It turns out that Coach Taoka's so-called way of helping Uozumi Jun deal with Sakuragi Hanamichi's trash talk was actually Coach Taoka himself using trash talk against Sakuragi Hanamichi!
Now, whenever he has the chance, Coach Taoka will nag incessantly, trying to help Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Like an old monk chanting sutras, he kept repeating Sakuragi Hanamichi's name!
Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't hold back any longer and yelled at the referee, "Referee, aren't you going to do anything about this? Can a coach on the sidelines do this kind of thing? He seriously interfered with my game, aren't you going to give him a technical foul?"
Coach Taoka immediately retorted, "Sakuragi, how can you say that? Today was just a practice match. What is a practice match? Isn't a practice match for both sides to learn from each other? I saw that you were a beginner in basketball, so I kindly helped you. You don't even thank me, and you're complaining about me? You're really ungrateful! It's infuriating."
At the end, Coach Taoka even showed a resentful expression.
This scene made Sakuragi Hanamichi shudder. That old geezer is so wicked!
However, the referee still warned Coach Taoka.
After all, when Sakuragi Hanamichi used trash talk against Uozumi Jun, it was just a quiet exchange between players on the court, and sometimes people outside the court couldn't even hear it.
However, Coach Taoka's trash talk towards Sakuragi Hanamichi was too blatant. Although it was not unreasonable, it was too loud, and the referee could hear it clearly. The referee could easily judge that Coach Taoka was interfering with the normal game of the players on the court.
Coach Taoka, despite being warned by the referee, wasn't angry. Instead, he was quite pleased, thinking to himself, "Hmph, trash talk? You think you're the only one who can do it, Sakuragi Hanamichi? I can too!"
Although Coach Taoka was warned by the referee, he had achieved his goal. He clearly felt that Sakuragi Hanamichi was already annoyed by his interference, and so far, Sakuragi Hanamichi had not used any more trash talk on Uozumi Jun.
That's enough!
Just then, the basketball flew out of bounds during the scramble between the two teams.
Kogure Kiminobu of Shohoku and Ikegami Ryoji of Ryonan both chased the ball with great effort.
However, Ryoji Ikegami was a step behind Kiminobu Kogure, and because the basketball was moving very fast, Ryoji Ikegami judged that neither of them could get the ball, so he stopped after running two steps.
Kiminobu Kogure chased the ball all the way to the boundary, but ultimately failed to save it.
The basketball flew out of bounds.
However, at that moment, Coach Taoka shouted, "Ikegami! What are you doing? Why didn't you catch up with the ball in the end? You bastard! Don't you have any sportsmanship?"
Ryoji Ikegami bowed deeply to Coach Taoka, his face filled with shame, and apologized, "Yes, yes, I'm sorry, it was my fault!"
Coach Taoka yelled at Ryonan's bench again, "Remember this: I will not let anyone who doesn't have a passion for basketball play!"
The Ryonan players on the bench quickly answered in unison, "Yes!"
Seeing this, Sakuragi Hanamichi wholeheartedly agreed with Coach Taoka's words. He had previously watched a soccer match in a magical country, where a player named Fu Huan, as the last defender, should have been closely marking the opponent and never giving up until the very last moment. However, Fu Huan simply abandoned defense, shrugged, and complained to his teammates, believing that it was their mistakes that allowed the opponent to rush over there, and then watched helplessly as the opponent kicked the ball into the goal.
These are the national team football players from that amazing country!
Ugh! You stinky dog shit!
Although basketball and football are played differently, their competitive spirit and sportsmanship are the same: never give up until the very last moment!
Getting back to the point, although Sakuragi Hanamichi thought Coach Taoka's words made a lot of sense, it didn't mean he would forgive Coach Taoka for the long, rambling nonsense he had just heard.
I'll find a chance later and teach Coach Taoka a lesson!
At this moment, a Ryonan player has the ball.
The basketball came into Hiroaki Koshino's hands.
Following Coach Taoka's instructions, Hiroaki Koshino wanted to find an opportunity to pass the ball to Jun Uozumi so that Jun could dominate Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Hiroaki Koshino skillfully dribbled the basketball, shaking off Tetsuji Shiozaki's defense.
At this moment, Jun Uozumi was also in a favorable position.
This is a great opportunity to pass the ball!
With quick reflexes, Hiroaki Koshino passed the basketball swiftly towards Jun Uozumi.
But just then!
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was behind Uozumi Jun, suddenly cut in from the side!
Suddenly, Sakuragi Hanamichi stretched out a hand, and in the instant that Uozumi Jun caught the basketball with both hands, Sakuragi Hanamichi slapped the basketball away!
Not only that, after Sakuragi Hanamichi slapped the basketball away, he immediately chased after it!
He not only wanted to disrupt Jun Uozumi, but he also wanted to steal the basketball himself!
Yueye Hongming secretly blamed himself, "Was I too careless? I actually let that guy intercept me."
At the same time, Hiroaki Koshino immediately chased after the basketball in the direction it had flown.
To Hiroaki Koshino's astonishment, even though he was positioned ahead of Sakuragi Hanamichi, Sakuragi Hanamichi somehow managed to overtake him!
Sakuragi Hanamichi flew towards the basketball like a bolt of lightning!
While everyone was cheering for Sakuragi Hanamichi and Koshino Hiroaki, they were also surprised to find that the basketball was about to go out of bounds.
Even though Sakuragi Hanamichi is already that fast, there's a high chance he still won't be able to save the basketball.
However, Sakuragi Hanamichi's never-give-up competitive spirit has been recognized by everyone.
This is how it should be on the basketball court!
Huh?
etc!
wrong!
Sakuragi Hanamichi showed no sign of stopping!
The basketball had already flown out of bounds, but Sakuragi Hanamichi still resolutely flew towards it.
That's right, it flew away.
Sakuragi Hanamichi suddenly jumped up and lunged towards the basketball.
Sakuragi Hanamichi wanted to dive and save the ball!
We've got him!
Sakuragi Hanamichi caught the basketball in mid-air!
The basketball didn't fall to the ground, there's still a chance!
boom!
Sakuragi Hanamichi crashed to the ground!
There was another person pressing down on Sakuragi Hanamichi—Coach Taoka!
With both hands gripping the basketball, Sakuragi Hanamichi landed squarely and heavily on Coach Taoka!
During this process, Coach Taoka made an evasive maneuver, but Sakuragi Hanamichi was like a tracking missile, giving Coach Taoka no chance to escape.
"ah!!!"
Coach Taoka, who was pinned to the ground by Sakuragi Hanamichi, let out a scream!
However, Coach Taoka forcibly suppressed the words that were about to spill out: "Sakuragi Hanamichi, you bastard!"
Because Sakuragi Hanamichi really did dive in to save the ball!
Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was on top of Coach Taoka, twisted a couple of times emotionally, then hurriedly got up and solemnly apologized to Coach Taoka: "Ah! Coach Taoka, I'm so sorry. I was deeply inspired when I heard you say that you should have a persistent heart for basketball, which is why I rushed up here without thinking."
Coach Taoka couldn't find any fault with Sakuragi Hanamichi at all, and could only endure the pain and indicate that he was fine, but in his heart he had cursed Sakuragi Hanamichi countless times!
Seeing Sakuragi Hanamichi's determined pursuit, the members of the Shohoku team cheered him on, praising his fighting spirit and commending him for it.
Kogure Kiminobu clapped his hands and praised, "Sakuragi Hanamichi, not bad, not bad."
Yasuda Yasuharu and Shiozaki Tetsushi, who were standing nearby, also clapped their hands, looking excited, thinking that Sakuragi Hanamichi was incredibly amazing!
Sakuragi Hanamichi said with a regretful expression, "Oh! What a pity, it was just a little bit short!"
But Sakuragi Hanamichi glanced at Coach Taoka again, thinking smugly to himself, "Hmph, you old codger, you dare to talk trash to me? How about my comeback?"
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