Chapter 310 The first lesson for newcomers!

Author: Chief Disciple of the Beggar Clan

Chapter 310 The first lesson for newcomers!

At the referee's whistle, the players from Shohoku High School and the players from Miuradai walked onto the court.

As the players from the two teams came on the stage, there was a deafening cheer from the stands, and then the cheers quickly died down.

The audience thought they would be able to witness the performance of Jinguji Martial Arts, one of the "Double Stars of Kanagawa", in today's competition. Unexpectedly, Shohoku did not send Jinguji Martial Arts to the stage at all. Not only Jinguji Martial Arts, but also Jinguji Martial Arts.

Even senior players such as Hisashi Mitsui and Takenori Akagi did not play.

Instead, there is a group of new faces.

"Shōhoku's Jinguji Martial Arts didn't play? Did they send a group of substitutes to play?"

"Who are these people? I've never seen them before! Are they a first-year student at Shohoku High School?"

"Oh! I know that person, Rukawa Kaede, who was in the third grade of Takeishi Middle School! Unexpectedly, he actually went to Shohoku."

The audience in the stands were talking a lot, some expressed dissatisfaction with Xiangbei's formation, while others were very interested in Xiangbei's newcomers.

Sakuragi Hanamichi walked into the stadium and listened to the comments of the people around him, with a look of displeasure on his face. However, this mood did not last for a few seconds, and was dissipated by a soft "Come on! Sakuragi!"

"Hey hey hey~ Haruko~" Sakuragi Hanamichi looked in the direction of the sound, and happened to see Haruko in the front row of the stands, waving to him, and a crazy smile appeared on his face.

"idiot."

Rukawa Kaede glanced at Sakuragi Hanamichi with a look of nymphomaniac in disgust, walked into the middle circle and took his place, and looked at the Miuradai players with his eyes.

Miuradai is a team that has a certain reputation in the high school basketball community in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is pretty good and can reach the top 16 every year. Occasionally, it can break through the top 16 and reach the quarterfinals.

But it has never reached the semi-final round robin.

In terms of team strength, it can be ranked fourth or third in Kanagawa Prefecture.

The height conditions of Miuradai's players this year are pretty good. The players are basically around 185cm tall. Even the defender is over 180cm tall. Such height conditions are also quite high in high school competitions in the prefecture.

That’s it.

Rukawa Kaede simply scanned the Miuradai players and silently completed their positions in the center circle.

"I finally have my first high school match!"

"Let the audience in Kanagawa see how awesome I am!"

"Oh, are you my opponent in this game?!"

Nango Koichiro stood on the center line slowly with his hands on his hips, looking down at Miuradai's center with disdain on his face.

The Miuradai center opposite Nango didn't speak, he just raised his head slightly and glanced at Nango, with a smile of unknown meaning on his face.

As the players from both teams took their positions in the center circle, the referee walked into the court with the basketball.

"Beep!"

After the whistle blew, the basketball was thrown into the air.

"Eula~~"

The basketball went into the air. Nango Koichiro seized the opportunity, jumped up with a strange cry, and easily pushed the ball to the backcourt. Kiyota Nobunaga firmly grasped the ball in his hands and shouted excitedly:

"Quick attack!"

As Kiyota Nobunaga finished speaking, Shohoku's players were already running. However, Miuradai's return speed was pretty good. When Shohoku's people entered the frontcourt, they also quickly returned to their positions without giving Shohoku any chance.

Opportunity for a surprise attack.

Seeing that the fast break failed, Qingtian also slowed down his advance, began to adjust his rhythm, and prepared to attack the position.

"The speed of returning to defense is pretty good."

"There's actually no chance for a fast break."

Nobunaga Kiyota whistled, his tone was frivolous, and he didn't take Miuradai's players seriously at all. After briefly observing Miuradai's defensive formation, he planned to break out alone first and try out the quality of Miuradai's point guard.

Miuradai uses man-to-man tactics. Since Sakuragi, Nango, and Oda Ryumasa are all positioned closer to the inside, the defensive force near the paint area is quite strong.

Kiyota Nobunaga was obviously aware of this. He slowly took the ball and led the defenders along the three-point arc to the left corner (45° direction).

After a quick glance at the attack time, Kiyota Nobunaga suddenly changed his rhythm, dropped his center of gravity, and broke through directly. The Miuradai point guard who maintained a high center of gravity to pursue defense obviously did not expect Kiyota's breakthrough to be so sudden and so fast.

Without checking for a moment, Kiyota Nobunaga slipped past him.

"So weak." Nobunaga Kiyota passed through the opponent easily. Even after passing the opponent, he looked back at the opponent, moved to the middle distance, and threw directly.

A shot without any pressure, Nobunaga Kiyota's floater hit the basket steadily.

After successfully completing the first attack, Shohoku High School began to quickly retreat. Nobunaga Kiyota's performance also attracted a burst of cheers from the audience.

It’s not that Kiyota Nobunaga’s goal was so exciting, it’s just because most of the audience at the scene supported Shohoku High School. They were not stingy with their applause for Shohoku.

"It's a good start."

Off the court, Hisashi Mitsui saw his teammates scoring first, looked at Kiyota and said with a smile.

"Well, that's a good start."

"But if you get carried away, you will suffer."

Wu Dao also smiled when he heard this, stretched his waist, and said casually.

When Mitsui Hisashi heard this, he nodded slightly and looked at the court expectantly, wanting to see how the first-year players in his team would play.

The strength of Miuradai's team is indeed below average, but...

On the court, offense and defense switch.

Miuradai, who missed a goal, quickly brought the ball into the frontcourt. Using a pick-and-roll, Miuradai covered the defender to break through.

Originally, a pick-and-roll of this level could not stop Nobunaga Kiyota, who was well prepared, but the No. 4 who was doing the pick-and-roll took the initiative to turn sideways in a subtle way during the pick-and-roll, tripping Nobunaga Kiyota. Although Nobunaga Kiyota

Relying on his excellent coordination, he stood firm without falling, but his pursuit speed also slowed down.

The Miuradai defender successfully broke through and shot from mid-range, and the basketball collapsed out of the frame.

"Hahaha!! The rebound is mine!"

Nango Koichiro shouted excitedly when he saw the rebound appeared, easily occupying the best landing spot. Just when he was about to take off and put the ball in his arms, Miuradai's center hit Nango Koichi with a concealed elbow.

Ichiro's abdomen hurt. Nango, who was holding his breath and accumulating strength, felt pain, and his movements stagnated. The dropped basketball was gently tapped by Miuradai's center and put into the basket.

"Then that bastard!!"

It was not the first day for Nango Koichiro to play. When he noticed the opponent's little move, the smile on his face instantly faded, and he glared at the leaving Miuradai players with an angry look on his face.

He didn't argue with the referee. After all, he was not a rookie, and he also played the center position where physical confrontation was the most intense. Although he didn't encounter this kind of thing often, it was not unheard of.

He just didn't expect to meet such a player in the first game of the high school county competition.

Unlike the hidden elbow on Nanxiang's side, Qingtian didn't notice the opponent's pick-and-roll problem just now, and just thought he accidentally tripped it.

"Hey, red-haired monkey, and that Xiaotian, that center has dirty hands and feet, please be careful."

Nango suffered a loss himself and reminded Sakuragi Hanamichi and Oda Ryumasa that both of them could be considered inside players and would inevitably come into contact with Miuradai's center.

Although Sakuragi Hanamichi, a rookie, was good at playing basketball, he had never encountered such a person during the team's practice matches. He couldn't understand what Nango meant by "dirty hands and feet," and he looked confused.

“Dirty hands and feet”

"Are those guys so unhygienic?"

Sakuragi Hanamichi narrowed his eyes in disgust. He is a good young man who is very hygienic. He has to take care of his hair for half an hour before going out. He hates people who are not hygienic the most!

Nobunaga Kiyota looked at Sakuragi speechlessly. He who came to catch the ball also heard what Nango said. However, he had no intention of explaining to Sakuragi. Sakuragi would not do such a thing just by listening to it.

It's something you feel intuitively, and you'll know it later when you meet it.

At the same time, Kiyota himself also kept an eye on it, and after receiving Nango's serve, his advancement speed also increased.

"Your hands and feet are not clean. Then speed up!"

Nobunaga Kiyota thought to himself and shouted to the team members: "Speed ​​up! Play fast break!"

Under the leadership of Kiyota Nobunaga, Shohoku High School began to speed up. Although Sakuragi was stupid and didn't know what was happening, his running speed also increased.

In the blink of an eye, everyone in Shohoku pushed into the frontcourt. The first-year team without Katsumi Ichiro did not play a triangle offense. Nobunaga Kiyota also had no idea of ​​​​playing tactics. After entering the frontcourt, he directly broke into the frontcourt, attacked the opponent's point guard alone, and then hit the center.

A shot from distance.

Kiyota Nobunaga's shooting percentage was average while running. The basketball slipped around the basket and fell outward. However, the ball had just left the basket and was dunked directly into the net by Sakuragi Hanamichi who rushed into the basket.

Under the basket, Miuradai center used his old trick of hiding his elbow. He originally thought that the rebound was guaranteed. Unexpectedly, Sakuragi Hanamichi came out at this time, and was directly ridden by Sakuragi to complete the dunk.

"Haha! The first goal of the high school competition!"

"I am the genius Sakuragi Hanamichi, remember everything!!"

Sakuragi, who scored a slam dunk, roared happily and introduced himself, completely unaware that the Miuradai center's face was so gloomy that it could drip water.

Sakuragi's tip-in dunk was indeed beautiful. While the audience cheered, they also remembered this red-haired young man from Shohoku High School.

"Sakuragi Hanamichi Shohoku High School also has an outstanding first grade!"
To be continued...