NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

“Ding ding ding ding~Welcome back!”

The person who opened the door of the B&B enthusiastically was not the waiter, but Haruko with a bright smile, her two girlfriends, and the Sakuragi Army!

"Why did you come early?"

Hanamichi asked in surprise.

"Hey! That's to give you a surprise!"

Mito Yohei said with a smug look on his face.

"Yes, we worked several odd jobs to collect enough money for accommodation, just to come to Hiroshima in advance to cheer you on!"

Danan explained.

"So where do you live now?"

Hanamichi said to Haruko.

"Thanks to Coach Anxi, he asked the owner of the B&B to open two more four-person rooms for us."

Only then did Hanamichi realize that Coach Anzai, who left right after the game, was doing these things.

"Oh, it's all sponsored by the school anyway! It doesn't matter if we have two more rooms."

"How's it going? Are you going to watch the game against Touou High School?"

Coach Anxi said with a peaceful look on his face.

When everyone in Xiangbei heard this, their faces instantly darkened.

Mu Mu whispered:

"Touou High School lost! Sanno is just too strong. Whether it's the individual strength of the players or the overall offense and defense, Touou doesn't stand a chance against them!"

"Hmm~ That's to be expected! It's a pity that Kitano still didn't complete the last step of his run-and-gun tactics!"

Coach Anxi said calmly.

……

After dinner, everyone sat down in the lobby of the B&B.

Under the leadership of Coach Anxi, the basketball team began a collective discussion.

Ayako spoke first:

"Tomorrow (August 8) at 4 a.m., our opponent will be Kadabashi High School in Oita Prefecture."

"They are barely a balanced team in terms of offense and defense, and the core player of the team is No. 4 center Yuji Omura."

"But based on today's observations, it is clear that he is no match for Captain Akagi. Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that he may retain his strength."

"As for the players in other positions, there are no outstanding characteristics. We should be able to win easily tomorrow!"

Akagi said confidently:

"Hmm~ Omura Yuji! To be on the safe side, I will test the court more at the start tomorrow. As for the attack, you guys will start from the outside first!"

Mitsui smiled confidently:

"It looks like tomorrow will be another three-point show."

He seemed particularly happy that he could continue with today's 10 consecutive three-pointers tomorrow.

"By the way, according to the intelligence we collected this afternoon, Ryonan and Kainan also defeated their opponents this morning and advanced to the next round."

"I heard that Yuzumi scored double 20 in today's competition. He stole the show!"

Caizi added.

"Our Akagi also scored 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks today, and he is not inferior to him!"

Mumu said excitedly.

"Brother is so amazing, he actually scored so many points in the first game of the national competition!"

Haruko said with admiration.

"Humph, I'm going to get 30 points in the next game!"

Akagi said deliberately.

"But you definitely can't guess who is the most popular person today?"

Caizi looked mysterious.

"Who? x22"

All the staff except Hanamichi and Rukawa asked in unison.

"Meiho Industries' No. 8 player, Mori Shigehiro!"

"He scored 50 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 blocks in today's game against Changcheng High School. He was hailed as the best freshman of the year by the National Competition Sports Committee!"

Ayako read out the contents of the newspaper solemnly.

Yes, the game ended in the morning, and in the afternoon Mori Shigehiro was featured in newspapers.

It can be seen how popular he is. He is simply a rough diamond that shocked the high school basketball world of this era.

Miyagi nudged Hanamichi's shoulder with his elbow and said jokingly:

"You and Rukawa Kaede have both been overshadowed by him! What should we do?"

Hua Dao said unhappily:

"What can I do? If you let me attack as the main attacker tomorrow, I can still get the same stats. Basketball is not a one-person sport!"

Hua Dao also performed well today, with 22 points, 16 rebounds, 8 blocks, 5 assists and 4 steals.

Rukawa Kaede scored a game-high 43 points.

But there is no doubt that they are not as good as Mori Shigehiro of Meiho Industries in terms of data.

Coach Anxi said at this time:

"Today is your first game in the national tournament. From now on until the match against Sanno, I will consciously replace several of your main players in advance to save energy."

At this moment, everyone thought of the same thing:

"It seems that Coach Anzai is not optimistic about the top four teams~ Aiwa Academy and Kainan being able to beat Sanno."

“You’ll know after you read this!”

So Coach Anzai took out the video tape of Hainan’s match against Sannoh in the semifinals last year.

Coach Anxi brought this out today after careful consideration, and his purpose was not to undermine the morale of Xiangbei in advance.

After two rounds of observation and one round of matches, Coach Anzai predicted that there would be no opponent for Xiangbei before the semi-finals.

In other words, there won't be any problems tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It would be better to let these kids know the strength of Sanno Industries today.

At least there are still two days of competition time to rebuild our confidence as a national team.

Besides, if we inform them in advance, there might be some surprises in the semi-finals!

Unlike the original work, given the current strength of Xiangbei, Coach Anxi already has the capital to arrange the game in advance.

Just like Coach Tang Ze said, Sanno has an enemy!

After watching the videotape, everyone did not feel as worried as they had imagined, but they all had serious expressions on their faces.

Seeing this, Hua Dao deliberately said:

"Is this video so good? This Sanwang is just so-so! Look at all of you, your faces have changed with fear!"

"Asshole, who's face changed x3?"

Akagi, Mitsui, and Miyagi retorted.

"That's enough, Dad, let's talk about what we saw today at Sanwang Industries!"

So Hanamichi took out a stack of information with the word "Secret" of Sanno written on it and handed it to Ayako.

This was the information about Sanno that he had found out by asking Hikoichi Aida over the phone this afternoon.

It must be said that Hikoichi Aida was really efficient. Before dinner, he handed over all the information about Sanno Industrial players including the coach to Hanamichi.

"Captain of Sannoh, point guard No. 4, Kazunari Fukatsu, third year, height 180cm, weight unknown."

"Pros: Calm and composed, with a very strong mental quality, outstanding one-on-one defense, good at stealing; Cons: Extremely dislikes small breakthrough players."

"Power forward No. 5, Masahiro Nobe, is a third-year player. He is 198cm tall and weighs no more than 90kg. He is a starter at Sannoh with his outstanding rebounding skills."

"Center No. 7 Masashi Kawata, third grade, 194cm tall, 96.5kg. He grew 25cm taller in his first year of high school, which led to his position on the basketball court changing from guard to forward, and finally to center."

"He can be said to be a super center forward with experience and skills in both forward and defensive lines! He has no obvious weaknesses!"

"Number 9 small forward Sawakita Eiji, sophomore, 186cm tall, 75kg. An absolute ace, the best high school student in Japan, can't his strength be detected!? But according to Sendoh, this guy has extremely strong forward singles and singles defense abilities."

"No. 6 shooting guard Matsumoto Minoru, third grade, 184cm tall, 76kg. A forward-guard swingman, one of the top scorers in the country, he would undoubtedly be the trump card for any other team in the country!"

"Weaknesses: He has a strong desire to attack but cannot take into account first-class defense. This is also the fundamental reason why he was suppressed by Zebei Rongzhi. In addition, he does not have the psychological qualities of a leader, has poor mental strength, and retreats slowly."

"No. 8 shooting guard Ichinokura Satoshi, third year, 171cm tall, weight unknown. Known as a defensive expert, with amazing lateral speed, extremely good at defending off-ball movement.

“Disadvantages: Lack of height and scoring ability.”

"Sanno's head coach, Goro Domoto, is about 180cm tall. He is focused and rigorous, and is good at planning ahead and analyzing on the spot. He is like a combination of Coach Tanaoka and Coach Takato!"

Ayako read out all the information about Sanno in one breath.

I don't know where Hikoichi Aida got the information, but he even got the height accurate to the decimal point. He is truly a professional!

Coach Anxi said with a serious face:

"From now on, treat Sanwang Industries as your imaginary enemy."

"Then - use your strength to defeat them!"

"You are the strongest!!"

Hua Dao was the first to drink the bowl of chicken soup and stood up to respond:

"Dad, that skinny guy from Sanwang is no match for this genius. I have secured the title of the best power forward in the country."

With Coach Anzai and Hanamichi boosting morale, the others also started analyzing their opponents.

Rukawa Kaede was also stimulated by the title of the strongest rookie in the country and the best high school student in Japan today, and said:

"That Bei Ze, even though I can't defend against him, he can't defend against me either... well, my way."

"Stupid, his name is Zebei!"

Akagi said unhappily, and then expressed his own opinion.

"Masashi Kawata's offensive and defensive techniques are no less than mine, and may even be better."

"When facing him, I will focus on defense. If I want to score, I will move him out of the restricted area for pick-and-roll more often!"

"Also, based on the video and intelligence, if he runs to the mid-range shot on the defensive end, I need Hanamichi's help defense!"

Akagi's words were also a disguised admission that he was not as good as Masashi Kawata.

But judging from the opinions and suggestions put forward, well~ Akagi's plate of [side dishes] is not bad!

Hua Dao then pretended to be relaxed and said:

“It’s all just a small matter!”

Mitsui, who had grown to 185cm taller and whose physical fitness had gradually caught up, said confidently:

"Matsumoto is weak on defense, and although Ichinokura Satoshi is a strong defender, he lacks height. I will have a lot of scoring opportunities on the day of the game!"

"Brother, you don't have a big scoring opportunity, it's just a huge one!"

Hanamichi looked at the "flaming man" with burning desire, and in his heart he said to Matsumoto and Ichinokura Satoshi, "Goodbye, fellow Daoist!"

"Hehe, my mission is probably the easiest in the team. I am the type of player that Captain Sanwang fears the most."

"But! Against Sanno's full-court tight B..."

"You don't have to worry about this, Miyagi-san. I will replace Akagi-san in the second half and play a run-and-gun tactic! Until Sanno gives up the full-court tight B tactic!"

Coach Anxi said confidently, and then left the B&B first on the pretext of meeting an old friend.

The players from the Xiangbei team stayed in their seats and continued their analysis.

……