Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 200: Fading Jump Shot Master
In terms of both technology and experience, Drexler is much superior to Murasakibara and is the goal that Murasakibara needs to constantly learn from and catch up with.

Although there is a huge gap between Murasakibara and Drexler in strength, Drexler did not look down on him.

On the contrary, Drexler, who likes to support young people, gave selfless guidance and help to Murasakibara and gave him a lot of advice.

I have to say that Drexler is an honest man.

Under Drexler's guidance, Murasakibara gradually realized some of his technical flaws and corrected them, which led to a visibly improved Murasakibara's skills.

In short, the appearance of Drexler is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Murasakibara.

During this process, Mu Mu was both in pain and happy. The pain was because Drexler's resistance was too strong and he was almost broken apart.

Happy is because of Drexler's guidance. His progress is visible to the naked eye and many of his attributes have been improved.

Among them, the defensive values ​​improved the fastest, with single defense, steals and blocks each increasing by 2 points, and this does not include other attributes.

If other attributes are taken into account, Murasakibara's attributes increase by ten points.

This is the value of the NBA Hall of Fame!
In the past, Murasakibara had also received guidance from Coach Anzai, but compared with Drexler, he was undoubtedly far inferior.

In addition to these gains, the progress of the title of 'Glider' has reached 43%!

In order to increase the frequency of Drexler's aerial operations, Murasaki expressed his appreciation and admiration from time to time.

Under Murasakibara's constant praise, Drexler gradually lost himself and began to frequently participate in aerial operations.

At that moment, Drexler seemed to be back in the dunk contest and began to pursue higher intensity.

This is the art of language!
Through appropriate words and timely encouragement, personal potential can be effectively stimulated, thus achieving unexpected results.

In addition, the fadeaway jump shot, which normally required two days of hard practice, also reached the LV8 level ahead of schedule.

Speaking of fadeaway jump shots, Mu Mu couldn't help but think of a hellish joke involving Goat.

In a media interview, Goat said that he is a master of fadeaway jump shot just like Jordan!
When Mu Mu heard this sentence for the first time, he was completely stunned.

No, he has this skill?
His success rate on fadeaway jump shots is just too high to look at.

According to the statistics, Goat's fadeaway jump shot percentages at all positions are all lower than the league's fadeaway jump shot average percentage...

Yes, every position!
This is because basically no one defends his shooting, otherwise his fadeaway jump shot accuracy would drop further.

How dare he say that he is a master of fadeaway jump shot!
As for Jordan's fadeaway jump shot hit rates at all positions, they are all higher than the league average, and are not a little bit higher.

Just in terms of fadeaway jump shot, there is an essential difference between the two!

As for whether Goat has the basketball skills to reach the master level?

Have!
His ability to run fast breaks and grab defensive rebounds is truly masterful.

The fast break without the ball is the first in history!

The 40-year-old man ranks among the top three in the league in terms of fast breaks. Can you believe it?

Anyone who has watched the game knows that the reason why he likes to use his eyes to defend is because he is always ready to make a fast break. When he is making a fast break, his legs almost leave an afterimage.

After the sparring session, Mu Mu took a shower and then dragged his tired body back to the dormitory.

"Mumu, what is that in your hand?"

"AVIA 855!!"

Murasaki opened the shoe box in his hand and took out a pair of AVIA 855!

After the sparring session, Drexler specially gave his spare sneakers to Murasakibara, which had his signature on them.

As the NBA basketball superstar who has endorsed AVIA for the longest time, AVIA basketball shoes play an indispensable role in his career.

This summer, as a member of the 'Dream Team', Drexler shined at the Barcelona Olympics, wearing the AVIA 855.

With its unique design and multiple technological patents including Cantilever shock-absorbing and rebounding arch outsole technology, ARC and FOM technology, AVIA became a sports brand with a pioneering design style in the 1980s, attracting the favor of many athletes.

By the way, Brother Kun will also serve as the global brand spokesperson for AVIA in the future.

You are slandering my Gege again. If you have the guts, don’t wear the sneakers endorsed by my Gege!
Mitsui waved his hand and said casually: "I also have a pair of AVIA 855 at home!"

Mu Mu stretched out his right index finger, shook it at Mitsui, and said, "We are different. You bought your AVIA 855, but mine was given to me by someone else. Finally, this pair of sneakers has Drexler's autograph."

Mitsui felt vaguely that this sentence was familiar.

Suddenly, he remembered that Murasaki had said something similar to Amu last time.

Upon hearing this, Mitsui felt so sad. How come all the good things happened to Murasakibara?

"Is this another gift from the mustache shop manager?"

"No, this was given to me by Drexler himself."

"What, Drexler!"

Mitsui's eyes widened.

"Well, I've been with Drexler today. I'm his sparring partner."

"Nani, what did I miss today? That's Drexler!"

Mitsui grabbed his hair and seemed to be shocked.

"I shouldn't be lazy."

If he had practiced with Murasakibara today, he would not have missed such a good opportunity.

Unlike Murasakibara, Mitsui is a fan of Drexler.

"By the way, he also gave me two tickets for tomorrow night's game."

Murasaki took out two tickets for tomorrow night's game from his pocket.

As an NBA superstar, Drexler was very prestigious and the organizers gave him a lot of tickets.

As for the other players of the Trail Blazers, except Terry Porter, I'm afraid they won't have this treatment.

Terry Porter is the second-in-command of the Trail Blazers, forming a golden duo with Drexler. He was selected to the NBA All-Star Game twice and averaged 2 points and 18.2 assists per game at his peak.

However, Terry Porter is obviously not as famous as Drexler, and is a star whose strength is greater than his fame.

By the way, he and Drexler are the famous double bald combination in the NBA!
I'm bald and stronger!

As soon as Mitsui saw the football ticket, he wanted to grab it, but Murasakibara avoided it with his reaction.

"Tomorrow night I plan to meet Akagi..."

"Godfather, please don't give one to the gorilla, leave one for me!"

In order to watch Drexler's game up close, Mitsui even called him his godfather.

These are tickets that are hard to buy even if you have money, and the key is that the location is really good.

From this position, he can watch NBA players' games up close, and even have the possibility of close contact with Drexler.

"If we beat Changcheng High School tomorrow, I'll give you one!"

Mitsui's reaction was within Murasakibara's expectations.

Tomorrow, Xiangbei’s opponent is Changcheng High School.

Since Murasakibara is still suspended, Shohoku's strength has dropped significantly, and it will be very difficult to defeat Changcheng High School.

As we all know, when things are going well, look to Akagi; when things are going bad, look to Rukawa; when things are going desperate, look to Mitsui!
Mitsui is the key to whether Xiangbei can defeat Changcheng High School.

In order to further increase the team's chances of winning, Murasakibara dug a trap for Mitsui in advance, waiting for him to jump into it.

In fact, Drexler gave him three tickets, not two.

"Mumu, it's just Changcheng High School, wait and see how I perform tomorrow!"

Mitsui patted his chest hard, and his fighting spirit suddenly rose. "Tomorrow, your opponent will probably be Mikoshiba. His mid-range shot is not very good, so just focus on defending his breakthrough."

Mitsui waved his hand and said, "Mikoshiba? You mean the freshman who looks as mature as Akagi!"

Then, he found that Murasakibara did not agree with his words as usual, but his expression was more serious than ever.

At the same time, he found himself enveloped by a huge shadow.

"No way!"

Mitsui seemed to have thought of something, slowly turned his head, and saw an angry ape's face.

"Mitsui, you're talking bad about me behind my back again!"

"Akagi, this is all a misunderstanding!"

thump~
The next moment, Akagi gave Mitsui a punch from the sky.

"Ouch, what are you doing!"

Mitsui squatted on the ground, holding his head in pain.

"Pay attention to me, huh!"

Akagi glanced at Mitsui, then said to the two of them: "The coach wants us to come over."

Soon, Murasaki and others came to Coach Anzai's room.

At this time, other Xiangbei players were also present, and the originally spacious room suddenly became crowded.

"I called you here mainly because I want you to get to know our opponent tomorrow, Changcheng High School."

Coach Anxi showed a rare serious expression. He certainly didn't want Xiangbei to fail at this stage.

In order to increase the team's winning rate, he began to focus on analyzing Changcheng High School, including the characteristics, personality, habits, defects, etc. of each player, as well as the opponent's common tactics.

Coach Anxi has made targeted deployments for tomorrow's game.

The next morning, Kasumigaoka National Athletic Stadium!
As expected, the match between Xiangbei and Changcheng was still scheduled in this gymnasium.

They are also the highlight of this round.

Considering that Murasakibara is still under suspension, most people are obviously more optimistic about Changcheng High School.

However, judging from the momentum at the scene, the audience supporting Xiangbei firmly held the advantage.

Soon, both sides made final preparations and started playing.

In this game, Xiangbei sent out the combination of Akagi, Yuho Ikeda, Mitsui, Ichiro Sato and Nobuhiko Okamoto.

Among them, Mitsui played as a small forward, facing Mikoshiba, who is also a super rookie.

Ichiro Sato's position became shooting guard, playing the role of a surprise weapon.

Center: Hayato Kobayashi, 197cm, 90kg, rd grade
Power forward: Takahashi Shun, 191cm, 82kg, freshman
Small forward: Miko Shiba, 186cm, 78kg, first grade
Shooting guard: Yamada Sho, 178cm, 73kg, third grade
Point guard: Suzuki Naruto, 170 cm, 64 kg, third grade
The Xiangbei players were not at all surprised by Changcheng High School's starting lineup.

Last night, Coach Anxi gave them special training and guessed the layout of Changcheng High School.

Beep~
After the game started, Akagi and Hayato Kobayashi stood in the center circle, ready to execute a jump ball.

Akagi's expression was more serious than ever before, because Hayato Kobayashi's strength was second only to the top four centers in the country.

Although Akagi has grown into the level of one of the top three centers in Kanagawa, he may not be a match for Hayato Kobayashi.

In this game, if Xiangbei wants to defeat Changcheng High School, Akagi is crucial.

The next moment, the referee threw the basketball high into the air.

The moment the basketball fell, Akagi jumped up first.

The two are of similar height and weight, but Hayato Kobayashi is a typical floor-based center.

Akagi's jumping ability and arm span were obviously better, and he won the jump ball by overpowering Kobayashi Hayato with an advantage of more than one hand.

After receiving the basketball, Nobuhiko Okamoto slowly walked forward with the ball.

When Nobuhiko Okamoto came to the front court, Suzuki Naruto quickly came up to him.

According to the arrangement made by Coach Anzai in advance, Nobuhiko Okamoto took the initiative to break through with the ball without hesitation.

In the past, Nobuhiko Okamoto rarely made breakthroughs because his strength was limited and the opponents he faced were very difficult.

This game is different. Perhaps Suzuki Naruto's overall strength is worse than his, but he is thin and obviously not as good as Okamoto Nobuhiko in confrontation.

It was because of this that Coach Anzai arranged for Nobuhiko Okamoto to hold the ball and attack.

Sure enough, Nobuhiko Okamoto left Suzuki Naruto's defense and easily completed the breakthrough.

After attracting the defensive attention of Chang Cheng's players, Nobuhiko Okamoto immediately chose to pass the ball.

At the right corner, Ichiro Sato received the ball and shot.

By the time Sho Yamada reacted, Ichiro Sato had already thrown the basketball in his hand.

shuh~
Ichiro Sato took the lead and scored two points for the Shohoku team.

Call ~
After scoring the goal, Ichiro Sato was visibly relieved.

He was afraid of disappointing the expectations of his coach and teammates.

In this game, Coach Anzai hopes that Ichiro Sato can take on the team's scoring responsibility and share Mitsui's scoring pressure as much as possible.

As for Akagi, his energy is mainly focused on the defensive end.

Offense and defense transition!

Soon, Suzuki Naruto crossed half court with the ball.

Nobuhiko Okamoto stood on the three-point line, one step away from him.

Naruto Suzuki is an agile point guard, and his speed and explosiveness are clearly superior.

Given that Suzuki Naruto can also shoot from mid-range and long range, Okamoto Nobuhiko doesn't dare to move too far away.

At this time, Suzuki Naruto made a tactical gesture.

The next moment, Hayato Kobayashi immediately stepped forward to screen.

While Nobuhiko Okamoto was blocked by Hayato Kobayashi, Suzuki Naruto immediately broke through.

Akagi chose to switch defense without hesitation, and Suzuki Naruto wanted to try to break through by using a small-vs-big approach.

However, Akagi had agile steps and extremely solid defense, and was unable to be broken through by Suzuki.

"Naruto!"

The voice of Hayato Kobayashi rang out as he cut into the basket from the other side.

Without hesitation, Suzuki Naruto chose to pass the ball.

Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed out from the side and flew to steal the ball. It was Mitsui.

slap~
Mitsui predicted Suzuki Naruto's actions in advance and responded.

After completing the steal, Mitsui quickly ran down the court with the ball.

Suzuki Naruto and Mikoshiba chased after him together, ready to knock on the door together.

At this moment, Mitsui passed the ball first.

Nobuhiko Okamoto stood outside the three-point line at some point, and with no one guarding him, he made a three-pointer with a flick of his hand.

shuh~
Xiangbei scored another three points!

(End of this chapter)