With a loud "boom!"
The doors to the Lingnan Basketball Gymnasium were suddenly flung open!
A group of tall, burly men surged in instantly!
It's the Shohoku basketball team!
Led by Takenori Akagi, Hanamichi Sakuragi and Kaede Rukawa stood on either side of Takenori Akagi, with the rest of the team members surrounding him!
Full of momentum!
In an instant, everyone's eyes in the Ryonan Basketball Gymnasium were focused on the Shohoku basketball team.
Jun Uozumi and Takenori Akagi's gazes clashed like two sword beams!
A murderous aura filled the air!
Last year, Shohoku and Ryonan played a match, and Ryonan won.
However, although Ryonan defeated Shohoku, Jun Uozumi lost to Takenori Akagi.
Because in that match, Jun Uozumi was completely suppressed by Takenori Akagi throughout the entire game, and he had very few opportunities to score.
Although Takenori Akagi didn't score a lot, he was clearly a bit stronger than Jun Uozumi.
As a result, after the game, Jun Uozumi was severely reprimanded by Ryonan's coach, Shigeichi Taoka.
This made Jun Uozumi, who is 202cm tall and has always been invincible and crushed his opponents, feel that this was the greatest humiliation of his life.
From then on, he began to train desperately, and "Defeat Akagi" became his catchphrase.
When Sakuragi Hanamichi saw Uozumi Jun, he was also shocked. He didn't expect that Uozumi Jun looked even more ferocious than in the anime. In comparison, Akagi Takenori, the gorilla, could be considered to have an honest appearance.
It's hard to imagine Jun Uozumi inheriting the family business and becoming a chef after graduation. Wouldn't that scare away a lot of kids?
However, when I saw Jun Uozumi give up basketball to become a chef, I really felt bad. He was 202cm tall and very skilled. It was such a pity that such a strong center didn't continue playing basketball and chose to become a chef.
At this moment, Coach Taoka Shigeichi of the Ryonan team appeared. He immediately turned serious and approached Coach Anzai with a respectful attitude. "Coach Anzai, I am so sorry! I should be the one taking the team to your school. I shouldn't have troubled you."
After saying that, Taoka Shigeichi actually bowed deeply to Coach Anzai!
This scene left everyone present completely stunned!
Coach Anzai, is he that influential?
The opposing coach bowed to you right away?
That's pretty impressive!
Coach Anzai flashed his signature smile. "It's alright, it's alright, it's very close. Besides, it was me who asked Ryonan to come and play a practice match with Shohoku."
Coach Taoka Shigeichi still looked apologetic, then shouted at Aida Hikoichi, "Aida Hikoichi, what are you standing there for? Quickly find Coach Anzai a comfortable chair, a big one! Go now!"
The benchwarmer, Hikoichi Aida, hurriedly nodded and said, "Oh, okay, okay, I'll go right away."
Afterwards, Jun Uozumi led the Ryonan basketball team members to greet Coach Anzai.
Akagi Takenori led the Shohoku basketball team members to greet Coach Taoka Shigeichi.
Coach Anzai remained as composed as ever, greeting everyone with a smile without saying anything.
However, Coach Taoka carefully examined each of the Shohoku players.
While Coach Taoka Shigeichi certainly respected Coach Anzai, it must be said that Coach Anzai's presence prevented Coach Taoka Shigeichi from assembling a perfect basketball team roster as he had hoped.
Two years ago, Coach Taoka Moichi wanted to invite Mitsui Hisashi to join the Ryonan basketball team. With Jun Uozumi as the center and Mitsui Hisashi, the MVP of his junior high school days, on the perimeter, Ryonan would definitely be very strong!
As a result, Mitsui Hisashi chose to join the Shohoku basketball team because of Coach Anzai.
Last year, Coach Taoka Shigeichi took a liking to Ryota Miyagi. Although Ryota Miyagi is not tall, his athleticism and reaction speed are unmatched. If they can win him over, then Ryonan will have Jun Uozumi at center, Akira Sendoh at forward, and Ryota Miyagi at guard, making the team very strong!
As a result, Ryota Miyagi also chose to join the Shohoku basketball team because of Coach Anzai.
This year, Rukawa Kaede, a super rookie, caught the eye of Coach Taoka Moichi, who vowed to recruit this once-in-a-decade talent to the Ryonan team.
However, Rukawa Kaede chose the Shohoku basketball team because it was closer to his home!
Taoka Shigeichi was completely dumbfounded!
If all three of them came to Ryonan, then the center would be Jun Uozumi, the forwards would be Akira Sendoh and Kaede Rukawa, the shooting guard would be Hisashi Mitsui, and the point guard would be Ryota Miyagi. With this lineup, the national championship would be just around the corner!
Looking at the Shohoku basketball team in front of him, Coach Taoka felt both resentful and regretful.
Unexpectedly, Mitsui Hisashi later disappeared without any apparent reason.
I thought I would see Ryota Miyagi this time, but I didn't expect that Ryota Miyagi wouldn't be in the team either.
Maybe Ryota Miyagi has also quit the Shohoku basketball team.
At that moment, Taoka Shigeichi glanced at Coach Anzai and thought to himself with a heavy heart, "Hey, Coach Anzai, if these two had come to our Ryonan team, I would have definitely tried my best to keep them. How could I let them just disappear like this? It's such a pity."
Just as Taoka Shigeichi was filled with emotion, a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Hello Coach Taoka! I'm Sakuragi Hanamichi, nice to meet you."
Taoka Shigeichi immediately looked seriously at Sakuragi Hanamichi in front of him. Aida Hikoichi had also reported on Sakuragi Hanamichi to him yesterday.
In Taoka Shigeichi's mind, even if Sakuragi Hanamichi was excellent, he was still just a beginner in basketball, having only been playing for less than a month, and wouldn't make much of a splash.
Basketball certainly requires innate factors, such as height and physical fitness, but it also requires hard training and long-term perseverance. Just because you are tall, have good jumping ability, and amazing stamina doesn't mean you can play basketball well.
Even basic basketball moves require constant practice to develop into muscle memory.
Experience on the field also requires continuous accumulation.
Therefore, although Taoka Shigeichi was attracted by Sakuragi Hanamichi's tall stature, he didn't pay too much attention to him.
He believes that as long as Jun Uozumi can defend against Takenori Akagi and Akira Sendoh can defend against Kaede Rukawa, then Ryonan will definitely win today.
As the players from both sides exchanged ideas, a large number of people gradually appeared outside the basketball court.
Besides the four brothers from Sakuragi's army who came directly with Sakuragi Hanamichi, there was also Akagi Haruko, who hadn't seen Sakuragi Hanamichi for several days.
Haruko Akagi also has two good friends, Fujii and Matsui.
Rukawa Kaede's fan club also arrived. This time, they were wearing their own cheerleading uniforms and even brought props for dancing and cheering. The fan culture is terrifying.
In addition, many students from Ryonan High School also came to the basketball court.
The scene gradually became lively.
The great battle is about to begin!
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