novelaction Chapter 217 National Competition Opponents (Part )
Chapter 217 National Competition Opponents (Part )
"Yes, coach." Moroboshi nodded, "Amu, Mugure, Mitsui, Akagi, this is——(Kami Ichiro, Akagi introduces himself), Akagi-san, it's a rare trip to Nagoya for you, I'll treat you." Moroboshi warmly greeted everyone in Kanagawa
"There's something delicious." Sakuragi, who was pretending to go to the bathroom, heard what Moroboshi said.
"Who is this--"
"My name is Sakuragi Hanamichi, and I'm a talented basketball player." Sakuragi introduced himself shamelessly
"Hello, Sakuragi-san, your hairstyle is quite unique" Moroboshi shakes hands with Sakuragi
"Hahaha, how can a genius like me be compared with ordinary people?" His voice was not small, and everyone in Aiwa Academy who was leaving heard Sakuragi's words.
"A-Kuan, this guy has a weird red hair and looks quite tall, but he is just an insignificant little character. Don't pay attention to him." Ishii Taro noticed that his beloved disciple was looking at Sakuragi, so he also looked at Sakuragi and then said with disdain.
"Is his name Sakuragi Hanamichi? I hope to meet you in the national competition." Mori Shigehiro glanced at Sakuragi who was bragging and rubbed his shoulder. Although Mori Shigehiro had knocked Sakuragi down just now, that blow also surprised him a lot. He felt that his shoulder still hurt a little.
"Amu, to be honest, I expected you to be defeated by Xiangbei. Weren't we eliminated by Xiangbei in the first round last year? You have lost a lot of main players this year, and Akagi and the other three are still on the team. No matter how strong you are, Amu, you can't beat three people."
"Haha, I don't care anymore."
"Akagi, Mugure, Mitsui and this Sakuragi classmate, even though we lost to you last year, this year our Aiwa Academy is much stronger than last year, we will not lose"
"Is it because of the joining of the first-year center Mori Shigehiro?" Mugure asked
"That's right. I'm sure you've watched our games. There's nothing to hide. After we lost in the national competition last year, our previous coach was fired by the school. Coach Ishii was previously the coach of Meiho. After hearing the news, he recommended himself to be the coach of Aiwa. At first, the school was still hesitant, but Coach Ishii said that the reason Aiwa Academy failed was because there was no good center inside who could resist Akagi. He found a good seedling, so he brought Mori Shigehiro for an interview. As a result, as soon as the school leaders saw Mori Shigehiro, they immediately agreed to let Ishii be the coach of our Aiwa Academy." Moroboshi Dai told the people in Kanagawa about the past.
"For a player like Mori Shigehiro, even people who don't understand basketball can feel that he is a good candidate for basketball." Mugure nodded.
"That's right, so our Aiwa Academy's goal this year is to win the national championship. You Xiangbei must not lose before you meet us Aiwa, because we want to avenge last year's defeat."
"Okay, we are waiting for your challenge."
"See you at the national competition"
After finishing the meal, both parties went their separate ways.
"How is it, Sakuragi, how strong is Mori Shigehiro?" Mugure asked
Sakuragi said seriously, "Very powerful! This guy is very strong, middle-aged man. The bald guy in your team is very strong, but this Mori Shigehiro is much stronger than him."
"Is that so?" Amu also had a serious face. He knew very well that although Sakuragi was out of touch from time to time, Mori Shigehiro should not underestimate Sakuragi who could say such words.
Murasakibara was a little astonished: In the past two years, he has been insisting on systematic training with Sakuragi to enhance his physical fitness. It can be said that Sakuragi's current physical fitness is stronger than Sakuragi of the same period in the original work. But even so, he is still vulnerable to a collision. Mori Shigehiro's physique is really against the sky!
"In the next period of time, I will practice hard and must defeat Mori Shigehiro" Sakuragi Hanamichi said with determination.
"come on"
As soon as Murasakibara and his group got off the train, he asked, "Huh? Isn't this Hikoichi Aida from Ryonan?" He noticed Hikoichi Aida from the Ryonan team getting off from another car.
"Senior Mugure, hello, what are you doing——" Aida Hikoichi also noticed Mugure and his group and hurried over to greet them.
"Oh, I'm going to Nagoya to check out our national competition opponent, Aiwa Academy. What about you, Hikoichi?" Mugure vaguely guessed that Aida Hikoichi should have gone to Osaka Prefecture.
"Aiwa Gakuen, the one that made it to the semi-finals the year before last and was eliminated by you last year?" Apparently, as an intelligence "expert", Aida Hikoichi also knows Aiwa Gakuen better. He then added, "I'm from Osaka, and I went home to visit. I happened to catch the Osaka Prefecture finals and the third-place match, because Osaka's third-place winner also participated in the play-offs."
"Osaka Prefecture? The champion is Touoma High School or Daiei Gakuin? I remember these two teams represented Osaka in the national competition last year," Mugure asked
"It's Toyoma High School" Aida Hikoichi's words surprised Mu Mu. He clearly remembered that the champion of Osaka in the original book was Daiei Academy.
"Can you tell me about the final in Osaka? Of course, Mr. Hikoichi, I understand your hard work in collecting information. I will also tell you the information we have collected. We share resources in order to achieve good results in the national competition." After saying that, Murasakibara first briefly told Hikoichi about the final in Aichi Prefecture.
"Mr. Aida, please tell Coach Tago when you get back that Yamato Moroboshi and Shigehiro Mori of Aiwa Academy are very strong. Yamato Moroboshi is as strong as Sendoh. I believe in Sendoh's strength, but I want to remind your captain Uozushi not to go head-to-head with Shigehiro Mori. I also heard that in the match with Kainan, Uozushi got so carried away on the court that he had to compete with Naito. You must avoid this, remember!" Murasaki made a special reminder
"Okay, thank you, Senior Mumu. I will tell the coach, Sendoh and Captain Uozhu your exact words without missing a word." Aida Hikoichi carefully recorded it in the notebook and made special notes.
"Senior Mumu, let me introduce you to the third place East Coast College."
"That's not necessary, you just need to introduce the champion and runner-up."
"Okay, then let me introduce the runner-up Daiei Academy. Their offensive strength is average, but their defense is strong, and their teamwork is extremely tacit. There are no players with outstanding stature in their team. The point guard is only slightly taller than Miyagi in our team, and the other players are not 4 meters tall. The offensive core is No. 187 Tsuchiya Jun, who plays as a small forward. He is 6cm tall. He is tall and strong and is a calm commanding player. He can flexibly use the strengths of his teammates, similar to Sendoh in our team. Their center has great shooting ability, but his performance on the defensive end is average. As a center, he only grabbed rebounds in the final and didn't even have a block. This shows his strength. In fact, this is also a common problem of Osaka Prefecture teams. The deterrence of the center in the interior is much worse than that of our Kanagawa interior. The other players are also mainly defensive, but their open shooting ability is very good."
"No wonder in the original work, when Touou's center Iwata Miaki was blocked by Akagi, he said that Osaka didn't have such a intimidating center." Mugure thought, "What about the Touou team?"
"Touoma High School is the exact opposite of Daiei Academy. They focus on offense. The team's small forward Minami Rei, power forward Kishimoto, and guard Itakura occupy the top three in Osaka's scoring list. But don't ignore their defensive ability because of their scoring ability. If they defend seriously, they are also quite formidable. Tsuchiya was blocked by Minami Rei and Itakura in the later stages."
"Is Touou's playing style very rough?" Mugure asked, "Because last year our Mitsui was injured by Nan Lie."
"Rough? I don't feel that way. Nan Lie plays very gently. There was a ball where he was ready to make a layup with an open space under the basket, but the No. 5 player of Daiei fell for his fake move and was about to fall to the ground headfirst. Nan Lie gave up the offensive opportunity and hugged him, thus avoiding an injury. Oh, and one more thing, Touou's technical advisor is their previous coach Kitano."
"I see. No wonder they don't play so roughly anymore. Coach Kitano is back."
Mori Shigehiro joined Aiwa Academy, and Touou became less wild. It seems that because of his rebirth, not only Shohoku, but also other teams in the original work have undergone great changes.