The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

——Anzai-senpai, do you really not care about Japanese basketball? Have you really lost your former glory? Or is it that the game you lost to the Dragon Kingdom in the 1975 Asian Championships is still your nightmare? When faced with the problems of the Dragon Kingdom, you become confused!

——Stop mentioning your theory of exporting local players, what we want is a faster method! As long as you can achieve results, you can take any path!

——Forget it, your glory has long been gone, and your heart is dead. You just hang on to the name of a senior. You are no longer the Mitsuyoshi Anzai in my heart... Go back to your Kanagawa to retire, Japanese basketball will no longer be Need you again!

Mitsuyoshi Anzai was sitting on the sofa in the hotel bedroom, holding today's newspaper in his chubby hand, but he couldn't read a word.

The voices of Nishimura Kameji and Ozaki Masatoshi when they came to lobby him before leaving the hotel still echoed in his mind.

That guy is his junior. He was a substitute for the Japanese national team during the 1975 World Championships. He was also his most fervent follower, but now...

Anxi Guangyi sighed slightly and put down the newspaper.

Naturalized Lin Dong? If Lin Dong is willing, of course he can, but since Lin Dong has refused, he should not use those messy methods to interfere with a child.

Japanese basketball... of course he cares about it, and it's not without hope, but these guys who are eager for quick success and quick profit can't see it.

Anxi Guangyi thought for a while and dialed a number.

"Hello?"

"Earl, it's me." Coach Anxi said with a smile: "How has Rukawa-san been doing these days?"

"Hahaha, I'm making rapid progress. This kid just went too far in the past. They were all wild. He didn't go through any real systematic training or really high-level confrontation. His style of play was too flashy and impractical. But he is indeed very talented, has a strong understanding, and his physical condition is excellent enough. He is the best I have seen in Japan over the years! Now give him some real confrontation, and give him a systematic training method... Tsk, I’m really not bragging here, one-on-one top-notch teaching, and psychological counseling, isn’t this ten thousand times better than sending you to the United States to be tortured directly?”

"... Don't worry, although this guy Stephen is from street ball, I know him too well. His basketball skills are quite solid. His breakthroughs and changes of direction are excellent. He is a champion member of Locke Park! He is definitely the best in our school. ...No, he should be the best trainer in all of Japan! I have also warned him not to teach Rukawa-san those street tricks, hahaha, you pay and I will do my part, and I guarantee that I won’t lead your precious baby astray. .”

"By the way, didn't you say before that there was someone with better talent? When will you come over? I'll give you a 10% discount on the fee!"

Coach Anxi said with a smile: "School is about to start. His foundation is not enough, so it will be of no use to go to your place... Let's wait until the winter vacation."

"Okay, okay, then you should give him a good grasp of the basics first, but the fees for this kind of blank paper will have to be discussed separately..."

The other end of the phone was talking, seemingly distracted by something, and then suddenly cursed from a long distance away from the phone: "Oh, Shet! Stephen, bastard! This is Japan, this is a basketball school! Don't bring those with you Come here with a shady woman! You will be complained and I will be shut down, you damn Teddy!"

As he said that, he seemed to remember that he hadn't hung up on Anzai Guangyi yet, so he hurriedly said into the phone: "Okay, okay, I have something else to do, so I'll hang up first."

Toot toot toot…

You can roughly guess what happened on the other side.

Black person……

Anxi Guangyi smiled and shook his head.

After thinking for a while, he made another call.

"Coach Anzai? Sakuragi went to Hiroshima to watch the game. Yes, yes, it seems that a classmate from Shoyang High School gave him the ticket, and then followed that classmate's father there... Ah, that gentleman's phone number ? I have it here, I’ll look for it for you..."

Sakuragi-san came to Hiroshima?

A classmate from Xiangyang High School? My classmate’s father?

Anxi Guangyi was slightly startled and dialed the number given by the woman on the phone.

"Looking for Sakuragi-san? Okay, wait a moment, Sakuragi-san, Sakuragi-san!"

"Hello?"

Sakuragi Hanamichi's voice soon came over the phone. When he heard that it was coach Anzai, Sakuragi Hanamichi burst out laughing: "Dad! Don't worry, those basic training you gave me are just trivial. , all completed, and I also practiced with Brother Gao Ren myself! It’s a hundred times harder than the one you arranged!”

"Hahahahaha! Dad, you don't even know how powerful I am now. I was one-on-one with Brother Gao Ren that day, and I blocked a ball from him! Really, Brother Gao Ren definitely didn't give in! He was so serious at the time Yes, absolutely 120% of your performance was blocked by me!"

"Oh, Dad, why don't you believe me? By the way, aren't you staying in Brother Gao Ren's hotel? Ask him quickly, you have to ask! Really, it took a lot of effort to prevent someone from saying ! This achievement has not been accomplished by anyone in Kanagawa, not even Rukawa Kaede! I can now be said to be the best... no, the second best in Kanagawa!"

"Hehehehe!" Anxi Guangyi couldn't help laughing.

This guy……

Frankly speaking, compared to Rukawa Kaede, he prefers Sakuragi Hanamichi in terms of talent and emotion.

Sakuragi not only has a basketball talent that is rare in the world, but also has a very unique enthusiasm that can infect people around him anytime and anywhere, making you feel that the world is full of positive energy and hope.

No matter how depressed you are, as long as you chat with him for a few words, it will disappear.

Anxi Guangyi, who hung up the phone, had completely calmed down.

Nishimura Kouji thinks the future of Japanese basketball lies with Lin Dong?

No.

The future of Japanese basketball cannot be counted on just one person from the Dragon Kingdom, nor can it be expected from Sanno Industries, whose technology has been basically finalized and whose upper limit can already be seen.

The future of Japanese basketball lies in Shohoku, right next to you!

Anxi Guangyi smiled, put on his reading glasses again, and picked up the newspaper on the table.

Only this time, my heart is no longer restless.

The old man had a smile on his face and looked very attentive, peaceful and serious.

……………………

With the national competition in full swing, NHK has changed from its normal practice of vigorously promoting basketball on TV stations, making the topic of the summer basketball national competition a hot trend in Japan.

For NHK, this is just a pavement for the NBA preseason to land in Japan. After all, the money has been spent and the ratings must be high.

For high schools across Japan, this unprecedented level of attention has already given all participating teams the feeling that the entire city is paying attention.

Yesterday's top 32 competition has already determined this year's top 16 teams. Except for the three prefectures of Kanagawa, Aichi, and Hiroshima, which each have two teams, the other teams that have reached the top 16 have only One county and one team.

Reports on several focus matches quickly grabbed the front pages on the morning of the 4th.

The largest point difference of the season at 66 points, and super gorgeous statistics of 28 points, 5 steals, 6 assists and 3 blocks in a single quarter. Xiangyang's Lin Dong single-handedly overshadowed Sanno Industrial and even all the participating players that day.

——The biggest rival of Sanno Industries has arrived!

——Hainan defeated last year’s semi-finalists by 58 points in the county competition!

——The new basketball god with 28 points, 5 steals, 6 assists and 3 blocks in a single quarter!

——The peak of Kanagawa, the lonely king above the clouds!

The reporters from the media finally broke through the blockade that once restricted the 'traffic', and continued to praise Xiangyang's newcomer with unsparing words of praise. They also praised this team that was expected to defeat Sanno Industries, and even did not hesitate to use last year's Hainan, the top four player, came out to serve as the backdrop.

Of course, when reporting on Xiangyang, the topic of Toyotama is inevitable.

His eyeballs were blown out, he played with the missing Nanyeol, and was so angry that he quit the game midway through the game. After the game, he led Toyotama's team to attend the press conference, and blamed most of the entire incident on his own negligence, etc. …

Of course, this inevitably led to another topic. Toyotama only played less than 3 minutes in the opening game, and the two absolute core main players had already left the field.

Therefore, although it was a top eight team last year, and although Xiangyang's main force only played in the first quarter, would the 66-point difference between substitutes and substitutes be a little bit watery?

August 4th…

This round of Xiangyang's game was scheduled in the morning, and they faced Changcheng High School, which was in the quarterfinals last year.

All analyzes before the game believed that this would be the best litmus test for Xiangyang.

Changcheng High School, who has Mikoshiba, can be regarded as a victorious general in national competitions. His strength should be about the same as Toyotama.

Although Fengyu suffered a disastrous defeat, the two main players only played for a few minutes and ended early. So when facing Chang Cheng, could Xiangyang still have an incredible performance?

Touchstone, touchstone, that’s what touchstone is for.

It's a pity...both the process and the result of the game shocked all the media.

125:82, a score difference of 43 points. Although it failed to refresh yesterday's score difference record, the process was different after all.

Xiangyang's five main lineups only played the first half.

Lin Dong only spent half a half, with Yu Zichai and other Chang Cheng's main players on the court, and scored 43 points, 7 steals, 5 blocks, and 12 assists, which was still not much better than his performance in the first game. It gives people a feeling of ease and ease.

The five main players once opened the point difference to as much as 70 points in the first half.

In the second half, Xiangyang's five main players were all in, but Changcheng High School, out of concern for face, used the entire main lineup to deal with Xiangyang's substitute lineup, and finally managed to catch up to the 70-point difference to 43 points, without losing. It's just so ugly.

In the afternoon game of the same day, the five main players of Sanno Industries played the entire game. With an exaggerated 144:30, a full 114-point gap, they defeated Momokura Industries, which was in the top 16 last year, and locked up this huge point difference. In terms of the record of the national competition, he finally regained the limelight that was overshadowed by Xiangyang yesterday.

114 points... Although Momokura Industry is not at Toyotama's level, it was still in the top 16 last year, but it was beaten to the point where it almost made people doubt their life.

——The strongest mountain king in history! The rising star and redeemer of Japanese basketball!

——The two rising stars hand-picked by Stern, Eiji Sawabita and Masashi Kawada.

——Xiangyang’s Empire Destruction Dragon! Super Hexagon Warrior!

——The strongest king in history is about to face the strongest challenger in history...

With the media’s intentional and stimulating reports, coupled with NHK’s reports from time to time, as well as the advance hype for the semi-finals live broadcast.

Public opinion in Japan has begun to look forward to the semi-final between Xiangyang and Sanno Industry, although the top eight have just been decided...

"That guy Xiangyang is not Japanese..."

"Dragon Country's basketball is very good. It can be regarded as our old enemy in Japan."

"I just started paying attention to basketball recently. Is Dragon Country basketball so good?"

"Come on, what kind of old rivals are not on the same level at all. From the time the Dragon Kingdom basketball team entered the Asian Championships in 1975 to now, there have been a total of 13 Asian Championships, and they actually won five consecutive championships twice... It was them again last year We have never lost the championship in the Asian Games or anything like that. All the national players of our generation in Japan were beaten and retired by them..."

"Nani! Is the gap so big?"

"The Mountain King is really going to lose, right? He can't beat the national team, and he can't beat even a high school student. Is that true?"

"Sanno Industrial must work hard!"

Similar reports elicit similar reactions.

He did not discredit Lin Dong, he still praised him lavishly, but he unknowingly created a very clear boundary for the Japanese people: Sanno represents us, Japan! Prepare to fight the most powerful and almost impossible opponent in history!

The storm is brewing and everyone is looking forward to it.