Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 36: County Tournament Begins

Soon, time advanced to three days later.

This day is also the day when the county competition begins.

At the swearing-in ceremony, 64 teams gathered together.

As last year's top four teams, the teams of Hainan High School, Xiangyang, Buri and Tsukubu stood in the center area and enjoyed the honor.

As for a team like Xiangbei that was eliminated in the first round, it is naturally on the fringe.

Due to the lack of a basketball club manager, Shohoku captain Yuho Ikeda had to step forward and stand with a sign.

The other teams were all led by women, and this abrupt contrast made him the focus of attention.

At this moment, countless eyes were focused on Ikeda Yuho, making him feel extremely anxious.

Not long after, the oath-taking ceremony came to an end.

Strong teams like Hainan High School fled in all directions. As last year's top four team, they can directly advance to the quarterfinals this year.

As for last year's quarterfinal teams, Miuradai, Ryonan, Sunrise West and Minowa have the privilege of a bye in the first round.

However, Tsukushige and Ryonan did not leave the venue. They prepared to observe the enemy situation on the spot.

The Xiangbei team's game was scheduled for nine in the morning, and their first-round opponent was Hirai High School.

Like Shohoku, Hirai High School is also a well-known weak team.

Under the leadership of Coach Anxi, the Xiangbei team entered a basketball hall in advance.

This basketball stadium is not large and has limited spectator seats.

Even so, it was still not full, giving people a sparse feeling.

There is no way. Shohoku and Hirai High School are not famous enough, and most of the audience are students from the two schools.

At this time, Haruko Akagi was sitting in the audience with her two best friends, cheering for the Shohoku team and her brother.

Suddenly, a familiar figure sat in the seat behind the Xiangbei bench.

He was none other than Mitsui.

He was accompanied by three tall and strong Shohoku students, who would be the future exclusive cheerleading team for Mitsui - the Horita Tokuo trio!

They are Mitsui's classmates. But the problem is, Mitsui has not been to school for many days and has been staying in the hospital all this time. I don't know how they formed such a deep friendship!

"Mitsui, are you here to cheer us on?"

"Mitsui, how is your injury?"

……

As soon as they saw Mitsui, the Xiangbei players greeted him.

“According to the doctor’s latest diagnosis, it will take another week for me to be discharged from the hospital.

When I return, I look forward to taking on new challenges with you and facing every difficulty in the future together.

Finally, I sincerely wish you success in your first battle! "

Mitsui's words were full of trust and expectations for his teammates, and then his eyes turned to Murasakibara.

"Mumu, you have to work hard too!"

"Don't worry, I won't let you down!"

Murasaki and Mitsui bumped fists, their eyes full of confidence.

During these three days, he continued to train hard and his strength has improved to a certain extent.

Among them, the quick stop jump shot and turnaround jump shot have been further improved, and the extreme pull-up shot has also reached the LV3 stage.

Name: Mumu Gongyan
Age: 15
Height: 177cm
Armspan: 185cm
Weight: 63kg
physical fitness
Strength: 69, Speed: 75, Physical Fitness: 78, Flexibility: 88, Reaction: MAX, Injury Resistance: MAX, Explosive Power: 82, Bounce: 70
Offensive skills: ball control: 78, passing: 64, layup: 85, close shot: 68, mid-range shot: 83, three-pointer: 75, free throw: 79, running: 71, organization: 56
defensive skills

Steals: 61, One-on-One Defense: 62, Defensive Rebounds: 55, Blocks: 51
技能：交叉步LV7（2500/10000）、急停跳投LV7（0/10000）、欧洲步LV6（700/5000）、转身跳投LV6（0/5000）、极限拉杆LV3（100/500）

Status: Excellent
Evaluation: Pseudo-strong team core
Note: Attributes below 50 will not be displayed!
With Murasakibara's current strength, he is qualified to be called the top shooting guard in Kanagawa, and even has the qualifications to compete for the first shooting guard in Kanagawa.

"I'm 177cm tall now, just one centimeter away from reaching the height I want in the plot year. I hope I can continue to grow taller in the future, at least to 185cm!"

Murasakibara is well aware of the importance of height. If he stops growing taller at 178 cm, his ceiling will probably not be much better than that of Iverson.

Swish swish swish~
During the warm-up phase, Murasakibara started shooting from different positions, and the basketball kept falling into the basket.

Among all the major offensive attributes, mid-range has become Murasakibara's strongest point.

It is not yet the small ball era, so naturally there is no body hair defense. Confrontation is the characteristic of this era.

Therefore, mid-range shots are more important in the game than three-pointers.

Since defeating Ryonan in the friendly match, the cohesion of Xiangbei players has greatly increased, and they have worked harder in daily training, with many players even doing extra training.

This change has enhanced the overall strength of the Xiangbei team to a certain extent, and the cooperation between the players has become more tacit.

After the warm-up, Coach Anzai did not take it lightly and directly sent out what he thought was the strongest starting lineup, namely Nobuhiko Okamoto, Murasakibara, Kumamoto Yamamoto, Yuho Ikeda and Takenori Akagi.

The reason why Coach Anxi sent out the strongest lineup was mainly for the purpose of running-in and improving the tacit understanding between the five players as much as possible.

"Kumure, unless it is necessary, it is best not to show your ability to hold the ball. Can you do this?"

Before going on the court, Coach Anzai gave Murasakibara a special reminder.

"I got it, Coach!"

Murasakibara understood Coach Anzai's plan. Coach Anzai wanted him to hide his strength and use him as a surprise weapon when facing a strong team.

This not only catches the opponent off guard, but also reduces the possibility of them targeting Murasakibara.

At this time, Hirai High School also sent out their starting lineup.

Mu Mu took a quick look and found that the opposing players were generally not tall, with the tallest being barely over 180 cm.

Soon, the game begins.

Akagi easily won the jump ball, and Okamoto Nobuhiko advanced with the ball.

After Akagi got into position with his back to the goal, Nobuhiko Okamoto directly lobbed the ball in.

While catching the ball, Akagi leaned back and the center of Hirai High School was knocked away by Akagi.

The gap in confrontation between the two is too big, they are not on the same level at all.

Bang~
Akagi rushed into the basket and did a gorilla dunk.

This goal boosted the morale of the Xiangbei team.

"Yeah, gorilla slam dunk!"

However, when Akagi fell to the ground, a voice suddenly came from the Xiangbei team's bench.

To be more precise, it was in the seat behind the Xiangbei bench.

Akagi glared at Mitsui fiercely, and the latter instantly realized that he had accidentally said the wrong thing and couldn't help showing an embarrassed expression.

"Mitsui, that slam dunk was so gorilla-like!"

Just at this moment, the voice of Tokuo Horita seeking death was heard.

Akagi clenched his fists tightly, veins popped out on his forehead, and he was in a very bad mood.

If he wasn't in the middle of a match, he would have punched these two hateful guys on the spot.

Trivia: The nickname Gorilla originated from Mitsui, and Sakuragi was renamed. Rather than saying that the two have similar heroes, it’s better to say that Akagi really looks like a gorilla!
(End of this chapter)