Coach Domoto hopes that his opponent will be Coach Kaneda.
"Coach Kaneda occasionally felt cold, so the organizing committee specially asked me to replace him in coaching this game."
Unfortunately, Coach Tagoka’s words dispelled Coach Domoto’s idea.
"Coach Domoto, please give me some advice on this game!"
"Coach Taoka, you are too humble. You are my senior, and it is I who should teach you."
As they spoke, the players each occupied a half of the court to warm up.
"Hey, Ogata has grown taller!"
Uozumi couldn't help but look at the Akita players, and immediately, his eyes fell on Ohda.
At the national competition stage, Ogata was definitely less than 170 centimeters tall. In less than half a year, Ogata had grown significantly taller.
From a visual inspection, it is about 180 centimeters.
Although some people in this age group can grow taller like crazy, this guy grew a little too fast.
In the high school league, he can play small forward at this height.
Except for Ogata, the rest are all familiar faces, and there is not much change on the surface.
The warm-up was spent in peace, which meant that the game officially started.
Kanagawa's starting lineup is the same as what Uozumi proposed last night, namely Uozumi, Aso Taro, Ikegami, Mitsui and Fujima.
If nothing else, Ikegami will once again face off against Kashima Maple Shuang, who is currently the number one high school student in the country. I don’t know if there will be any improvement this time.
On the other side, Akita's starting lineup is different from before.
Center: Kentaro Sakurai, 201cm, 93kg, third grade
Power Forward: Kashima Maple Smooth, 188cm, 83kg, third grade
Small forward: Minoru Matsumoto, 182 cm, 77 kg, first grade
Shooting guard: Masashi Kawada, 180cm, 78kg, first grade
Point guard: Kazunari Fukatsu, 178cm, 74kg, first grade
Ohda actually entered the starting lineup, and not only that, Kashima Maple Shuang also appeared at the power forward position.
Now it's good, Akita has changed his formation, and some of Coach Taoka's plans may be aborted.
In fact, the same goes for coach Domoto. He originally thought that Kanagawa's starting lineup would be the same as the previous game, so he made targeted changes.
Now, his plan was also disrupted by his opponent.
It can only be said that no one on either side took advantage.
After discovering that his opponent was Kashima Maple Shuang, Aso couldn't help but look eager to try.
As a nationally renowned player, Taro Aso naturally has the courage to challenge the top high school student in the country, and he also wants to try his skills.
Soon, at the referee's signal, Uozumi and Sakurai Kentaro began to execute jump balls.
The two sides looked at each other, and suddenly, Sakurai Kentaro's expression turned ugly.
"Yozumi, you actually lied about your height!"
Uozumi's officially registered height is 202 centimeters, but looking at Uozumi who is half a head taller than him, Sakurai Kentaro knew that the other party was hiding it.
In fact, Uozumi did not intentionally conceal the information, it was entirely his subconscious behavior, because he used the height and weight of Uozumi in the plot year.
202 cm, 90 kg!
At this moment, Sakurai Kentaro, who was originally full of confidence, seemed to have become a little less confident.
For a center, height is very important, especially a center like Kentaro Sakurai who has not yet developed a precise mid-range shot. It will be difficult to face a taller and stronger center.
Kentaro Sakurai originally thought that Uozumi's height, strength and even weight were about the same as him.
Well now, Uozumi is taller than him and seems to weigh more than him.
Without giving Sakurai Kentaro time to think, the referee threw the basketball up.
Due to Kentaro Sakurai's confusion, Uozumi easily grabbed the ball and passed it to Fujima.
Seeing that there was no chance for a fast break, Fujima dribbled the ball calmly past half-court and began to observe the positions of his teammates.
Soon, Uozumi trapped Kentaro Sakurai in the low post.
"Fujima, this way!"
But before Uozumi waved for the ball, Taro Aso started to take the initiative to ask for the ball on the other side.
Looking at Kashima Maple Shuang in front of him, Aso Taro's competitive spirit was completely aroused.
A player who doesn't want to be the No. 1 high school student in the country is not a good player!
Fujima couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Originally, he wanted to pass the ball to Uozumi, but now, Aso Taro took the initiative to ask for the ball.
"give him!"
Uozumi made a prompt decision and took the initiative to pull Kentaro Sakurai away to give Taro Aso a better one-on-one environment.
