Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Next Opponent - Radiance!
As soon as the Jaguar team returned to Kobe, they received good news: Coach Oki gave everyone a half-day off!
This allows the big guys to have their own time, Miyagi and Mitsui are ready to go to the hot springs, anyway, it is to relax and relax themselves, and Sakuragi too, he has a very important thing to do, which is a lifelong event, and that is to follow Haruko Akagi!!
After packing up his clothes, Sakuragi set off.
Sakuragi's movements are quite fast, and as soon as he goes out, he finds Akagi walking in front, and in order not to startle the snake, Sakuragi decides to follow.
"Haha, it went so well!" Sakuragi excited.
Sure enough, Akagi then walked into a Western restaurant.
Sakuragi also bought a bouquet of roses at the flower shop while following him, hiding the flowers behind him, and Sakuragi followed.
"Right there, huh~huh~ Come on, Sakuragi, you can do it!"
Sakuragi saw Akagi's face and decided on a seat, but the girl sat across from Akagi, with only her back. But Sakuragi is still adjusting his breathing and cheering himself up!!
Sakuragi straightened up and walked to Akagi's seat like a gentleman.
"Sakura,,Ki ,,," Seeing the oncoming Sakuragi, Akagi was also a little confused.
As Sakuragi gradually walked to the table, probably seeing Akagi's changing expression, the girl in the seat suddenly turned her head.
"Sunny ,,,? Ah!!!h
The moment the girl turned her head completely, Sakuragi was completely dumbfounded, and in his heart, there was only one question!
"Who is this?" Obviously, it wasn't Haruko sitting across from Akagi.
Seeing that Akagi had been looking at Sakuragi, the girl asked, "You know each other?"
"Ah, he's my teammate. ”
"Sakuragi, why are you here?" Akagi asked when he saw Sakuragi being stupid.
"Ah,,It's okay, I happened to be passing by here, and when I saw Akagi you inside, I was curious to come in and take a look, haha, it's okay. Sakuragi forced himself to hide his embarrassment.
"Oh, that's a coincidence, let's have a meal with us, let's sit down!"
"Forget it, don't delay your good work,,," Sakuragi declined Akagi's invitation.
"What are you talking about, stupid, this is the sister of my third master's family, I happen to live nearby, we haven't seen each other for a long time, so let's come out for some dinner!" Akagi's words made Sakuragi completely stupid, but he didn't expect Akagi to have a sister in addition to Haruko.
"Oh oh, haha, that's a misunderstanding!" Sakuragi said after a pause.
"Sit down, I'll invite you!" Akagi said as he gave Sakuragi a seat.
"Ah, no, no, I still have something, really, really gone!" Sakuragi finished speaking and was about to turn away, just about to turn around Sakuragi remembered that there were roses on his back hand, and it would be really embarrassing if he was seen, so he threw it under the dining table next to him. I trotted all the way out of the hotel.
"You're a funny teammate!"
"Ah, he's like this, his nerves are a little deranged, leave him alone,,," Bidding farewell to Sakuragi, who suddenly came to defense, Akagi and his sister from the third master's family started a dinner party.
"Oh my God, how can this be, Haruko, who said yes, how did she become the sister of the three masters!!! Eh, let this day be busy for nothing! The next time you see Akagi, you must ask which sister he has!" Sakuragi who walked out of the restaurant was very disappointed.
"Boom~~Boom~~!"
Suddenly, there was a loud thunder in the sky, and before the thunder could subside, the downpour fell instantly.
"Why is it raining again, oh my God, I didn't bring an umbrella, there is not even a taxi in this place!Eh! Miyagi must still be soaking in the hot springs, maybe there are beautiful women with them!!!, I actually sheltered from the rain in front of the grocery store, my precious vacation!!"
The cherry trees, who hid under the eaves to avoid the rain, looked particularly desolate at this time, and the rare vacation turned into an outdoor shelter from the rain because of a misunderstanding.
A new day of training has begun.
"How's it going, how did you guys play yesterday!?"
Early in the morning, Coach Oki called the players to the conference room. First of all, a digression.
"It's comfortable, I didn't expect Kobe to have such a great hot spring!!I'm going to go next time, right, Mitsui!!"
"yes, yes, it's like being in heaven!"
The conversation between Miyagi and Mitsui reminds Sakuragi of what happened yesterday.
"Haha, after relaxing, we're going to get down to business, and we're here early this morning to analyze the next opponent!"
Coach Oki opened the slide as he spoke.
"Sado Island brilliance"
I saw such a few big words appear on the first page of the slide, and Rukawa Kaede read them out.
"Yes, Sado Radiance, we will face this opponent at home in three days. Coach Ohki flipped through the slides as he spoke, explaining.
"Sado Island Guanghui is a new army, and it has only been 5 years since joining the JBA, but the team management has made a lot of efforts in recent years, especially in the draft, it can be said that it is discerning, although they do not have high picks, but the selected players have quickly integrated into the JBA, and they are also very suitable for this team, and there is a very good chemistry, their style of play is a bit like Fukuyama Feilang, that is, pay attention to team basketball, everyone has a clear division of labor, maybe compared with Fukuyama, it is a player like Kenji Fujima!"
Hearing Coach Oki make such an analogy, Sakuragi couldn't hold back.
"Like Fukuyama Flying Waves??? What else are you studying, we are completely defeating them, and if we remove one more Fujima, wouldn't there be no threat. ”
"No, Sakuragi, it's just like, but that doesn't mean the two teams are equal, Team Radiance must have other characteristics of their own. "Coach Oki is quite cautious.
"Let's analyze the main players of Radiance!!"
It may have been a long time to speak, and Coach Oki stopped to take a sip of water.
"Center: Shirai Xingtuan, 207cm tall, 99kg in weight, is the most experienced player in the team, although his personal ability is average, but the ball quotient is very high, and his ability to respond is also good, and he is a very competent blue-collar center.
Power forward: Kyozo Eguchi, height 199, weight 96kg, don't look at his height of less than 2 meters, but the threat of the inside line is still quite large, his biggest feature is that he plays very fiercely, every rebound, every defense, every card position is spared! The action is also quite big! But this does not mean that he plays dirty, everyone must be mentally prepared for him, especially you, Sakuragi, do not be provoked by him, you must learn to control your emotions. “
"Great, I like this opponent, I'm looking forward to it!!" Sakuragi looked longingly.
"Small forward: Kuroki Tianming, height 197cm, weight 97kg, this player should be the best player in the whole team's talent, I heard that in the folk slam dunk contest, he once completed a 360-degree crotch change hand slam dunk, the bounce is very amazing, and there is a good three-point shot, this point requires Mitsui to work hard!!"
"Don't worry, coach, it's very good to deal with this kind of hairy boy!" Mitsui looked confident.
Next is the shooting guard: Abe Tatsune, 196cm tall, 84kg in weight, this year's rookie, although the ranking is not very high, but it is also a potential stock, but I heard that he suffered a serious knee injury in college, which also somewhat lowered his draft ranking, and he should be recovering well now. I don't know much about him. “
"I played against him in college, and he was a technical player, with solid basic skills, shooting, passing, and a very well-rounded player!" Rukawa Kaede said suddenly.
"Cut, it will only increase the momentum of others and destroy your own prestige. Sakuragi said disdainfully.
"Alright, Sakuragi, as long as you know him, you'll be in the right position with him on the field. Oki said to Rukawa Kaede.
"Finally, the point guard: Miura Fei, 190cm tall and 83kg in weight, his biggest characteristic is that he is stable, very steady, his mind is also very calm, there are almost no mistakes, it is impossible to break the ball from his hand, this player's arm span is also excellent, so Miyagi you have to pay attention, you must protect the ball. “
"Okay, no problem!"
Miyagi's answer was also very simple, and everyone was full of confidence.
It is not difficult to see from Coach Ohki's introduction that Guanghui is a strong team.