Bang, bang, bang

The sound of basketballs hitting the ground kept echoing in the Xiangyang basketball arena, perhaps because the summer qualifiers officially arrived, and the players training on the court seemed more excited than usual. Even the members who did not get the match jersey and could not represent the team in the game were infected by the atmosphere of the tournament.

"Drink!"

Shigeki Hirokawa let out a loud shout, squeezed away Yutaka Seto, who was defending him, with his broad shoulders, and then jumped up and put the basketball in the hoop.

Yutaka Seto, who was knocked back a few steps, clearly felt that Shigeki Hirokawa had used much more strength today than usual. So after seeing the basketball in the frame, Yutaka Seto hurriedly waved his hand to Shigeki Hirokawa, who was a little overexcited, and said, "Alas! Don't fight, don't fight, Hirokawa, you're so excited today, if you used so much strength during the game, you would have been sent off by the referee! ”

Shigeki Hirokawa scratched his head when he heard the words and said, "Haha! What's the matter, the seniors laughed, it's just that there have been more time to practice with the flower shape recently, and I subconsciously strengthened my strength just now! ”

"Well, Hanagata has been a lot more positive lately than before." Yutaka Seto rubbed his shoulders and agreed.

"Speaking of which, you haven't seen a flower today? Well, Hikaru Haneda and Fujima didn't come either, did they make a mistake and were left in the classroom by the teacher? ”

Shigeki Hirokawa said and looked around, and the four most active first-year players in the club, Hikaru Haneda, did not appear on the basketball court.

Yutaka Seto glanced at Shigeki Hirokawa before he said leisurely, "Don't you know?" Haneda's kid took someone to the captain early this morning to ask for leave, saying that he was going to see the situation of the other teams in the qualifiers. Alas, these first-graders were really happy, how could we have such an opportunity back then. ”

Shigeki Hirokawa listened to Yutaka Seto's tone of envy or jealousy, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, after all, the strength of Hikaru Haneda and the other four was obvious to everyone. Even if Toru Hanagata and Kazushi Hasegawa did not get to become the main players, it was not because the two were not strong enough, but because the number of places was limited.

As he spoke, Seto Yutaka seemed to feel that his tone was a little inappropriate, so he put up the shelf of his predecessor and taught to Shigeki Hirokawa: "Forget it, don't mention those little ghosts." Hirokawa, I think you're still too nervous, this is just the time, there is still more than half a month before they decide the quarterfinals, and before we officially debut, you have to get rid of the problem of overpowering..."

On the first day of the Kanagawa Prefecture qualifiers, Hikaru Haneda, who was mentioned by Yutaka Seto and others, was sitting in the audience at the Yokohama City Basketball Stadium and watching the first game in the stadium.

Maybe it's because of the first day of the competition, it's not an important competition, and the participating teams are not famous teams in the county, so naturally there are not many spectators.

However, in Haneda's view, the few spectators in the stadium are basically not good, and most of them probably have the same purpose. That is to see what the situation is in Xiangbei after the most valuable player in the country joins.

The two teams in the basketball game are Xiangbei with Mitsui Shou and Akagi, and Kurido High School, which eliminated Xiangbei in the first round in the original book.

Unlike the original book, Mitsui Shouzheng is standing on the court in the No. 9 red jersey, and it seems unlikely that Kurido High School will easily eliminate Xiangbei as in the original book.

Off the field, Mitsui Shou looked around, and he recognized that Shigeichi Taoka of Lingnan was sitting on the north side with a big man, which should be the famous giant fish pillar in the county. Hikaru Haneda's quartet, who had only dealt with each other not long ago, was also playing haha in the audience not far away. There are also some coaches or players from other teams that I don't know, but are obviously scattered in the empty audience.

Looking at this, Mitsui Shou retracted his gaze and said to Akagi, who was wearing a red No. 10 jersey beside him: "Akagi, do you see, Haneda is watching from above, let's do a big job today, let them see our progress!" ”

The first time he participated in the game, Akagi, who was a little nervous, became even redder, and after listening to Mitsui's transformation, he replied in a muffled voice: "Don't worry, I will pass the rebound to you, but if the opposite center can't do it, I will also play it myself." ”

Although Akagi also understood the importance of cooperation under the pressure of Hikaru Haneda and others, he originally intended to share it with his teammates after grabbing the rebound. But I haven't tried the taste of a one-man team in the original book, and now Akagi still prefers to use scoring to prove his strength.

"Captain Yamaguchi, just trouble a few seniors to help me cover for the dismantling!"

Mitsui Shou saw that there was no big problem with Akagi, so he turned his head and spoke to several senior seniors in Xiangbei. Although he is only a first-year player, Mitsui's performance at this time arranged before the game is more like a qualified basketball captain than Yamaguchi Village.

"Don't worry, come on, we're ready to play!"

Although Xiangbei's lineup is not ideal, after a battle with Xiangyang led by Hikaru Haneda half a month ago, this team, which could only play one round and play at home, has finally changed a lot.

At the beginning of the game, the 1.93-meter Akagi crushed the center of Kurido High School when jumping the ball, and took the lead in slapping the basketball at his teammates.

Due to the limited dribbling ability of senior players, Mitsui Shou, who plays both point guard and point guard, launched a fast break single-handedly without waiting for his teammates after receiving the basketball.

After successfully shaking off the defenders of Kurido High School, Mitsui scored a layup and scored the first goal of the game.

In the audience, Shigeichi Taoka immediately praised Yuzhu and said: "Yuzhu has not seen it, it is worthy of Mitsui's classmate, but unfortunately, it is only a little bit before you can invite him to be your teammate." It's a pity that the words of appreciation can only turn into regret in the end.

"Ah, coach, who is that center forward in Xiangbei? It looks like I'm in the first grade like me, but I didn't expect there to be such a tall person in the prefecture. Unlike Taoka, Yuzhu, who has been noticed about his height since he was a child, first discovered Akagi, who was as tall as himself.

Shigeichi Taoka squinted his eyes when he heard this, looked at Akagi, and then said slowly: "Well, No. 10, Mitsui-san-san is No. 9, it seems that he is indeed a first-year player, yes, I didn't expect that there is a center as tall as you in Xiangbei." Judging from the jump ball just now, the bounce is also good, Yuzhu, you can observe him carefully, if Xiangbei can reach the top four, maybe you will have a chance to fight. ”

Hearing this, Yuzhu took a deep look at Akagi, who was active in the field, and then suddenly said to Shigeru Taoka: "Huh? Coach, didn't you say that if Xiangbei reaches the quarterfinals, it will encounter Hainan, and it is impossible to reach the semifinals? ”

"Ahem, that's true, but you can't give up hope, didn't I tell you, the game is not until the last minute, how can you say it clearly!"

Listening to Yuzhu's question, Shigeichi Taoka was a little embarrassed at first, and then quickly began to explain forcibly, I don't know if he recalled the last game in which Mitsui Kunaka participated.

Not far away, Hikaru Haneda and others were discussing the same issue.

"Anyway, I saw the game arrangement at the entrance, and if Xiangbei played until the end, it was to compete with Hainan for the top four, right?" Looking at the game off the field, Hasegawa Kazushi suddenly spoke.

Hanagata cupped her eyes and said in a tone that didn't know whether it was pity or mockery, "Yes, their luck is not very good." But I don't seem to see anyone sent from Hainan? It is worthy of the 'king' team, and it is really confident! ”

"Although I haven't seen Hainan play, if Xiangbei can maintain the current level, I'm afraid Hainan will suffer a big loss!" Kenji Fujima calmly analyzed.

In less than two minutes after the opening, due to the blocking and demolition of Yamaguchi and others, the interference of a large number of opponents was reduced, and Mitsui Shou, who couldn't stop as soon as he was excited, was full of emotions and threw three three-pointers in a row, which attracted exclamations from the audience on the sidelines.

"Look at the other side! The person in a suit on the side of the entrance passage from Hainan has already come! Hikaru Haneda put his hands on the back of his head and said lightly to Fuji Shin.

"Huh! The middle-aged man? ”

"You look so strong!"

"Is it Hainan's coach?"

“……”