On July 9, the first quarter of the match against Belgium was over. The score is 9-25. It was a painful 10 minutes, 16 points apart.
“I’m bearish! I’ll hit the other person!”
Yuta Watanabe raised her voice. In the form of a demon, clapping both hands violently.
Gavin Edwards, who was born and raised in the United States, chose to live as a representative of Japan for basketball, says.
“Both players playing in the domestic B-League and players playing overseas know how to escape from difficult times, but today the first quarter is over. I think the biggest thing was that Yuta yelled at everyone, because I think that ignited the team. “
There is a limit to what one player can do. But if you can move the hearts of all your teammates, there is great potential. That is the job of a leader in sports.
Although he was defeated, Watanabe’s captain had “light”.
On July 5, 12 members were announced to challenge the Tokyo Olympic Games.
At this timing, Makoto Hiejima said:
“The final qualifying for the last Rio de Janeiro Olympics was a turning point for me. I felt that the Olympics were close to me and I felt that I was within reach. But at the same time, there was a big difference with the world. However, after experiencing the final qualifying, I found out. From there, I started to feel growth little by little while compensating for my weaknesses and shortcomings … “
However, of the 12 people who will challenge this tournament, two of the overseas teams, Rui Hachimura and Yudai Baba, will join the Olympics to be held in Saitama from July 12 due to negotiation problems with their teams. From the middle of the last training camp before the performance.
In this way, 10 people will attend the Okinawa training camp from July 5th.
Of the 12 players in this tournament, 4 are professional players inside, but there is no central Hachimura. In addition, the youngest member of the 22-year-old power forward, Hiyu Watanabe, is expected to make a leap forward. In fact, the average playing time for the three games in Okinawa was only 5 minutes and 4 seconds.
Therefore, it was inevitable that we would have to fight with members that would not be possible in the actual performance, and since we were fighting with a small number of people, the players became more tired with each match.
The opponents and results of the three games played under such circumstances are as follows.
July 7 against Hungary 〇 70-58
July 9 against Belgium x 70-73
July 11 against Finland x 71-76
It doesn’t make much sense to say, “Japan fought well” or “It’s no good because you don’t have the strength to win.” Of course, it should be criticized for the situation where not all players can participate.
So what should we pay attention to?
The most interesting thing was the relationship between Watanabe’s captain and the Japanese national team. There was light there.
