Chapter 10 - Teikos performance, Part 2 (1/2)

The rest of Teiko's team was not inferior to Akashi Seijūrō in their ways.

If Akashi Seijūrō was the technical support of the team, then the captain, Nijimura Shūzō, was the mental support of the group who could reign in the team made of little monsters.

If Inoue Tomoya from Kamizaki Middle School could barely hold down a first-year Aomine Daiki, then a first-year Aomine Daiki could barely hold back Nijimura Shūzō.

[A/N: Inoue Tomoya was an ex-rival of Aomine Daiki, he was able to match a first-year Aomine Daiki when he was in his second year, but when they met the next year he wasn't able to even put a dent against Aomine Daiki and choose to give up defending against him. This caused Aomine to finally breakdown and stop improving himself.]

Nijimura Shūzō was no doubt the best power forward in the league. As the power forward, Nijimura has a very swift and powerful drive. Reaching inside to the basket, he is also seen switching to passing and swinging it to the free man. His drives are really robust and competent enough to easily maneuver through anyone.

Nijimura is a calm and collected individual but a severe upperclassman who is not afraid to speak his mind, he didn't hesitate to beat up Haizaki Shogo when he suspected Haizaki to skip matches.

Currently, he was the greatest player on Teiko's team and had strong command over the team as their captain.

Shun: ”Aone-san wouldn't be able to handle him, he is good; only Otsubo-san would be able to stop him in the paint.”

Next was Midorima Shintarō, a hardworking person who did all he could and then left the rest to fate. When it came to his shooting, Midorima hasn't developed his high-arc shooting style currently, he only was able to shoot from the three-point line, but that didn't mean that he didn't have his perfect accuracy, Midorima Shintarō didn't miss.

Being the second tallest member of the miracles, and the third tallest member of current Teiko's team, he was good at blocking and was nimble enough to leave his mark at a moment's notice.

Midorima was different from the rest. He never stopped practicing and still valued its importance. When later on, Generation of Miracles would make a bet on getting the most points in a game, he would not participate because all he wanted to do is fulfill his role. He went along with the situation as long as they were winning, although it annoyed him. The other fact that shows that he differs from other the Generation of Miracles is that so far, he is the only one who has had the guts to stand up against Akashi.

Shun: 'If we have to stop Midorima, we need to have a tight mark on him or else he will skip away and do damage.'

The next two were the ones that Shun was worried about the most. One had the vastest natural talent for basketball, and the other wasn't confined by the traditional or any form of basketball at all.

With Murasakibara's arms and legs being especially long, this allows him to take giant steps to catch up easily and block a shot. He can also tower above all the team's centers and catch the rebound easily. Not only is Murasakibara capable of blocking and rebounding, but he can also contribute to the offensive plays.

The current Murasakibara was not arrogant; even though he was lazy, he did ample enough on the court to not upset anyone. This meant that the current Murasakibara contributed to both offense and defense.

Currently, he was the only member of the team who could dunk.

[A/N: I am making it so only Otsubo from Tokiwadai and Murasakibara from Teiko could dunk. Kiyoshi Teppei and Nebuya Eikichi can also dunk this year. Shun can't he is too short next year he will be able to do it.]