Oda Kiri was close and came early, and after the warm-up match, it was still far from the usual time to end the training.

After sending off the Shimohira overseer and his party, when Suzuki and Maki returned to the basketball hall, the group of young people inside who had never enjoyed any of them because of the rotation couldn't help but start a civil war and vent their adolescent exuberant energy to their heart's content.

Seeing Suzuki and Captain Maki coming in, both sides stopped and waited for Suzuki's instructions.

Suzuki didn't have anything to say, but when they looked at it like this, he had to cough lightly and say with a smile: "I'm very satisfied with everyone's performance today." ”

As soon as the words fell, the gymnasium suddenly burst into jubilation like a ghost crying wolf.

Teenagers in middle school are at the most sensitive age of their hearts, and a little encouragement and affirmation is enough to become their motivation to move forward.

Suzuki nodded apologetically to the two team managers who had lost their faces, but did not stop their celebration until they were a little embarrassed before continuing: "Akagi, height and strength are your greatest strengths, keep this in mind, and you will have unexpected gains." ”

Akagi nodded happily in thanks.

Suzuki looked at Hotta again, recalled his performance, and then said, "You have a good foundation, and you play well in response and cover. If you score once or twice when the opportunity is right, you'll be better. ”

Hotta silently looked at his head, smiled innocently, and said, "Okay, sir." ”

In order of position, Suzuki continued to comment on Shakura, saying: "I played a few shots well today, and you can improve if you strengthen the echo with your teammates." ”

Next up is Mu Dui, Suzuki said: "You are very calm on the court, and you have a big heart, and you can practice the three-point shot, and our whistle ball may depend on you in the future." ”

Looking at Wu Dai, Suzuki suddenly lost his words, paused, and said half-frankly and half-teasingly: "As a scoring guard, you did your task perfectly today. The only thing I can say is that your scoring methods are too monotonous. It's all two-pointers, and if there were one or two three-pointers, I'd be happier. Listen to you, whoever shoots the open three-pointers first to a shooting percentage of more than 50%, next time I will give priority to who will be sent up to play the point guard. Maki, this includes you, too! Now with Akagi, Ishii, and Hotta, we have a lot of talent on the inside, and when you face a small opponent, you might be able to swing outside and be a simple turret. ”

Maki Nane, Yanagisawa shouted in an active atmosphere: "Mr. Suzuki, can I do it?" ”

Suzuki glared at him and said, "What did you say yourself?" ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Mizuno faced all the speed-based opponents he wasn't used to dealing with today, and he felt that he had the worst performance among the first-year players who played today, and with a nervous heart, he welcomed Suzuki's final comments.

To Mizuno's surprise, Suzuki didn't talk about losing points after he was beaten through the defense after a failed gamble-style steal, but talked about something else.

Suzuki praised: "Mizuno, you have very good talent, you have a lot of observation skills, you have a lot of learning skills, and you were very imaginative in a few passes in today's game, which not only penetrated the opponent's defense, but also made your teammates very comfortable, and you only need to adjust slightly to make a shot." If you can find a way to shorten or even eliminate their adjustments, then you're a first-class point guard in the county. If there is another long-term effort, it will be first-class in the country. Your potential is higher than you think, don't let yourself down. ”

Mizuno suddenly felt like crying.

In the past, in Takeshi Kuniku Middle School, Mitsui Shou, who was responsible for scoring, was always the most dazzling and praised person. No matter how good his passing is, most people will only praise Mitsui's superb shooting skills and coquettish running, while few people notice that he has been supporting Mitsui in the back.

Especially after his own injury, Mitsui led the team alone to overcome strong opponents, and finally won the championship and won the MVP, and was chased and invited by many college coaches, Mizuno's heart did not have a trace of joy to win the championship, only felt like a needle prick, and even had the idea of giving up playing basketball for a while.

However, after hearing Suzuki say that he has the potential to be a first-class point guard in the county and even a first-class point guard in the country, Mizuno has only one thought in his heart, that is, it is good to be able to come to Xiangbei and continue to play basketball under Suzuki.

Holding back his tears, Mizuno solemnly bent down and shouted astringently, "Thank you for your advice." I won't disappoint your expectations! ”

Suzuki was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect his reaction to be so big, but he immediately said: "Whether it's the students who played today or those who didn't, what I want to say is that you all have great potential." So, train hard and you'll be strong! Maki, do you remember the slogan of our basketball team? ”

Maki was stunned, he didn't expect Suzuki to mention this stubble, but he quickly came back to his senses and replied loudly: "Of course I remember, in the past few years, I have never forgotten in the slightest!" ”

Suzuki said, "Then tell them this slogan and pass it on!" ”

"Yes!" Maki glanced at the audience, then held his head high and shouted loudly, "The slogan of the Xiangbei basketball team is: dominate the country!" ”

Dominate the country!

Hearing this, some people were expressionless, some people fell into memories, some people were shocked, some people suspected that they had heard it wrong, some people turned their heads to each other, and some people were full of excitement and agreed with it!

Suzuki coughed, stopped the murmur, and said solemnly: "When we first came up with this slogan, we defeated the mountain king in the play-offs, and in the head-to-head battle, we drove them back to their hometown in Akita!" ”

Sure enough, there were a few knowledgeable players below, and they immediately automatically shouted in a timely manner: "King of the Mountain, isn't this the champion of last year's Winter Cup?" ”

Suzuki accepted this divine assist and said proudly, "It's this mountain king!" When we first appeared in the national competition in Xiangbei, we used these championship teams as stepping stones! Moreover, if it weren't for the consumption of too much in the previous game against the Mountain King, we would have hoped to win the second game against Jinshan Commercial, right, Maki. ”

Maki nodded and said: "The strength of Jinshan's main business force is similar to that of Sanwang Gonggao, but their substitute strength is not as strong as that of Sanwang." If we had met the gold mountain first, maybe we could have won more easily. Two years later, Maki is still haunted by that game.

At this time, there are some newcomers who are the Jinshan Business that was the runner-up of last year's summer competition.

After the only national competition in Xiangbei was experienced, the newcomers began to have a new understanding of the slogan of "dominating the country", and they also began to have a trace of identity.

Suzuki saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and added fuel to the fire with satisfaction: "Let's try to become stronger!" Turn your potential into strength, and turn our slogan into reality! ”