Chapter 30: Do You Understand the Mamba Mentality?

Kaisei Middle School's possession.

On the first attack, they were prepared to teach Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan, this bastard, a lesson, actively sending the ball to the player matched up with Tiandao.

Facing Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan, the Kaisei guard, who had been holding back for a whole year, prepared to use his terrifying explosiveness to rush into the paint.

Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan immediately stuck to him for confrontation.

The training during these days had improved his confrontation ability quite a bit.

Although he wasn't yet a tank-type player, it was enough to deal with 90% of the guards in the country.

Today's defensive strategy for Teiko was still to use Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan to pressure the opponent's spearhead; if he could force the opponent to send the ball out, his defense would be considered a success.

This was because the combo guard in front of him, Ikizawa Hayato, was Kaisei Middle School's number one scorer.

Commonly known as the "Ace" by Momoi and the others!

Platinum Kōzō believed that as long as Ikizawa Hayato could be forced to pass the ball, even if the other players of Kaisei Middle School took open shots, their firepower couldn't compare to Teiko's.

As soon as Ikizawa Hayato made contact with Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan, he realized that this kid, who was so handsome that even he was jealous, was not simple.

He swore that when he first entered his first year, he was definitely not this strong.

After trying several times without success, he had no choice but to lob the ball into the paint.

The latter was a tall man with a height of 1.88 meters.

At this age and height, he was also a leader nationwide.

But what he was facing today was Murasakibara.

I saw the opponent receive the ball with his back to the basket and immediately exert force to push hard, attempting to use his brute force to carve out a bloody path.

Who knew Murasakibara wouldn't budge, and his expression didn't change much, at most there was a little confusion?

To describe it specifically, it's like you've already gone in, but the woman in front of you is wondering why you haven't started yet.

It was very discouraging.

"Why is it so light?"

This was Murasakibara's thought, while the opponent thought the exact opposite.

"Why is this kid so hard?"

Seeing that brute force wasn't working, he used his footwork, faked, and then quickly turned to lay up.

There was no problem with the force and angle; he was full of confidence in this shot.

As a result, just after thinking this, Murasakibara's big hand covered it again, sky-covering.

With a "slap," the ball was fiercely swatted out of bounds.

The reaction was too fast!

Except for his brain not being very bright, Murasakibara's physical stats were all maxed out; he was the player with the highest physical talent in Teiko's non-mainstream group of five.

But this shot was still ruled valid.

"Goaltending!"

The referee wasn't blind this time; he keenly captured the downward trend of the ball.

2 to 0, Kaisei Middle School took the lead.

The Kaisei men in the stands immediately made a deafening noise with gongs and drums, cheering loudly.

"Was it really goaltending?"

Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan wasn't sure either; the ruling on this shot was a matter of millimeters. Without an advanced replay system, it was hard to judge with the naked eye.

But the comments told him that this shot was not goaltending.

'Misjudged, it wasn't goaltending, right?'

'Definitely not, the ball hadn't even started to fall, it doesn't constitute goaltending.'

'Damn, hurry up and get this cataract referee a pair of glasses!'

'Murasakibara is so big, how is his reaction still so fast?'

'Tiandao's vision talent is definitely very strong; the referee couldn't see it clearly, but he saw it at a glance!'

Murasakibara couldn't see the comments, and he wasn't sure himself, just shook his head.

"Then let's hit back."

"Yeah!"

Possession changed, and as soon as Nijimura Shūzō received the ball, he was immediately double-teamed.

This Teiko captain is now one of the famous strongest power forwards in the country, and you can even remove the "one of."

In the eyes of fans, coaches, and the media, he is a true basketball master who plays the game in the most reasonable way in everyone's eyes.

Nijimura Shūzō didn't panic; this was exactly what their coach had guessed today.

"Nijimura, it seems your Teiko's luck is very bad this year."

"Leading a group of first-years to play, how do you plan to win?"

"Score 100 points?"

The opposing captain not only wanted to put his body on Nijimura Shūzō but also wanted to talk trash.

This was his second time facing Nijimura Shūzō; the last time they faced each other was last year, when Kaisei Middle School was narrowly defeated by Teiko by 5 points in the round-robin.

Nijimura Shūzō wanted to laugh. "Don't underestimate those guys; it will surprise you."

"I'd like to see..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Nijimura Shūzō threw the ball to Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan with a powerful pass.

Seeing this, Ikizawa Hayato stuck to him without saying a word.

An eye for an eye!

Facing the opponent's tight defense, Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan didn't hesitate, dribbled, accelerated, took a step forward, and then immediately retreated to the three-point line to jump and shoot directly.

Ikizawa Hayato didn't expect Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan to shoot so decisively; usually, rookies who just started playing should cherish the opportunity and definitely wouldn't take a wild shot.

What about Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan?

In Ikizawa Hayato's eyes, he was just a wild player.

Not to mention whether this shot would go in, the shooting posture was absolutely stylish; his lower legs swung in mid-air, and the ball was thrown out by him.

"Too reckless, such a player would definitely not appear on my team!" The Kaisei head coach was also full of disdain.

This was why he didn't like using young players.

Young players are always those who act on their own on the court, attempting to become the team's hero, often losing their cool, and finally messing up the game.

Not knowing the preciousness of opportunity, how can one go far on the basketball court...

"Swish!"

It went in?

The Kaisei head coach looked over and saw Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan confidently holding up three fingers.

A forced shot?

You can tell at a glance he's not a Kobe disciple; how is a shot with one person defending not a wide-open shot?

You need at least three people!

Do you understand the Mamba Mentality?

For people of this era, the three-pointer is just a deterrent weapon, not enough to kill people.

But for a latecomer like Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan, the three-pointer had long become the most important scoring method in modern basketball.

When your team has a group of players who can shoot three-pointers and are also good at defense, then the team's offense cannot be restricted.

Because the defensive line will be stretched very wide!

When you face an opponent with more than two or three sharpshooters lurking at the three-point line, do you defend out or not?

Don't defend?

A rain of three-pointers when they're hot can kill you.

Defend?

Then you can only appropriately give up the defense of the paint, and they can pass the ball into the paint.

You always have to lose one or the other!

Many older players in later generations always say what would happen if today's players returned to their era.

That's really not the case.

In the 80s, 90s, and even the period from 2000 to 2010, basketball was mostly about fighting in the paint.

Big centers were very popular back then; no matter how stable your mid-range shot was, it wasn't as stable as a center's work in the paint.

At that time, everyone was indeed strong in defense and confrontation, and the game was more intense.

But the scoring efficiency was really not high; often a team could only score around 70 points in a game.

If you let the teams of the 80s and 90s play against later teams, Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan believes the later teams would have a higher chance of winning.

Basketball technique is always improving.

"Treating them like children will lead to a big loss." Nijimura Shūzō looked at Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan, who was shaking his head after the goal, and said a word to the opponent before running away.

Among these first-years at Teiko, Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan was definitely the most special one he considered.

Aomine, Midorima, Murasakibara, including Akashi, were all the same.

Although their talent was not below Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan's, everyone was diligent, and their techniques were very suitable for their positions.

Only Tiandao Tiandao Tiandao Jingyan could do the work of many people.

He could throw the three-pointers Midorima could shoot.

He could pass the balls Akashi could organize.

He could score as many points as Aomine could.

Murasakibara could defend... he really couldn't defend that; Master Tiandao wasn't arrogant enough to be able to defend the 5th position out of position.

But it didn't matter; after all, like Murasakibara, he was the defensive core of Teiko.

The "jack-of-all-trades" attribute was maxed out!