Akagi turned his head to look at Mu Du and Sha Cang, two companions who joined the team at the same time as him and had a very good relationship, remembering that in the past three years, in their company, they have fought all over the strong enemies in the county together, and there have been tears of victory and defeat, but everyone has gained fun from the game.

Akagi was shaken, his partners had not given up, but he became a deserter first, and he said to Suzuki: "Supervisor, I ......"

Before he could say anything, there was a shout on the sidelines, Suzuki and Akagi looked up, but saw that Sakuragi seemed to be playing boring, and finally shot himself, rushed to the free throw line with the ball, jumped directly, as if he had wings to resist gravity, flew to the basket, and dunked successfully.

Seeing this, Akagi's eyes dimmed again, and he said in a low voice: "Superintendent, now that Sakuragi has it, the team doesn't need me anymore." ”

Suzuki didn't expect Sakuragi's sudden outburst to have an unexpected effect, so he had to persuade bitterly: "Akagi-san, your idea is not right. Even with Sakuragi, you are still indispensable to Xiangbei. Basketball is a game of five people forming a team, and if there is a shortcoming in any position, it will become the focus of the opponent's offense. I don't think you have forgotten about last year's Winter Cup, right? Maori's most suitable position is still a power forward, and he is not tough enough to play center. For a team of the level of Zhengbang in front of me, I admit that having Sakuragi alone can ensure victory, but what if the opponent is replaced by Shoyang? Or Lingnan and Hainan, I don't have the confidence! Do you remember what Maki said to you about Xiangbei when you first joined the team? ”

Akagi looked up and replied, "Of course I remember!" It's 'dominating the whole country'! ”

Suzuki asked, "So let me ask you, do you agree with this slogan?" Do you want to see the day when Xiangbei dominates the country? ”

Akagi's voice gradually rose, and he replied continuously: "Of course I agree!" How could not be wanted! ”

Suzuki threw out the last question and said, "So do you think that if Xiangbei is without you, how sure will you be able to fulfill this long-cherished wish?" ”

Akagi was stunned all of a sudden, even if he was arrogant, he had to admit that without his Xiangbei, I am afraid that it would not be possible to achieve this goal.

Suzuki said patiently, "Akagi, you underestimate yourself too much. Indeed, as I said, it is not easy for you to become a professional footballer, but it is even more difficult to become an NBA star, and this is a fact, I cannot deny it, let alone deceive you. But that's not to deny that you're a very good player. The basketball players of the island country went to the United States to develop, and there is hope of playing in the NBA, so far only Atsushi Shihara is alone, and the rest of them are all disappointed, and some even die there. Xiangyang's teacher Anzai, I think you should be familiar with him, he is a former national player and a famous coach in the college basketball world. Compared to him, whether it is me, or Coach Gaotou and Coach Taoka, it is not a grade. Why would a coach of his level be willing to stay in a mere Xiangyang? Don't tell me that Xiangyang is the national hegemon, this achievement does not help his reputation and prestige, not to mention that before Mr. Anxi coached, Xiangyang only occasionally entered the county-level strong team in the national competition, which is not worth mentioning at all! ”

Suzuki breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The real reason is that Mr. Anzai is disheartened, and he only came to Kanagawa to care for the elderly!" ”

Akagi's pupils widened, apparently he had never heard of this secret.

Suzuki continued, "The person who caused Mr. Anzai to become like this is a player named Ryuji Tanizawa. Tanizawa is the same height as you, he is also 2 meters, and he is also very talented. Tanizawa was a little older than you at the time, a first-year university student. Mr. Anzai valued him very much, but he didn't expect him to go to the United States in order to play in the NBA. This height, in the island country, is the undisputed center forward position, while in the United States, you can only play forward. Gu Ze only had systematic training when he arrived at university, and his foundation itself was somewhat flawed, relying only on talent and not successfully transforming. He failed. Mr. Anzai wanted to bring him back to retrain, but Tanizawa fell into frustration, and he died in a car accident after taking drugs. ”

Akagi heard the last big mouth and let out an "ah" sound, but he didn't expect that the senior who was very similar to himself in Suzuki's mouth had actually passed away.

Suzuki sighed, not knowing what happened to Tanizawa or Akagi's uneasiness, he said to Akagi: "Akagi-san, I told you so much today, I want you to recognize your position." You're rocking all the time, and that's the problem. From the moment you said you were going to play in the NBA, I knew that you were underestimating the professional league and underestimating yourself. You haven't really studied the NBA, that's why under my analysis, you lost your confidence and your passion for basketball. You have gone from one extreme to the other, from looking high to looking down on yourself, and then you will say to me that Xiangbei doesn't need you as a bastard! ”

Akagi wanted to defend himself, but after thinking about it carefully, Suzuki was right, this was exactly the portrayal of his heart.

Suzuki said: "Since you can't find your own position, then I will tell you that you are an indispensable member of Xiangbei, you are the pillar of the inner line, and you are the psychological pillar of the whole team!" You are everyone's reliance on the field. With you there, Maori can rest assured to stay away from the basket and play the mid-range shot he is good at. With you, Mizuno still has one last passing route when there is no one to pass. With you, Wu Dai, Mu Dui, and Shacang will be more crisp and have no worries when they shoot on the outside! Sakuragi is very strong, but no matter how strong he is, he is only one person. Xiangyang's Mitsui Shou and Fujima Kenji, Lingnan's Sendo Akira and Miyagi Ryota, Hainan's Mu Shenichi and Netakeya Nagayoshi, these people are all masters, Sakuragi can beat them one-on-one, but if it's two, three, even if he can do it for a while, it is absolutely impossible to be able to play a few in the whole game! The team's tactics can revolve around one person, but not the team itself, and each individual is an important piece of the team's puzzle. And Akagi you, even if Xiangbei is in the center position, that is the most important piece of the puzzle! Do you understand? ”

Akagi bent down and saluted Suzuki, "Superintendent Suzuki, I understand. I may not be the brightest person on the pitch, but I have to be the one on the pitch. I'm not going to give up on basketball. I won't let you down again! ”

After much effort, Suzuki finally reversed Akagi's thoughts, and with a burst of relief in his heart, he said to Akagi: "Akagi, do you know that although it was a little late, you still caught up with the good time. ”

Akagi didn't know what Suzuki was referring to, he just looked at him suspiciously.

Suzuki explains, "The sport of basketball has begun to flourish in our country, including the neighboring rabbit and stick families. The number of young people playing basketball now is several times higher than ten years ago! With this mass base, perhaps in the near future, the island nation's own professional basketball league will also be established. Playing in the NBA, I don't fancy you, but playing **A, I'm sure you're fine! ”

Akagi listened to Suzuki Mine's turn around and said this, and his face was happy.

Suzuki hurriedly poured another basin of cold water and said: "I am optimistic about your quality and potential, but not your current strength!" Now you are still too far from professional basketball! ”

Akagi calmed down and said solemnly: "I will redouble my efforts!" ”