Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

"Shōhoku High School's Jinguji Martial Arts, and Reinan High School's Shinomiya Tanano. I heard from my colleague who went to Kanagawa to interview that these two people's abilities are among the top players even if they go to college now!"

The reporter's words made Goro Domoto a little stunned. He did not expect that Hainan High School, which has dominated the basketball scene in Kanagawa Prefecture for more than ten years, did not even qualify for the national competition this year.

Speaking of Hainan's coach Gao Tou, he also knew him. Sanno Industrial and Hainan had competed against each other in the early years. Although the strength of Hainan's players was quite different from their Sanwang's, the Hainan coach was not an easy character to deal with.

, left a deep impression on him.

"You said... Hainan didn't even make it to the national competition this year?"

"The aces of the two qualifying teams from Kanagawa Prefecture are both first-year players? Are they comparable to the top players in the university?"

"Is this news accurate?"

Goro Domoto asked in slight surprise. He somewhat doubted the authenticity of what the other party said. After all, the other party just "listened to what his colleagues said."

"The news that Hainan has not entered the national competition is confirmed. The two teams from Kanagawa Prefecture that qualified this year are Shohoku High School and Lingnan High School."

"It is certain that the aces of both teams are first-year players, but I don't know if they are as strong as the top players in the university."

"That's what my colleague said, but I didn't go to the game, so I don't know the specific situation."

"However, Coach Domoto, you know that our reporters at Basketball Weekly are also basketball enthusiasts and know a little bit about basketball. My colleague has also interviewed some college basketball teams."

"He would say that. I guess it's pretty much the same. The strength of those two aces will definitely be very strong."

"And I heard that the local sports daily in Kanagawa also has special reports. I still have the newspaper."

While the reporter was talking, he flipped through the backpack on his waist, took out a folded newspaper, handed it to Goro Domoto's hand, and then gave the guy with the camera behind him a look.

It can be seen that this reporter came to interview Goro Domoto and was obviously well prepared. He had even thought of the title of today's interview, which was called: "National Dominant Sanno Head Coach Goro Domoto Disdains the 'Kanagawa Double Stars'"

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Although the title is a bit long, once the weekly is printed, it will sell very well in Kanagawa, and the topic will definitely rise immediately.

"Coach Domoto, take a look." The reporter did not hide his emotions very well, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

Goro Domoto did not notice the reporter's emotions, so he took the newspaper from the other person's hand, unfolded it gently, and at a glance he saw the report about the so-called Kanagawa Double Star occupying 1/4 of the newspaper.

"The king's screen is closed, the stage is closed, and the Kanagawa screen is closed." A big title came into view.

Goro Domoto did not read the content of the report immediately. Instead, he immediately set his sights on those photos, including the photos of Jinguji Budo and Shinomiya Nodo shaking hands, the photos of Shinomiya Nodo dunking, and the photos of Shinomiya Nodo.

Photo of Miyadera Budo shooting.

"The kid who dunked has very smooth muscle lines. He should be very strong in real life."

"Also for this kid, the posture of the fadeaway jumper feels very stretchy and light. He should have strong bounce and explosive power, and he must have practiced this shooting method a lot."

Goro Domoto made a judgment immediately after looking at the photo, and then began to read the content of the report. However, the content of the report made him a little disappointed. The entire report was basically boasting about how good these two players were, and the details.

Nothing was revealed at all.

Height, weight, wingspan, and data for each game were completely lacking, which made Coach Domoto frown slightly.

"Coach Domoto, what do you think of these two players?!" The reporter was keenly aware of Coach Domoto's emotions, raised his eyebrows, and asked.

"Um"

"Just looking at the reports, we can't see anything. These two players may have really good talents, but it's still too early to call them the savior of the basketball world."

"In the final analysis, it's just a county competition."

"Their strength will be personally tested by strong teams from all over the country."

Goro Domoto said some high-sounding words, and then briefly answered a few questions from reporters. The interview was over.

Two days later, Friday.

The summer training of Xianghoku High School has begun to get on track. Without the pressure of schoolwork, the training of Xianghoku has become a full day, starting from 8.30 in the morning and training until 6.30 in the evening. Of course, there is rest time during this period, and even lunch can be

The matter is settled in the cafeteria. Coach Anxi’s arrangements are very formal and there is no training for the players for an hour before or after lunch.

There is even a nearly two-hour lunch break after the meal.

In the early morning, Hisashi Mitsui packed up his backpack and walked out of his house as usual, heading towards Shohoku High School. When he passed a bookstall, he spent money to buy a copy of Basketball Weekly from the stall owner to read.

In this era, Basketball Weekly is one of the most important ways for basketball fans like them to obtain information about professional players. Now that the Internet is underdeveloped, the speed and channels of information circulation are very limited.

In the past, basketball weekly magazines usually reported some information about NBA players, transfers, gossips, and even rookies. At the same time, in order to enrich the content of the books and periodicals, they would also include some interviews with well-known domestic universities and high school teams.

Now that the IH national competition is approaching, Basketball Weekly often reports on high school basketball teams and interviews high school players. Hisashi Mitsui walked along the sidewalk toward Shohoku High School and casually opened the plastic book cover of the book.

He flipped through a few pages at random, and on a certain page, a big title followed by a small title immediately attracted his attention.

“Goro Domoto, the head coach of Sanno Industries, the national hegemon, commented on ‘Kanagawa Twin Stars’”

“‘Double Star’ County Competition Level!”

A big headline and a subtitle immediately attracted Mitsui Hisashi's attention. Without any surprise, this report was written by the reporter who interviewed Goro Domoto at that time.

The other party "artistically processed" Goro Domoto's words and included them in his report. The original words of Goro Domoto were not changed at all, but the reporter added a lot of his own "interpretations".

A four-page report, one full page is filled with contradictory words and language, and the next three pages introduce three players of Sanno Industries: Kazunari Fukatsu, Masashi Kawada and Eiji Sawabita.

Unlike the local articles in Kanagawa that reported on Jinguji Budo and Shinomiya Tanano, Basketball Weekly clearly listed the data of these three players when introducing them.

Kazunari Fukatsu, sophomore, point guard, height 177cm, weight 70kg, averaged 16 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 6 steals in the county competition.

Kawada Masashi, sophomore, center, height 190cm, weight 91kg, averaged 33 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks per game in the county competition.

Zebei Eiji, first grade, small forward, height 186cm, weight 73kg, averaged 36 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals per game in the county competition.

"This guard from Sanwang actually averages 6 steals per game. Is the opponent too weak? Or is this guy too strong?"

"Oh~ The statistics of this center are so gorgeous! He is only 190cm tall, but he weighs much more than that guy Akagi."

"He can score, rebound, and block a lot of shots. He is a very comprehensive guy. He is a very strong opponent!"

"As for this small forward, he is a thin dog. If he confronts martial arts, he will definitely be slaughtered."

Hisashi Mitsui curiously looked at the various data of the Sanno Industries team members and gave his own evaluation. For Kazunari Fukatsu and Masashi Kawada, Hisashi Mitsui attached great importance to them. The data characteristics of these two people are very distinctive and comprehensive.

It looks quite gorgeous. At least, Miyagi Ryota and Akagi Takenori, who are in the same position in Shohoku, are definitely not as good as each other in terms of data performance alone.

As for Sawabita Eiji, although the report said that he was evaluated by Domoto Goro as a boy who could become "Neon's No. 1 High School Student", in Mitsui Hisashi's view, Sawabita Eiji was the least threatening among all the opponents.

that one.

The small forward position in Shohoku is Jinguji Budo. Although Budo has always said that he belongs to the point position, in fact, Budo plays the small forward position in Shohoku, and at most there is some swingman interest in it.

Jinguji Budo at the same position has reached a height of 196cm this year and a weight of 83kg. Although his scoring average is about 50-50 with Eiji Sawabita, he does not play much time in the prefectural competition martial arts and only has only

When playing against strong teams, he played the entire game.

There is a height difference of 10cm and a weight difference of almost 20 kilograms. The two of them don't have to fight. Mitsui Hisashi can already predict the fate of Eiji Sawabita.

After all, Jinguji Martial Arts and Shinomiya Tano fought very hard when they fought.

Shinomiya is 191cm tall and weighs a terrifying 93kg. Just looking at his physical data, he is far beyond the small forward dimension. He is less than 20kg heavier than Jinguji Budo, but in terms of confrontation, he is already

Let martial arts suffer a lot.

In martial arts, there is at least some height advantage when fighting Shinomiya. However, if Eiji Sawabita faces any of the two stars, he will not have any advantage in any aspect. When the time comes, he will probably be eaten to death.

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Therefore, Mitsui Hisashi simply dismissed the so-called "Neon No. 1 high school student" promoted by coach Eiji Sawabita.

While flipping through the magazine in his hand, Hisashi Mitsui walked towards Shohoku High School. Soon, he arrived at the Shohoku campus. Putting the magazine in his backpack, Mitsui Hisashi walked towards the arena.

“Bang!!!”

Just as he walked to the door of the arena, Mitsui Hisashi heard a loud noise from the arena. He opened the door and looked inside. He happened to see Jinguji Martial Arts holding the basket with one arm and hanging on the ground.

The top of the basket swayed slightly.

In front of him, a red-haired boy was sitting on the floor stupidly, looking up at the Jinguji Temple Martial Arts above.

There is no one in the arena now, except Jinguji Budo, the only one is the red-haired boy. Mitsui Hisashi knows him, he is a junior student of Wako Middle School, named Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Judging from the looks of the two of them, they must be training.

"Sakuragi, you need to move faster. With your physical fitness, you won't be so easily blocked."

"In the final analysis, your steps were slow and you didn't stand up to block the shot immediately."

"Along the court, slide sideways while lying down, jog when the baselines are on both sides, and speed up when sliding along the long sidelines. Let's start first."

In the stadium, Jinguji Budo let go of his hand, fell back to the ground, held Sakuragi's hand, pulled him up from the ground, and then said lightly.

"Yeah!" Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was punished for sliding, unexpectedly didn't have any unnecessary nonsense. He took steps directly, starting from the bottom line and sliding forward.

Mitsui Hisashi walked past Sakuragi and came to Budao. He pointed at Sakuragi Hanamichi curiously and asked: "What's going on?!"

"It's training, what else could happen?"

"I don't know what kind of stimulation this kid got. He came to my house and said he wanted to have special basketball training, so I simply brought him here."

"When the time comes, let him do some basic training without delay."

Budao looked at Sakuragi Hanamichi and said with a smile. In fact, Budao still doesn't know why Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly became so motivated. Although he took Sakuragi to do some basketball training before, although Sakuragi Hanamichi was trained every time.
To be continued...