Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 175 MVP Award
“We won, that’s awesome!”

"we are the champion!"

……

As the referee's whistle sounded, the game officially ended.

The Kanagawa players couldn't contain their joy and hugged each other excitedly to celebrate this "hard-earned" victory.

"Kanagawa!" "Kanagawa!"

At the same time, countless spectators also joined in the celebration.

As the team captain, Masao Watanabe immediately asked a staff member to find a ladder and scissors and carefully cut down the net.

Masao Watanabe divided the net into fifteen parts, ensuring that every player could get his own share.

This is the privilege of the championship team and will become their common symbol in the future.

On the other side, the Fukuoka players looked dejected and obviously hit hard.

They returned to the bench in despair. If it weren't for the award ceremony and closing ceremony, they wouldn't have wanted to stay in this sad place for a moment.

For them, losing this game means all their efforts have come to nothing.

The second place can be said to be the biggest loser!

Under the command of their respective coaches, the players of the two teams stood in a row in an orderly manner.

They stood in two rows facing each other, their eyes meeting each other's. One side was filled with the joy of victory, while the other side was shrouded in the shadow of loss, forming a sharp contrast.

"Teacher Anxi, congratulations on winning the Autumn National Sports Tournament!"

Although he lost the game, he did not lose the battle. Coach Tajiri tried hard to control his emotions and took the initiative to congratulate the opponent.

"Coach Tajiri, thank you for your guidance."

Coach Anxi seemed calm and composed, as if everything was within his expectations.

For him, the title of the Autumn National Sports Tournament is not important.

Among the three major national competitions, the gold content of the Autumn National Sports Championship is undoubtedly the lowest.

The three major tournaments are more valuable: Summer Tournament > Winter Tournament > Autumn National Tournament!
The reason why he coached the Kanagawa team was mainly for Murasakibara, nothing more.

He has reason to believe that in the future Murasakibara will surpass Tanizawa.

As for what level he could reach, that was not something he could know.

He could only teach with all his heart, hoping that Murasakibara would have a brighter future.

As for other players, Coach Anxi didn't care much about them.

This is also his old problem!
At the signal from the two coaches, the players from both sides shook hands and greeted each other.

The person that Murasakibara shook hands with was Kenjiro Itakura.

When the crowd dispersed, Yayoi Aida began to interview Murasakibara.

"Kumure, congratulations on winning the Autumn National Sports Tournament. What do you think of this game?"

During the interview, Yayoi Aida became much more ladylike.

In front of the person they like, everyone will pay special attention to their words and behavior, and try their best to be like a gentleman or a lady.

"As everyone knows, we are a team..."

For this question, Murasakibara already had a plan in mind. He attributed everything to his coach and teammates, while not forgetting to praise his opponents for being difficult to deal with.

As we all know, the more difficult the opponent, the higher the value of winning the championship.

You can ask Dirk Nowitzki, who stepped on Goat to get to the top of the league, about this.

Murasakibara answered a few more questions and then ended the interview by taking a shower.

While Yayoi Aida was interviewing Mugure, her assistant Nakamura was interviewing Nobisuke Suzuki.

"Suzuki, congratulations on winning the runner-up in the Autumn National Sports Tournament. What do you think of this game?"

Intern Nakamura looked very nervous as this was his first time conducting an interview alone.

Suzuki Nobisuke was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he showed a kind look.

Listen, is this true?
“This is the first time I’ve heard someone congratulate a runner-up!”

Suzuki Nobita gave a bitter smile.

The runner-up is called the biggest loser!

"Sorry, I didn't mean to!"

Nakamura finally reacted, but because he was too nervous, he just squatted down.

……

Not long after, under the arrangement of the staff, the top four teams of the Autumn National Sports Games entered the stadium and began the award ceremony.

The awards for the three major national competitions are the same. In addition to the five statistical champions, there are also best newcomer, best coach, best lineup, best defensive player and MVP.

Among the five data, the scoring title was won by Kaede Frost of Kashima. He scored 50+ in the semi-finals, but his average points per game almost broke 40 points.

Therefore, many viewers jokingly called him the King of Air Cuts.

Kashima Kaede scored 50+ points twice but in vain, which became a hot topic among many fans.

Assist king: Mumu Gongyan
Rebounding champion: Nobita Suzuki

Block leader: Nobita Suzuki

Steals: Masayasu Watanabe
The reason why Murasakibara won the assist title is related to his performance in the finals.

In the finals, thanks to his teammates' hot shooting, Murasakibara, who played as a point guard, managed to score 20+20.

Among them, 20 assists broke the record of the Autumn National Sports Competition.

Soon, the chairman of the organizing committee began to present individual awards.

Only freshmen are eligible to be selected for the best newcomer.

This item naturally fell into Murasaki's pocket.

As expected, Murasakibara won the Best Newcomer award with an absolute advantage.

The best coach award went to Coach Anzai, who won the championship for the first time leading a team to participate in the Autumn National Sports Competition. In addition, the top leaders of the organizing committee were all acquaintances of Coach Anzai.

As for the best team, normally the champion has two spots and the other three teams have one spot each.

Of course, there are occasional differences, which mainly depend on the performance of the players.

Soon, five people's avatars appeared on the big screen, namely Suzuki Nobisuke, Watanabe Masao, Kashima Kaede, Moroboshi Yamato and Murasakibara.

No one expected that Dai Moroboshi would be selected into the best lineup of the Autumn National Games.

Originally, Hiroyuki Takeshita had a great chance of being selected, but his performance was poor in the matchup with Nobisuke Suzuki, which caused the organizing committee's evaluation of him to decline, and ultimately Moroboshi Dai got the upper hand.

In the Autumn National Games, Moroboshi performed well, averaging 25+5+5 per game.

Although not as good as Murasakibara, it is also very good.

The next award is the best defensive player.

The players who are eligible for this award can basically only compete among Murasakibara, Kaede Kashima, the Watanabe brothers and Nobita Suzuki.

All five showed excellent defensive abilities and their defensive statistics were also outstanding.

Murasaki has no confidence about the award.

Because Nobita Suzuki's defensive statistics are obviously better than other players.

He was the rebounding leader and blocked shot leader in this Autumn National Sports Tournament, and even his average steals per game was in the top ten.

Sure enough, Nobisuke Suzuki won the best defensive player award, which was well deserved.

After winning the Best Defensive Player award, Nobisuke Suzuki looked visibly better.

The best defensive player award is still very valuable.

Of course, MVP is the biggest individual award.

Before the MVP was announced, the audience who had not yet left shouted for their respective supporters.

Among them, Murasakibara and Watanabe Masao are the best.

There is an unspoken rule for the MVP award. Unless the gap in data and performance is too large, it will definitely be awarded to the players of the championship team.

The losing team MVP has never appeared in the three major national competitions.

Even in the NBA, only one person can do it.

Tribute to the great legend - Jerry West.

On the morning of June 2024, 6, NBA legend Jerry West passed away at the age of 12.

Among the Kanagawa team, the best performers were Murasakibara and Watanabe Masao.

Masao Watanabe is the core of the one-star and four-shooting system, and Murasakibara has made great contributions to the team's victory many times.

In addition, the difference between their average statistics is not big.

木暮公延：27.8分11.8助攻7.4篮板3.6抢断1.4盖帽
渡边正雄：26.6分13.2篮板6助攻3.4盖帽2抢断。

Compared with Watanabe Masao, Murasakibara has three major advantages.

First, Murasakibara's average turnover rate is less than 1, while Watanabe Masao's is more than 3.

Second, in the finals, Murasakibara performed extremely well and broke the single-game assist record in the Autumn National Stadium, while Watanabe Masao was suppressed by Suzuki Nobisuke.

Third, Murasakibara obviously has more supporters.

"Mumu, MVP!"

"Mumu, MVP!"

"Mumu, MVP!"

……

Before the MVP award was announced, most of the audience were shouting Murasakibara's name.

Murasakibara has outstanding looks, elegant temperament, and graceful playing style, which naturally conquered a large number of audiences.

“It would be even better if there were plus or minus values!”

Murasakibara is still a little unsatisfied. There are no positive and negative values ​​in this era, and they will probably appear in the 21st century.

Plus-minus is also Goat's favorite statistic, but when he turns 40, he may not like it so much.

The next moment, the chairman of the organizing committee did not keep the audience in suspense any longer and loudly announced the winner of the MVP.

"The winner of this year's Autumn National Sports Tournament MVP is Kogure Kiminori from Kanagawa Prefecture. He is also the first freshman to win the Autumn National Sports Tournament MVP!"

Although he expected that he would most likely win the MVP, after hearing the result, Murasakibara couldn't help but smile and walked up to the podium again.

Murasakibara could not suppress his joy as he received the MVP trophy from the chairman of the organizing committee.

Among the individual awards, only the MVP has a trophy, and the rest of the awards only have certificates.

This is his first national MVP award, and you can imagine how important it is to him.

Of course, compared with the summer and winter games, the value of the Autumn National Games MVP is undoubtedly much inferior.

Even so, it is more valuable than the county competition and winter regional trials and is a heavyweight honor.

"…I declare the Xth Autumn National Sports Tournament officially over!"

After the award ceremony, the chairman of the organizing committee immediately announced the end of the Autumn National Sports Competition.

After leaving the stadium, everyone started their journey home.

Coach Tian Gang had already bought tickets for them in advance.

By the time we returned to Kanagawa, it was already evening.

Since the Shinkansen station was not far from Shohoku, everyone went straight back to Shohoku.

After learning that the Kanagawa team won the Autumn National Sports Tournament, the chairman of the Kanagawa Organizing Committee decided to personally visit the Kanagawa team to express his condolences.

This is the first time that Kanagawa has won the Autumn National Sports Championship. It is a historic achievement and of great significance.

In addition to the regional organizing committee, there were also a large number of students watching and joining in the celebration.

(End of this chapter)