E39 - FIGHT FOR ROCK FOR LIFE
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[00:17] ---
Ahiru no Sora
[01:35] ---
Yo, Mokichi!
[01:41] ---
What's up?
[01:42] ---
How should I put this...
I, uh, need your advice on something.
[01:47] ---
Your role on the team?
[01:50] ---
Yasu's kind of left me in the dust lately
with how good he's gotten.
[01:53] ---
And in the last match Chucky managed
to get 2 of those assist things... or whatever.
[01:59] ---
So I'm at a loss.
[02:01] ---
I have no idea what it is that
I can bring to the table.
[02:04] ---
Right now, I just wanna find a way
to become useful to the team. Ya know?
[02:09] ---
What do you think? Is there any position left
that Kuzu High still needs to be filled?
[02:18] ---
This is just my selfish opinion...
but speaking as the team's center...
[02:24] ---
I would like for us to have
one more outside player.
[02:31] ---
So, uh, what kinda player is that?
[02:40] ---
Sawa's made two baskets in a row now!
[02:41] ---
Yokohama Taiei
Shinmaruko
[02:42] ---
Since all of Shinmaruko's players
seem like muscleheads,
[02:45] ---
I figured they were just a brute force team,
but they've actually got a solid long-range game.
[02:50] ---
Indeed. Although the school
itself isn't well-known,
[02:52] ---
their team definitely has the potential
to compete on the national level.
[02:56] ---
They've gotten more decisive on offense
since I saw them at the Kanto tourney prelims.
[03:01] ---
I guess they really practiced hard to build up
this new wealth of confidence.
[03:04] ---
It comes as no surprise,
[03:06] ---
but it's easy to tell that
both teams are very good.
[03:08] ---
Yeah, especially when compared
to regional prelim flunkies like us.
[03:12] ---
I just can't figure it out.
[03:15] ---
Why would a team as strong as Yokohama Taiei
request to have a practice match with us?
[03:18] ---
You're going to play them?
[03:20] ---
Yes, but I'm sure they're only going to use
their freshmen players against us.
[03:24] ---
Oh really?
[03:25] ---
Then I guess that means
all the rumors were true.
[03:28] ---
What rumors?
[03:30] ---
Apparently that team always aims to complete
300 games in the span of a year.
[03:33] ---
W-wait, 300?!
[03:35] ---
And I bet you, they don't half-ass any of them
by simply sending out their rookies.
[03:42] ---
Just how strong is this guy?!
[03:47] ---
Time out! Yokohama Taiei High School!
[03:51] ---
We're totally off rhythm!
[03:53] ---
So I'm rethinking our defensive matchups.
[03:55] ---
Yakku, I want you on #4.
[03:57] ---
I need you to hold him off.
[03:59] ---
Wait, that's not fair!
[04:01] ---
That gorilla has a whole 10
centimeters of height on me!
[04:06] ---
Fine, you wanna get benched?
[04:08] ---
I shouldn't have to keep telling you this.
[04:10] ---
Basketball isn't about
what you can or can't do.
[04:13] ---
It's about what you're WILLING to do.
[04:16] ---
B-based on your experience, Takahashi...
does Taiei really seem that formidable?
SIGN Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival
[04:21] ---
Huh? You're asking me?
[04:23] ---
Um, yes.
[04:24] ---
Well, let's see...
[04:26] ---
If you're asking whether their players
are good or not, I'd have to say they are.
[04:30] ---
But Taiei's strength is what
I would describe as "explosive."
[04:34] ---
"Explosive," meaning what?
[04:36] ---
Meaning that their skills as an actual "team"
are pretty piss poor.
[04:39] ---
Then, does that mean
we actually have a chance at beating them?!
[04:42] ---
Only in your dreams, kid!
[04:46] ---
That being said, as a fellow
player of the sport...
[04:50] ---
...I wanna believe that
nothing is impossible.
[04:54] ---
At the very least, the explosive power
that your team used against us
[04:58] ---
was enough to totally
scare the shit outta me.
[05:03] ---
They just won't let us keep the lead, huh?
[05:06] ---
Yeah, well, no team ever won a game
by making themselves easy to beat.
[05:10] ---
You can play however you want, Tokiwa.
I'm leaving it up to you.
[05:20] ---
If I remember right, this
guy can also shoot threes.
[05:23] ---
I can't let him slip too far away from me.
[05:25] ---
Totally rock solid.
[05:26] ---
This guy really knows how to play defense.
[05:29] ---
Hey!
[05:35] ---
Now we're talking!
[05:38] ---
That pass flew right below the basket!
[05:40] ---
What a fastball!
[05:41] ---
Okay, time for defense! Let's hold them off!
[05:44] ---
I heard his name is Tokiwa!
Isn't he, like, super cool?
[05:47] ---
He's right up my alley for sure!
[06:05] ---
It went in!
[06:06] ---
Ouch...
[06:07] ---
Nice one.
[06:11] ---
I was so close.
[06:12] ---
Huh?
[06:13] ---
I though for sure I could draw a foul.
[06:15] ---
An ace point guard, huh?
[06:17] ---
Even with all of their players
in the 2 meter range,
[06:20] ---
I doubt Maru High would have advanced this far
without him in their ranks.
[06:25] ---
But inversely, this is the
only year that he and Chiba
[06:27] ---
can both be on the team, which
makes it their last chance.
[06:32] ---
He got totally free!
[06:35] ---
Somebody caught up!
[06:39] ---
When the hell did that old
fart get right behind me?!
[06:43] ---
There it is! The first dunk of the game!
[06:48] ---
Hell yeah!
[06:51] ---
Player substitution!
Yokohama Taiei High School!
[06:55] ---
To be honest, there's a player here today
who I wanted Chiaki to get a look at.
[07:01] ---
Must be him, right?
[07:03] ---
Sei Shiraishi.
[07:06] ---
He plays small forward at 183 centimeters tall
and a weight of 71 kilograms.
[07:10] ---
Small forward? But then why Chiaki?
[07:14] ---
Because from now on, I'm thinking about...
[07:18] ---
...having Chiaki play the exact same position
as that #10 out there.
[07:24] ---
Quit rocking the boat
and just play point guard, ya bastard!
[07:32] ---
Nice pass.
[07:36] ---
They payed them back with a dunk!
[07:38] ---
Shiraishi is a point forward.
[07:41] ---
It's exactly like it sounds: he's a forward
who takes on the job of the point guard.
[07:46] ---
To put it more simply, he's a point guard
who does all of his work close to the basket.
[07:50] ---
Plus, he's an all-rounder who can score all the points
that a forward is expected to deliver.
[08:01] ---
Shiraishi... despite only
being in his 2nd year,
[08:04] ---
his skills are already on par
with those at the national level.
[08:07] ---
I've been a coach at both middle
and high school for a long time,
[08:11] ---
but I've never met another player
who is as stoic as Shiraishi.
[08:16] ---
Okay next, I want all of you to set
a future goal for yourselves.
[08:19] ---
For example, becoming a
certain type of player,
[08:22] ---
or anything else that's directly
related to basketball.
[08:25] ---
You're first, Yamamoto.
[08:27] ---
Uh, yes, sir!
[08:29] ---
I'd like to, um, well... get
better at handling the ball!
[08:34] ---
Is that all you've got?
[08:36] ---
That's nothing to write home about!
[08:38] ---
I'm going to get into Sho Academy
and become champion of the inter-high!
[08:44] ---
You're so cool, Yamada!
Always aiming for the top!
[08:47] ---
And how about you?
[08:49] ---
Shiraishi?
[08:52] ---
Personally...
[08:54] ---
I would like...
[08:57] ---
...to become an NBA player.
[09:02] ---
Shinmaruko
Yokohama Taiei
[09:03] ---
Nice, Shiraishi!
[09:04] ---
That puts us in the lead!
[09:09] ---
The idea of a point guard who also serves
as forward sounds great in theory,
[09:13] ---
but it's not accomplished
so easily in reality.
[09:16] ---
The most fundamental skill
is perfect decision making,
[09:19] ---
that's the kind of power that
leads a team to victory.
[09:22] ---
So you're saying... Chiaki could be
that kind of point forward?!
[09:26] ---
That one's named Shiraishi!
[09:28] ---
Oh my, but it's so hard to pass up on Tokiwa!
[09:31] ---
Then go for them both!
[09:33] ---
Like, OMG! Why's it so dark?
Is that you Takashi? Stop teasing me!
[09:38] ---
So, this is Yokohama Taiei.
[09:42] ---
I'd say the one who holds
the key to victory... is me.
[09:48] ---
You want to come to this high school?
[09:50] ---
Well, I'd be happy to have you, but...
[09:53] ---
...we don't do child's play.
[09:55] ---
Our training regimen doesn't even compare
to other schools.
[09:58] ---
And we've had a large number of members
outright quit the team.
[10:02] ---
It's not some happy-go-lucky club
like you have in middle school.
[10:05] ---
That's what I want.
[10:07] ---
I don't play basketball just
to show off and screw around.
[10:11] ---
I want to climb...
[10:13] ---
...straight to the top
as quickly as possible.
[10:16] ---
In goes another one!
[10:18] ---
The game's momentum has completely shifted
ever since Shiraishi came onto the court.
[10:22] ---
That guy is still just a sophomore, yeah?
[10:23] ---
And I hear he played point
guard back in middle school.
[10:26] ---
Really?
[10:27] ---
So during that one year period...
[10:29] ---
...what kind of trial did he
overcome to get this good?
[10:33] ---
Shiraishi has developed his skills
at an insane rate during the past year.
[10:37] ---
What exactly did you teach
him to make that happen?
[10:39] ---
I haven't taught Shiraishi a single thing.
[10:41] ---
Huh?
[10:42] ---
He's always had a ton
of competitive drive pent up inside.
[10:46] ---
And all it took was one sentence
to make him let it loose.
[10:50] ---
"If you wanna win, then go
score the points yourself."
[10:56] ---
Oh, looks like they've
changed their matchups.
[10:58] ---
Now it's a totally legit battle between aces.
[11:12] ---
Is he gonna pass or go for a jumper?
[11:20] ---
Defensive foul! Black #11!
[11:23] ---
I only touched the ball, you know?
[11:32] ---
He scored both of them!
[11:35] ---
Listen Chiba, you just need to pretend
like you're coming to help me.
[11:38] ---
Only follow through when he
actually drives to the inside.
[11:41] ---
I swear I'll put a stop to him!
[11:44] ---
Let's score one!
[11:45] ---
Make this possession count!
[11:46] ---
I swear, this guy never ceases to amaze me.
[11:49] ---
Tanabata
Hiratsuka
Shonan
[11:52] ---
He's persistent!
[11:56] ---
C'mon, Tokiwa...
[11:57] ---
Has he always been that
good at playing defense?
[12:03] ---
A steal!
[12:07] ---
A double team!
[12:09] ---
Talent, huh?
[12:12] ---
Some say that talent and height
are one in the same in basketball.
[12:16] ---
But coming all the way here
makes it clear to me once again...
[12:19] ---
...just how ordinary I really am!
[12:26] ---
Defensive foul! Basket counts! 1 free-throw!
[12:30] ---
Shinmaruko
Yokohama Taiei
[12:33] ---
Sweet move, Chiba!
[12:34] ---
Damn straight!
[12:35] ---
I may be ordinary, but I crawled my way up
this far through teamwork!
[12:39] ---
I won't let this be the end of us!
[12:42] ---
Got it?
[12:43] ---
The last 5 minutes is where
we'll drop ‘em dead!
[12:46] ---
I don't need any shitty
passes from you right now!
[12:48] ---
All I want is you to score!
[12:50] ---
Okay! Get out there!
[12:52] ---
Hoo boy! I LOVE that sort of encouragement.
[13:18] ---
He went from behind the basket!
[13:22] ---
Shinmaruko
Yokohama Taiei
[13:25] ---
It's like the ball got sucked in by the net!
[13:28] ---
How'd he do that?! And what's with the hair?
[13:31] ---
It says #15 is named Hyou Fuwa.
[13:33] ---
He's apparently still just a freshman!
[13:36] ---
A freshman? He's seriously
the same age as me?
[13:39] ---
A player of that caliber is unprecedented,
even for the likes of Taiei.
[13:48] ---
He slipped past!
[13:50] ---
It's 2-on-1 now!
[13:51] ---
That punk, he ain't the type to pass.
[14:01] ---
It may look like he's just
recklessly swinging his body weight around,
[14:04] ---
but he's actually putting his tough muscles
and flexible body to good use.
[14:09] ---
The fact is, nobody makes
it this far on talent alone.
[14:15] ---
That one was Chiba's 4th foul.
[14:17] ---
And that also puts them at 4 team fouls!
[14:19] ---
Checkmate. I guess.
[14:21] ---
Only 4 minutes left now.
[14:23] ---
If they just benched him for a little while,
[14:26] ---
we could use that time to totally run away with it.
[14:29] ---
Hey, Chiba!
[14:29] ---
I know.
[14:31] ---
Don't sweat it, we continue as-is.
[14:34] ---
Coach!
[14:34] ---
No, we can't afford a substitution.
[14:37] ---
Taking Chiba out now
would only play into the other team's hand.
[14:39] ---
He knows that perfectly well, himself.
[14:42] ---
Since he's the captain of this team.
[14:45] ---
I'm leaving everything up to him!
[14:47] ---
Listen up, this is it! This
the real end of it all!
[14:52] ---
Don't any of you dare give up
until the very last millisecond!
[14:56] ---
If you let your feet stop for even a second,
I'll bowl you over!
[14:58] ---
Right!
[15:00] ---
Chiba...
[15:01] ---
This is something that only people
who've experienced it can really understand, but...
[15:05] ---
Wearing the #4 on a jersey
is the heaviest burden
[15:08] ---
that a player can have in the
entire sport of basketball.
[15:12] ---
They have to lead the
team with their skills,
[15:13] ---
and become the pillar that holds
everyone together mentally.
[15:17] ---
Despite being behind and
with 4 fouls right now,
[15:20] ---
no one on that team is showing
any signs of anxiety.
[15:22] ---
Because the entire team's trust
is riding on that tiny little number on his back.
[15:28] ---
Taking the position of captain...
[15:29] ---
...comes with that kind of responsibility.
[15:32] ---
Chiba...
[15:37] ---
It's a 9-point game now!
[15:37] ---
Shinmaruko
Yokohama Taiei
[15:43] ---
Even at a third-rate school
full of ugly mugs like me,
[15:46] ---
there was an excellent coach and teammates
who I could trust.
[15:49] ---
Finding that much alone was a real miracle.
[15:53] ---
But despite that, I'm still trying
to wrestle my way into the inter-high.
[15:58] ---
I don't bat an eye when people give it to me straight
and say that it's a pipe dream.
[16:04] ---
But all I really want, is the right
to keep playing on the court for a few months longer!
[16:10] ---
Go, Chiba!
[16:16] ---
It's not over yet.
[16:20] ---
I refuse to let everything
come to an end here!
[16:22] ---
Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense!
[17:05] ---
Yokohama Taiei
Shinmaruko
[17:07] ---
Maru High... they lost.
[17:15] ---
National High School Athletics Championship
[17:15] ---
Shit... and just like that...
[17:19] ---
It's all over.... for real.
[17:32] ---
Quit looking like somebody just died!
[17:36] ---
We did every damn thing we
could! I've got no regrets!
[17:39] ---
Or are you telling me that somebody here
is regretting their performance today?
[17:44] ---
Uh... no.
[17:46] ---
Then hold your heads high.
[17:48] ---
We're the #4 team in all
of Kanagawa Prefecture.
[17:54] ---
Yes, sir!
[17:58] ---
Everybody always tells themselves
the exact same thing.
[18:02] ---
"It was a good match."
[18:04] ---
"We put everything we had into it."
[18:07] ---
"We have absolutely nothing to regret."
[18:10] ---
But all that bravado gets left behind,
the instant that they step off the court!
[18:23] ---
Yo.
[18:28] ---
Why did you go to some
no-name school like Shinmaruko?
[18:32] ---
Someone with your skills could've made it in
to a way better school for sure.
[18:36] ---
Because I never planned
on playing basketball in high school.
[18:40] ---
The reason I found myself standing back
on the court again,
[18:42] ---
was because our captain
was really persistent about recruiting me.
[18:47] ---
But now, a fire has been lit inside of me.
[18:50] ---
And so I just can't bring
myself to stop here.
[18:55] ---
We're gonna eat you alive next time!
[19:09] ---
Although it's just a practice match,
I didn't expect to be playing him again so soon.
[19:18] ---
I swear I'm gonna wipe
the floor with your ass!
[19:24] ---
Shit! Taiei is really damn strong!
[19:26] ---
Nabe, you bastard!
[19:28] ---
Make sure you don't forget anything.
[19:30] ---
Yes, sir!
[19:32] ---
Yo, Chib-
[19:33] ---
Hello, Chiba!
[19:36] ---
My name is Wada and I'm the basketball coach
at Johoku University.
[19:39] ---
I'd like to talk with you for a bit.
[19:42] ---
Are you... scouting me?
[19:45] ---
For real?
[19:47] ---
Sorry, but he respectfully
declines your offer.
[19:49] ---
Why the hell should I?!
[19:50] ---
Takahashi! Kojima!
[19:52] ---
Where do you get off deciding MY future?
[19:55] ---
Takahashi and I are prepurring
to go to Seishu University.
[19:58] ---
Huh?
[19:59] ---
We want you to come, man.
Let's play together!
[20:04] ---
But Seishu doesn't even
have a basketball team.
[20:07] ---
We know. That's exactly why we're going.
[20:10] ---
That's just totally asinine! Who does that?!
[20:12] ---
Besides, why the hell should
I play with you two clowns?!
[20:15] ---
What? You know them's fighting words.
[20:17] ---
Don't tell me...
[20:19] ---
Are you still upset about
what happened with Micchan?
[20:23] ---
Well now, who is Micchan?
[20:25] ---
The girl that Chiba liked
back in elementary school.
[20:28] ---
But it turns out that she
already had a crush on me.
[20:30] ---
JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!
[20:33] ---
We need you with us, Chiba. Seriously.
[20:36] ---
Let's go start a revolution together!
[20:45] ---
Let's get going, Nanao.
[20:46] ---
Huh? Don't you want to talk to them?
[20:48] ---
Nah.
[20:50] ---
They may have have lost the match,
[20:52] ---
but just like he told me, I got to see
the unique way that Chiba "rocked" the court.
[20:57] ---
It really inspired me to want to become
more of a player like him and the others someday.
[21:03] ---
Thank you very much!
[21:05] ---
Just so you know, I'm definitely not smart enough
to get into any college.
[21:09] ---
But... I was thinking about
continuing to play basketball somewhere.
[21:14] ---
Anyways, I'll consider it.
[21:17] ---
Chiba, will you also give
some thought to my offer?
[21:20] ---
Yes, thank you.
[21:23] ---
Being trusted, huh? I'm jealous of him.
[21:30] ---
Okay then, time to go home and...
[21:32] ---
It was an amazing game, huh, Kurumatani?
[21:34] ---
Tell me, what did you think
after seeing Taiei play?
[21:37] ---
They came here to watch, too?
[21:39] ---
Well...
[21:40] ---
I'm relieved since they seem pretty normal.
[21:43] ---
Whaaaaaat?!
[21:45] ---
Really, Kurumatani?
[21:47] ---
Yeah, like, literally.
[21:49] ---
Because I seriously thought
they were a team full of aliens or something.
[21:52] ---
Huh?
[21:53] ---
At the very least we have Mokichi, which means
our team has some advantage on the inside.
[21:58] ---
And while that #10 on Taiei
is a really amazing player,
[22:02] ---
I think his skills as a point guard
are actually inferior to Chiaki's.
[22:06] ---
Even when it comes to playing defense,
we have experience
[22:10] ---
dealing with guys far more
incredible than that.
[22:13] ---
Nothing I saw today compares to something
like Taro's pull-up jumper.
[22:18] ---
W-well, I dunno about that.
[22:20] ---
I could say the same for that
guy with the orange hair.
[22:23] ---
I mean, I can't deny he surprised me
in more ways than one.
[22:26] ---
But our team has a way more
impressive forward than him, yeah?
[22:30] ---
Everything I saw today pales in
comparison to the shock I had from
[22:33] ---
watching Kite play for the first time.
[22:35] ---
Even his hairstyle leaves a stronger impact!
[22:38] ---
I won't hesitate to take my own shots.
[22:41] ---
Even if I miss or even if they block me...
[22:43] ---
I'll just keep shooting endlessly!
[22:47] ---
Because as long as Momoharu is under the basket,
then there's nothing to fear!
[22:52] ---
We won't lose. The basketball team
will be revived no matter what!
[23:02] ---
Sure is tough when people expect
so much from me like that.
[23:07] ---
Kite... you came, too?
[23:09] ---
If Taiei were that easy to beat,
then we wouldn't have so many problems.
[23:14] ---
And I'm not sure I agree
with his assessment of you.
[23:17] ---
I really hope you can keep
your shit together... Captain.
[23:30] ---
Ahiru no Sora
[23:31] ---
Next episode: "Stop & Go."
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