The Senior's Dignity

At this moment, Okamura Kenichi grinned.

Thinking about it, since the captain highly valued this rookie, he would just need to train him to the point of vomiting during practice.

Wouldn't that be fun?

It made perfect sense.

That way, Li Zhongshu would probably be disappointed in Kise Ryota, and then...

At this moment, various scenarios were constantly playing out in Okamura Kenichi's mind.

Then, a voice rang out—

“Brother Okamura, I indeed did not misjudge you!”

“This team really can't do without you. You are the foundation of this team! This captaincy, you should have it!”

The speaker was Li Zhongshu, who was currently patting Okamura Kenichi's shoulder with a look of deep admiration.

Beside him, Murasakibara Atsushi also walked over, repenting with tears in his eyes:

“Brother, I shouldn't have been so mean to you back then. You are strong yet humble, a true role model for me!! The starting center of Teiko's first string should be you!”

And Kise Ryota, needless to say, spoke with a face full of respect:

“Big brother, I am truly not worthy of joining Teiko's first string! Your skills and physical prowess are just too much stronger than mine, too powerful! I still have so much to learn from you!!”

“I should just honestly stay in Teiko's second string! Ah!”

…

“Hehehe...”

At this moment, Okamura Kenichi chuckled foolishly, drool almost escaping his mouth.

But right then, he was jolted awake by Kise Ryota beside him:

“Hey... classmate, what's wrong? Are you okay? Do you need me to call the school nurse?”

Waking up from his beautiful dream, Okamura Kenichi coughed dryly and quickly wiped his expression.

He spoke slowly:

“Cough, cough, ah, it's nothing.”

“Let's start training! As a rookie, practicing the basics well is a very important thing!”

With that, Okamura Kenichi stepped forward, preparing to teach him the next steps.

Kise Ryota, on the contrary, was very happy.

After all, he wanted to get in touch with basketball early and see what it was like.

Saying so, the two went to the side and began training.

Li Zhongshu was very pleased to see everyone's training progress.

Currently, the roster of Teiko's first string was basically complete.

Next was to elevate everyone's strength.

The most important task now was to raise the levels of Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei.

Because the others were already quite decent, although there was still considerable room for improvement in terms of technique and physical fitness.

But they were still high-level combat forces above average.

Now, he only needed to improve the levels of Kuroko Tetsuya and Kise Ryota.

That way, the weaknesses of this team would practically cease to exist.

“How is it?”

“Is this the rookie you brought back?”

A voice suddenly rang out beside Li Zhongshu's ear.

Without even turning his head, he replied directly:

“Yes, what do you think of him?”

At this moment, Aomine Daiki was leaning against the railing of the court, popping open a can of drink.

After chugging it down, he wiped his mouth with a towel and said:

“How should I know? You're the one who found him.”

“I'm just asking for your impression.”

“Impression? Then I feel he might not be bad.”

Aomine Daiki spoke casually, then squeezed the empty can in his hand with force.

He tossed it casually toward the trash can nearby.

“Clang!”

In.

Aomine Daiki smiled and turned to look at Li Zhongshu.

At this, Li Zhongshu asked:

“What's your reason for feeling that way?”

“No reason. You clearly told me to just state my impression.”

“I was just asking casually, don't be so tense.”

Li Zhongshu smiled faintly, then looked at him, waiting for an answer.

Aomine Daiki was slightly taken aback, then turned his head away and muttered:

“Anyway, since you brought him in, he probably won't be bad.”

“Haha, you think too highly of me.”

…

On this side, Kise Ryota and Okamura Kenichi had begun training.

Okamura Kenichi first taught Kise Ryota how to dribble continuously.

Because for a player, in a full-court game, one of the most important basic skills was dribbling!!!

Half-court games didn't involve too much movement or off-ball running.

Even if many didn't know how to dribble, because the distance to the hoop was relatively close, they could still pose a threat.

But full-court was different.

Without dribbling, opponents could guard you closely without any hesitation.

Stick to you!!

Moreover, in most situations of a full-court game, space was very tight.

It was very difficult to run into a good position to attack!

Even if dribbling was poor, it would be very difficult to bring the ball past half-court within eight seconds!!

Therefore, the importance of dribbling went without saying.

Okamura Kenichi demonstrated directly, continuously performing between-the-legs dribbles.

“Thump, thump, thump...”

Followed by change-of-hand push dribbles, V-dribbles, front-to-back crossover dribbles, and behind-the-back dribbles.

It had to be said that although Okamura Kenichi was only a center, his basic skills were relatively solid.

He executed so many dribbling movements with extreme proficiency.

Afterward, Okamura Kenichi looked somewhat proudly at Kise Ryota, who was watching him with intense focus.

He said:

“How is it? These are the dribbling movements. Give it a try.”

“Only when you master these movements will you have a chance to play on the court!”

At this moment, Kise Ryota eagerly took the basketball from Okamura Kenichi's hand and asked:

“Is it bouncing the ball like this?”

As soon as Kise Ryota received the ball, he bounced it straight onto the ground, controlling the rebound quite well without letting the ball fly away.

Okamura Kenichi was slightly stunned.

He didn't expect this guy to be able to do this simple bouncing movement... it seemed he wasn't completely without basics.

“That's right. After mastering it, you can try some more complex movements.”

“If you only know this basic bouncing, you won't be able to bypass anyone on the court, so don't celebrate too early...”

However, before he could finish his sentence, Kise Ryota already began to try between-the-legs dribbling.

“Thump... thump, thump...”

Although he frequently bounced the ball against his own buttocks at first, in just a short moment, he actually became gradually proficient!!!

His dribbling movements were relatively skilled, and he was already executing continuous between-the-legs dribbles naturally!!

At this moment, Okamura Kenichi was dumbfounded.

He directly stopped Kise Ryota.

“Hey, hey, hey... what are you doing?!”

“I'm practicing dribbling?”

Kise Ryota answered seriously, his face filled with confusion.

At this time, Okamura Kenichi naturally didn't expect him to grasp it so quickly!!

What on earth was this? It was absurdly fast.

“You must practice the basics well first! How can you run before you can walk?!”

“But just now, didn't you tell me...”

“What? What?! I didn't say that! Continue practicing basic dribbling!”

Okamura Kenichi said, watching Kise Ryota reluctantly begin practicing basic dribbling.

He decided he had to show his real capability.

Otherwise, it would probably be very difficult to make this kid respect him!

After thinking for a moment, Okamura Kenichi made up his mind.

He would show him his shooting...!

To let this kid know what the true combination of strength and basketball technique was.

What the dignity of a senior truly meant!!!!