The Road to Stardom: Start as a Slam Dunk Master

Coach Kitano once coached in the NSAA, but Lin Dong had already heard Fujima mention it last time.

Lanphier High School is also considered a strong force in the American high school sports world and has trained many sports greats, including NBA stars.

American high school basketball pays more attention to the cultivation of personal abilities. Having a guy with such a philosophy coaching Xiangyang may be helpful to his current situation.

And more importantly, since Coach Kitano has coached in the NSAA for several years, he must have a certain network of relationships in American universities.

My next plan after unifying Japan's three major leagues is to go to the NSAA if I can't return to my country.

The road back to China is bound to be full of ups and downs. After all, I am well aware of the history of Dragon Country basketball, so I have to negotiate several key conditions that are difficult for the Basketball Association to agree to before I choose to go back.

The NSAA path also needs introductions, so if Kitano knows people there, he might be able to help a lot.

"Wow!" Most of the others heard about Coach Kitano's experience for the first time.

As for basketball, in this era, anyone who has a little connection with the United States will immediately become taller.

"I'm looking forward to it..."

“The school board has finally been generous!”

"Haha, thanks to Lin Dongjun, after all, we have a chance to challenge Sanwang's super team this year!"

"I heard that Coach Kitano didn't want to come originally, but I don't know why he suddenly changed his mind." Fujima said with a smile: "But run and gun is Coach Kitano's usual coaching method. After he comes, maybe we really have to adapt. This kind of offensive style, so... whether it is to keep up with Lin Dongjun's rhythm, or to meet the possible tactical needs of Coach Kitano, let's run! 5 kilometers of weight-bearing every day, plus the previous physical training, in one morning It has to be done.”

"ah!"

"I knew I wasn't that lucky. Once I encountered something like pie in the sky or being invited to dinner, disaster would be imminent. God, please forgive me!"

"But captain, we don't have a holiday yet! We have classes in the morning, where will the time come from, or we have to wait..."

"It's okay. I don't have to go to class these days. The school board has told me before that if we defeat Hainan and get a ticket for the national competition, in order to fully support our preparations for the national competition, our whole team can take a few days off in advance. , train with all your strength to prepare for war."

Probably because of Lin Dong's existence, these guys feel that victory can come too easily, so much so that they start complaining about extra training, which is not a good sign.

Fujima continued: "We have full control over the use of the school arena. At the same time, the school board will equip the arena with several high-power air conditioners, as well as free lunches and drinks, including during the entire summer vacation..."

"So there are no buts! After we finish playing Buri tomorrow, let's officially start our summer training!"

………………

After winning Xiangbei, Lingnan and Hainan one after another, the match against Buri on the second day was even more of a test.

It’s still the first game at 9:30.

Lin Dong played for 3 minutes, not even counting the warm-up. He scored 6 points, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. Then he was replaced and the bench was full.

Hanagata and Fujima took turns to lead the team, rotating Xiangyang's main players and substitutes. They easily defeated Buri with a big score of 122:72, helping Xiangyang win the county championship in advance.

And the next match between Lingnan and Hainan...

Frankly speaking, before the start of the game, many people were more optimistic about Lingnan.

After all, both teams have played against Xiangyang, and based on the results of the match against Xiangyang, Lingnan's performance is undoubtedly better than Hainan's.

Especially the behavior of giving up immediately after the first quarter really attracted a lot of infamy to Hainan.

Love is deep and hate is intense, and being scolded is a matter of course.

And Makoto Shinichi, who was stripped of the title of King of Kanagawa, fell as hard as he was praised. Judging from his performance against Lin Dong, many people have already placed Sendō Akira above him. Consider him a coward who fled without a fight.

Coupled with Yoshihao Fukuda's ability to attack the frame, Jun Uozumi's absolute advantage at the basket, and Ryoji Ikegami's defensive skills...

People who think Lingnan will beat Hainan occupy at least 70% of the stadium.

But the result of the game surprised everyone...

In the first half, each other's regular starting lineups were evenly matched. Mu Shenyi and Xiandao performed well on both offense and defense.

The other main players of both sides performed quite well, with Lingnan leading by one point at 48:49.

But from the beginning of the second half, when Hainan resorted to the small running and gunning lineup used in the previous game against Xiangyang, Lingnan immediately fell into a hard battle.

Although he adopted a similar response method to Xiangyang, focusing on controlling rebounds and controlling the rhythm of the game, when there was one less person who could block Mu Shenyi, Hainan's running and gunning showed a huge threat.

Mu Shenyi, who was dropped in the first quarter yesterday, seemed to have evolved. Even with Xiandao's one-on-one marking and the help of Yu Zhi inside, there was no way to limit Mu Shenyi's demands at the basket.

The Yuhi King, which has ended in the hearts of Kanagawa people, seemed to stage a return of the king drama, and it only took three minutes to smash Lingnan's inside line into pieces.

What followed was Lingnan's shrinking defense and emptiness on the outside, which caused Hainan's shooting percentage to hit seven out of eight from the outside.

The score of 48:49 at halftime was quickly extended to 86:62 by Hainan in one quarter.

Although Hainan's shooting percentage began to decline in the fourth quarter, Lingnan also stabilized his position and began to counterattack under the leadership of Xiandao, and fought back a lot, but in the end he was unable to recover.

The score between the two sides was fixed at 98:88. Hainan steadily defeated Lingnan with a 10-point difference and got the last ticket to the national competition.

——The Kanagawa qualifiers of the Summer High School Basketball League concluded successfully.

——The champion Xiangyang Public College and the runner-up Hainan University Affiliated High School.

——The five best people in Kanagawa, Lin Dong, Toru Hanagata, Shinichi Maki, Akira Sendō, and Ichiro Kamizou.

——Most Valuable Player (MVP), Lin Dong!

Dominating Kanagawa with absolute crushing strength, defeating Kanagawa's former king Shinichi Maki, and reducing Hainan University, one of the top four in the country last year, to a weak background.

If we say that when Xiangyang attacked Shobei and Lingnan before, his reputation was limited to Kanagawa Prefecture.

After the Hainan war, when the Kanagawa qualifiers ended, and when the results of the Kanagawa division were announced, the names of Shoyang Public High School and Lin Dong had quickly spread throughout the Japanese high school basketball world.

As a division of last year's semi-finals, Kanagawa has always been a strong county in Japanese high school basketball, and Hainan University's affiliate is a well-known name across the country.

But such a consistent victor in national competitions was beaten by an exaggerated score difference by a sub-first-class team in the top 16 last year. All-star level Mu Shenyi even chose to give up after the first quarter.

The score difference is a full 58 points. You know, even last year's Sanno Industrial faced Hainan and only won by 30 points.

With such a gimmick, it’s hard not to become famous in Japan!

It is said that all the experts are in the comment area. Does anyone know who was the chairman of the Japan Basketball Association in 2000? I really can’t find it... Saburo Kawabuchi only took office in 2015.

If anyone knows, please leave a message. If it doesn't work, I'll just make it up.