Kise Ryota's words caused shock to flash across everyone's faces. Was there something wrong with this tactical arrangement?
To know.
In a basketball game, although the opponent can start to defend from the moment he receives the ball, in fact most teams mainly focus on the defensive area, which is still near their own three-point line.
In other words, the defense in a normal game is to only defend half of the court, or even a smaller area.
But facing Shutoku, who has Shintaro Midorima, most teams must maintain full-court defense. After all, the opponent's three-pointers cannot be blocked.
However, now Zhengbang maintains full-court coverage against other teams, but only defends the half-court area against Xiude. Is this defensive tactic reversed?
Only Yukio Kasamatsu frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Kise means...Did Masakuni do this on purpose?"
Kise Ryouta scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Hahaha, actually I'm just guessing. The number of Midorima's super long-distance shots in the game is not unlimited. From the current point of view, Zhengbang is extremely capable.
Maybe they are deliberately forcing Midorima to shoot from a distance of more than half court, and the goal is probably to consume his energy!"
"After all, this is the most reasonable explanation so far."
"Now on the offensive end, Zhengbang has shown that his three-point offensive power is almost as good as Xiude. As long as he can maintain the stability of his three-pointers, Zhengbang will be in an invincible position."
"So there is no need to waste too much energy next. Just occasionally block a few balls from Xiao Midorima, and Zhengbang can easily win this game."
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Although it was just a rough guess, Kise Ryota's words really guessed Masakuni's plan.
To deal with a veteran powerhouse like Xiude, there are not many tactical options, and Zhengbang's current hard power is already far superior to his opponents.
In this case, the simpler the tactical arrangement, the better the results will often be achieved.
Zhengbang divided his own half into a defensive area.
If the opponent does not enter this area to attack, then Zhengbang will not make any obstruction.
As for the offensive end, Zhengbang has decided from the beginning to give all the ball rights to Akashi Asuka.
In this regard, Zhengbang is completely different from other teams with "miracle generations". Other "miracle generations" in the team want to take over all the ball rights.
Offense, defense, passing, layups...it's best to do it all by yourself.
But on Zhengbang's side, in most cases, Akashi Asuka can lie down but never stand, and can walk but never run.
The other teams are unwilling to give all the ball to the 'ace' alone.
But on Zhengbang's side, someone else forced it on Akashi Asuka, and Akashi Asuka himself was not happy about it.
In the first five rounds of offense, Showtoku used Midorima Shintaro alone to score the score with three-pointers, so at that time they never felt the defensive pressure from Masakuni.
But this time, as they stepped into Zhengbang's defensive field, a group of people instantly felt that Zhengbang was completely different from last semester.
After a summer of torture.
All members of Zhengbang have not only improved their basic qualities, including footwork, coordination, and even breath connection, all of these have risen to a big level.
Facing Zhengbang's full-court man-to-man defense, Xiude can hardly even get close to the three-point line, let alone attack.
"Damn it, how can these guys get so much oppression?"
Kiyoshi Miyaji, Shinsuke Kimura, and Taisuke Otsubo, the three senior members of Showtoku, felt the pressure coming from the defensive players around them, and they were almost stunned.
Compared to the two first-year newcomers, Takao Kazunari and Midorima Shintaro, as the elders of the team, they know Masakuni much better than others.
After all, they are the three kings of Tokyo.
In the past, Zhengbang and Xiude didn't fight once or twice. They could play any time. Zhengbang never put such great pressure on them!
"That guy from Daping must have been dumbfounded!"
Somewhere in the auditorium, people from Izumikan, one of the three major players in Tokyo, also came to watch the game.
When they saw Xiude being guarded by Zhengbang to the point where it was difficult to even pass the ball, they couldn't help but recall the practice match they played against Zhengbang at the beginning of this semester.
That was truly an unforgettable game!
"The pursuit from the younger generation, as well as the baptism of the championship battle in the summer, the pressure that Zhengbang and we are now is no longer on the same level."
"Championship is both an honor and a burden."
The people in Izumi Hall murmured, as if they were opening their mouths to explain to Xiude the reason why all this happened.
But this does not alleviate the tension faced by Xiude players today...
"Hey~ first-year brat, senior is here to guide you."
Kasuga Ryuhei grinned and stood in front of Takao Kazunari. His seemingly simple stance had no flaws at all.
Takao Kazunari's forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat, but even so, he still managed a stubborn smile and said: "Such guidance is really strict! Senior!"
"Of course, we can't let the newcomers down..."
As soon as the last "look" came out of his mouth, Kasuga Ryuhei suddenly made a move to steal the ball. This move shocked Takao Kazunari because he didn't see even a hint of warning before the opponent made the move.
It's as if such a shot requires no preparation at all, not even the most basic muscle tightening, and can directly initiate a steal.
Fortunately, with the wide field of vision of [Eagle Eye], Takao Kazunari was able to barely protect his ball, but in this way, the original dribbling action was inevitably disrupted.
In front of him, Kasuga Ryuhei began to press hard again. As a last resort, Takao Kazunari could only pass the basketball.
The ball was delivered to Shintaro Midorima. Faced with Akashi Asuka's marking, the moment Shintaro Midorima received the ball, he immediately rushed forward, seemingly planning to break through.
But when Akashi Asuka followed closely, he found that the opponent suddenly made a fake move, took the basketball back in an instant, and then quickly shot.
This set of movements was not unsmooth, even the spectators outside the venue were shaken by Midorima Shintaro's exquisite fake moves.
However, the moment Shintaro Midorima took the shot...
Snap!
With a soft sound, the basketball, which had just been raised above the head, was slapped away by a broad palm before it even had a chance to be released.
Midorima Shintaro's body stiffened slightly.
But at this moment, a cold voice was heard slowly: "You're so naive, Midorima! Feinting means nothing to me now."
Through the gap in his arm, Midorima discovered that the depths of Akashi Asuka's eyes were slowly emitting a strange light...
