Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 232: Mitsui, is he your long-lost brother?

Ten days later, Sunday!
Xiangbei Basketball Hall!
At eight o'clock in the morning, the Xiangbei players did not take a holiday, but concentrated on training as usual.

The reason is simple. The annual friendly match between Shohoku and Ryonan is about to begin.

Just like last year, it was Coach Tiangang who took the initiative to contact Coach Anzai.

Since Shohoku is stronger and Coach Anzai has sufficient qualifications, it was Ryonan who took the initiative to visit Shohoku.

To put it simply, the plot where Xiangbei goes to Ryonan like in the original work will probably not happen.

bang~
At this time, two substitute players came over with a bundle of jerseys.

"Now let's start distributing jerseys!"

Following Mugure's order, the freshmen of Xiangbei stared at the jerseys with nervous and expectant eyes, hoping to hear their names.

The Xiangbei players who receive the jerseys will automatically become starting players.

Players who fail to get a jersey can only become reserves. Of course, if they perform well, they may not be unable to become starters.

这12件球衣中，还剩下5个名额，分别是10、12、13、14和15号。

"Number 10, Naito Tetsuya!"

Murasakibara handed the No. 10 jersey to Naito.

"Damn it, I'm not number 10!"

On the side, Miyagi stamped his feet. Among these jerseys, the one he valued most was the number 10 jersey.

Because as long as he gets the No. 1 jersey, it means he is the No. among the freshmen on the team.

This can be seen from the distribution of jerseys in the plot. Originally, the No. 10 jersey was assigned to Rukawa Kaede.

"Number 12, Miyagi Ryouta!"

Miyagi took the No. 12 jersey with an expressionless face, which meant that his status was second only to Naito among this group of freshmen.

"Number 13, Tsurumi Seiji; number 14, Tsurumi Keiji."

The Tsurumi brothers all smiled and happily took the jerseys from Murasakibara.

Murasaki picked up the last No. 15 jersey. At this moment, freshmen such as Yasuharu Yasuda, Emperor Kakuda, and Tetsushi Shiozaki all became nervous.

"Number 15, Kakuda Satoru!"

In the end, Murasakibara chose Emperor Kakuda!
To be honest, Yasuda's strength is not worse than Emperor Kakuta's, but he cannot compare to Emperor Kakuta's fame.

The most important thing is that the team has no shortage of point guards!
In addition to Nobuhiko Okamoto and Miyagi, Murasaki and Mitsui can also play as point guards.

In addition, third-year player Masaru Ito is also a point guard, but he is no longer a starting player, but the "leader" among the reserve players.

This year, Xiangbei has too many reserve players. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is necessary to ensure that there are enough starting players to serve as organizational leaders.

In the end, Ito Masaru took the initiative to take on this task.

First, he is a third-year player and has enough prestige!
Second, he was the water dispenser manager and could hardly play.

Third, he craves attention and likes to be the center of attention.

It is precisely because Ito Masaru voluntarily withdrew that the number of new jerseys reached 5.

In this way, the 12 starting players of Xiangbei were officially announced.

No. 4 - Mumu Gongyan

No. 5 - Ichiro Sato

No. 6 – Suzuki Ohno

No. 7 – Nobuhiko Okamoto

No. 8 - Takenori Akagi

No. 9 - Yamamoto Bear
No. 10 – Tetsuya Naito

No. 11 - Mitsui Hisashi
No. 12 - Miyagi Farmland

No. 13 jersey - Tsurumi Seiji

No. 14 jersey - Keiji Tsurumi

No. 15 jersey - Satoru Tsunoda
After the 12 jerseys were given to their owners, freshmen such as Yasuharu Yasuda and Tetsushi Shiozaki could only become substitute players regretfully.

Not long after, the Ryonan team finally arrived at Shohoku.

As soon as they entered the basketball hall, Coach Tiangang immediately quickened his pace and stood respectfully in front of Coach Anxi: "Coach Anxi, are we not late?"

As a junior, Coach Tagore bowed slightly to express his respect to Coach Anzai.

"Oh, hehe, Coach Tiangang, you are so polite!"

Coach Anzai and Coach Tianoka shook hands in a friendly manner, and their hearts were filled with emotion.

Among the many coaches in Kanagawa, Coach Tanaoka respected him the most, even more than his disciple Kazumi Kawasaki.

Those who don’t know would think that Coach Tiangang is his disciple!
While the two coaches were communicating, the players on both sides were also sizing each other up.

At the first moment, Murasakibara and Matsushita Asahi shook hands in a friendly manner.

After Yusaku Ozawa graduated, Asahi Matsushita became the captain of Ryonan.

"Matsushita-senpai, I am Shohoku's captain Mugure Kiminori. Please give me your guidance!"

"Kumure, I am Ryonan's commander, Matsushita Asahiken!"

Matsushita Asahi was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly shook hands with Murasakibara.

Not far away, Akagi and Uozumi hugged each other and continued to cherish each other.

Mitsui and Ikegami were chatting and joking, and the two seemed to be discussing the art of defense.

And Sendoh was chewing a lemon as if no one was around. He seemed to have a special liking for lemons.

Mu Mu looked at Sendoh and asked, "Sendoh, have you caught any big fish recently?"

"no!"

Xiandao spread his hands in frustration.

On the side, Yuzumi said with a smile: "If Xiandao catches a big fish, he will come to you even if the distance is far."

If I catch a big fish and don't show off, then wouldn't it be a waste of my effort?
That's the fun of fishing!
In this regard, Murasakibara expressed his full understanding.

If he caught a big fish, he would definitely not be able to find his way home, and would not return home until he had circled the city three times.

Suddenly, Murasakibara's eyes fixed on a player from the Ryonan team.

His eyes lit up and a smirk appeared on his face.

He quickly came to Mitsui and said in a joking tone: "Mitsui, look over there, that guy is not exactly like you without a haircut last year, but he is at least 70% similar. He is just like a carbon copy of you. Could he be your long-lost brother?"

That’s right, the one Murasaki was referring to was Hiroaki Konosuba!
Among the players who have no blood connection, Mitsui and Yueyue can be said to be the most similar.

Mitsui subconsciously looked at Yueyue and was stunned.

Like, it’s so similar!
Mitsui shook his head and said to Mugure with a wry smile: "Okay, I admit that he looks a bit like me, but that's just a coincidence."

Having said that, Sanyi has already made up his mind that he must get to the bottom of the matter with his parents when he returns home, for fear that he really does have a long-lost brother!
"Well, it's indeed a coincidence!"

Seeing Mitsui fell into deep thought, Murasakibara stopped joking. Some jokes should be kept to a minimum.

At this time, Coach Tiangang looked at Naito with envy and said, "Coach Anzai, this must be Naito, he is really strong."

"Naito was originally a rugby player!"

When talking about Naito, Coach Anzai can't help but smile, because Naito's talent is really amazing.

"Rugby player!"

Coach Tanaoka was very surprised. At this moment, he decided to go look for him in his own rugby team after the friendly match.

"Yes, he was recruited by Mu Mu, and he has great talent!"

Coach Anzai couldn't help but give a thumbs up, and it was obvious that he thought very highly of Naito.

"I feel like Murasaki is quite suitable to be a scout!"

When Coach Takeo heard that Naito joining Shohoku was also related to Murasakibara, and also because of Akami's relationship, he realized that Murasakibara had an extraordinary vision.

"Yes, it is indeed suitable! In addition to Naito, Mugure also introduced two junior high school players." "Who are they?"

Coach Tiangang couldn't help but ask, but then he realized that his question was too rash and he was afraid that Coach Anxi would misunderstand.

After all, those two are still junior high school players and have not yet joined the Xiangbei team.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself. I shouldn't have said anything I shouldn't have said."

Coach Anzai laughed his signature laugh and said, "Oh ha ha ha! There's nothing to hide. They are Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede."

The reason was simple. He was not afraid at all that Coach Tiangang would 'kidnap' the two of them.

From Coach Anzai's words, it can be seen that he values ​​Sakuragi more.

"It's Rukawa Kaede!"

As a 'professional' commentator, Coach Tiangang knows all the outstanding junior high school players.

Among them, Rukawa Kaede is the player he most wants to recruit next year.

Sadly, he was destined to die in the womb.

To take a step back, even if this had not happened, Rukawa Kaede would not have chosen Ryonan.

It’s close to home!

As for the reason given by Rukawa Kaede, Murasakibara did not think it was an excuse.

Rukawa Kaede disdains lying. The reason why he chose a high school close to home was mainly because he wanted to focus more time on training.

"But who is Sakuragi?"

Coach Tanaoka searched his memory but could not remember such a player in junior high school.

In fact, Sakuragi only started playing basketball last year, and recently joined the Wako Junior High School basketball team with Mito Yohei.

beep~
At this time, the referee blew the whistle, signaling players from both sides to prepare to go on the court.

The temporary referee of this friendly match was Shohoku player Suzuki Ohno.

In order to express his importance to Ryonan, Coach Anzai sent out the best lineup in his mind, namely Akagi, Naito, Kogure, Mitsui and Miyagi.

Among them, Miyagi became the starting player, which was beyond the expectations of many Xiangbei players.

On the other side, Ryonan also sent out its strongest lineup.

Center: Jun Uozumi, 201 cm, 93 kg, sophomore
Power forward: Inoue Toyoshi, 189cm, 84kg, third grade
Small forward: Sendoh Akira, 186cm, 75kg, freshman
Shooting guard: Kazuo Kamiso, 187 cm, 70 kg, freshman
Point guard: Matsushita Asahi, 167 cm, 65 kg, third grade
Murasakibara was a little surprised. He didn't expect that A Shen would start the game.

In addition, Ikegami and Fukuda all sat on the bench, and with them were Yutaka, Uekusa, Suga and others.

Under the referee's instructions, Akagi and Uozumi came to the center circle and prepared for the jump ball.

The next moment, the referee threw the ball parallel to the air.

When the basketball started to fall, the two of them jumped up almost at the same time.

slap~
In the end, Yuzumi took the lead with a very slight advantage and hit the ball to his own half.

Matsushita Asahi reached out and grabbed the ball, quickly crossing half court.

Miyagi came forward immediately.

The reason why he was able to become a starter is that he and Matsushita Asahi are both typical small players.

However, their technical characteristics are quite different.

Miyagi has better speed, explosiveness and assist ability, while Matsushita Asahi has the ability to shoot from mid-range and long range and is more stable.

The two of them each have their own strengths.

In fact, Miyagi's starting position is not stable and he needs to further prove his worth.

Without hesitation, Matsushita Asahi broke through with the ball, trying to use his proud speed to get rid of Miyagi's defense.

However, Miyagi's speed was still faster than his.

Using his speed advantage, Miyagi stuck closely to Matsushita Asahi, not giving him any chance to attack.

Matsushita Asahi was surprised by Miyagi's speed and was stunned for a moment.

Miyagi seized the opportunity and quickly completed the steal.

slap~
The basketball flew toward the center circle.

The next moment, the two of them pounced on the basketball almost at the same time like arrows shot from a bow.

Under the shocked gaze of Matsushita Asahi, Miyagi surpassed him and grabbed the basketball first.

Without hesitation, Miyagi accelerated again and ran down the court with the ball.

Matsushita Asahi Ken had lost the initiative and could not close the distance no matter what he did.

Miyagi was in a rush, running around the court like the wind, and finally rushed into the paint and scored an easy layup.

"Ayako, did you see that?"

After landing, Miyagi looked at Ayako first.

Ayako smiled and nodded without saying anything else.

However, to Miyagi, this was silent encouragement.

Looking at Ayako's smile, Miyagi fell into obscene fantasies and couldn't extricate himself.

"Idiot, hurry back to defense!"

Suddenly, Akagi's angry voice sounded.

It turned out that when Miyagi was stunned, Ryonan naturally missed this opportunity and immediately chose to fast break.

Miyagi reacted immediately, and fortunately he was fast enough to catch up.

This time, Matsushita Asahi was much more cautious.

However, he did not attack with the ball again, but passed the ball to Sendoh.

Before the friendly match started, Coach Tanaka privately instructed Matsushita Asahi to pass the ball to Sendoh as much as possible.

This is not because Coach Takeo has confidence in Sendoh. After all, the player he faces is the top high school student in the country.

Coach Tagore did this because he noticed that Sendoh had a flaw in his individualistic playing style.

During this period, Ryonan held two intra-team matches, and Sendo scored high points without exception.

Through post-match statistics, Coach Tanaoka found that Sendoh's number of passes was the lowest in the team.

In the original work, Sendoh, who was still a freshman, scored 47 points in the game between Ryonan and Shohoku, and led Ryonan to the semi-finals of the county tournament, winning the title of genius.

However, in Mu Shenyi's eyes, Sendoh at this stage was just a scoring machine. For Emperor Mu, who had a strong desire to win, this genius was not difficult to deal with!
If things go as expected, this should be the bad habit that Zebei passed on to Xiandao.

The best way to cure Sendo's problem of playing too independently is to let him hit a wall.

Therefore, Coach Takeo communicated with Murasakibara in advance, hoping that Murasakibara would not go easy on Sendoh.

As for why Coach Tiangang was so anxious, it was mainly because he saw the team's chance to qualify.

The situation in Kanagawa this year shows a trend of two super teams and three strong teams.

Among them, the two super teams are naturally Xiangbei and Shoyo, both of which have the strength to compete for the national championship.

The top three are Hainan High School, Buri and Ryonan, which are at the national top eight level.

Compared with last year, the strength of Xiangbei and Shoyo has increased significantly, while Hainan High School and Buri have shown a downward trend.

As long as Ryonan, Hainan High School and Buri are placed in the same group, there is a possibility that they will be able to defeat the other team.

Kanagawa has two and a half qualifying spots!

Coach Takeo is very self-aware and knows that Ryonan is no match for Shohoku and Shoyo, so he is pursuing a place in the play-offs.

With Ryonan's strength, the play-off spot ≈ the official spot.

However, compared with Hainan High School and Buri, Ryonan still has some shortcomings.

Among them, the path to immortality can be said to be the most important.

In order to train Sendoh well, Coach Takeo has put in a lot of effort.

(End of this chapter)