Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 234 County Tournament Match Schedule
Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye it was May.

Basketball players from colleges across the county are eagerly awaiting this day, because today is the important moment when the county tournament match schedule is announced.

Murasaki got up early and set out for the Kanagawa Organizing Committee office building.

As usual, Coach Anzai left the matter to Murasaki and Ayako.

It only took half an hour for Murasakibara and Ayako to reach their destination by bike.

The Kanagawa Organizing Committee Office Building is located between Shohoku and Ryonan. This building is also the planning center for various sports activities.

In addition to basketball, there are also baseball, football, rugby, judo, kendo, etc.

"Mumu!"

Just as Mu Mu was about to step into the building, a familiar voice sounded behind him.

Mu Mu stopped and found a familiar figure walking towards him quickly.

Coach Tanaka!

Unlike Coach Anzai, Coach Tanaoka likes to do things himself and will not leave these trivial matters to the team captain.

"Good morning, Coach Tanaka!"

Murasaki looked at Coach Tagore with a little surprise.

Because today Coach Tanaka's outfit is very different from usual.

He no longer wore his iconic green clothes, but instead changed into a neat suit, looking particularly formal and solemn.

At the same time, Coach Tiangang had dark circles under his eyes and obviously did not sleep well last night.

Not only that, Murasakibara could also faintly smell a mixture of shampoo and incense.

"Coach Tiangang, what are you doing?"

Mu Mu wanted to speak but stopped.

"Mumu, I took a bath, changed clothes, burned incense and prayed before coming here, hoping to be drawn into the first or third group."

Coach Tanaoka did not hide it, he obviously had great expectations for this draw.

If Ryonan wants to compete in the national competition, today's draw is of paramount importance.

As a result, he was so nervous that he couldn't sleep well all night.

He hopes to be drawn into the first or third group in the upcoming draw.

As for why it is the first or third group, it is naturally because they want to pick on the weak.

The seeded team in the first group is Buri, and the seeded team in the third group is Hainan High School.

As for the other two groups, Coach Takeo is well aware that although Ryonan is strong, there is still a big gap compared to top teams such as Shohoku and Shoyo.

He did not have any unrealistic fantasies about this.

During this month, under the organization of Coach Takeo, Ryonan and Shohoku played three friendly matches.

Unfortunately, every game was a defeat by more than 30 points.

This also allowed him to intuitively feel the gap between Ryonan and the top teams.

If Ryonan wants to go further, he must step on the corpses of Buri and Hainan High School.

Therefore, in order to help the team go further, he specially performed a ceremony of bathing, changing clothes, burning incense and praying.

Looking at Coach Tagore's serious expression, Murasakibara couldn't help but feel a sense of respect in his heart.

"Coach Tiangang, I wish you all the best!"

Mu Mu gave his blessing.

"I accept your good words!"

Coach Tiangang forced a smile on his serious face, and then he seemed to remember something and continued, "By the way, thank you for your advice last time."

Being very satisfied with the videotape sent by Coach Tagore, Mugure gave him two suggestions on the spot.

1. Let Sendo play point guard!

Second, point out the flaws in Futian’s character!

Out of trust in Murasakibara, Coach Tanaoka immediately gave it a try.

Therefore, in the next two friendly matches with Xiangbei, Sendoh started to play as a point guard.

Except for being somewhat uncomfortable in the beginning, Xiandao adjusted quickly and achieved very good results.

Therefore, Coach Tanaoka decided to use it as his trump card.

Coach Takeo decided to let Fukuda fill the small forward position vacated by Sendoh.

Fukuda's physical fitness is no less than Sendoh's, which is also the main reason why Coach Takeo is optimistic about him.

However, Coach Tanaoka knew nothing about Fukuda's personality, let alone that Fukuda had poor psychological endurance and was far more sensitive than ordinary people.

Fukuda prefers flowers and applause rather than doubts and criticisms.

In the plot, Coach Tanaoka was optimistic about Fukuda's talent, so he was particularly strict with him, but Fukuda couldn't bear it and hit Coach Tanaoka in front of many players.

Fortunately, Coach Tanaoka was magnanimous and did not persuade Fukuda to withdraw. After Fukuda returned to the team, he promoted him to the starting lineup.

Now with Murasakibara's reminder, Coach Tanaoka no longer scolded Fukuda like in the original work, but instead gave him encouragement from time to time.

So, during this period of time, Futian was like a chicken with blood injected. He got up earlier than the chicken, slept later than the dog, and trained very hard, which was in sharp contrast with the lazy fisherman.

Futian’s hard work has not been in vain, and his progress can be described as visible to the naked eye.

Even though the offensive capability is not up to the level of the plot year, it makes up for the shortcomings of the defensive deficiency.

At the same time, Futian also developed an open mid-range shot at 45 degrees on the left.

Of course, this is limited to this one shooting point.

In order to improve the team's strength, Coach Takeo often asked Yuzumi to bring other main players to Xiangbei to learn from them.

In just one month, Ryonan's overall capabilities have risen to a higher level.

In Murasakibara's words, this Ryonan team has officially reached the national top eight level.

Soon, Coach Mugure and Coach Tianoka arrived outside the office of the county tournament basketball organizing committee.

Many team coaches and captains have gathered here to prepare for the upcoming draw to decide the group allocation.

Of course, teams like Xiangbei and Shoyo, which were the top four teams in last year's county competition, have already been assigned to fixed groups and do not need to draw lots.

"Tanaka!"

"Gaotou!"

Almost at the same time, Coach Tanaoka and Coach Takato instantly discovered each other.

The stare between the two was more like a silent contest.

In order to further stimulate Coach Takato, Coach Tiangang began to rub salt into the wound: "Coach Takato, it seems that your injury has healed. By the way, thanks to you, our Ryonan has recruited many excellent freshmen this year."

There was a hint of provocation in Coach Tiangang's tone. The two had been at odds with each other since high school.

The two were almost the same when they were players, but when it comes to coaching a team, Coach Gaotou has always been far ahead.

However, this year is different. Under the hard work of Coach Takeo, Ryonan has successfully attracted a group of talented freshmen.

In addition to the talented player Sendoh who shines in Tokyo, there are also some unknown but potential freshmen in other junior high schools.

Compared with Lingnan, Hainan High School has achieved nothing this year.

It was also because Coach Takato was beaten into a pig's head by the Sakuragi Army that his already bad image was made even worse. He was unable to show up and missed the opportunity to recruit potential new stars.

"Coach Tian Gang, even if our Hainan High School did not recruit any promising freshmen, we are still not something that Ryonan can defeat."

Coach Gaotou's face turned pale, but he still refuted.

He always believed that Hainan High School's strength and heritage were far beyond what Ryonan could compare to.

From beginning to end, Coach Gaotou's eyes were on the other three seeded teams.

"That may not be the case!" Coach Tian Gang was not willing to be outdone. He was well aware of the strength of this Ryonan team. They were fully capable of challenging the "dominant" status of Hainan High School.

"There is no point in talking any more, so let's see for ourselves!"

Coach Gaotou paused for a moment, then smiled disdainfully and said, "However, this is premised on Ryonan being drawn into Group 3. Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to play against each other this year."

"Then let's wait and see!"

After finishing speaking, they both turned their heads away and ignored each other.

It was also at this time that the chairman of the Kanagawa Basketball Organizing Committee arrived at the scene.

At the same time, a staff member placed the red lottery box on the table.

"Sorry for keeping you all waiting. I won't waste any more time. Let's start the lottery draw!"

As the chairman of the presidium's resounding voice rang out, the tense atmosphere reached its climax.

Except for the representatives of the four major seeded teams who did not line up, the representatives of the remaining teams began to line up in an orderly manner into a long queue.

Their eyes were filled with anticipation and nervousness, and they were praying silently in their hearts, hoping to draw a good lot.

Soon, it was Coach Tagore's turn.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and then reached his trembling right hand into the box.

At the same time, he closed his eyes, as if praying to fate.

The next moment, he made a decision and pulled out a plastic note.

Coach Tiangang's eyes were focused on the note. He was surprised at first, and then the corners of his mouth rose involuntarily, revealing a smile that he couldn't hide.

"It seems that Ryonan has drawn a good lot!"

Seeing this, other representatives asked about the results.

Coach Tiangang held up a plastic sticky note and announced excitedly: "Coach Gaotou, thanks to you, we were drawn into the third group!"

"Then let's see what happens on the court."

On the side, Coach Gaotou snorted coldly, feeling like he was being treated as a soft persimmon.

In fact, Hainan High School has indeed become a soft persimmon. Its strength is not as good as last year, let alone the plot year.

At this moment, the two people's eyes met, as if two powerful electric currents collided violently in the air, bursting out dazzling sparks.

"Now there's something good to watch!"

Murasakibara smiled amusingly. He really wanted to see Coach Takato get humiliated. That would be very interesting.

Soon, the drawing was over.

After receiving the comparison table of the county competition, representatives of each team scattered like birds and beasts.

After returning to Shohoku, the long-awaited teammates couldn't wait to surround Murasakibara and Ayako.

Not far away, Miyagi looked at Murasaki with some jealousy.

Because Ayako went there with Murasakibara, it was like the two of them were alone together.

Soon, Ayako posted the county tournament match schedule on the wall.

The Xiangbei players gathered around and watched the game situation for the first time.

As the runner-up of last year's county competition, Xiangbei is naturally the seeded team in the second group.

As a seeded team, they have the right to automatically advance to the quarterfinals of the county competition.

Kanagawa has two and a half places in the national competition, and with the strength of the Shohoku team, it can basically secure one of the places.

However, the goal of the Xiangbei players is to win the county championship.

Although the county championship is not as valuable as the winter championship, just like collecting stamps, they don't want to miss it.

For Murasakibara, he also has to fulfill his promise.

When he won the Winter Trials Championship, he said "not 1, not 2, not 3..." in an interview with Yayoi Aida.

He is not G0at, so he has to do what he says and keep his word!
In the second group, in addition to Xiangbei, there is naturally one of the top eight teams last year - Tsukuba!

Last year, Shohoku stepped on Tsukutake and came to power.

In addition, Coach Tsukutake Kawasaki Kazumi is also a student of Coach Anzai.

"Is it true that the lottery was not rigged? I feel like there is something fishy going on!"

Mu Mu thought to himself that whether it was Shohoku and Tsukuba, or Ryonan and Kainan High School, it was just too much of a coincidence.

"Okay, everyone, continue training!"

Soon, Murasaki picked up the basketball and continued his daily training.

Unlike in the past, Murasakibara selected five players to form a 3V3 half-time match.

The reason for this is that Murasakibara learned the magician's no-look pass yesterday.

In order to master this unique skill as quickly as possible, Murasakibara started a training mode of practicing through competition.

Of course, the main mode is 3V3 half-court mode.

Team Mugure: Mugure, Akagi and Ichiro Sato.

Mitsui Team: Mitsui, Naito and Yamamoto Kuma.

After the start of the first half, Murasakibara easily broke through Mitsui's defense.

Faced with Mugure's smooth attack, Mitsui felt helpless, as if his every move had been predicted in advance by the opponent.

Seeing this, Yamamoto rushed over without hesitation, trying to form a pincer attack with Mitsui.

Just when Murasakibara was about to be double-teamed, he made an unexpected decision.

He first glanced at Akagi, then shook his wrist and the basketball flew in another direction.

This is an extremely deceptive no-look pass!
At the corner, Ichiro Sato subconsciously caught the basketball.

He looked very surprised because from beginning to end, Murasakibara didn't even look at his direction.

Without any hesitation, Ichiro Sato jumped up and made a clean mid-range shot.

shuh~
The basketball drew a perfect parabola in the air and finally fell into the basket accurately.

"Well done!"

After scoring the goal, Ichiro Sato gave Murasakibara a thumbs up in a coquettish manner.

"Fuck, Mumu, you actually know the magician's No look pass!"

Mitsui was truly astonished by this pass.

As the player opposite Murasakibara, he was very clear that Murasakibara was not looking at Sato Ichiro's position.

"I just learned it not long ago, so I'm still a little rusty!"

Murasaki waved his hand, looking casual.

Not far away, Ayako was staring at Murasakibara intently. She also saw this wonderful pass without looking at the player. Her eyes were shining with joy, which made Miyagi jealous.

Miyagi was so angry that he threw the basketball in his hand, but it missed again.

During this period, Miyagi has been working hard on his mid-range shots.

Maybe it’s because of his talent, or maybe he’s not focused enough, but after a month, his mid-range shooting hasn’t improved much.

The next moment, Murasakibara and others continued the game.

During this period, Murasakibara made wonderful no-look passes from time to time.

Of course, there were plenty of mistakes, with the ball occasionally being passed out of the sideline, baseline, or even into the hands of opponents.

Under Murasakibara's organization, the game continued in the half, and players were replaced when they were tired.

By the time the club activities were about to end in the afternoon, I finally advanced to LV2 by passing the ball without looking at the person.

(End of this chapter)