12dz Chapter 216 National Competition Opponents (Part )
Chapter 216 National Competition Opponents (Part )
As soon as the six people showed up, they attracted a lot of attention, especially Ah Mu. As a well-known player at the national level, people recognized him from time to time and talked about him:
"Look, it's Shinichi Maki from the Kainan University Affiliated School! Why is he in Nagoya?"
"Hainan must have made it to the national competition, so he must have come here to check it out. Aiwa Academy is so strong this year, he will definitely come to take a look. And don't forget, Amu is from Nagoya."
"Hey, who are those guys following behind Amu? They're all so tall, especially the old-looking one. Such a tall center, I think he's not much smaller than the big monster on the Aiwa Academy team!"
"He looks familiar. I remember the center of the Hainan team last year didn't look like that, and he didn't seem that tall either!"
"…I heard that Hainan didn't win the Kanagawa championship this year!"
"Really?!"
"Yes, yes, I heard about it too. It seems that the champion of Kanagawa this year is the team that defeated our Aiwa Academy in the national competition last year. What was its name... Shohoku! Now I remember, the big guy is Shohoku's center Akagi Takenori, the one wearing a hat is Mitsui Hisashi, and the one wearing glasses is Mugure Konobu. They were all sophomores last year."
"Is this the treatment for a national star player? The greater the fame, the greater the responsibility... Well, I will definitely work hard." Sakuragi's thinking is always different
"What a sturdy figure!" Amu noticed the No. 15 player of the Aiwa team off the court.
"Hmm... He is indeed very strong." Akagi also noticed
Player No. 15 received a pass from Zhu Xing.
"Double-team, double-team!" Mingpeng's coach shouted from the sidelines, and immediately two Mingpeng players rushed over to double-team No. 15.
"Hmph, two people are enough? Let's defeat them, A-Kuan," said the old man coach of Aiwa Academy with a look of disdain.
With a loud bang, No. 15 dunked with great force, knocking two people under Mingpeng's basket to the ground.
"What a terrifying power!" Akagi's eyes widened. "Judging from his physique, the No. 5 center of Meipeng is not weak either, but he was easily knocked away."
"He's not slow either," Amu said. Meipeng Industries tried to counterattack, and the No. 4 guard made a fast break layup, but Mori Shigehiro, who was chasing back, pinned the ball to the backboard with his palm.
"Mori Shigehiro, Mori Shigehiro, Mori Shigehiro" the whole audience shouted his name
Height 199cm, weight 100kg... This is the information about Mori Shigehiro mentioned in the original book, but it is just an abstract concept after all. However, now, after observing with his own eyes, with the experience and vision accumulated in Mu Mu's previous basketball career, he has a more specific understanding of Mori Shigehiro: just over 15 years old, his height is close to 2 meters, and it is estimated that his height in the future should reach about 210cm. He is heavy enough, with amazing strength, but not bulky. His speed, jumping ability and flexibility are among the top among power centers...
Murasakibara silently came to his own conclusion in his mind: For a Japanese, Mori Shigehiro's physical condition is indeed amazing, so even though he is still in the stage of relying on his body to play, he is already hard to beat; and Mori Shigehiro's basic skills are also quite solid. Although his technique is still relatively rough and the combination of technique and body is still in its infancy, as long as he is guided correctly and trained reasonably, his future achievements will definitely not be low. Although he may still not reach the level of Americans, he can still make a living in Asia.
"For a center like this, I'm afraid Naito may not be his opponent... Amu thought so, then turned around and asked: "Akagi, what do you think?"
Akagi pondered for a moment and said, "This Mori Shigehiro is indeed very powerful. I think that if we compete one-on-one, even Yuzumi or I would not be able to withstand him. However, Mori Shigehiro is indeed gifted, but he is still a little immature now. Apart from anything else, his childish fouls are a big loophole."
As he was talking, he saw Mori Shigehiro knocking the two people defending him away and dunking successfully, then hanging on the basket rim, and then being called for a technical foul by the referee.
"This kind of unnecessary foul shows how immature he is. I guess he doesn't have much experience. I can't just compete with him in strength and use technology to deal with him. He may not be able to defend against me in this regard," Akagi thought for a moment and continued.
"This Mori Shigehiro is much better than you were in the first grade. I don't know how much he will grow up to be. Sakuragi, you have to pay attention to him." Mitsui teased Akagi and reminded Sakuragi
"I'll pay attention." Sakuragi stared at the audience with a serious face.
"Muroboshi is even better than last year. Aiwa Academy, don't underestimate us this year." At the end of the first half, Aiwa Academy led the opponent 54:20. In the second half, Moroboshi Dai did not play, and Mori Shigehiro continued to stay on the court to gain experience. However, in the 9th minute of the second half, Mori Shigehiro fouled out five times. Although Moroboshi and Mori Shigehiro were missing, Meiho Industry had already lost the game. The final score was 96:53. Aiwa Academy slaughtered the opponent and won the first place in the county competition. Although Meiho Industry suffered a crushing defeat, it also entered the national competition
When I returned to the first floor, I happened to see the players of Aiwa Academy coming out of the passage and heading to the locker room. Among the group of players wearing red jerseys, Mori Shigehiro's huge body was particularly conspicuous.
Akagi pulled Sakuragi and said, "Sakuragi, don't cause trouble."
Sakuragi gave him a silly smile, "Don't worry, Gorilla. I won't let anyone see it."
Mu Mu patted Akagi's hand and said, "Let him go." He then reminded him, "Be careful."
Sakuragi nodded, put his hands in his pockets, pretended to be busy on the road and didn't pay attention to the front, and walked straight towards Mori Shigehiro. Mumu knew that with Sakuragi's competitive personality, he couldn't stop him at all, so it was better to let Sakuragi try, so that he could be prepared.
Sakuragi pretended to walk forward in a hurry. Mori Shigehiro, who was talking to his teammates with his head tilted, did not notice Sakuragi coming towards him. By the time he saw him, it was too late to avoid him.
The two men met head-on and collided hard.
Mori Shigehiro paused and his body just swayed, while Sakuragi staggered and fell two steps. If he had not been prepared, this collision would definitely make him fall to the ground - just like the original Sakuragi in the original book who was directly knocked down by Mori Shigehiro.
"Oh, I'm sorry, are you okay?" Mori Shigehiro is still a very honest person.
Sakuragi steadied his steps and smiled: "It's okay, it's all my fault that I was in a hurry to go to the toilet and didn't pay attention to the sides. I'm really sorry." Sakuragi pointed to the toilet in front. Then he ran over. This kid, I didn't expect he has a talent for acting.
"Amu?" Zhu Xingdai, who was walking behind Aiwa's team, noticed Amu and his face changed. "Mitsui, Akagi, Mugure, you are here too."
"Zhu Xing, what's going on?" the old coach came over and asked
"Oh, coach, I met an old acquaintance. This is Shinichi Maki from Hainan." Moroboshi introduced the group from Kanagawa to the coach.
"I know the famous national runner-up defender Shinichi Maki. Are these guys also members of Hainan?" Ishii Taro (the old coach) nodded and asked.
"Coach, these three are not from Xiangbei. They are Akagi, Mugure and Mitsui. They eliminated our Aiwa Academy last year." The players from Aiwa Academy who participated in last year's competition also recognized the three from Xiangbei.
"Oh, it's you guys. This big guy must be Akagi-san. He's really strong. No wonder Moroboshi keeps mentioning your name to Hiro. Thanks to you guys, I took over as the coach of Aiwa Academy. Moroboshi, you actually met some friends. You can stay and have a good chat with them. Everyone, take a day off tomorrow and continue training the day after tomorrow." Ishii gave a few instructions and left.