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Basketball Association President Kiriyo Kagawa, First Vice President Yasunari Hatoyama, Second Vice President, Minister of Administration, and Organization Manager Shinnosuke Okamoto, Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yata Yato, Director of External Relations Masao Yamashita, Minister of Referees, and officials of the National Organizing Committee and head coach of the high school basketball team, Kazuo Domoto, gathered in one place.

Regarding the 12 places for the team, coach Kazuo Domoto has already drafted it, and now Domoto will submit the list of 12 to the Basketball Association for consideration.

"Combining individual strength and team record," Kazuo Domoto said with a glance, "the list of twelve people is now submitted for consideration." ”

"Masashi Kawada, Mori Shigehiro, Hanamichi Sakuragi, Tsuyoken Akagi, Eiji Sawakita, Ryumasa, Kazunari Fukatsu, and Makishiichi," Kazuo Domoto reported eight names in a row. Opposite the hall, everyone couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Immersed in basketball for many years, these officials still have the vision. The selection of these eight people has long been expected, and now the key is the remaining four places.

Minoru Matsumoto, Kaede Rukawa, Satoshi Ichikura, Hoshidai, Ryosuke Kojima, and Totoshi Mitsui, who can stand out and enter the team? Everyone couldn't help but speculate.

Since receiving the appointment of head coach, Kazuo Domoto has been troubled by the composition of the team.

Considering the team's record, Zhuxingda and Kojima Ryosuke should be discarded the most, both of them are the only seedlings of their respective teams, and it is inevitable that they will encounter problems with rusty cooperation after entering the representative team. After giving up the two, the remaining four places are just enough.

However, there are priorities and the main issues must be addressed.

The original formation of this high school team was to go to the United States for training, and it can be said that this team is to train players from selection to formation.

Compared to the growth of the players, the team's record does not seem to matter at all.

If you follow the potential of the players, Rukawa Kaede, Zhuxingda, Kojima Ryosuke, and Mitsui Shou are undoubtedly the most suitable personnel, especially Kojima Ryosuke, Zhuxingda, and Mitsui Shou are still scoring guards.

The Chicago Bulls are going to Japan for preseason games in early October, and the Japanese men's basketball team has officially recruited Ryuzheng to join the team's training camp.

The high school team and the Japanese men's basketball team, of course, the latter is more important. Although Coach Kazuo Domoto recruited Ryumasa to join the high school team, he was actually ready for Ryumasa's absence. And to be honest, such a valuable training opportunity, if Long Zheng, an NBA draft player, is allowed to play, it will really not be a good thing for the other team members -- they were finally selected for the high school team, and they did not get the opportunity to practice during the game.

(What Coach Kazuo Domoto didn't know was that Ryumasa scoffed at the Japanese men's basketball team's training call-up, and it was better to learn more after Jordan at that time.) ）

As a result, the need for scoring guards is extremely urgent. In addition, Rukawa Kaede played a star-level performance in only his first year of high school, and there is no doubt that he is another Eiji Sawakita, and this potential new star Kazuo Domoto will certainly not miss it.

After careful planning, Kazuo Domoto met the eyes of all the officials and reported the remaining four lists.

Potential new star -- Rukawa Kaede;

The all-round guard -- the stars are big;

ace shooter - Ryosuke Kojima;

Excellent offense and defense -- Mitsui Shou.

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It's mid-August, and Oak Hill Middle School's basketball recruiting will be held from August 21 to August 31. At the beginning, Oak Hill basketball head coach Steve Smith and assistant coach Jack negotiated warm-up games with the Japanese basketball team, and made it clear that several warm-up games should be completed by August 20.

Time is pressing, and the Basketball Association urgently recruits the twelve members of the high school team. After only one night of repairs, all the members of the high school team boarded a plane to the United States in the early morning of the next day.

On the afternoon of August 17, the team finally arrived at Oak Hill Secondary School.

Inside the Oak Hill Basketball Arena, the two teams met for the first time.

The contempt and disdain of the Japanese players in the imagination of the Oak Hill players did not appear, and Sakuragi Hanamichi and others even saw a trace of helplessness and panic on the faces of the Oak Hill players.

It's all tears, and what Sakuragi Hanamichi and others don't know is that the current Oak Hill basketball team is at the lowest point of strength.

Unlike Japanese high schools, where the new school year begins in April and ends at the end of March of the following year, American high schools start the new school year in September and end the school year in early July of the following year.

At this time in mid-August, Shishida, Ryosuke Kojima, Mitsui Shou and others were still juniors in high school, and there was no problem at all in joining the high school team, because they didn't graduate from high school.

Oak Hill Middle School is different, not to mention that after July, five senior students of Alan Iverson, Ray Allen, Jason Williams, Tim Duncan, and Eric Dampier have officially graduated and left high school, and even Long Zheng, the captain of the team, graduated from Oak Hill High School early because of his participation in the NBA draft, so he cannot be considered a member of the team.

Fifteen players, almost all of the strongest six have left, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the current Oak Hill basketball team is at its lowest point.

Flipping through the roster of players, head coach Steve Smith has mixed feelings.

No. 5, Kevin Garnett, born in '76, was promoted to fourth grade in September in his junior year of high school, playing as a center/power forward;

No. 6, Chauncey Billups, born in '76, was promoted to fourth grade in September in his third year of high school, playing as a guard;

No. 7, Stephen Marbury, born in '77, rose to junior year in September in his sophomore year of high school, playing point guard;

No. 8, Vince Carter, born in '77, promoted to third grade in September of his sophomore year of high school, playing as a small forward;

No. 9, Paul Pearce, born in '77, promoted to third year in September of his sophomore year of high school, and played as a power forward;

No. 11, Jermaine O'Neal, born in '78, was promoted to the second year in September of his first year of high school, and played as a power forward;

No. 12, Kobe Bryant, born in '78, promoted to second year in September in his first year of high school, playing as a small forward/shooting guard;

No. 14, Tracy McGrady, born in '79, entered the first year of high school in September in his junior high school year, playing as a small forward/shooting guard;

No. 15, Ramar Odom, born in '79, was promoted to the first year of high school in September in the third year of junior high school, playing as a power forward/small forward.

Sweeping over the players' faces, Steve Smith is confident that by building on these nine players, the team will soon recover.

The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, even if there are only nine players left, the current Oak Hill basketball team is also powerful, but the Japanese high school team with Ryumasa finally has the qualifications to fight.