Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 56 SD's Most Handsome Coach

"It seems that Mitsui has not recovered yet, which is good news for us."

Seeing that Mitsui did not come on the court for warm-up, coach Kazumi Kawasaki felt relieved.

Kazumi Kawasaki is the favorite student of Coach Anzai. He has a handsome appearance and an upright posture. He is definitely qualified to compete with Goro Domoto for the title of the most handsome coach in SD.

What, Kenji Fujima?

He is clearly a substitute player!
Under the leadership of Kazumi Kawasaki, Tsukuba has grown increasingly stronger in recent years and has gradually become a strong team.

Of course, the strong teams here refer to regional teams, not national or even dominant teams like Hainan High School, Sanno Industrial School, and Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School.

Kazumi Kawasaki is not sure how strong Mitsui is, but he is the MVP of junior high school after all, so his strength must be good, and may be as good as Murasakibara.

Once Mitsui and Murasakibara form the golden duo in the backcourt, Tsukushige will be in great danger.

Mitsui's absence gave coach Kazumi Kawasaki hope of victory.

Soon, the warm-up was completed.

Before the game started, the coaches of both teams began to make final tactical arrangements.

As good coaches, they are well aware that every detail of the game may determine the final outcome.

"In this match, we will focus on positional warfare, with Akagi as the main force. We must slow down the tempo of the game and never let ourselves be led by the opponent, otherwise we will suffer a loss.

In addition, you must return to defense quickly and try not to give them the opportunity to fast break. Do you understand?"

Coach Anxi held the tactical board and pointed out the positions of each player on the court, ensuring that each player was clear about his or her responsibilities and how to tear open the opponent's defense through passing and running on the offensive end.

Finally, emphasis is placed on defensive positioning and the timing of assisting defense.

"understand!"

The Xiangbei players naturally had no objection.

Soon, both sides sent out their starting lineups.

There is no change in the lineup of Xiangbei, which is still Nobuhiko Okamoto, Murasakibara, Kumamoto Yamamoto, Yuho Ikeda and Takenori Akagi.

Tsukuba's starting lineup

Center: Kimura Hiroshi, 185 cm, 77 kg, third grade
Ohmae: Matsushita Teru, 181cm, 74kg, second year
Kozen: Tomokazu Goshiro, 177cm, 70kg, first grade
Shooting guard: Matsushita Kogoro, 174cm, 68kg, third grade
Point guard: Hiroshi Natsume, 155 cm, 54 kg, first grade
Like Shohoku, Tsukuba's starting lineup also has two freshmen, namely Goshiro Tomo and Natsume Hiroshi.

"Mumu, I will definitely defeat you this time!"

Looking at Murasakibara opposite him, Tomokazu Goshiro made up his mind secretly.

A month ago, Tomokazu Goshiro was defeated by Murasakibara on the baseball field. At that time, he made up his mind to defeat Murasakibara!

So, Wu Dai Youhe began his arduous training.

It was also at that time that coach Kazumi Kawasaki noticed the potential of Tomokazu Goshiro.

Under the careful guidance of coach Kazumi Kawasaki, Tomokazu Goshiro made significant progress in just one month, with the greatest improvement in three-point shooting. He became an indispensable three-point shooter for Takeshi Tsukuba and eventually got the starting spot.

As for Hiroshi Natsume, he is a short player.

Natsume Hiroshi possesses extreme speed, skillful ball control and excellent organizational skills.

Of course, his height and weight are huge defects, which may make him a sieve in the game.

To put it simply, Natsume Hiroshi is a weakened version of Miyagi Ryouta.

In order to catch Shohoku off guard, coach Kazumi Kawasaki, against all odds, promoted Hiroshi Natsume as the starting point guard for this game.

The next moment, the referee threw the ball high up, indicating that the game officially began.

When the basketball started to fall, Akagi jumped up and passed the ball to Nobuhiko Okamoto with absolute advantage.

Akagi fell to the ground and then ran towards the front court at a slow pace, trying to conserve his energy as much as possible.

In this game, he has the heaviest task.

Nobuhiko Okamoto controlled the basketball steadily and stepped into the front court on time. He did not rush to attack, but patiently waited for his chance.

The tactics of the Xiangbei team are very simple, it is still the one star and four shoot tactics.

The difference is that this game will try to slow down the pace as much as possible and play to Akagi's strengths.

When there were ten seconds left in the offensive time, Nobuhiko Okamoto passed the ball to Akagi.

Hiroshi Natsume was too short to effectively interfere with Nobuhiko Okamoto's passes.

Akagi received the ball with his back to the basket, and Kimura Hiroshi lowered his center of gravity to defend himself. As a result, he was hit by Akagi and involuntarily took two steps back, almost falling to the ground.

The weight difference between the two men was a full ten kilograms, plus the difference in strength, so the confrontation was more than one level apart.

After knocking back Kimura Hiroshi, Akagi quickly turned around and strode into the three-second zone.

Bang~
There was a loud banging sound, and the basket was even pulled down to a certain angle.

Akagi the gorilla scored a slam dunk and took the first two points for the Xiangbei team.

"Akagi, return to defense!"

Mu Mu's voice suddenly sounded.

Akagi quickly let go of the basket and quickly returned to defense to avoid being turned into a fast break by Tsukuba.

Sure enough, Kimura Hiroshi served the ball quickly and then rushed to the front court at the fastest speed.

Unfortunately, Akagi was quite fast and was not shaken off by Kimura Hiroshi, which resulted in Tsukuba Tsukushi's fast break failing.

Natsume Hiroshi quickly dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, trying to break through Murasakibara.

After learning that Hiroshi Natsume would become Tsukuba's starting point guard, Murasaki took the initiative to switch defense with Nobuhiko Okamoto.

Nobuhiko Okamoto is strong in confrontation, but his speed is quite average, and there is a high possibility that he will be beaten by Hiroshi Natsume.

It’s different with Murasakibara. His explosiveness and flexibility are both above 80. His speed and strength are also good. He is undoubtedly the best player in Xiangbei to defend Natsume Hiroshi.

Natsume Hiroshi tried to break through, but Murasakibara immediately entangled him.

During the contact, Murasakibara started to fight back, and Natsume Hiroshi was obviously affected. His hand movements became messy, losing his previous fluency and rhythm.

Murasakibara seized the opportunity and, with his extreme reaction, quickly cut towards the basketball with his right hand.

slap~
His movements were as fast as lightning and he completed the steal in an instant.

The players of Tsukuba subconsciously returned to defense quickly, trying to stop Xiangbei's fast break.

However, Murasakibara did not dribble the ball quickly, but dribbled slowly across half court.

He always keeps Coach Anxi's tactical arrangements in mind!

Murasakibara did not seem to be in a hurry to attack. He wasted some time again before passing the ball to Akagi who was ready.

Bang~
After receiving the ball, just like in the previous round, Akagi easily knocked back Kimura Hiroshi and ended the attack with a powerful dunk.

While Akagi scored two points, Murasakibara also got an assist.

4: 0!

This time, Akagi didn't need any reminder and quickly turned around to defend.

Tsukutake failed to make a fast break again, and due to the entanglement of Murasakibara, Natsume Hiroshi was almost intercepted again and had to pass the ball to Matsushita Yukigoro.

Naturally, Natsume Hiroshi in his first year of high school was not as strong as he would be two years later. He also lacked competition experience and was not that strong at all.

The reason why coach Kazumi Kawasaki let Hiroshi Natsume start was that he hoped he could play the role of a surprise soldier in the game and achieve unexpected results.

For Tsukushige Takeshi, this was a bold attempt.

Regrettably, before Natsume Hiroshi could perform, he was suppressed by Murasaki, and coach Kawasaki Kazumi's plan was instantly shattered.

(End of this chapter)