"What?"

"What's going on?"

"Did I hear me right?"

"What are the play-offs?"

As soon as Nan Tarya finished speaking, there was an uproar in the stadium, with both the spectators and the players asking each other questions, trying to confirm that what they had just heard was a delusion.

Endless surprise welled up in Taiga's eyes, and he shouted at Suzuki, "Sir, did you already know the news before?" He had to turn up the volume because the venue was too noisy at this time, and the sound was so low that even if it was face-to-face, he couldn't hear what the other party was saying.

Suzuki smiled slightly: "I just know the news from some channels that we want to increase the number of qualifiers, but I don't know how this quota is allocated in advance, and I don't know that this quota will fall on our head in Xiangbei." But when I saw Mr. Nantara appear, I knew that the matter was basically settled. ”

Suzuki remembered the conversation he had with Mr. Takanaga, the principal of Xiangbei, yesterday afternoon.

After disbanding the team after training, Suzuki continued to watch the game footage repeatedly in a small conference room in the basketball arena.

Suddenly, there was a voice in my ear, and someone pushed the door in.

Suzuki didn't care at first, thinking that the teammate had forgotten something and came back to get it, so he just said, "Bring the door when you go out." ”

The man didn't agree, and Suzuki ignored it, continuing to tap with the remote control, trying to find out more of Lingnan's weaknesses from the video.

The man stayed for a while, and seeing that Suzuki had not taken his attention off the TV, he said, "Suzuki-kun." ”

Suzuki was a little old when he heard this voice, not a student, turned his head, recognized the person, and immediately got up and saluted, "Principal Gaochang, why are you here." ”

Gao Changdushi said with a smile: "I heard that our school's basketball team has achieved good results under your leadership this year, so I came to take a look." Tell me, do we have any chance of making it to the national competition this year? ”

Suzuki hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "I'm afraid it's difficult. With the strength of Xiangbei, it has almost reached the limit to fight to this point. Tomorrow's game, if nothing else, it will be difficult for us to win Lingnan. ”

Gao Chang raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? So unconfident? It's a little different from what I've heard! ”

Suzuki laughed dryly and said, "It's not a matter of confidence. From the main force to the bench, Xiangbei can be said to be behind Lingnan in all aspects, and only in the position of point guard, we may occupy a slight advantage. This is an overall disadvantage, and it cannot be leveled out by relying on the performance of one person. ”

Gao Chang asked, "If you have to win this game, what can you do?" ”

Suzuki replied, "I can't say no, but I don't want to use it." ”

Gao Chang said: "Tell me first." ”

Suzuki said: "The easiest way is to let the players move more when they play tomorrow and don't take it. Lingnan has lost Eiji Tokuda today, and there must be some fear of injury. If we can't play our strength, we will make more mistakes and mistakes, so our chances of winning will be much greater. ”

Gao Chang asked, "What if the other party doesn't back down?" ”

Suzuki glanced at him and replied helplessly: "Then I have to learn from Hainan University and injure the other party's core again." ”

Seeing that Gao Chang seemed to be a little interested in this plan, Suzuki hurriedly said, "Personally, I don't tend to use lethal tactics. We nurture our players, not only to train their physique, but also to shape the right personality and healthy spirit for them. If the lethal tactics work this time, I'm afraid that my teammates will become dependent on this bad method, and the next time they encounter an opponent who can't be defeated, they will habitually use this tactic instead of trying to improve themselves. Besides, if we play against a team that is not afraid of threat, the spirit of our own players will break. ”

"That's it!" Gao Chang lengthened his voice meaningfully, and then asked, "With this tactic, can we make it out?" ”

Suzuki replied, "Don't say absolutely, at least eighty percent sure." ”

"Hmm." Gao Chang nodded.

Seeing that Gao Chang seemed to be moved, Suzuki hurriedly said: "If we just want to qualify, we just need to ensure that we don't lose a big score." ”

"What a score." Gao Chang asked.

"8 points!" Suzuki replied, "If the margin is within eight points, even if we lose, we can advance by a small margin." ”

Gao Chang asked: "So, can we keep this 8-point difference?" ”

Suzuki replied, "If we defend with all our might, we should be able to hold it." ”

Gao Chang frowned: "What if?" ”

"Playing defensively doesn't suit our team's style," Suzuki said. If you come reluctantly, on the one hand, the scene will be ugly, and on the other hand, the players will not be happy. ”

Gao Chang's tone was a little grim: "Is it important to be happy playing, or is it important to be happy after qualifying?" ”

Suzuki replied categorically, "Both are important. Both the process and the result are what we want. I can't let kids get obsessed with the outcome and lose sight of the process! ”

Seeing Suzuki like this, Gao Chang laughed, not laughing angrily from Suzuki's repeated rejection, but really laughing from the heart. He stepped forward, patted Suzuki on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll be relieved if the basketball team is handed over to you." ”

Gao Chang waved goodbye to Suzuki, who looked confused, and pushed the door out. When he crossed the door, he slowed down, turned to Suzuki and said, "Tomorrow's game will be played according to your temperament and according to your heart!" Win or lose, I hope to see the best Xiangbei. As for qualifying, let's see how much face my old man has left! ”

After Gao Chang left, Suzuki sat in the conference room and thought about it, and he didn't even bother to watch the video.

Before the prefectural tournament began, Suzuki had heard a rumor that he didn't take seriously because he was from an intern journalist Aida. This rumor says that this year's national tournament will expand by one more team, and this extra place is likely to fall in Kanagawa!

Summer and national competitions are commonly used to name the National University Sports Tournament, also known as the IH Tournament. The number of places is allocated according to the region.

There are a total of 47 prefectures in Japan, and most of them, no matter how many teams there are, only have one qualifying place, and the competition is not unmistakable.

Kanagawa Prefecture is better, as a strong basketball county, it can have two qualifying places, and Kanagawa Prefecture has the same treatment, as well as Osaka, Aichi, Fukuoka, Chiba, Shizuoka and other prefectures.

As the capital of Japan, Tokyo certainly has the most special treatment, with three qualifying places alone!

However, the performance of the teams from Tokyo has not been able to match their results, so there have been proposals to reduce the number of places in Tokyo and allocate them to prefectures with many strong teams.

Take Kanagawa, for example!