Chapter 130: The Transformation of Miyagi Ryota
The offseason has come to an end, the team adjustments have been completed, and the new season will officially start in two months.
It was at this time that the Jaguar team held its annual season kick-off meeting.
In fact, it is better to say that it is a mobilization meeting, than a goal-setting meeting.
Kawaguchi presided over the meeting.
As for next season's goal, Kawaguchi's idea is to improve on last season.
In fact, this goal is really vague.
After that, Kawaguchi asked about Coach Ohki, and Coach Ohki's answer was very direct and the goal given was very clear.
"Don't be surprised, it's the impact of the championship, maybe you don't know how to understand it, but every time I'm standing on the sidelines, I can feel the slightest bit of your progress, these improvements give me the courage to say something like this, three years ago, when Sakuragi and Rukawa Kaede first entered the league, I wouldn't say such a thing, it really doesn't fit the reality, at that time all we had to do was to accumulate strength, and now, our strength is full, we can pose a threat to any team in this league, so, it's time!!”
Coach Oki is like a lecturer in the church, everyone seems to have been baptized, and they are all very excited, maybe everyone is slowly beginning to believe Coach Oki's words in their hearts, and this influence is completed imperceptibly!!
"So, Coach Ohki, do you have a specific goal?"
"Isn't it all clear!!"
Coach Oki blurted out without hesitation.
"Are you sure??"
Kawaguchi was a little unsure.
"Of course, it's the same sentence: it's time!!"
Coach Oki is as resolute as ever.
"You definitely know the team better than I do, and you know basketball, so I will definitely support you, but there is one more sentence: basketball is round, so anything can happen, if you really aim for the championship, I hope we will go to the new season with the mentality of hitting the championship!
Kawaguchi also offered his own opinion.
"You are the final decision-maker, you have the final say!"
Oki replied dryly.
"Okay, then our goal next season is to do our best to hit the championship, although this road is not easy, but I believe in you, and I am willing to be your strongest backing!!"
Kawaguchi has finally set his goals for the new season.
"What's more, Coach Damu, don't issue a military order this year, no matter what, our team can't do without you!!"
Kawaguchi then added.
"It's still the same sentence, you are the decision-maker, and they all listen to you!!"
Oki replied.
"Okay!!Then it's decided!!"
Kawaguchi slapped the table hard and said.
"Good. Now that this goal has been set, we will put it into action, although there is no military order, but I believe that we will do the same!!"
Coach Oki said categorically.
In this way, the Jaguar team's season mobilization meeting is over, and "hitting the championship" may be a goal that every player did not think of before the meeting, but Coach Oki has already mentioned it.
Perhaps as the most experienced coach here, Coach Ohki has already seen the potential that everyone has not discovered!!
In the last two months before the new season, the Jaguar team has conducted a fully closed training, and Akagi is also recovering in an orderly manner, and it is uncertain whether he will be able to catch the first game, but it is already counting down!!
"Hitting the championship is not just talking, I believe that everyone is not just talking about kung fu, fighting like a man, sweating is what we should do the most!!Are you ready!!"
Before the first game of the new season, Coach Ohki cheered up the players in the locker room.
"Okay~~!!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
"3,2,1 Jaguar~~"
The season of the Jaguar team's "Shock Championship" has officially begun!!
The Jaguars' first game of the new season was away from home against the Osaka Iron Horses.
The two teams are also a group of old rivals, and the two teams were ranked 5th and 6th respectively last season, which shows that the two teams are equally strong.
This season, the two teams met in the opener, and it had a different taste.
Because there is a guy on the Iron Horse team that is very familiar to the Jaguar team - Kyle Simmons.
“how.are.you?? men!!”
“fine!!”
Before kick-off, Sakuragi took the initiative to come to Simmons' side to greet him.
Last season, in Akagi's absence, Sakuragi and Simmons propped up the Jaguars' interior line, and although they lacked height, they used their positivity and bounce to trade back other disadvantages.
So the two can be regarded as leaving a deep friendship.
But now that the two are their own masters, their friendship can only be left to the audience to review their old days.
On the Jaguar side, Akagi followed the team to Osaka, but sat on the bench in a suit and leather shoes.
In the previous Jaguar team's team training, Akagi was already able to participate in the full five-on-five game, but perhaps to be on the safe side, Akagi still failed to get permission from the team doctor to play.
Replacing Akagi is still Tao Matsumura.
The first match of the new season for both teams has officially begun.
"Come on!!Hit the championship!!Let's start!!"
Sakuragi slapped the floor excitedly.
After the opening, the two teams played very staggered, and the three-forward tactics of the Iron Horse team received good results, and the three of them continued to break through in the front court, sharing the ball, breaking through, dividing the ball, breaking through, dividing the ball, and playing the Jaguar team's defensive rotation was a little careless.
And the Jaguar team took the lead in not Rukawa Kaede, nor Sakuragi, but the point guard Miyagi.
"Brush~~!!"
Using Sakuragi's blocking, Miyagi directly saw the stitches and hit a three-point shot!!
"Beautiful~~!!Miyagi!!If it feels good, just keep casting!!"
Sakuragi encouraged.
Come back to the Iron Horse team to attack, the ball is in the hands of Simmons, Simmons is against Rukawa Kaede, this is a very interesting set of matchups, the two sides also swapped owners last season, came to each other's teams, and became opponents in the first game of the season, sometimes it's really a trick!!
Simmons made a back-to-back hit of Rukawa Kaede, and for Simmons, it's hard for anyone in the entire JBA to resist his back-thrust ability!!
If there is really someone who can withstand it, then it is really only Rukawa Kaede!!
And Rukawa Kaede not only withstood Simmons' back hit, but also made Simmons' dribbling seem quite difficult, and he stumbled a little!
"Smack~~!!"
Just when Simmons was competing with Rukawa Kaede, Miyagi saw the opportunity and directly cut off the ball that Simmons had just transported to the ground with one palm!!
After the opening, Miyagi's performance was quite eye-catching!!
After Miyagi broke off, he dribbled directly to the front court.
"I'm coming!!Miyagi!!"
Miyagi dribbles in front, and Sakuragi roars and rushes from behind!!
"I'm going to keep an eye on him!!"
Seeing that Miyagi was slowing down a little as if he was waiting for Sakuragi, Slais Kento immediately reacted and let Miyagi go into the air, and instead went to follow Sakuragi, who was killing under the basket.
"Hmph, let me go like that!!"
Miyagi was a little angry when he saw this, but he should be angry on the surface and happy in his heart, because Miyagi can shoot unguarded three-pointers again!!
"Brush~~!!"
Another step!!
Miyagi's three-point shot smashed directly into the basket like a guided missile!!
As I didn't expect it, the Jaguar team was the first to attack Miyagi!!
The Iron Horse team came back to attack, and the ball was given to Jianren, who faced Mitsui's defense and played a standard "Jianren-style" brainless attack, blindly shooting!!
Blind shot in exchange for a three-point shot, Sakuragi's position was predicted very accurately, and he got this rebound without jumping or scrambling!!
After Sakuragi got the ball, he gave it directly to Miyagi, and Miyagi felt hot, and this time the Iron Horse team should not let Miyagi go again!!
Miyagi came to the front court with the ball, and it was the veteran Kataoka Pekuri who defended Miyagi.
The veteran's attitude is still very upright, staring at Miyagi tightly.
Miyagi slowly moved towards the three-point line, and after communicating with Sakuragi with his eyes, Sakuragi immediately mentioned that he was going to do a block and dismantle on the line, so he was Kataoka holding Sakuragi, wanting to bypass the defense in advance!!
"What!!"
But Kataoka made a mistake, because at this moment, Miyagi didn't use this block at all, but directly shot with three points!!
"Brush~~!!"
Triple Hit!!
(To be continued.) )