Chapter 9: Coach, He's a Liar
"His vertical jump is only 40 centimeters! Even my grandma can jump higher than him!"
"The bench press and squat numbers are also mediocre. This is no surprise; this is his level!"
"I don't understand why you have such high expectations for him, Coach. I think you should focus more on us regular players!"
"I can beat 10 of these losers who can only boast!"
"With his strength, he's not worthy of joining our team! He's not even worthy of being a substitute!"
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As soon as Crewe said this, many people watching around him started talking.
"It turns out this Asian-looking guy isn't that powerful at all."
"I was looking forward to it. I thought he was some big shot."
"What were you thinking? He's just an ordinary Asian defender! What's so great about him?"
"Although Crewe's behavior isn't very good, I have to say that his basketball skills are really great."
"Indeed! Crewe is someone who can stand on his own in the NCAA Division I league, so of course what he says is more reliable."
"If that's the case, then I support Crewe too."
"This Asian joining our team won't bring any benefits. I really don't know what the head coach is thinking!"
In an instant, the other people on the team who were more familiar with Crewe sided with him without hesitation.
Seeing so many people supporting him, Crewe became more confident in speaking.
"Coach Holland, this guy doesn't deserve to join us! You should have seen it clearly!"
Crewe said excitedly, "This guy? I can beat him with just one finger!"
Coach Holland thought for a moment. He still believed that his judgment was correct. The authenticity of the video seen on the internet was beyond doubt. Because, as we all know, videos cannot be photoshopped... doge.
He still believed that Sashiro did not perform to his full potential in this physical test. Just like at the beginning of the video, his slow appearance and slow breakthrough speed made people think that was all he could do. But the dunk at the end of the video told a different story; Sashiro hadn't tried his best against Irving!
Maybe he was just more laid-back? Maybe he didn't take the test too seriously? Even Coach Holland couldn't be sure. After all, he had only been in contact with Sashiro for a short time. Even though he trusted Sashiro very much, he had no concrete evidence.
After thinking it over again and again, he finally said, "Crewe, since you think he doesn't deserve to join the team, why don't you challenge him to a one-on-one?"
Crewe loved the idea! He had wanted to challenge Sashiro for a long time! He wanted to use his strength to show them that Sashiro was just a clown who didn't deserve to be on the same team as him.
"No problem, Coach!"
The expression on Crewe's face was extremely excited. He was so happy. He said to Sashiro arrogantly, "Do you dare to challenge me to a duel, Sashiro? Since you said you beat Irving before, this is nothing to you, right?"
Sashiro wasn't actually worried at all. After all, even his dynamic physical fitness wasn't outstanding. But even though he possessed the Emperor Eyes, he still had a solution for this one-on-one situation! Sashiro could see all of his opponent's next moves in advance, whether it was an offensive or defensive choice!
In other words, for Sashiro, winning this game was extremely easy! After all, even Irving couldn't take the victory away from him in a one-on-one match. What's more, Crewe was a college student who hadn't even entered the NBA. Although he may have achieved certain results in the NCAA league, it was not worth mentioning.
Sashiro shrugged without even thinking about it and agreed calmly, "Can."
Seeing his nonchalant expression, Crewe felt very unhappy. "He really dared to agree?!" Pretending!
Crewe said viciously, "Haha, you want to pretend you're not scared, but you can only do so for a while! I'll make you cry and beg for mercy on your knees!"
Sashiro said nothing. He didn't even bother to pay attention to Crewe. Do all villains talk so much? Haven't they ever watched any TV series? Don't they even know the cause of the villain's death? If you are too pretentious, you will get slapped in the face sooner or later!
At this time, the system seemed to be enjoying the fun. It also came over and exaggerated, saying to him, "It has been detected that the host has been provoked, and a random reward task is issued!"
"If the host successfully defeats the opponent and shocks everyone present, the system will give an opportunity to increase the reward. The quality of the rare gift packs originally distributed will be upgraded by one level. Distributing: Epic rare gift pack!"
"Host, would you like to accept the random mission?"
Damn, do I even need to think about this? Accept!
But since he had accepted the task, Sashiro needed to take this game seriously. Originally, he just wanted to use God's Eye, but now it seemed he didn't need to hold back his experience card.
"System, use the Kagami Taiga dunk experience card!"
"Ding Dong! Congratulations to the host, the experience card has been used successfully, limited to 10 minutes!"
For a moment, Sashiro felt that his body was filled with endless power. The standard frame of 3.05 meters seemed insignificant in his eyes. In his eyes now, this height was just a piece of cake! It couldn't be easier!
At this time, Crewe had no idea what kind of existence he had provoked. He also kept circling around the venue, hyping up the audience, causing them to cheer continuously. It was as if he had already won the game. He looked at Sashiro in front of him with disdain and said, "I'll just serve you the ball, rubbish, or I'm afraid you'll never touch it again!"
Sashiro shook his head slightly. It seems this brother really doesn't know what kind of people die the fastest in Conan!
Crewe still felt disdainful. He thought that with Sashiro's physical fitness, he could easily defend him. Even a chasedown block was no problem! Easy game!
But just as he was immersed in the joy of his impending victory, Sashiro made an easy off-ball move.
Bang!
The ball exploded instantly and launched directly! This speed stunned Crewe. For a moment, he didn't even react. How can this Asian defender have such explosive power!? This is not scientific!!
But that's what happened! One step and he was past! This insulting way of blowing by, comparable to cutting off the ankle, actually happened to him! Before Crewe could turn around or even see Sashiro's back, he only heard the sound of a dunk behind him.
Peng!!
Sashiro... Score!!