Chapter 13 - Final, Pre-Game (2/2)

Ishida: ”Yes, Sir!”

Coach: ”Kageyama-kun, you will be playing point guard today, make sure to set plays to be more offensive, don't bother focusing more on support today, we will be trying to outscore Shoei in an offensive showdown.”

Shun: ”Yes, Sir!”

Shun was satisfied with the coach's strategy today, stealing and blocking were good ways to bring down the opposition's morale, but sometimes it was more fun to turn the game into an offensive brawl.

Shun also knew that against Shoei, a balanced strategy would be more effective, but that was if no other factors were included, but Tokiwadai had an extra factor that made the offensive strategy more viable in this game, which was momentum.

Tokiwadai's high scoring season this year had resulted in the team to have more confidence in their scoring ability, and they played more freely while on offense.

Coach knew that and decided to go with an offensive strategy.

Coach: ”If we win this match we will be going to the Nationals, and the teams there would be as strong as Shoei, so don't think I am exaggerating when I say that Shoei is strong, but we are stronger, and that is all there is to it. So go to win this match, and then we will conquer Nationals once again.”

Team: ”Yes, Sir!”

The group was the Teiko Middle School basketball club, and they had come to observe the final match for Block A.

Nijimura: ”So, who do you guys think will the finals.”

Nijimura looked at the first-years sitting with him, ever since they had joined the regular lineup he had a feeling that they would surpass him in no time and the feeling of being chased by these little prodigies had motivated him to work harder.

The person with the red-head spoke,

Akashi: ”Both teams are strong, Shoei is an offensive team with their center providing them with the inside strength to function properly. Whereas Tokiwadai is a balanced team, they have tall members and can switch between offense and defense quickly if the situation demands it.”

Midorima: ”Their outside shooting is strong, Mibuchi Reo and Ishida Hideki provide with more than enough firepower, and Otsubo Taisuke is a great player in the post.”

Kuroko: ”They have good teamwork and compensate for each other's weaknesses. They are a good team.”

Murasakibara: *Munch* *Munch* *Munch* *Gulp* *Slurp* *Munch* *Munch*

Aomine: ”There power forward seems strong I wonder how would it be to go against him.”

Akashi: ”They are all strong, but the person who attracts my attention the most is Kageyama Shun. He has shown a different kind of performance every game, and I don't know how to rate him.”

Midorima: ”He is a decent shooter.”

Murasakibara: ”I can crush him any time I want.”

Aomine: ”I want to fight him one-on-one.”

Kuroko: ”He is a good all-round player and is good at supporting his team.”

Nijimura: ”We don't have much data on Kageyama Shun, and he did play different roles every game. Maybe we will know what kind of player he is.”

Knowingly or unknowingly, Kageyama Shun had attracted the attention of the Generation of Miracles to him.