Sendoh's attack made Mori Shigehiro shift his attention to him. Although Mori Shigehiro often smiles and looks honest, this first-year student is not like Kawata Mikio at all.
Mori Shigehiro is a very ambitious player and also a player who sets high standards for himself.
Between offense and defense, the White Team was led by Maki Shinichi. From the last few rounds of attack, Maki Shinichi could see how strong the opponent's offensive ability was.
With Rukawa playing as the point guard, the offensive abilities of both Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano were fully stimulated. It can be said that letting Rukawa replace Ryonan's main point guard Fujima Kenji is a very good choice for Shinomiya Tano and Sendoh.
Fujima Kenji's height is only so-so among the back line. If he faces a point guard like Maki Shinichi, Fujima will have a big disadvantage in terms of height. This disadvantage will cause Fujima's pass to often have a certain lag, which is very fatal to Shinomiya Tano and Sendoh.
But if the point guard is Rukawa, with Rukawa's height, most of the guards he meets will be able to pass the ball freely, and the smooth conduction will allow Sendoh and Shinomiya Tano to run more freely without worrying about whether their team's guards can pass the ball to them in time.
Realizing that the opponent has strong offensive capabilities, Shinichi Maki was also thinking about his own team's playing style.
Originally, according to what Jinguji Budou told him before the game, their White Team would use outside shooting as their main means of offense.
Using Maki Shinichi's dribbling breakthrough as the link to launch the attack, seize the opponent's flaws and launch the attack from the outside. This offensive method can fully bring out the shooting ability of Fujima and Jinguji Budou.
Moreover, Sakuragi Hanamichi can easily get opportunities for mid-range jump shots.
However, if Rukawa and his team adopt a steady inside attack, Wudao's choice of shooting becomes very risky.
Although Shinichi Maki is a top point guard, his thinking is also unable to escape from this era.
While the "big center" style of play still works, Shinichi Maki actually doesn't want to try the style that Budou says.
While he was thinking, Maki Shinichi had already approached the three-point line with the ball. When Sakuragi Hanamichi saw Maki Shinichi approaching the three-point line with the ball, he quietly walked out of the inside, leaving the inside open enough to facilitate Maki Shinichi's breakthrough while also creating open opportunities for himself.
Soon, Jinguji Budou's figure quickly left the corner position, came to Rukawa Kaede's side, and made a screen for Maki Shinichi.
With the help of Wudao's pick-and-roll, Maki Shinichi quickly dropped the ball and broke through, accelerating past the three-point line. At the same time, Akagi Takenori chose to make up for the defense after taking a look at Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Akagi was worried about letting Uozumi Jun deal with Maki Shinichi alone. He had just witnessed how powerful Maki Shinichi was. Akagi didn't think that Uozumi Jun, whose strength was comparable to his, was capable of blocking Maki Shinichi's attack.
Soon, the chasing Rukawa Kaede and the defensive Akagi Takenori double-teamed Maki Shinichi from two directions.
At the moment when the double team was formed, Maki Shinichi quickly turned his head and looked at Jinguji Takeshi who was standing at the top of the arc. When Shigong Tianye saw Maki Shinichi's gaze, he immediately stretched out his arms and pushed against Takeshi's side, not wanting to give Takeshi a chance to catch the ball.
At this moment, Rukawa Kaede also paused and directly blocked the passing route between Shinichi Maki and Wudao.
Even Akagi Takenori's attention was attracted by Jinguji Budo on the outside.
However, at this moment, Maki Shinichi hit the ground and passed the ball. The target of the pass was certainly not Jinguji Budou on the outside, but Mori Shigehiro who was in the inside with his back to the basket.
“Bang!”
.After a slight sound, the basketball was in the hand. The moment Mori Shigehiro got the ball, he did a back-to-the-basket shot. The powerful force actually pushed Yuzumi Jun back a step. Taking advantage of this gap, Mori Shigehiro took a low step and directly broke into the basket. Then he grabbed the ball with one hand and jumped up, dunking the ball into the basket with one hand.
The unbalanced Yuzumi wanted to jump to block Mori Shigehiro's dunk, but Yuzumi, who had just adjusted his posture and jumped, was hit directly on the chest by Mori Shigehiro, and his rising momentum came to an abrupt halt, leaving Mori Shigehiro with the dunk.
"Bang!
!”
The loud noise of a slam dunk echoed in the dark open-air stadium. Yuzumi landed quickly, staggered a few steps before he managed to stand firm, raised his head, and looked at Mori Shigehiro who was hanging on the basket.
Mori Shigehiro seemed to think that Yuzumi could still stand on the ground, and that he didn't feel much sense of accomplishment looking down on him. He grabbed the basket for less than a second before he quickly let go and fell back to the ground.
After scoring the goal, Mori Shigehiro turned around without saying a word and ran towards the backcourt of the white team.
When he and Maki Shinichi were interacting with each other, Maki Shinichi patted Mori Shigehiro on the shoulder and praised him, "Well done, Hiro."
"Oh!" Mori Shigehiro listened to the praise from his senior, nodded calmly, and quickly returned to his basket, waiting for the opponent's attack.
At the same time, Sakuragi Hanamichi, who was returning to defense, quickly ran to Maki Shinichi and complained, "Hey, middle-aged man, why don't you pass the ball to me?"
"That was an empty seat just now!"
"And I noticed the positions of those people in Lingnan, and no one noticed me."
"If you give me the basketball, this genius will definitely be able to score a goal!"
In response to Sakuragi Hanamichi's complaints, Maki Shinichi couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face, and subconsciously looked at Jinguji Takeshi who was running towards the horns.
However, Jinguji Takeshi, who noticed Maki Shinichi's gaze, glanced away and pretended not to see it.
Seeing Wudao's attitude, Maki Shinichi sighed secretly in his heart and said comfortingly: "I didn't notice your position during that ball just now."
"You saw it too. When I was doing the fake move, I turned around and looked at Jinguji Budo."
"If there's a chance later and I can still sense it, I will definitely pass the ball to you!"
With Maki Shinichi's comfort, the unhappiness on Sakuragi Hanamichi's face immediately disappeared, and then he ran to his own inside line with a smile.
The brain circuits of single-celled organisms are simple. When Maki saw that he could easily fool Sakuragi, a smile appeared on his face.
Seeing that Sakuragi was so easy to talk to, Maki Shinichi also thought that if there was a chance, he would still pass the ball to Sakuragi Hanamichi. Maki Shinichi had originally planned to kick Sakuragi out of the offensive sequence.
On the one hand, their team does not need so many players who can take the ball and attack. Of course, the main reason is that Maki Shinichi doesn't think that Sakuragi Hanamichi can get any advantage in front of Akagi.
Even if there is an open space, with Akagi's leg strength, he will definitely be able to return to defense in time in such a small space like the inside. Even if Akagi cannot return to defense in time, Uozumi Jun can make up for it.
When Maki Shinichi saw Sakuragi's game, he basically stopped passing the ball when Sakuragi got the ball in the paint or in the mid-range... .
As the players of the White Team completed their defensive positions, Rukawa Kaede slowly pressed forward with the ball.
Seeing that Jinguji Takeshi had already started to actively help his teammates with pick-and-roll, Sendoh and the others slowly got into the game state.
As Rukawa dribbled the ball towards the top of the three-point line, Sendoh Akira also moved quickly and set a pick-and-roll for Rukawa.
And at the moment when Sendoh's pick-and-roll was formed, Rukawa Kaede quickly dropped the ball and broke through.
"Switch defense!" Facing the pick-and-roll cooperation of Rukawa and his teammates, Maki Shinichi chose to use switching defense to block Rukawa's attack.
When Fujima Kenji heard Maki Shinichi's shout, he quickly rushed towards Rukawa. Although his strength was not as good as Rukawa's and he was chased into the inside by Rukawa, at this time, Sakuragi Hanamichi also came to support him.
He directly blocked Rukawa's route, forcing him to stop his advance and then make a quick stop and then a fadeaway jump shot.
Sakuragi noticed Rukawa's intention, quickly got in front of Rukawa, and jumped up to block the shot.
But Sakuragi was a step too slow after all, and the basketball passed directly through Sakuragi Hanamichi's fingers and flew towards the basket.
“Ding~”
Rukawa Kaede was double-teamed and shot hastily, the basketball hit the edge of the basket and went straight out of the rim.
The moment he heard the sound, Sakuragi Hanamichi immediately roared excitedly: "Rebound!"
When Sakuragi looked towards the inside, he happened to find that Mori Shigehiro of his team was being attacked from both sides by Akagi Takenori and Uozumi Jun.
One of them was leaning against Mori Shigekuan's back, and the other was leaning against his chest, just like sandwiching a meat patty, tightly controlling Mori Shigekuan between the two of them.
The basketball fell, and Mori Shigehiro, who was affected by the front and back, couldn't make full use of his jumping ability at all, and the basketball was grabbed by Uozumi Jun who was closer to the inside.
After grabbing the rebound, Yuzumi raised his hands and deceived Mori Shigehiro behind him. At the same time Mori Shigehiro jumped, Yuzumi Jun passed the ball from the side to Akagi Takenori who had passed Mori Shigehiro and came to his side.
Akagi took the ball with both hands, jumped up, and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
"good!
”
After scoring the goal, Akagi pounded his chest, growled, and then high-fived Yuzumi.
After scoring, the Cai team began to retreat. Wudao looked at Akagi and others who were leaving, then turned his head and cast his gaze at Mori Shigehiro.
"There is no doubt that Mori Shigehiro's physical talent is absolutely the best among the best."
"But in the end, he's just a slightly stronger high school student."
"It shouldn't be a problem to deal with Akagi or Uozumi one on one."
"But facing the double team of Akagi and Uozumi at the same time, it's impossible to do anything."
"Sakuragi Hanamichi's footwork is excellent, but it is still too much of a task for him to both cover and guard the basket."
"I never thought that a player like Fujima would become a breakthrough point for the opponent."
Wu Dao thought about it in his heart. After a short fight, Wu Dao roughly knew the "weakness" of his team. Fujima Kenji, the main force of the championship team, also became a defensive loophole in this level of competition.
Basketball is a cruel sport in some ways.
If a short player does not have overwhelming athletic talent, it is very difficult for him to get a chance to play in high-level competitions.
The victory or defeat between teams often does not depend on which team has a sharper offense, but often depends on which team has better defense.
"Fujima, when defending, just relax and it's okay to make bigger moves."
"Never let the other team dribble comfortably."
In Jinguji Budo's opinion, Fujima Kenji's playing style is somewhat "gentle". Perhaps it is because Fujima himself is a technical player. When defending, he will deliberately control the distance in order to have a chance to steal the ball.
This kind of defense lacks a sense of "banditry" and does not actually put that much pressure on offensive players who are skilled in dribbling.
It would not work for a short player to defend a tall player in such a gentle manner.
You must dare to take action.
You cannot be afraid of fouls, and you cannot just think about stealing the ball. Even if you are not as physically fit as your opponent, you must dare to confront him.
In this regard, Miyagi Ryouta did better than Fujima.
As they advanced, Jinguji Budo quickly walked to Fujima's side and whispered to him.
Hearing what Wu Dao said, Fujima nodded slightly.
Soon, the white team entered the opponent's half.
After briefly observing the opponent's defense, Maki Shinichi did not choose to continue attacking by himself, but quickly passed the ball to Mori Shigehiro in the inside.
After passing the ball, Maki Shinichi quickly rushed to the inside, ready to support Mori Shigehiro.
Takeshi Jinguji and Fujima were also wandering around the outside, trying to break away from their opponents and get a chance to receive the ball.
Neither of them chose to cut in. Since Shinichi Maki had already cut in, it would seem a bit crowded for the two of them to rush for the goal.
What is the most important thing in offense
It's space, the space between players.
The ideal situation is that each player should be 2-3 meters apart from each other. If they are too close, the opponent's defense can easily radiate them. If they are too far, the risk of passing the ball will be high.
As Maki Shin entered the inside, Mori Shigehiro also chose a more flexible style of play. After receiving the ball with his back to the basket, he broke through and moved towards the baseline.
Yuzumi Jun slid in, but just as Mori Shigehiro was about to reach the bottom of the basket, Mori Shigehiro, who had the ball, suddenly turned around and instantly passed Yuzumi Jun who was slid in. His huge body actually used a nimble turn to pass him in an instant, and then rushed to the basket and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.
The terrifying force pulled the entire outdoor basketball hoop downward.
“Bang!”
After a loud bang, Mori Shigehiro quickly fell back to the ground, glanced back at Yuzumi Jun, and then quickly returned to defense.
On the sidelines, the coaching staff members who saw Mori Shigehiro's goal looked at each other in disbelief at all what was happening before their eyes.
Even Coach Tanaoka, who had seen Mori Shigehiro play in a game before, was surprised and followed Mori Shigehiro's movements with his eyes.
"This kid..."
"Isn't he a power center?!"
"Such a clean and neat dribbling move is not something a traditional power center can perform!"
"Mori Shigehiro... is even stronger than he was during the county tournament."
"I'm definitely not wrong. This guy is definitely a super center hidden in this evil land of Kanagawa."
"If Hainan can beat Ryonan and Shohoku and make it to the national competition, this player will definitely become the focus of attention of the entire nation!"
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