Slam Dunk: I'm the Glasses Brother

"Mitsui, you should rest and recover first. When you are well, let's train together. This way we will get to know each other faster. After all, we will be fighting together for the next three years." Murasakibara suggested

"Of course no problem," Mitsui agreed happily.

"Akagi, we have to work harder from now on." After seeing off Mitsui, Akagi and Mugure were on their way home.

"Yes, Akagi nodded."

"Akagi, for now you should practice strength, dribbling, turnaround jump shots and hook shots. First, consolidate your basics. As a center, your biggest scoring point is under the basket. Once you have mastered the skills under the basket, you can start practicing mid-range shots."

"What about you, Mumu?"

"As for me, I have a lot more to practice, including various footwork training, mid-range and long-range shooting, passing, and strength. I practice much more than you do. After all, I'm a point guard and you're a center. Let's practice together so that we can see each other's shortcomings."

Since then, Akagi and Mugure continued to practice together according to their own training methods. Soon it was summer vacation. This summer vacation, the school gymnasium was renovated. Akagi and Mugure had to find an outdoor basketball court to practice. Although there were not many outdoor basketball courts and the transportation was not very convenient, it was better to have one than not.

On this day, Akagi and Mugure came to the basketball court they often go to and found that someone was already practicing there. However, unlike others who practiced shooting and breaking through, this person was practicing defensive steps. What a weird person, you can practice steps anywhere, why do you have to practice in the outdoor basketball court? Mugure looked closely and found that this person looked familiar. Oh, it turned out to be Hasegawa.

"Hello, Hasegawa-san," Murasaki walked over.

"You are, Mugure-san, Akagi-san." As the top four players in the prefectural tournament, Mugure and Akagi are also well-known. Moreover, Yokota will also pay attention to the other teams in the top eight. So it is not surprising that Hasegawa knows Mugure and Akagi.

"Why are you practicing defensive footwork?" Mugure was curious about Hasegawa's practice.

"Well... I won't hide it from you. In the final of the county tournament, my defense was almost ineffective in front of Mitsui. It is a shame for me to be scored by Mitsui like that. In the future in high school, I will definitely meet Mitsui again, and I can't let him score in front of me like this, so I have to work hard on my defensive skills," Hasegawa said with a determined look on his face.

Murasaki suddenly had an idea. Why not recruit Hasegawa into Shohoku? In the original novel, Hasegawa was also a hard-working player. He once made it difficult for Mitsui to defend. Mitsui himself and the Ryonan players have said that Hasegawa's defense is excellent. But later Mitsui used a cheat, and Hasegawa fell silent again. But no matter what the outcome is, he has struggled, which is similar to himself in the original novel. Who doesn't like himself? Moreover, a team must not only have stars, but also functional players. Thinking of this, Murasaki said:

"Hasegawa, it's fine for you to practice your defensive skills, but I think your idea of ​​defending Mitsui is a bit extreme, which will do more harm than good to your future development. Do you want to become a good player, or do you just want to beat Mitsui?"

"This..." Hasegawa was speechless for a moment.

"I watched the county finals. If I remember correctly, you scored 10 points, including four against Mitsui. I can see that your dribbling is average, but your shooting is good. Why don't you develop your strengths? I think you have the potential to be a 3D player."

"3D player?" Hasegawa and Akagi didn't quite understand the meaning of this term.

"3 refers to three-pointers, and d refers to defense. It specifically refers to those 3D wingers, especially those 3D wingers who do not occupy the ball and play without the ball. These players are easy to position on the offensive end and have good compatibility. On the defensive end, they can switch to multiple positions, providing the team with better lineup flexibility. Any coach will like such players. You are only practicing defense now. It will waste your talent. Mitsui is an excellent player. There will be excellent teammates around him. Even if you defend Mitsui, other players score, so you lose the game. Who will remember your defense? And I don’t think you have to join Mitsui’s enemy team. You can choose to be teammates with Mitsui. In daily training, you can observe Mitsui’s offensive methods and study how to defend. This will make you progress much faster than your sitting in the well and watching the sky practicing defense. And you will become the nightmare of most team’s ace players."

"Well, what you said makes sense, Mugure-san."

"Besides, no matter how good your defense is, if you have no scoring ability on the offensive end, your team is equivalent to four against five on offense, and the opponent can send two people to double-team your ace player, what's the point of your good defense?" Murasakibara said this because he remembered that in the original book, Hasegawa didn't seem to have any scoring shots except defending Mitsui. With a height of 3 meters, if he could shoot from mid-range and long distances, his power would not be inferior to that of Hainan's sharpshooter Kamiso Ichiro. "So I think you are perfect as a D player. Don't just practice defense blindly."

Hasegawa was silent, lost in thought: What Mugure said is indeed very reasonable, and the position he mentioned is tailor-made for me, but I don't know Mugure, why would he give me such valuable advice? Unconsciously, Hasegawa's eyes fell on Akagi. So that's it.

"Mumu, do you want me to join you?"

"Yes, you are very smart, Hasegawa. I think you can be of great help to us. I plan to invite you to join us. What do you think?"

"I wonder which high school you plan to go to?"

"Although Xiangbei High School is average in strength, Coach Anzai is there. I believe that under the guidance of Coach Anzai, we will improve greatly. Also, it's okay to tell you a secret, that is, Mitsui has also decided to go to Xiangbei High School."

"Coach Anzai? Mitsui is also going to Shohoku?" Hasegawa pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, Mugure-san, I have decided to go to Shohoku High School and join your team."

"Welcome, Hasegawa-san."