Chapter 170: The Strength of Green Wind High School
Chapter 170: The Strength of Green Wind High School
"Miuradai High School is a strong team in the county, and they play a tough style. Uh... It feels a bit similar to the Toouma team. I mean in terms of small moves, not on the tactical level. It is a team that plays for victory without consequences, so they don't care about the number of fouls, they only care about whether the fouls are worth it. Last year, when they played against Ryonan, five players committed a total of 20 fouls, each of them committed 4 fouls, and each foul was committed at their most critical moment. In this way, they successfully angered Yuzhu and left the court, and finally lost to Ryonan by only 3 points." Ayako introduced the next opponent to the Shohoku players.
"Akagi Takenori looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi and said, "Sakuragi, remember, don't be provoked by the opponent. If you are fooled, it will be bad to commit a foul. The rebound depends on you. Kiyota, the same goes for you." Akagi is not worried about the senior players. After all, they are experienced and will not be easily provoked. However, among these three first-year students, except for Yohei who is relatively calm, the personalities of these two monkeys are really...
Sakuragi Hanamichi (Kiyota) looked at Akagi Takenori and said solemnly: "Gorilla, don't worry, I will never... Ouch"
"Who is the gorilla?" Akagi turned and left, leaving the two "geniuses" squatting on the ground with their heads covered in pain.
Soon it was the day of the second round of eliminations, because today the six teams for the joint finals would be decided. These six teams would play in two stadiums, two games in the morning and one in the afternoon. After the games, the joint finals group draw would be conducted to determine the schedule.
The first game was between Green Wind and Minowa High School. At the beginning, Green Wind High School, wearing white jerseys, got the ball. The point guard dribbled the ball steadily through the frontcourt and passed it to the inside center. The Green Wind center, who got the basketball, suddenly leaned back with force. His powerful instantaneous explosive force knocked the Minowa center back a step, and then the Green Wind center jumped on the spot and made a two-handed slam dunk.
Attack and defense changed, Green Wind made a dunk at the start, and Minowa's center also wanted to get back on track. After receiving the ball, he turned around and cut in, shooting
"Snap!" The ball was blocked from behind by the Green Wind center. Then the Green Wind center took the ball and made a long pass. A player wearing number 9 had already started to speed up, got the ball, and scored a layup.
"Hmm? That center is pretty strong." In the opening attack and defense, the center of Green Wind caught Akagi's attention.
"His name is Ming Gao Guang, a sophomore, 195cm tall. I watched his game last year. He is a very capable center, but his teammates were not strong enough and they lost in the first round. However, he scored nearly 30 points by himself. I didn't expect him to be recruited to Green Wind High School. Akagi, you have to be careful of him." Mugure introduced Ming Gao Guang to everyone.
"He does have some ability, but it's obvious that he still lacks experience. He could have avoided the foul on this ball. So he can't take advantage of me." Ming Gao succeeded in blocking the shot again, but was called for a foul. This scene was seen by Akagi. Akagi also took this opportunity to comment on Ming Gao.
"The No. 6 point guard has good organizational skills. He has made 3 assists since the start of the game, and he hasn't made any mistakes. Although he is a little thin, his defensive ability is not weak. He can steal the ball directly from the Minowa guard." Mitsui commented on the point guard of Midorikaze
"He is indeed a qualified point guard, but if you want to challenge me, wait until you beat Yohei." Mu Mu had already seen the performance of Green Wind guard Ebina. In his eyes, Ebina is stronger than Uekusa of Ryonan in the original work, but is still slightly inferior to Miyagi. Don't even compare him to those third-year guards in Kanagawa.
"Mitsui, don't just focus on Ryonan's Sendoh, you should also pay attention to Green Wind's No. 8 Rukawa Kaede, he is also the MVP player of junior high school," Mumu reminded Mitsui. Off the court, Rukawa Kaede got the ball, passed two people, faced the blockade of Minowa center, and scored a layup with a small lever
The words "What kind of MVP is he" immediately aroused dissatisfaction among the two monkeys of Xiangbei.
"He does have the ability, but seeing him is just like seeing Sendoh last year. He is exactly the same as Sendoh last year, just working alone and not passing the ball. He is still too young. If he plays like this, it will not be a problem to limit him." Mitsui carefully observed a few rounds and said confidently.
No one refuted Mitsui, including Akagi who always quarreled with Mitsui. Mitsui played basketball for two years in high school, went through the county competition and the national competition, and fought with top players such as Sendoh, Fujita, and Moroboshi. His strength is far stronger than that of the original. Even Akagi admitted (of course he would not admit it in front of Mitsui) that it is more reliable to give the ball to Mitsui than to himself, even if he is close to the basket, his hit rate is also high.
"That No. 9 is pretty fast, and judging by his position, he's a power forward," Murasaki continued to comment on the players of Midorikaze.
"Him? I can outrun him to death," Sakuragi responded.
No one refuted this point. Although Sakuragi still made some ridiculous mistakes and had some off-line performances, no one could deny Sakuragi's endurance. Even the third-year players had trained hard for more than two years and had strong endurance, but they were still inferior to Sakuragi.
"No. 7 looks like a shooter. He has already made two three-pointers." Although Kemei came to Xiangbei, unexpectedly, Green Wind still found a three-point shooter.
"He looks similar to Wu Dai, just a pitcher, Katsumi and Kiyota, don't lose to him," Mitsui said to his juniors and "apprentices"
"I know him. I played against him in the quarterfinals of the county tournament. He is Taichi Hiratani from Hiratsuka First Junior High School. He will score if he is given an open space. His accuracy is really terrifying. At the beginning, the players from our Hainan Junior High School couldn't defend him. In the end, I took over the defense and blocked him twice. This curbed his scoring. In the end, he was eliminated by our Hainan Junior High School," Kiyota introduced this person.
"Don't think that Green Wind is just that strong. According to investigations, there is another player on their team who will come back to compete in the joint finals. He is a Japanese-American hybrid named Mike Okita. He is currently studying in the United States as a basketball exchange student. It is said that his strength has also attracted the attention of the NCAA." Mu Mu saw that everyone underestimated the enemy and immediately reminded them.
"Studying in the United States? Receive attention from the NCAA?" The Xiangbei players now looked a little more serious.
"Oh, don't be nervous. Basketball is not an individual game, but a team sport. Although there may be situations where one person decides the game, this situation is minimal. Don't forget that we are very strong in Xiangbei. And we are a united team. The Green Wind team is indeed not bad, but in my opinion, they still rely on their individual abilities to play. This is no problem when things are going well, but when things are bad, this will affect their performance." Coach Anxi commented on the side. Everyone is also an understanding person, and they listened to Coach Anxi's advice.
"Yes, why should we be afraid of Lu Feng? We are very strong!" Xiangbei players are full of confidence.
In the end, Green Wind defeated Minowa 86:62 with a -point advantage and entered the joint finals first
The second game is between Shohoku and Miuradai!
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