"Teiko Middle School...Teiko Middle School?"
When Jinguji Wudao saw the school that the white team belonged to, he was stunned. The next second, Wudao's eyes quickly swept over the players of the white team on the field. Looking at their all-black hair, Wudao couldn't help scratching his head and chuckled:
"It seems like they have the same name, a coincidence."
As he spoke, Wu Dao's eyes inadvertently swept across the rest area across the court. In the rest area of the white team, a group of young men with colorful hair instantly attracted Wu Dao's attention.
"???"
“… … .”
After a brief silence, Wu Dao raised his head to look at the ceiling and sighed heavily.
Teiko Junior High School, it really is that Teiko Junior High School... ..
"Hey, Budo, you're here!"
"Why, the junior high school students' game was not good to watch? They played badly? You were sighing and groaning."
At this moment, Wu Dao's shoulder was patted, and a familiar voice came from the side of Wu Dao. Wu Dao did not turn around, but stared at the "Shamatte" on the sidelines and asked:
"Mitsui, how long have you been here?"
"Have those kids from the Teiko Middle School rest area played? How did they play?"
Upon hearing this, Mitsui Shou followed Wu Dao's gaze and looked towards the rest area of the White Team, then shook his head:
"I had only been here for a short time. I went to the bathroom during the last class and slipped out early."
"The substitutes from Teikou Junior High School you mentioned probably never played."
"It won't be long before the game starts."
"What's wrong? Any problem?"
Mitsui pointed to the scoreboard on the other side of the court. The score between the white team and the blue team was now 9:13, with the blue team leading by 4 points. The offense and defense rhythm of junior high school students was slower, and their offensive efficiency was far inferior to that of high school students, but even so, the score of 9:13 proved that the game had indeed just begun.
"There's no problem. I just want to know the ceiling of high school basketball. It's still not for me now."
"By the way, aren't we training today? Why would a junior high school match come to our Xiangbei?"
"Besides, it should be a practice match. There are still more than two months before IH."
Mitsui Shou felt a little puzzled after hearing Wudao's answer, but he didn't take it to heart. When he heard Wudao asking about the team training, he immediately explained:
"Coach Anxi only informed me of this in the afternoon."
"The venue has been loaned to Mingshan Middle School. They are renovating the floor of their own court, but they need a closer venue for practice matches."
"I heard that Teiko is quite far away, and Mingshan doesn't have a school bus, so the practice match was held in our Xiangbei."
"Coach Anxi and Coach Mingshan are old acquaintances."
After hearing this, Wudao nodded silently. In fact, he was not curious at all why the junior high school students' competition was held in Xiangbei High School. What he was most curious about now was why those guys from Teiko Junior High School could appear in front of him!
Moreover, Wu Dao also wanted to know what the level of these boys’ football skills was!
"If it's about playing fantasy basketball, I think I'd better quit as soon as possible and take some money back to my country to speculate in real estate."
Just when Wudao was wondering, changes occurred on the court.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, the referee's whistle blew. On the court, the inside player of the blue team slapped a white team player who was trying to attack the basket. The white team player who fell to the ground had a close contact with the floor and was unable to stand up for a long time. It seemed that he was injured.
The game entered the official timeout time. In order to avoid further conflict between the players of the two teams, the referee ordered the players of the two teams to return to their respective rest areas, leaving only the referee and the coaches of the two teams to check on the injured players.
However, Teiko's coach did not seem to be present. The person who went to the field to check on the injury was the manager of their basketball team, known as Coach Sanada.
"Nijimura Shuzo, get Akashi, Aomine and the others ready to go on stage!"
"I was thinking of giving the other party some face, but now it seems that it is not necessary!"
The injury of the injured player should not be serious. Not long after, the player was able to stand up from the floor by himself. However, coach Sanada obviously had no intention of sending him to continue the game. After returning to the rest area, he notified the team captain and made a substitution.
Moreover, his substitutions were not just one or two, but five down and five up.
"Yes!" Following Nijimura Shuzo's reply, five boys with different hair colors stood up in the rest area of Teiko Junior High School. These five boys instantly attracted the attention of the students watching the excitement.
It’s not because of anything else, it’s because of the hair color.
"Haha~ Junior high school students nowadays really have their own personalities! Their hair colors are all very bright!"
"Teiko is a private school, right? The management is very open, unlike our Xiangbei..."
"Don't talk nonsense. Don't we have a red-haired girl in Xiangbei?"
"But... that red-haired middle school student is really short! Can someone like that play basketball?"
"Hey, now that you mention it, the one with white hair is the same, they are all very short."
The discussions of the surrounding audience fell into the ears of the five people who were about to take the field. One of the two short guys being talked about was Akashi Seijuro, a freshman at Teiko Junior High School who had the same hair color as Sakuragi, and the other player with silver-white hair was called Kuroko Tetsuya.
First-year Akashi Seijuro is only 157cm tall, and Kuroko Tetsuya is only 155cm tall. Compared to the other three teammates around them, the shorter one is really obvious.
Also in the first year of junior high school, Aomine Daiki, who plays the power forward position, is 175cm tall, Midorima Shintaro, who plays the shooting position, is 174cm tall, and Murasakibara Atsushi, who plays the center position, is 186cm tall, which is not much different from Jinguji Budou in junior high school.
Standing next to these teammates, Akashi Seijuro and Kuroko really looked short.
"Let's go out there and bring victory back to Teiko."
The surrounding Xiangbei high school students were talking without hiding their doubts about Akashi. However, Akashi, who was the focus of the discussion, had a calm face and even clapped his hands and spoke gently to his teammates. As for Kuroko Tetsuya, he kept a poker face and showed no expression.
"Well said, Akashi!"
"Akagi, don't worry about it, let those shallow high school students see your strength!"
"Let them know that being tall doesn't mean you can be good at basketball!"
As several Teiko players were preparing to go on the court, coach Sanada walked up to Akashi, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him with a smile.
When Akashi heard this, he nodded slightly, and then walked into the court with the other players, looking calm, as if he didn't care about the discussions around him at all. Kuroko also followed the team silently and walked into the court.
"The No. 9 of the white team has a very good mentality."
"She's just a junior high school student, but she was able to stay calm under such pressure and didn't show any nervousness."
"Even if you are just calm on the surface, it is already very remarkable."
Mitsui Shou was attracted by the calm Akashi Seijuro. He was very surprised by Akashi's calm performance. Similarly, Mitsui was also interested in this player who just walked into the court and whose height was estimated to be no more than 160cm. As for Kuroko, he subconsciously ignored him.
A weak and unimpressive little boy really couldn't attract Mitsui Shou's attention.
"Teiko."
"Let me see how these middle school students play basketball."
Wudao sighed in his heart and his eyes fell on the court. Unlike Mitsui Hisashi, Wudao's eyes only swept over Akashi, and then looked at Murasakibara Atsushi, Aomine Daiki, and Midorima Shintaro.
The ceiling that Teikou's junior high school team can reach depends on the performance of these three people.
Soon, the official suspension was over.
Teiko's substitution was approved by the referee, and players from both teams returned to the court.
Since the Teiko player was injured and unable to continue the game, the penalty kick was given to Aomine Daiki.
Aomine Daiki, who was executing the free throws, completed two free throws easily, 2 of 2, and the score between the two teams was 11: 13. His shooting touch seemed unusually soft, and the whole shooting posture was quite standard, with obvious traces of training.
The standard shooting posture is often the most intuitive way to judge whether a player can play basketball. There are very few people who have a standard shooting posture and accurate free throws but cannot play basketball.
"Hey, this guy's shooting looks pretty good, much better than some of our Xiangbei substitutes."
Mitsui Shou commented, stroking his chin.
On the court, Mingshan Middle School has already started to launch an attack. The height of Mingshan's players is generally around 175cm. Even the center is at this height and they don't look like very strong players.
In the county, Mingshan is also an ordinary middle school with a unknown reputation. At least, this is the first time Wudao has heard of this school.
Not long after, the Mingshan players entered the frontcourt with the ball. However, just after they passed the half court, Akashi Seijuro from Teiko Junior High School immediately came out to defend. Although he was not tall, Akashi was agile. The opponent's player who had the ball was ready to break through after just one illusion. However, when he passed, the ball stayed where it was and was intercepted by Akashi.
A beautiful steal made the noisy stadium suddenly quiet.
Akashi grabbed the ball, quickly bypassed Mingshan's players, and ran towards the frontcourt. At the same time as he started the fast break, the rest of the Teiko players also ran towards the frontcourt.
Teiko Junior High School's offense and defense transitions are extremely fast. As soon as the steal happens, Aomine and others have already followed. Aomine's off-ball running speed is also quite fast. He quickly passes Akashi and enters the frontcourt first.
Qingfeng quickly ran to the basket and received the pass from Akashi, and made a layup and shot the ball into the basket.
A beautiful defensive counterattack immediately tied the score between the two teams at 13:13.
"That was a beautiful steal! It has some of Miyagi's touch to it."
"His speed while running with the ball is pretty good, which is considered excellent among the junior high school students."
“The rest of the team members followed up promptly as well.”
"On the other hand, Mingshan's defense speed is a bit slow."
"This substitute team of Teiko is even stronger than the starting lineup! It looks like they are the main force!"
Mitsui Shou praised with a smile. Although it was just a ball, Mitsui Shou saw a lot from the Teiko team.
"Captain, you are nothing like me..."
"It's because the opponent is too weak. They didn't protect the ball when dribbling. Their basic skills are too poor!"
Just when Mitsui Hisashi was praising Akashi, Miyagi Ryouta came to the side of Takeshi and Mitsui Hisashi at some point, looked at Akashi who was returning to defense on the field, and said with a pursed mouth.
"Young, Miyagi."
"How about this junior high school student? He's not bad, right? Doesn't he look like you? To me, he looks quite similar."
When Mitsui saw Miyagi, he smiled and waved, then joked.
"It's not just stealing that's my thing."
Miyagi retorted casually, but after he finished speaking, he also looked at Akashi in the field.
After Teikou Junior High School made a substitution, the gap in strength between the two teams became huge. With the connection between Akashi and Kuroko, the basketball ran quite smoothly in Teikou's hands.
Murasakihara Atsushi is quite dominant on both offense and defense under the basket. With his height and strong jumping ability, he can dunk without any defense if he gets the ball.
Aomine Daiki's personal abilities are also quite good. He has a wide variety of offensive methods. Whether it is breaking through or making mid-range shots, he is very skilled. His footwork is also remarkable, much better than the average junior high school student.
When it comes to martial arts, Aomine Daiki's personal abilities are not much inferior to those of Rukawa Kaede when he first entered Takeishi Junior High School.
Even their playing styles are extremely similar, but compared to Rukawa Kaede, Aomine Daiki is more arrogant, and his playing state is more extroverted on the court. After just a few balls, he has become the focus of the whole audience.
In addition to these two people, Kuroko Tetsuya's elusive passes on the court are also very eye-catching, and he frequently makes beautiful passes.
Wudao didn't know whether their opponents in Teiko could notice Kuroko Tetsuya's movement. Anyway, the few people off the court could still clearly capture Kuroko's figure.
After all, he was someone who could frequently deliver wonderful passes. No matter how brilliant Aomine Daiki was, he couldn't completely make Kuroko invisible. In Wudao's eyes, Kuroko's presence was even stronger than Akashi and Midorima. Wudao also wanted to know how his so-called sight guidance worked on the field.
Soon, thanks to the efforts of the Teiko players, Mingshan Middle School began to collapse. On both offense and defense, Mingshan Middle School was completely defeated by Teiko and was no match for the opponent.
By the end of the second half, the difference between the two teams had widened to 50 points, and the gap in strength was obvious.
The crushing match did not make the spectators lose their enthusiasm. Teiko's exquisite cooperation and the personal abilities of Aomine, Murasakibara Atsushi and Midorima all left a deep impression on the audience.
In general, the strength displayed by the members of Teiko Junior High School is pretty good, but it has not yet exceeded the cognition of martial arts. After all, they are only at the level of junior high school students.
As the game progressed, a group of Shohoku High School players surrounded Jinguji Takeshi and Mitsui Hisashi, who were watching the game on the sidelines.
"Junior high school students are still junior high school students... This boring game is finally over."
As the final whistle sounded, Sakuragi Hanamichi picked his earwax. After the players of both teams left the field, Sakuragi took off his coat and walked into the court.
"The game is over, it's time for us to start practicing!"
"We have wasted so much time, we must make up for it."
Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't wait to walk into the court, and the Teiko players who had just walked off the court also saw Sakuragi Hanamichi and their eyes were focused on Sakuragi.
"Is that person... a member of Xiangbei High School?"
"Those on the sidelines... are all Xiangbei players!"
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