Chapter 46
Stamina Depletion Tactics
At this moment, hearing his words, the players who were previously downcast instantly grew quite excited.
"Really? Captain, do we actually have a good solution?"
"Why do I feel like dealing with them is a bit difficult, Captain..."
"Yes, each of them can become a key offensive threat."
"I don't really understand what to do either, Captain. Hurry up and tell us your idea."
At this moment, Koshimizu smiled.
"This method is not mysterious at all."
"In fact, it's incredibly simple."
"That is, in the upcoming offensive possessions, all of you must do your best to deplete their stamina."
......
A brief silence ensued.
Everyone instantly understood Koshimizu's intention.
"Captain, do you mean... we should wage a war of attrition against them?"
"Not just on defense, but also on offense, we drain them?"
"We get it! Because they only have five players, with no rotations or bench players, right?"
"So that's it...! If we exhaust those guys, the match will be much easier later on."
Although everyone felt a bit excited after thinking of this solution, however...
Koshimizu couldn't bring himself to be happy at this moment.
Because, frankly speaking, the tactics he laid out here had absolutely no technical substance to speak of!
Of course, this was also the tactic he least wanted to use.
Because even if they won with this tactic, it wouldn't be honorable.
So he originally had no intention of using it.
But now, it seemed there was no other way.
In less than one quarter, his team was already trailing by such a large margin.
He had originally calculated that if they could keep the point gap within ten points, then once the opponents' stamina declined slightly, their counterattack would be more effective.
Closing the gap wouldn't be difficult either.
But now...
the point gap had grown to a size that made it hard for him to ignore.
If they didn't use it, then in future matches, they might actually be completely defeated by these five freshmen!!
So this was truly a last resort.
But no matter what, their goal this year was originally aimed straight at the championship!!
If they couldn't even beat these freshmen from Teiko's first string, then how could they win?!
"No matter what, we must win!"
"Let's go!!"
......
At this moment, Teiko Junior High's side still hadn't realized the opponent's intention.
However, even if they did, except for Li Zhongshu, the others probably wouldn't care.
After all, compared to their opponents, their strength was a complete crush.
The match resumed.
With less than two minutes remaining in the first quarter, Mairai Junior High, who had just gained possession, immediately launched a fierce and sharp attack.
This time, they didn't plan on running any complex plays either.
After all, for them... they wanted to desperately exploit their physical advantage right now!!
So at this moment, they all rushed forward, using their full strength to engage in direct physical contact with their opponents.
"Thud!"
In an instant, several players directly collided while vying for the ball.
However, when Nagano rushed in front of Murasakibara Atsushi, it was like crashing into a brick wall!!!
He directly took a step back.
It had to be said that even though Murasakibara Atsushi was young, his physical attributes were already exceptionally outstanding.
Facing the contact, Murasakibara Atsushi didn't budge at all, pressing up on defense once again.
Who would have thought that Nagano would be bumped so hard that he directly stumbled backward.
However, he didn't think too much of it.
After two passes and a screen, Nagano held the ball once again.
But the defender in front of him had changed to Aomine Daiki!!
At this time, Nagano, holding an absolute advantage in height and weight, directly charged forward.
Using his shoulder to instantly initiate contact!!
"Thud!!!"
At that moment, another violent collision occurred!!
Aomine Daiki's smaller frame was instantly pushed back.
There was no helping it.
The physical disparity between the two was simply too vast, like asking Shaquille O'Neal to post up Michael Jordan.
The result would be exactly like this.
Even Jordan would definitely be bumped away instantly.
This had nothing to do with skill.
Aomine Daiki, pushed back once, was still unwilling to give up and immediately pressed back up on defense.
Next, Nagano exerted his force once more.
In an instant, he directly pushed Aomine Daiki back by a full body length!
Then, overpowering him, he went straight up for a layup.
"Score!"
The point gap was once again narrowed to within ten points.
At this moment, Aomine Daiki, extremely unwilling to back down, directly demanded the ball from Li Zhongshu.
"Over here, pass me the ball, Zhongshu!!"
Li Zhongshu looked at the current positioning.
Then he passed the ball.
He knew that Aomine Daiki was still reliable right now.
And Aomine didn't disappoint him at all.
In the blink of an eye, he cleanly dribbled past Nagano. However, Aomine didn't choose to go straight for a layup to score.
Instead, he suddenly stopped and pulled the ball back.
Returning once again to his original spot!!
At this point, everyone could see that Aomine Daiki was playing with him!!!
Nagano was naturally extremely annoyed. He turned around, just about to say something.
But at this exact moment, Aomine Daiki went straight for a nutmeg between his legs.
The ball instantly zipped through his legs.
In a flash, Nagano almost stumbled and fell over!!
And after passing Nagano, Aomine Daiki finished with an off-hand layup.
Ending the attack in an instant!!
Once again stretching the lead back to double digits.
"Unbelievable!!"
"That was so cool!"
"This guy's playstyle is so flashy."
"Hey, hey, make no mistake, this guy is a Teiko player!!"
"But it's the truth."
......
At this moment, Koshimizu directly shouted:
"Defense!!"
"What kind of defensive intensity is this? Give them our tightest defense!!"
Only then did those guys immediately snap out of it.
Right... they should have put in a bit more effort just now...!
They nodded one after another, indicating that they would definitely get it done this time!
Meanwhile, after Nagano got the ball, he immediately used a screen to face Aomine Daiki once again!
However, Aomine Daiki was also determined to settle the score this time.
Without a word, he resolutely prepared to withstand his attack.
But at this moment, Li Zhongshu patted his shoulder from behind and said:
"Leave this to me."
Aomine Daiki looked at Li Zhongshu, slightly stunned.
"Zhongshu, are you sure?"
"Rest assured, leave it to me."
Li Zhongshu knew that if he let Aomine Daiki continue defending this possession, it was highly likely they would score again.
As for him, if the opponent wanted to post him up, they could certainly try...