Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 12 Additional Practice
[Quick stop jump shot: Proficiency +2]

[Pull-up jump shot: LV1→LV2]

【CIC: 59-60】

[Explosive power: 52-53]

[Your bounce attribute has reached the panel standard and will start to be displayed on the personal panel! ]

"Upgrading the pull-up jumper can improve the three attributes of mid-range shooting, explosiveness and jumping ability!"

Feeling the changes in his body, Murasakibara smiled excitedly.

This means that his strength has improved to a certain extent.

beep~
It was also at this time that Yuho Ikeda blew the whistle and the players quickly lined up.

Yuho Ikeda glanced at each player and revealed a satisfied smile.

Today's training was significantly more complete than before. The players were obviously much more focused and rarely slacked off.

"Today's training ends here. Thank you for your cooperation. Before we dismiss, please clean up!"

The players all took action. Some picked up the basketballs scattered on the ground, wiped them clean and put them into the basket. Some picked up mops and worked hard to clean the floor.

With everyone working together, the stadium was soon completely renovated.

"Thank you for your hard work, dismiss!"

As soon as Yuho Ikeda finished speaking, most of the players scattered.

Although they have been encouraged by Murasakibara, they are not yet willing to practice more.

Soon, only Yuho Ikeda, Murasakibara and Akagi were left in the gym.

Ikeda Yuho asked suspiciously, "Aren't you going back?"

"We're going to practice a little longer!"

"Very good. It's an honor for our team to have players like you. Mumu, here are the keys to the stadium. I'll give them to you for safekeeping temporarily. Remember to lock the door when you leave!"

Yuho Ikeda had no intention of practicing more and handed the gym key to Murasakibara.

After saying that, Ikeda Yuho turned and left, with a hint of ease and anticipation in his steps.

For a moment, only Murasaki and Akagi were left in the gym.

Akagi asked Mugure, "Mugure, how long do you plan to practice extra?"

"Two hours!"

It's five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Let's go together!"

"Akagi, what are you going to practice?"

"What do you think?"

"If you want to be an excellent center, in addition to physical fitness, you must master post-up skills."

Murasakibara wants to try and see if he can trigger the learning mechanism from Akagi.

In the plot year, Akagi's best offensive method is post-up singles.

"Then practice post-up play!"

Akagi made a decision.

The two stood on the basketball court, and Akagi started by hitting Murasakibara from behind.

Akagi grabbed the ball with both hands, lowered his center of gravity, and tensed his back muscles, as if he wanted to release all the strength of his body at once.

Murasaki pressed close to Akagi, with his left hand on Akagi's waist and his right hand harassing him, trying his best to make Akagi uncomfortable.

The next moment, Akagi suddenly exerted force and rushed his body backwards.

bang~
A dull collision sound was heard. Although Murasakibara tried his best to resist and lowered his center of gravity, his body couldn't stop retreating due to the huge difference in strength and weight.

Akagi was about to continue his effort, but suddenly, Murasakibara chose to remove the stool.

"not good!"

Akagi's pupils suddenly shrank, but it was too late for him to retract his feet.

Under the huge inertia, Akagi staggered and finally fell to the ground.

"Akagi, when you are playing one-on-one with your back to the basket, don't use all your strength. You must use your strength moderately and stay alert to ensure that you don't lose your balance in a fierce confrontation."

Murasaki shook his head in disappointment and pulled Akagi up from the ground.

He was disappointed because there were no reminders of his learning progress.

This means that Akagi's back-to-the-basket technique has not yet reached the learning standard.

This is understandable, as Akagi was still a rough guy in his first year of high school.

Even in the plot year, Akagi's offense only has three tricks, which is also the main reason why Akagi was restricted by Yamatoda.

However, according to Ryuhiko Aota's recollection, Akagi had been exposed to basketball since he was a child, but his skills were still so rough when he reached high school.

This is probably related to the fact that Akagi has not received professional training, and the key point is that he has not received guidance from a coach.

Coach Anxi, don’t count on it for now.

Even in the plot year, Coach Anzai focused his energy on Sakuragi and Rukawa, and almost never gave any professional guidance to Akagi, Mitsui and Miyagi.

"I understand!" Akagi's face slightly blushed when he heard Murasakibara say this, but because of his dark skin, Murasakibara did not notice it.

Mumu looked up at Akagi and continued, "The core of post-up singles is to use your body advantage to create space. You have to carefully feel the defender's position and center of gravity movement, use just the right amount of strength to guide the opponent's rhythm, let the opponent fall into your offensive rhythm without knowing it, and find the best time to shoot."

Regarding the theory of post-up play, Murasakibara is quite knowledgeable.

In his previous life, he was a basketball fan. Although his ability was limited, he did master a lot of theoretical knowledge in that information age.

Akagi looked at Murasakibara in surprise. He didn't expect Murasakibara to be able to do these things.

However, he did not think much about it and continued to practice post-up singles in a methodical manner.

This time, Akagi used three points of force, and after knocking Murasakibara back, he twisted his waist, turned around and tried to rush into the basket for a dunk.

With his extreme reaction, Murasakibara gained his footing and immediately made a gambling steal, cutting off the basketball before Akagi raised it.

"Akagi, don't let the other party easily predict your next move!"

"continue!"

Akagi nodded and continued training.

Compared with before, Akagi has made great progress. He used his physical advantage to knock Murasakibara back and turned around to score a slam dunk.

Although Murasakibara has a quick reaction, he is limited by his physical fitness and defensive skills and is unable to restrict Akagi's performance.

However, he will not take the initiative to improve his defensive attributes for the time being.

As long as Akagi is there, Xiangbei's defense will not be too bad. What Xiangbei lacks most is offense.

He hopes to become the team's most stable offensive output point through hard work and practice.

After waiting for half an hour, the two began to practice their own.

Muguro came to the other half of the court and continued to practice the quick stop jump shot after the crossover step.

Although there are no defensive players and the proficiency can only be +1, the physical energy consumption is also reduced a lot, so a longer training time can be maintained.

Murasakibara did not feel bored at all. As long as his proficiency improved, he would feel full of motivation as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

This feeling of improving every moment is so great that he wishes he could live in a basketball hall.

On the other side, without Murasakibara's defense, Akagi could not do back-to-the-basket training anymore, so he had to pick up a pair of dumbbells to train his strength.

Even though the two train separately, there is still a fierce competitive atmosphere, which drives them to work harder to improve themselves.

During the selfless training, the two gradually forgot the passage of time.

The sound of basketballs hitting the ground could be heard from time to time in the arena, echoing in the empty space.

The night outside the window was getting darker, but the lights in the stadium were still bright.

I don’t know how long it took, but their jerseys were completely soaked with sweat, as if they had been fished out of the water.

It was also at this time that Murasakibara finally stopped.

[Crossover: LV3→LV4]

[Ball possession: 65-67]

[Speed: 61-62]

[Explosive power: 53-54]

With his efforts, the cross step finally took a step further.

The first thing he did was to open his personal panel.

Name: Mumu Gongyan
Age: 15
Height: 173cm
Armspan: 178cm
Weight: 57kg
physical fitness
Strength: 51, Speed: 62, Physical Fitness: 67, Flexibility: 74, Reaction: MAX, Injury Resistance: MAX, Explosive Power: 54, Bounce: 51
Offensive skills

Ball control: 67, pass: 58, layup: 75, close shot: 62, mid-range shot: 61, three-pointer: 70, free throw: 72, running: 63
defensive skills

Steals: 55, One-on-One Defense: 57, Defensive Rebounds: 50
技能：交叉步LV4（0/1000）、急停跳投LV2（110/200）

Status: tired
Evaluation: Weak team starting lineup

Note: Attributes below 50 will not be displayed!
Mu Mu calculated that in just one day, his total attributes increased by at least twenty points.

Of course, this has something to do with his attributes being too low.

Once the attributes are improved to a certain level, the growth trend will gradually slow down.

Murasakibara glanced at the time and found that it was half an hour later than expected.

This extra training took two and a half hours.

After the training, the two set up the equipment and mopped the floor again.

"Akagi, if you get sick leave, we can train together here tomorrow!"

Mu Mu locked the door of the gym. With this key, he could come to the gym for training at any time.

"Then it's decided!"

Akagi nodded in agreement, but there was obvious worry between his brows.

"How can I convince my parents?"

In fact, Akagi didn't have much confidence in convincing his parents.

Under the dim light of the street lights, the two people slowly blended into the night and disappeared.

(End of this chapter)