Slam Dunk: I'm the Glasses Brother

"You're amazing, Sakuragi! I'm behind again." Mito Yohei, who had just arrived at the basketball court, happened to see Sakuragi's successful layup.

"Yohei, where have you been? I went to your house to look for you, but you weren't at home."

"I found an open space and practiced the obstacle dribbling technique."

"What? It's only been a week and you've already started practicing obstacle dribbling? How's it going? Let me see." Mu Mu was surprised. Mito Yohei started to demonstrate obstacle dribbling, but he lost the ball at the first obstacle.

"Yohei, you can't do it either. It's impossible to surpass this genius."

"Yohei, it's okay, try again. Don't worry." Murasaki patted Mito Yohei's shoulder

"Okay." Mito Yohei calmed down and started dribbling the ball in an "S" shape again. This time, he did it in one go.

"Same speed as Sakuragi" When Mito Yohei started dribbling, Mu Mu quietly calculated the time and found that Mito Yohei's dribbling time was the same as Sakuragi's, and Mito Yohei had just started basic training. This talent... It seems that it was a wise decision to bring Mito Yohei into the basketball team.

"This kid is not bad, and he is not as proud as Sakuragi." Mitsui noticed that Mito Yohei looked calm when he heard what Mu Mu said. (Mito Yohei's inner thoughts: I dare not be happy, Hanamichi's headbutt is not pleasant)

"Yohei, you're actually better than me..."

"Sakuragi, don't worry about it. Yohei is much shorter than you and has a lower center of gravity, which is his innate advantage. Moreover, in the future, you will develop into the inside line. And Yohei is a back line player. So the requirements for dribbling are not as strict as for Yohei." Mugure was worried that Sakuragi would suffer another blow, so he hurried to comfort Sakuragi.

"What is an inside player? What is a backcourt player? I don't understand." Sakuragi had a question mark on his face.

"Well... it's time to teach you some basketball knowledge. Basketball is divided into five positions, referred to as position 1, position 2, position 3, position 4, and position 5." Mu Mu found a piece of paper and drew a basketball court on it. "These five positions correspond to each other. Position 1 is the point guard, position 2 is the shooting guard, position 3 is the small forward, position 4 is the power forward, and position 5 is the center. When you are playing a game, the opposing coach or player will say, keep an eye on the opponent's position 2, which means keep an eye on the opponent's shooting guard, do you understand?"

"I'll remember that," Sakuragi and Yohei nodded.

"Next, I will introduce to you the responsibilities of each position. The 5th position is the center. Normally, he is the tallest on the court, such as Akagi. In terms of offense, the center must have the ability to play one-on-one near the basket. He must be able to play one-on-one with his back to the basket. Turning around and shooting is the most common one, while jump hooks and hook shots are more difficult to defend. In terms of defense, to be called a good center, in addition to guarding the players you are supposed to watch, it is necessary to help teammates with defense at the right time. Simply put, if the enemy player dribbles past his teammates' defense and goes to the basket, the center must have the courage to defend his own restricted area. Of course, it doesn't mean that every time it can be flawless, but there must always be the ability to "help". If a center can only guard his own people, that is not enough.

The 4th position is the power forward, which is usually the second tallest position on the court. Sakuragi-san, I think the position that suits you best is the power forward." Mugure glanced at Sakuragi and continued

"The primary job of a power forward is to grab rebounds. The power forward is usually the one who grabs the most rebounds on the team. He positions himself in the restricted area and cooperates with the center, often shouldering the responsibility of rebounding for the entire team. On offense, he often helps his teammates block, and then tries to squeeze in to grab rebounds after his teammates shoot, and then makes a second wave of offense. Usually, only a few times will the power forward be asked to play singles in the restricted area. At this time, he will do somersaults near the restricted area, such as a small hook shot, and do some close-range attacks. The power forward has a larger range of activities than the center, so I ask you to do basic dribbling training"

"Wait. What is a rebound?"

"Rebounding is to catch the ball after a missed shot, just like this," Mu Mu demonstrated on the sidelines.

"It's boring, not as good as a slam dunk" Sakuragi pouted

"Sakuragi, you've just started playing basketball, you don't know there's a saying in the basketball world: whoever controls the rebounds controls the game. Let me tell you again, if we miss a shot and the other team grabs the rebound, we lose the chance to score 2 points. But if we grab the rebound, we have a chance to score another 2 points, otherwise the other team loses the chance to attack and loses hope of scoring points. Think about it, how much is a rebound worth?"

Sakuragi didn't answer, but closed his eyes to think, then suddenly opened them, "So that means we get 4 points?"

"Haha, you can say that, Sakuragi, don't you think grabbing a rebound is a very fulfilling thing?"

"Hahaha, this is really interesting. I want to learn how to play rebounding."

"I'll teach you in a moment. I'll continue to explain the two positions in basketball. Power forward and center are also called inside players. I just said that Sakuragi's most suitable position is power forward, but when Akagi is off the court, Sakuragi can also play center, so you have to learn both positions. I won't introduce the 2nd and 3rd positions for now, I'll focus on the st position. Yohei, you are suitable for this position,

What is a point guard? A point guard is the one who has the most chances to get the ball on the court. He has to bring the ball safely from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then pass the ball to other teammates, so that others have the opportunity to score. A point guard is equivalent to a commander on the court. What makes a qualified point guard? First of all, his dribbling ability is absolutely indispensable. He must be able to bring the ball across the half court without any problem when there is only one person defending him. Then, he must also have a good passing ability and be able to pass the ball to where the ball should go most of the time: sometimes it is a gap for shooting, and sometimes it is a better position to guide the ball. Simply put, he must make the ball flow smoothly, and he must be able to pass the ball to the place where it is easiest to score. Going further, he must also organize the team's offense and make his teammates' offense more smooth.

There are some other requirements for a point guard. In terms of scoring, the ball-control player is often the last scorer on the team, which means that he will not shoot easily unless other teammates do not have a good chance to shoot. Or from another perspective, he has a strong scoring ability, and uses his scoring ability to disrupt the opponent's defense to create opportunities for his teammates. In short, the ball-control player has an unchanging principle: when any teammate on the court has a better chance than him, he must pass the ball to the teammate with a better chance. Therefore, the ball-control player's shots are often very good shooting opportunities, so naturally we have higher requirements for his hit rate. Generally speaking, it should be more than 50%, which is higher than that of small forwards and shooting guards. In terms of scoring ability, outside shooting and cutting in are his two essential weapons. Therefore, the requirements for Yohei's dribbling are much higher than those for Sakuragi. In the future, I and others will conduct special training for you, do you understand?"

"Understood!" Sakuragi Hanamichi and Mito Yohei answered in unison

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I'll let you know in advance that the heroine will appear in the next chapter. She is a fictional character of mine and has nothing to do with the original novel.