NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

The next afternoon, bored, Hanamichi once again skipped his Japanese social studies (history) class and went to the basketball hall early to practice basketball.

This made the social studies teacher very angry, but there was nothing he could do about it.

I just don’t know why this red-haired boy with excellent character and academic performance is so uninterested in Japanese sociology!

When Hanamichi changed his clothes and shoes and came to the gym.

A dark-haired man was already running on the court.

It is the attacking demon Rukawa Kaede!

Rukawa was also slightly stunned when he saw Hanamichi pushing the door open.

But then he stopped dribbling the ball and stared straight at Hanamichi.

Seeing this, Hanamichi knew what Rukawa was thinking, so he could only sigh and say:

"Come on, ever since I joined the Xiangbei basketball team and bumped into you at this door on the first day, I knew there would be a duel like today!"

Rukawa Kaede didn't say much, and said directly:

"warm up!"

It looked like he didn't want to take advantage of Ikebana.

Seeing this, Huadao also took it very seriously.

He quickly completed warm-up exercises on the sidelines.

Then he took the ball and walked to Rukawa Kaede's half and said:

"Five goals! If you score, continue to attack. If you don't attack, defend the transition. How about that?"

Rukawa Kaede said calmly:

"can!"

Hanamichi threw the ball to Rukawa and said:

"Then you attack first!"

After receiving the ball, Rukawa did not refuse and started dribbling to adjust the rhythm, looking for signs of a breakthrough.

Hanamichi started talking casually:

"A one-on-one bullfight doesn't mean as much as you think."

"I know that there is a person in the upcoming national competition who defeated Ryonan's Sendoh in a one-on-one duel, just like Sendoh defeated you before."

"But I can say responsibly that if it were a basketball game, you, Sendoh, or even I would not lose to that person. We are all at the same level!"

"who's that person?"

Rukawa Kaede, who kept looking for a breakthrough position but was blocked by Hanamichi one by one, asked.

"The best high school student in Japan—Sawakita Eiji!"

Rukawa was also stunned when he heard the name. At this moment, Hanamichi made a steal.

After successfully stealing the ball, Hanamichi took an offensive stance, facing Rukawa with his back, and gradually approached the basket with the help of his strength.

While hitting him from behind, Hanamichi continued:

"Sawakita Eiji was recognized as the best high school student in Japan last year. It is said that he believes that he has no rivals in the Japanese high school world. In order not to waste his talent, he decided to go to the United States for further studies after this year's national competition!"

When Hanamichi felt that he was close to the free throw line, he turned around swiftly.

Originally, it would be most appropriate to connect with a handsome jump shot at this time, but Hanamichi is not proficient in mid-range and long-range shots.

Therefore, after turning around, he can only take three steps with the ball and start the "explosive package" layup mode.

Rukawa was very calm. He watched as he was being pushed back step by step by Hanamichi's extraordinary strength and the potential energy of his running, giving Hanamichi enough space to make a layup.

He simply let go of the front and hindered Hanamichi's three-step layup from the side, while stretching his arms, ready to jump and block at any time.

I have to say this is a very smart way of defense.

In short-distance defense under the basket, Rukawa's speed is not much slower than Hanamichi's.

Especially when he is on the off-ball defensive side, he has the advantage in speed.

Under such a blockade, although Hanamichi had deformed Rukawa's defensive posture, he still stuck to him like taffy.

Hanamichi couldn't guarantee that he could make a direct layup.

As for someone like Mori Shigehiro who defeated ten masters with his strength, although Hanamichi estimated that his strength was not much different from Mori Shigehiro, it also depended on who his opponent was and what defensive strategy he adopted!

With the current defensive method adopted by Rukawa, Hanamichi might be called for an offensive foul if he is not careful.

In view of this, Hanamichi passed the basketball to his right hand outside with both hands in the last step of the three-step layup.

While holding Rukawa Kaede with his left hand, he made a smooth hook shot and scored the ball!

Well, it has to be a special skill package, so cool!

As he continued to practice flower arrangement, he became more and more proficient in using his special skill package.

In terms of scoring, he has already shown his talent of "more skills are better than less"!

Therefore, he was even more salivating over the next yellow skill package that the system would reward him.

"Bullfighting one-on-one is such a waste of my youth!"

Hanamichi thought to himself and continued to pick up the basketball.

But he did not launch the next round of attack. Instead, he spun the basketball with his right index finger and said:

"Ryukawa Kaede, I will go to the United States too!"

"But I will after I graduate from high school. This is not because I think my potential and talent are not as good as Zebei Rongzhi!"

"It's because my body needs these few years to be polished, and my foundation also needs to be further consolidated!"

"I have always aimed to play professional basketball, so I pay more attention to news in the United States, especially the NBA."

"To be honest, what you need most right now is not to satisfy your desire to win or improve your skills against the enemy by defeating your opponent continuously."

"Instead, you should steadily spend this last golden period of physical development and hone your body!"

"Small forwards and shooting guards in the U.S. professional men's basketball team NBA are generally around 195cm tall, while power forwards are generally over 200cm tall, or even over 210cm tall."

"Although they are tall, their speed and strength far exceed those of us of the same age."

"We still have about three years left for puberty. Why do you think Coach Anxi asked the school to provide unlimited professional nutritious meals during this period?"

"Also, I admit that your basketball skills have matured greatly and have even become your own."

"But like me, your basic qualities are still insufficient, and coupled with your immature physique, if you don't further polish and accumulate, once you join the U.S. professional men's basketball team, you will suffer a devastating dimensionality reduction blow!"

"As for why, I can only tell you this much. You can ask Coach Anxi for details."

Talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!

Coach Anxi pushed the door open at this time.

Behind him followed a dozen campus workers, who carried heavy equipment and placed it in a corner of the court under the command of Coach Anxi.

Coach Anxi waved his hat to drive away the heat:

"Ah~ So you two are here! Come over and help!"

Say it, pointing the hat in the direction of the workers:

"These are all basketball training equipment provided by the school. They will help you further control your body and hone your basic skills without overdrawing your physical potential."

"Okay, Dad! I'm coming right now!"

Hanamichi responded and left. Anyway, he had said everything he could say. As for whether Rukawa would go to Coach Anzai to ask about things in the United States, that had nothing to do with him.

But when passing by Rukawa Kaede, Hanamichi remembered the upcoming final exams.

Thinking of the funny original plot, Hanamichi couldn't help but spit out a laugh:

"Oh, sleepyhead! Excuse me for saying this, but if you want to develop in the United States in the future, your English level must be up to par first."

After saying that, Hua Dao threw the basketball in his hand and spoke fluent English:

"You still have lots more to work on."

Rukawa Kaede, who received the ball, was confused!

Coach Anxi's glasses lit up, and he looked at the two people walking towards him and murmured:

"United States of America?"

Just like that, this confrontation was eventually interrupted by Coach Anxi and campus workers!

The entire afternoon, the basketball hall was filled with the sound of “ping-pong” as equipment was being installed!

It seems that this game has a bit of anticlimactic feeling.

As the number of people in the basketball hall increases, the installation of sports equipment is coming to an end.

The Xiangbei basketball team started training day after day again, but starting today, there is one more subject in the training.

That is, after completing daily training, according to your own strength, you can work in groups of two and try targeted training with sports equipment under each other's supervision.

For example, Akagi immediately became fascinated with the bench press barbell for training upper body strength;

Mitsui played with the suspension training rope, which is helpful for balance training and physical training;

Miyagi pushed an unknown machine that assisted shooting and was addicted to spot-up mid-range shots;

As for Rukawa, he followed Hanamichi, tied up the resistance band in an orderly manner, and began resistance-assisted training.

The entire Xiangbei team is preparing well and quietly waiting for the arrival of the national competition.