On the 9th, the Japanese national team candidate for wheelchair basketball was divided into two teams and played a warm-up game at the Ariake Arena, the venue for the Tokyo Paralympics.
Wheelchair basketball was held on the 9th at the Ariake Arena, the venue for the Tokyo Paralympics, where the men's and women's national team candidates' warm-up games were held.
Of these, the men's candidates for the Japanese national team were divided into two teams, "black" and "white," and played a warm-up game.
The match was close from the first half, and the "White" team returned with a 21-19 lead, scoring points centered on Takuya Furusawa's accurate shots.
In the second half, the "Black" team, which includes ace Reio Fujimoto, scored three-point shots one after another and turned around to finish the third quarter.
In the final 4th quarter, with less than 13 seconds left, the "white" team and Furusawa's three-point shot was decided and approached one point difference, but after that the "black" team did not give a score 54 to 53 I ran away.
Chokai, who scored 16 points, "I was able to tackle with an attack that made use of speed."
Renshi Toriumi, who scored 16 points, the most in the "white" team, said, "I was conscious of taking a rebound and attacking with the speed of my character."
After that, he said, "I want to improve the accuracy of transition basketball, which is the team's strategy to quickly switch between offense and defense."
Kyotani Head Coach "Imagination in attack has improved dramatically"
Head coach Kazuyuki Kyoya said, "Because the players thought and played, I would like to give 80 points out of 100 points. I have dramatically improved my imagination in attacks such as switching from a pass to a shoot."
On top of that, "The number of three-point shots by Fujimoto and Furusawa has increased, and I feel a good response. The speed of young players is also increasing, so the challenge is how to effectively score in a fast development. I want to increase the probability of free throws. "
Captain Toyoshima "Each person has more power"
Captain Hide Toyoshima said, "I felt that I was able to attack and defend what I wanted to do in the early stages, but there were times when other players were not able to control the game, so each one had to strengthen more. I felt that I had to do it. "
Regarding the second quarter, where both teams scored only single digits, "We were under good pressure as the team as a whole strengthened their defense, but it was a challenge to score in the pressure. I felt it. "
On top of that, regarding the future, "While the number of days left until the Tokyo Paralympics is limited, some athletes may not be able to use the gymnasium due to the influence of corona, or they may not be able to practice on the schedule they want, but that is an excuse. I want to prepare well for the opening without doing anything. "
Ace Fujimoto "I felt a good response"
Japan national team ace Reio Fujimoto said, "It was my first time to play at the Ariake Arena, and I wasn't used to the ring at the beginning, so I didn't want to shoot. , I assembled the game around three points. I felt a lot of response in terms of using a large space, switching offense and defense quickly, and how to choose an attack from the combination of the two. "
On top of that, for the Tokyo Paralympics, "The situation is that we can only analyze the level of overseas players with images due to the influence of Corona, but how successful we are in attacking and defending against friends who are known for their characteristics in the red and white battles. I'm trying to get it to work, and I'm in the final stages of production. "
Harvest and challenges
In this warm-up game, the men's head coach Kazuyuki Kyoya gave a three-point shot as a harvest.
In the first half of the game, I tried 10 and did not succeed, but in the second half, ace Reio Fujimoto decided 4 out of 5, and Takuya Furusawa and Fujisawa, who have more obstacles than Fujimoto. Kiyoshi and Atsushi Takeuchi also decided one by one.
Looking at the second half alone, seven out of twelve were decided, and the success rate throughout the first and second half exceeded the target of 30%, Kyotani head coach said, "The number of three-point shots is increasing than before. It has been decided and a certain effect has been obtained. The player who was attacking in the first half was also able to correct it. "
On the other hand, the head coach Kyotani sounded the alarm bell "free throw". Only 2 out of 6 shots were decided without the opponent's mark.
Strengthening the deciding power of shooting to achieve the high goal of winning the first medal at the Tokyo Paralympics is still in the middle of the road. How much can we fix while leaving about 100 days until the tournament? Head coach Kyotani says, "Increasing the probability of free throws is the number one issue, and I want to find out by the time of the actual performance."