Mike Okita's outstanding offensive performance attracted the attention of all the coaches. Before this, the coaches did not think much of this blond and blue-eyed mixed-race boy.
In the previous one-on-one fight, although Mike Okita had a good ranking, he was not much stronger than the strength shown by Sendoh and Maki Shinichi.
Many players can show excellent fighting power in bullfighting, but when it comes to the full game, they may not have the strong fighting power they have in one-on-one situations.
The reason is very simple. Take China for example, a champion of three-on-three basketball may not necessarily be able to adapt to the high-intensity full-court professional games. It is still unclear whether he can play well in a different track.
Compared to Sendoh who has already put in amazing performances in team competitions and the famous Maki Shinichi, Mike Okita's presence is weak, and it is normal for him to be ignored by the coaching staff.
However... after today's practice match, I'm afraid no coach will ignore the ace of Green Wind High School.
Mike Okita's ability is as strong as Sendoh and Shinichi Maki. He is a talented player who can be ranked in the T1 tier in Kanagawa Prefecture.
On the court, the game between the two teams became more and more intense. Sendoh and Mike Okita had already played at their best, and their offensive and defensive confrontations on the court were quite interesting to watch.
Unlike the mutual explosions between Budo and Shinomiya Tano, Sendo and Mike Okita were able to defend against their opponents' attacks occasionally. This also made every ball they attacked and defended affect the hearts of the players on the field.
Eight minutes into the second half, the score between the two teams was 69:71. The White Team, which had originally had a lead, had now been overtaken by the opponent.
Fortunately, the ball was still in the hands of the white team, and there was still plenty of time left in the game, so no matter what changes needed to be made, there was still time.
After receiving the pass from his teammate in the backcourt, Miyagi Ryouta quickly ran towards the frontcourt with the basketball. While dribbling the ball, Miyagi Ryouta observed the positions of the players on the court.
In the situation of lagging behind, Miyagi Ryouta had already thought about changing his playing style. The confrontation between Mike Okita and Sendoh had been going on for almost ten minutes.
It can be said that apart from some slight differences in their playing styles, the two men's personal abilities are not much different. There is no such thing as a winner or loser in the duel between these two men.
Therefore, Miyagi felt that reducing Mike Okita's ball possession at this time would not be a problem. He also planned to use this goal to change the team's offensive method.
Miyagi Ryouta thought that the method of attacking the outside players was not a good idea, so he thought about mobilizing the inside players.
"Let's play these two spots inside to make the basketball flow smoothly."
Miyagi Ryouta thought to himself, and then he quickly approached the three-point line. Facing Rukawa Kaede's defense, Miyagi Ryouta did not choose to pass the ball immediately, but looked at Mike Okita on the side.
The ball had been passed for more than ten or twenty rounds. When Rukawa faced Miyagi Ryouta again, his attention was actually more on Mike Okita.
After noticing Miyagi Ryouta's sight, Rukawa also glanced in the direction of Mike Okita. But at the moment when Rukawa was distracted, Miyagi Ryouta seized the opportunity, changed his dribbling rhythm, and actually broke through on his own, instantly passing Miyagi.
"Choose to come by yourself?"
"Change the way of playing!"
Rukawa saw Ryouta Miyagi passing by him, and thought to himself, his face still expressionless. He turned around hastily and chased after Ryouta Miyagi.
Although Miyagi's offensive choice was beyond Rukawa's expectations and he also took advantage of the opportunity when Rukawa was distracted, if Miyagi Ryouta thought that he could break through Rukawa's defense in this way.
Then it’s still too tender!
The next second after turning around, Rukawa Kaede immediately accelerated, and in the blink of an eye he caught up with Miyagi Ryouta and followed behind him. Miyagi Ryouta, who was advancing quickly, obviously also noticed the movement behind him, and glanced behind him with his peripheral vision, and the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a smile.
At the same time, seeing Miyagi Ryouta's breakthrough, Yuzumi quickly came up to defend, but Yuzumi only took two steps forward and had no intention of leaving the basket at all.
Obviously, Yuzumi did not intend to let go of Mori Shigehiro completely. In his opinion, with Rukawa Kaede chasing him, it would be impossible for Miyagi Ryouta to score easily.
As Miyagi Ryouta broke into the basket, Mike Okita also got ahead of Sendoh and came to the inside to provide support.
The moment Miyagi Ryouta came in front of Yuzumi, he paused and passed the basketball in his hand diagonally to the rear.
"Snap!" Mike Okita caught the basketball steadily. The moment he got the basketball, Jun Uozumi and Rukawa Kaede, who were still staring at Miyagi Ryouta, both double-teamed Mike Okita.
At this point in the second half, no one can ignore Mike Okita rushing into the inside!
"You underestimated me!" Mike Okita dribbled the ball, looked at the changes in the opponent's defensive formation, chuckled, and then quickly passed the ball between Rukawa and Uozumi.
The ball was actually passed back to Miyagi Ryouta, who took the ball and quickly shot it near the basket, and the basketball fell directly into the net.
"Youxi!"
Miyagi clenched his fists, growled, then glanced at Mike Okita with a smile and began to quickly defend himself.
It seems that Mike Okita also understood his intention and responded to Miyagi Ryouta's idea with practical actions.
"Miyagi has changed his style of play."
"Is it because you think there's no way to tell the winner between Sendoh and Mike Okita?" Maki Shinichi suddenly said when he saw his team's offensive method in this round and looked at Miyagi Ryouta.
"Maybe he felt the time was about right."
"We want to widen the gap between the two teams. After all, if we continue to play like this, we should be the winner."
"Sendoh's offensive method is more comprehensive than Mike Okita's. Although the difference in their efficiency is very small, Sendoh is still more efficient after all."
"If the game is short, it won't be very obvious, but as the game continues, Sendoh's advantage will gradually become apparent."
"Miyagi Ryouta must have noticed this and sought change."
Shigong Tianye had also been paying attention to the game. Seeing that Miyagi Ryouta had taken the initiative to change his playing style, he also smiled and said. After that, Shigong Tianye turned his head to look at Wudao, and suddenly smiled and said:
"but... "
"It is not a wise choice to rashly break such a balance!"
"The average height of the players on your team is not as high as ours."
"If we still have the ball in Sendoh's hands, you still have a chance until the end."
"But if Sendoh starts sharing the ball, you will definitely be the ones who lose in the end."
"Because we are stronger in perimeter defense!"
Shimonoya said to Wu Dao with a smile, then turned his head and returned his gaze to the court.
As if in response to Shimonoseki's words, this time Rukawa did not pass the ball to Sendoh, but after bringing the ball into the frontcourt, he launched his own attack.
After passing Miyagi Ryouta, Rukawa did not continue to go deeper into the basket, but passed the ball to Hanagata Toru in the middle distance.
The one defending Hanagata at this time was Kenji Fujima, and the height difference between the two reached 20cm.
The place where Huaxing got the ball happened to be within his shooting range. Without any hesitation, after getting the basketball, Huaxing simply raised his hand and shot the ball out.
It was equivalent to an open shot. Without any surprise, the basketball fell directly and steadily into the basket with a crisp sound.
"Sure enough, look."
When Shinomiya Tano saw Hanagata easily score the goal, his smile grew wider.
"It looks like these three single rooms will belong to us."
"Um... "
"Sendoh performed well, so he can take one. Rukawa also played very well, so he can also take one."
"There is one spot left, which is a bit difficult! Should I give it to Akagi or Uozumi? In terms of role, the two are almost the same, but Uozumi's performance on the court is better. After all, he still took on some offensive tasks in the first half."
"Hey, Budo, who do you think is a better choice?"
At this time, Shimono seemed to have seen the outcome of his team's victory. He smiled and asked Wu Dao with a happy face.
"Didn't you include yourself in the list? I never knew you were such a selfless captain."
Wu Dao glanced at Shigong Tianye beside him and said with a slightly sarcastic tone.
"Hey, hey, hey, when did I ever come across as selfish to you?"
"I have always been fair."
"If I have the ability, I have the ability. If I don't have the ability, I don't have the ability. My way of dealing with people has always been very pure!"
"Don't judge others by your own standards!"
Shigong Tianye heard the sarcasm in Wudao's words and retorted. Then, Shigong Tianye suddenly thought of something, looked at Wudao, and asked with a smile:
"The situation has developed to this point, and you still want to sit on the sidelines?"
"How about it? Do you want to go up and try to see if you can turn the tide?"
"I'll play with you too. Come to think of it, I really want to sleep in a single room."
Wu Dao heard this, shook his head, stretched, and said casually: "I don't mean to go on stage."
"After all, this is a practice match, and I think the purpose of the coaches organizing this practice match is probably to see if there can be a good chemical reaction between the players of different teams."
"If I'm on the court, the ball will be concentrated on me, so how can it be seen?"
"It's better not to worry the coaches."
After hearing what Wu Dao said, Shigong Tianye kept smiling. He put his hands behind his head, leaned on the bench, looked at the night sky, and said sarcastically: "You are really arrogant! Are you trying to say that you are much stronger than these guys?"
"Well, but it's normal for you to say that."
The lights around the court were bright, and Shigong Tianye, who was lying on the bench, felt a little dazzling in his eyes, so he quickly stood up, rubbed his eyes, and then complained, "It's really uncomfortable to play ball at night!"
Wu Dao listened to Shigong Tianye's complaints and watched the game on the field.
As Shimoya Tano said, rashly breaking the balance on the field is really not a good thing for the White Team.
The defensive disadvantages of Fujima Kenji and Miyagi Ryouta began to show. Although Miyagi Ryouta's defense was very tough, it was not easy for Rukawa Kaede to break through with the ball.
However, Miyagi Ryouta's height means that there are many things he cannot do. When facing Miyagi, Rukawa's passing and shooting are quite smooth.
This also made it easy for Rukawa to unite the entire team.
The same situation occurred when Hanagata faced Fujima's defense. He could pass the ball easily and shoot easily.
As the game progressed, a clear gap began to emerge in the offensive efficiency of the two teams.
When the game was going on for 12 minutes, the White Team's deficit widened from 3 points to 10 points. Realizing that things were not going well, Miyagi Ryouta planned to ensure his team's offensive efficiency and began to frequently send the ball into the paint.
Let Mori Shigehiro and Sakuragi Hanamichi lead the team's offense.
But... Miyagi's intention was too obvious. Sendoh on the field just signaled Hanagata to pay more attention to the inside line, and Miyagi's plan was easily ruined.
The inside combination of Sakuragi Hanamichi and Mori Shigehiro will not suffer any loss in the hands of Akagi Takenori and Uozumi, but what if Uozumi and Akagi are combined with Hanagata who is nearly two meters tall? !
The disadvantage in the interior quickly made the game one-sided.
Seeing this situation, Wudao asked for Maki Shinichi's opinion and let Maki Shinichi replace Miyagi in order to avoid losing too badly.
However, when Maki Shinichi came on the court, the second half of the game had already been going on for 17 minutes and the score difference was already 13 points.
Shinichi Maki's appearance cannot change anything.
In the end, the white team lost the game 81:94.
"Haha, we won!"
"well done!"
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Shimonoya shouted to the players on the field.
Coach Tiangang also clapped his hands with a smile, called all the players together, and announced the ownership of the three single rooms.
"The practice match is over, and the final winner is the colorful team led by Shinomiya-san."
"The three single rooms are yours."
"As for who will be allowed to live there, it will be decided by your team."
"Our coaching staff won't give any advice!"
After that, Coach Tiangang paused, and then announced to everyone:
"After you go back, you can choose your own dormitories and pack your clothes."
"Rest early today, and gather in the hotel lobby at 7 a.m. tomorrow to start the formal training."
"In the next three days, our coaching staff will develop different training plans based on your respective characteristics."
"The intensity of the training will be very high, so you must be mentally prepared in advance."
"Don't think you are here to have fun. The road to becoming a professional player is not that easy!"
"Okay! Disband!"
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