The cruelty of the sport of basketball was fully demonstrated in the game between Takeishi Junior High School and No. 4 Junior High School.
Ever since Jinguji Takeshi of Takeishi Junior High School scored a goal at the beginning of the game, Takeishi Junior High School's offensive was opened by Jinguji Takeshi alone. On the offensive end, all the ball rights of Takeishi Junior High School were concentrated in the hands of Jinguji Takeshi, while the other Takeishi players rushed to the inside to fight for rebounds.
Wudao's offensive method was also quite simple. He pushed the ball to the frontcourt at a slow tempo, then went into the mid-range against the defensive players of No. 4 Middle School, and finally finished with a jump shot.
The height difference between the player defending Wu Dao and Wu Dao was too great, and his defense had no way to interfere with Wu Dao's jump shot. A good opening game turned into a personal shooting training for Wu Shi Middle School.
The players from No. 4 Middle School did try to find ways to limit Wudao's shooting, but apart from the center who had to guard the inside, there was a big height difference between the other players and Wudao. They switched defenses one after another and double-teamed one after another, but they had no way to deal with Wudao's jump shot.
There were also smart people who tried every means to prevent Wudao from crossing half court and launched a siege on Wudao in Wu Shi's backcourt. However, Wudao was not a fool. With his height of about 185cm, he easily passed the basketball over the heads of the defensive players when the siege came. Moreover, passing the ball was quite easy and comfortable, and he did not feel any pressure at all.
Wu Dao's outstanding height made him unstoppable in this game, whether it was shooting or passing.
Not only was No. 4 Middle School completely beaten by Takeishi Middle School on the defensive end, but it also suffered setbacks on the offensive end. The No. 5 player of No. 4 Middle School was a guard, but this guard was restricted by Wudao. Even if he passed the ball, he had to consume a lot of physical strength to have a chance to pass the ball in front of Wudao.
As for shooting and breaking through, there was no hope at all. The tall Wu Dao only needed to stand in front of the opponent and raise his hands to easily block the opponent's shooting. As for breaking through? Not to mention how rich Wu Dao's defensive experience was, Wu Dao's pursuit speed alone had already made the No. 5 of No. 4 Middle School despair.
The offense was blocked and the defense was blown up. In the opening game, fifteen minutes into the first half, the score between the two teams was 41:12. It was a one-sided crushing situation. As long as the audience was not stupid or blind, they would know that the suspense of this game was gone early on.
At this point in the game, Wudao scored 20 points with 10 of 18 shots, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, scoring very efficiently. When Takeishi Junior High School once again relied on Wudao's shooting to make the score 43:12 and successfully widened the gap to 30 points, Anzai Zhengyi finally proposed a substitution and replaced Wudao.
After Wudao left the field, the game continued, but Takeishi Junior High School's attack began to blossom in many directions, and the situation was still one-sided.
"Budo, you did a good job. You made 11 of 19 shots, which means your hit rate is close to 60%. The training effect during this period is quite good."
In the rest area of Takeishi Junior High School, Anzai Masayoshi stood up to greet Wudao who was walking off the court. He threw a sweat towel to Wudao and said with a smile.
Wu Dao, who was walking off the court, was not happy when he heard this. Instead, his face froze and he looked a little ugly.
Is a shooting accuracy of nearly 60% high in actual combat? It is very high!
But the same cannot be said for Wudao, because in this game, he did not feel too much pressure in shooting. In other words, the intensity of his shooting today was no different from that in normal training. The only difference was that in this game Wudao played the role of a guard and needed to control the ball.
A 60% hit rate in actual shooting is very high, but if it is this hit rate in training shooting, then it is quite average, at least in the understanding of martial arts, it is very average.
If this is the only hit rate in a game of this intensity, if you encounter a high-intensity game, this hit rate will probably be halved, or even plummet completely, and become like Takeishi Green, who scored 54 points together with Mitsui Hisashi in one game.
This is not a good sign.
Anzai Zhengyi looked at Jinguji Budou who was frowning, and raised his lips slightly. Only players who set high standards for themselves can grow. He just praised Budou on the surface, but the thought in his heart was to remind him.
Obviously, Wu Dao himself was aware of his own problems and did not indulge in the highlight performance of scoring 22 points in 15 minutes. If Wu Dao did not realize his own problems and was complacent, then Anxi Zhengyi would never give Wu Dao a good face.
Anxi Zhengyi is very satisfied with Wudao’s performance now. Since Wudao is already reflecting on himself, he doesn’t mind playing the role of a good guy.
“Budo, don’t look so sad. We still have many games to play. You should focus on the next game.”
Anxi Zhengyi counselled, and then turned his attention to the court.
"Yes!" Wudao nodded, wiped the sweat off his face with a sweat towel, and then casually placed the towel on the stool beside him.
A first-year team member wanted to collect the sweat towel that Wu Dao had used, and suddenly felt a strange touch when he picked up the sweat towel.
Wu Dao had just wiped his sweat, so why was the sweat towel so dry? The other party subconsciously looked at Wu Dao and found that Wu Dao's jersey was still dry while he was sitting on the bench. There were only a few fine beads of sweat on his arms and forehead.
The match lasted fifteen minutes and Wu Dao didn't even break a sweat.
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On the court, Mitsui Shou started to exert his strength not long after Wudao left the court. Compared with Wudao's single offensive method, Mitsui Shou's playing style seemed a bit more varied. Shooting, breaking through, and cutting, Mitsui Shou completely demonstrated almost all the conditions required of an ace.
Even though Mitsui's height is not the most outstanding, he quickly became the focus of the game on the court.
In the stands, Ryonan High School coach Shigekazu Taoka was also completely attracted by Mitsui's performance.
"Compared to the No. 15 just now, the No. 5 from Takeishi Middle School is more worthy of attention."
Coach Tiangang whispered, opened the briefcase he was carrying, took out a stack of documents and began to look through them. Not long after, he pulled out two sheets of paper from the stack and took them in his hands to read them carefully.
These are two information profiles, each with a small photo in the upper right corner. They are the profiles of Mitsui Hisashi and Jinguji Takeshi.
"Mitsui Hisashi from Takeishi Junior High School... He's a super ace who averaged 34.3 points per game in his second year of junior high school!"
"Whether it's breaking through, shooting, or passing and assisting, they are all excellent, with absolutely no shortcomings."
"Players like this are what our Ryonan High School needs!"
"Compared to number 15..."
"Jinguji Budou, his height is almost 185cm, and he's still a freshman! He's a promising center forward."
"But he is too weak to shoot from the outside. If he is afraid of physical confrontation, he will not be able to play basketball well. Anxi Zhengyi's training method is wrong!"
"A young coach can't handle a player like this!"
After Shigeru Takaoka finished reading the two pieces of information, he folded them carefully and put them in his chest pocket. Seeing that the situation of the game had not changed, he sat in his seat with a little boredom, staring at Mitsui Shou who was active on the field. The more he watched, the more satisfied he became. He even began to imagine the scene of Mitsui Shou joining Ryonan High School in the future. He laughed "hehehe" from time to time, scaring everyone around him away from him.
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