Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 67 Play Like the GOAT

At the edge of the competition venue, stood a short-haired beauty wearing big earrings. She was Yayoi Aida.

Yayoi Aida is a new reporter for Basketball Weekly. She is very passionate about basketball, has keen observation skills and is a very dedicated reporter.

Of course, he is also a reporter who likes to carry his own agenda.

At the same time, she is also the older sister of Hikoichi Aida.

Both the brother and sister have a hobby of investigating things, and their catchphrase is "observe carefully".

If nothing unexpected happens, Hikoichi Aida was most likely influenced by his sister.

Yayoi Aida instructed the assistant beside him: "Nakamura, you must observe carefully!"

"Yes, Ms. Aida!"

Intern Nakamura quickly responded.

Nakamura: Please change someone. How can you find an intern for three years?
Yayoi Aida said with emotion: "Shohoku has made great progress this year, turning from a bottom-ranked team into a top-notch team."

“Is the Xiangbei team strong?”

Nakamura knew little about basketball, and even less about high school basketball.

"In the starting lineup of the Xiangbei team, there are three outstanding freshmen, namely, Mugure Kiminori who ranks second in the scoring list, the gorilla Akagi Takenori, and the junior high school MVP Mitsui Hisashi!"

Nakamura asked curiously, "Gorilla?"

"This should be the title of Akagi Takenori. In short, he is a very promising center. He once played against Shinichi Yano, one of the top three centers, and was not much inferior to him."

Before coming here, Yayoi Aida studied the information about the Shohoku team.

"Senior, which team do you think will win?"

Aida Yayoi said in a firm tone: "Of course it's Shoyo!"

Nakamura was very surprised. He originally thought that Yayoi Aida would support Shohoku, but it turned out to be Shoyo.

"But didn't you say that Xiangbei is very strong?"

"Shohoku is indeed not to be underestimated, but Shoyo is even better, not to mention that Shohoku still has three shortcomings!"

Aida Yayoi paused and continued, "First, the substitutes of Xiangbei are far inferior to Xiangyang. Second, this is almost Xiangyang's home court. Third, Xiangbei's starting lineup includes four freshmen. Normally, freshmen often have shortcomings such as lack of experience, unreasonable physical distribution, and unstable mentality."

Nakamura asked persistently, "Apart from the facts, does Xiangbei have no advantages?"

Yayoi Aida thought carefully, and finally her eyes fell on Coach Anzai.

"It's not without advantages. Their coach is former national player Mitsuyoshi Anzai. However, I heard that he doesn't care much about the team, so this point can be ignored."

While Yayoi Aida and Nakamura were discussing, the game officially began with a whistle.

Akagi and Junichiro Nozawa stood in the center circle, preparing for the jump ball.

Junichiro Nozawa is a player with muscular body and gives people the feeling of a fitness coach.

Although he is 4 cm shorter than Akagi, he weighs 3 kg more than Akagi.

According to the information Akagi has, Junichiro Nozawa has rough skills and his offensive range is limited to the basket. He is an excellent defensive center.

The next moment, the referee standing between the two men threw the ball vertically upwards.

However, before the ball reached its highest point, Akagi jumped up and kicked the ball out.

beep~
The referee blew the whistle immediately, indicating a jump ball violation.

The ball was awarded to the Xiangyang team, and Xiangyang took the out-of-bounds ball.

"Akagi, relax!"

Murasaki patted Akagi's shoulder. Maybe because of the Shoyo cheerleading team, Akagi was still a little nervous.

"Gorilla, why are you so nervous? Looks like we can't count on you for this game!"

On the side, Mitsui deliberately made a sarcastic remark.

"Damn it, who did you say was nervous, and don't call me a gorilla!"

Akagi was furious. If Mitsui had not dodged quickly, he would have punched him.

However, it was also because of Mitsui that Akagi seemed to have returned to normal.

"Okay, Shoyo is going to serve." Murasakibara hurriedly tried to smooth things over. For some reason, he felt that Mitsui was gradually becoming "Sakura-like"!
Shoyo sent the ball out of bounds and Fujima dribbled the ball across half court.

"This guy is so... beautiful!"

Looking at Fujima's handsome face, Okamoto Nobuhiko was a little dazed.

The next moment, Fujima started quickly and passed Okamoto Nobuhiko in one step.

"So fast!"

Nobuhiko Okamoto was shocked. Fujima's speed was faster than he had imagined, and seemed to be even faster than Murasakibara.

He quickly turned around and chased after him, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't shorten the distance between him and Fujima.

After getting rid of the defender, Fujima dribbled the ball like the wind, and without waiting for Akagi to come forward to help defend, he jumped up decisively and made a layup.

shuh~
The basketball went through the basket accurately, making a crisp friction sound.

Hua Hua Hua~
The audience instantly erupted in cheers, applauding Fujima's wonderful performance.

Among them, there were also faint screams of girls.

Fujima's handsome face makes him very attractive to women.

Nobuhiko Okamoto looked at Fujima helplessly. He hated defending this kind of player the most.

Offense and defense transition!

Okamoto dribbled the ball across half court and looked at Fujima who was ready to fight in front of him. Following the experience taught by Murasakibara before the game, he turned sideways to Fujima and did not give him a chance to steal the ball.

At the same time, Nobuhiko Okamoto took the initiative to confront Fujima.

At the moment of contact with Fujima, Nobuhiko Okamoto took advantage of the confrontation and forced a breakthrough.

The first-year Fujima was obviously weaker in the confrontation, but he still used his speed advantage to quickly entangle the opponent.

In the tangle, Okamoto had to pass the ball to Akagi and then took Fujima away.

Facing the defense of Junichiro Nozawa, Akagi started to play one-on-one with his back to the basket.

However, Junichiro Nozawa's confrontation is almost as good as his, and he has rich defensive experience.

Junichiro Nozawa has experienced the baptism of national competitions, and he often plays against the three major centers of Kanagawa, so defending Akagi is no problem for him.

After realizing that he would not be able to do whatever he wanted in the paint, Akagi quickly passed the ball back to Murasakibara.

This is the biggest drawback of the One Star Shooting in Four Directions system. Once the star is locked, the system will collapse.

Of course, the one-star-four-shooter tactic does not mean that the center must be the core.

With the improvement in organization and passing, Murasakibara can become the tactical core among four stars like the future GOAT.

Well, he's going to play like the GOAT!
After receiving the ball, Murasakibara did not rush to shoot, but calmly observed the situation on the court.

"I wonder if the super star Kogure Konobu can be compared with our Fujima?"

Matsushima Ichito secretly compares Murasakibara and Fujima.

It was also at this time that Murasakibara discovered that Matsushima Ichigo's center of gravity had shifted somewhat.

Naturally, he did not miss this opportunity and used his powerful explosive power to pass Matsushima Ichiho in one step.

"How could it be so fast!"

Matsushima Ichigo was obviously surprised, as Murasakibara's speed was beyond his expectations.

He naturally would not have thought that in just over half a month, Murasakibara had made great progress.

After completing the breakthrough, Murasakibara did not choose to shoot, but passed the ball to Mitsui who ran into an open space.

shuh~
Without hesitation, Mitsui made a three-pointer easily.

"Mumu, good job!"

"You're still the best at throwing!"

The two men praised each other and then quickly returned to defense.

(End of this chapter)