Hoop Men 15

It's been a looo~ng time. I was on the road for couple of weeks (been to France for a week and visited a friend of mine for another two) so I didn't find any time for translating. Anyway, yesterday night I finally came down to business again - somehow it just came over me "Wanna...end...this series!!". *lol*
So even though I felt I've become a little rusty over the last two and a half month due to lack of regular practice I was f*ing fast with this piece...
Enjoy!!

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Hoopmen
Chapter 15 – Team (チーム)

「インターハイへの出場権をかけた」
With the ticket to the inter-high on the line,
「東京都選手権　兼　全国大会都予戦がはじまった」
The Tokyo Championship and the play offs for the Nationals have started

公式戦開幕！！　八柴どーなった！？
Clear the stages for the competition!! What'll Yashiba gonna do!?

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トーナメントDブロック / そろって１９０ｃｍ越えの本上三兄弟擁する志世多高校
Tournament’s D Block / Shiyoda High with the three Honkami brothers who each is taller than 190cm,

トリックスター中ノ瀬圭吾が率いる羽家立西高校
打倒創瑛の一番手前年度準優勝江義州高校など
Uketachi West High School led by the trickster Takanose Keigo, / Egisu High, the runner-up winner last year, who are the crowd favourites for crushing Souei

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強豪ひしめく中この日　最も　会場の注目をあびたのは
まったくの無名校
Jam-packed with these strong teams, the team who received most attention was from a school never heard before

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あ…！！
Player: Ah…!!
バカ者　何やっ　戻れっ
Coach: Idiot!! What’cha doin’!? Turn back!! [TN: It’s cut off in the Japanese, so if it doesn’t fit the bubble try to stuff the major parts so one knows what’s going on : )]
くっ…！！
Player 2: Uff…!!
バカ　簡単に抜かれんな // おいっ！？
Coach: Idiots!! Don’t let him get through that easily! // HEY!?

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うおおおおおっ空中でパス受けてそのまま…アリウープ　/ あの９番…なんて奴だ！？ / もう４０点くれー取ってんじゃねーか // あの１１番もすげえ！！完全に試合をコントロールしてる / つーか　あれ…留学生…？ / …とにかく…八柴つええっ！！！
Audience: Woooaaaa~h, he caught the pass mid-air just now… <an alley-oop> / That number 9…just how amazing is that guy anyway!? / He already scored like 40 points by himself, didn’t he!? // That number 11’s also amazing!! He’s controlling the whole game! / I mean…huh…he’s an exchange student…? / …Yashiba’s strong, that’s for sure!!!

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おおーっしゃああっ！！！　いいぞ２人ともっ！！
Fukuda: Oh yeaa~~h!!! / Keep it up, you two!!
てか会場揺れたぞ今っ！！！ / 何か　もう自分のチームと思えねえっ
Haraguchi: Yeah, they made the hall tremble!!! / It's hard to believe we're on the same team
スゲエ！！　ジョシュも鐘もマジですげー！！ / このでかい会場に集まったやつら全員２人に注目してんだ / あ　でも / この展開は…
Yuuho: It’s amazing!! Josh and Atsumu, they’re both overwhelming!! / All attention of each and everyone who’s assembled in this huge hall is focussed on those two / Ah…but… / at this rate…
おっしいいぞ鐘っ！！
Nakanishi: Alright, keep it up, Atsumu!!
あ！！ / またあの９番だっ // 高えっ誰も届かねー！！！
Someone: Oh!! It’s that number 9 again! // Wow, so high…there’s no way anybody can reach him!!!

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うお…凄えブロック９番のさらに上を……… / えっ…！！？
Audience: Woah…what an incredible block! Even higher than that number 9……. / HUH…!!?
ごわあ！！！ / 何やってんじゃあ藤代ォーーー！！！！
Nakanishi: What the…!!? / What’cha think you’re pulling off, Fujishiroo~~~!!!!

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しんばん　－　ちょっと…何やってんの…
Referee [<- it’s written on that little tag]: Wait a minute…what’cha doin'…?
いやあーヒットアップしすぎちゃって… / バカヤロー　てめー味方のジャマしてどーすんだ！！
Nakanishi: Ahem,well, it was the heat of the moment kinda thing… / You fucking idiot, getting in the way of your own team…what were you thinking!??
「バスケの試合中だけは味方」という油断が命取りになるのですよ
"Friends only during a game of basketball": Carelessness like that is what'll kill you in the end!
ホントやめてそーいうの！！
Nakanishi: Stop that crap, really!!
ちっ / だから試合出すのはやめろっつったのに…
Atsumu: Pff / That's why I told you to not let this guy play…
いいいいもういいから！！見なくていいから！！こっち見ろ！！な！！藤代！！ // おい！！！ // ケンカすんな！！ // 聞け！！ // おい！！
Nakanishi: It’s alright, it’s alright, let him be!! Don’t mind him!! Watch over here!! Hey!! Fujishiro!! // HEY!!! DON’T FIGHT!! // LISTEN!! // HEY!!
調子に乗るなよ　小牟田 てめーの活躍はここまでだ
Fujishiro: Don’t get too full of yourself Komuta! This is all the action you're getting for today!!
…何言ってんの　お前　帰れ　バカ
Atsumu: …What’cha sayin', punk!? Go home, fucking idiot!!

teammates in the background go: AH… // AHHHH…

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こんな時までケンカするなんて何考えてるんだ！！！
Josh: What’cha guys think you’re doin’, fighting at a time like this!!?
状況最悪！！
Worst possible scenario
試合中だぞ！！集中しろよ！！
Josh: We’re in the middle of a game!! Focus!!
おお師匠[マスター]！！自分にもっとパスをください!!
Fujishiro: Ohh, Master!! Please play some more passes over to me!!
師匠[マスター]？
Everyone: Master?
リバウンドとか教えてもらう内に師弟関係できあがっちゃって…
Yuuho: When Josh taught him how to rebound it turned into this teacher-and-pupil relation…
小牟田ばかり活躍してて…自分も点とりたいっス
Fujishiro: It’s just Komuta who gets to play his part…I wanna score by myself.
おめーはシュート練習してねーぺ！！ / とにかく今はリバウンドの事だけ考えろ！！
Nakanishi: You didn’t do any shooting practice!! You should focus on nothing but getting rebounds for now!!
つかアホはアホらしくボーっとしてていいよ　オレ外さねーし
Atsumu: And keep up your idiotic actions like staring into space, you’re an expert at it! It’s not like I'll miss shots anyway.
よしOKこっち見ろ藤代！！
Nakanishi: It’s alright. OK, watch over here, Fujishiro!!
よかろう貴様の人生という名のミスシュートをあのオレがリバウンド…つまり人生をボールに例
Fujishiro: Very well, so I will get the rebound of, um, the missed shot known as your shitty life…so your life is like the ball and I will…
何か　そのカッコよく言おうとしてんのがよくないんじゃねーの？アホなんだし
Yaguchi: What's he trying to say some cool lines that turn out completely nonsensical!? <he is as idiot afterall>
ああ　もう…何でケンカするかなー…為吉先生　何とかして…おわっ　＜ねとる＞
Koganei: Aahh they’re at it again…what are they fighting for anyway?...Tameyoshi-sensei, do something about th…what!!?? <he’s sleeping?>
あゆみちゃーん　はがっ
Tameyoshi: Oh Ayumi-chaa~n
キミたちはサイテイですくさっています死ぬしかアリませ…
Josh: You guys are the worst! You're rotten!! Why don’t you just drop dead, you good-for-nothings… [TN: Josh is using quite clumse Japanese here]
くそおっ何て言えばいいんだ！！！　<何て　言えば>
Josh: Shit! What can I say to make them understand!!? <What can I say?> [TN: And here he's thinking in English, in his head]

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ユーホ逃げるな！！
Someone: Yuuho, don’t run away!!
いやだよー　　訳したくないよー　何を訳なのにオレが言　感じになって砕られるバターンだよー
Yuuho [in picture ]: Let go! / I don’t wanna translate! / When I translate it’ll just be misunderstood as things I said / Fine, if you feel like beating me up, go on…
なんかメモてねーか八柴 // でもこの強さは本物だぞ // ９番と１１番がいいよね
Audience: There seems to be a quarrel going on at Yashiba’s // But their strength’s the real deal // I mean, number 9 and 11 are playing so well
そんだけじゃねー他もよくまとまってるよ / みんなデイフェンスがんばってるし
Audience: It’s not just those two. The others member are also rounding it off / Like, everybody on the team helps out in the defense
アフロ入って高さも加わったしな　あほっぽいけど
Audience: They also have that afro dude’s height advantage <though he’s an idiot>
ベンチもテンション高―し雰囲気いいよね / オレもこーゆーチームでらりたかってなあ……
Audience: Their bench players seem pumped up as well. They have a good atmosphere / I would have loved to play in a team like that……
あ　八柴主力メンバー下げた / 次の試合に備えて温存か
Audience: Oh, Yashiba’s mainline players went off the court. / Seems like they’re saving up energy in anticipation for the next game

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はあ～あ
Atsumu: Phee~w
ナイス小牟田っ
Hanai: Nice game, Komuta
あの藤代（アホ）のせーで一番取りそこねた……
Atsumu: Thanks to that idiot I didn’t score that last one……
はは…でもどんどん伸びてるよ藤代　あんなんだけど根はマジメだったりするしね
Hanai: Haha…but he’s steadily getting better, that Fujishiro / He got his problems but it seems like he’s become serious about this
えぇ～！？
Atsumu: Huu~h!?
…とか言って // 今日の試合鐘（あいつ）外からのシュート多めなんだよね / リバウンドが強いからこそ思い切ってシュートできる
Koganei: …speaking of which // In today’s game Atsumu took more shots from outside. / When rebounds are strong he can take risks and doesn’t have to worry about whether he scores
落ちても拾ってもらえるって安心感があるから / 自分で意識してるのかどーかは知らないけど / 鐘も認めはじめてる証拠 //藤代くんのリバウンド力が八柴の戦力になりつつあることを…！！
Koganei: Even if the shot misses there’s little chance the ball will be lost, so he feels reassured / I don’t know if he’s conscious about it or not / But it’s a proof that Atsumu’s noticed it as well // That Fujishiro-kun’s rebounds have become one of Yashiba’s weapons in battle…!!

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ナイスリバウンド　藤代君！！
Koganei: Nice rebound, Fujishiro-kun!!
はっ　　　　ああし！！！
Fujishiro: Huh...? // AA~HHH!!!

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兄弟の中じゃ千里が一番うまいなあ / へへ…オレプロになる / …とかガキの頃言ってたなー / とりあえずTOKICHUUに一勝しねーとな　　…まあ勝つのはムリでも何とか点差を締めて
Nakanishi: I've always been the most talented out of my brothers by a huge margin / Hehe…"I’m gonna become a pro" / …I always said stuff like that when I was a kid / and "We’ll win against Toki Central in no time" / …well, when it turned out it’s impossible to win for us we at least wanted to shorten the point gap / …
藤代っ！！今のままじゃ強豪からはリバウンド取れねーぞしっかりポジション取れ！！ / シュートうったの見えた瞬間！！今！！ // そうだ！！！
Nakanishi: Fujishiro~!! At this point you’ve become a formidable rebounder, so go and take your position!! / Observe and wait for the moment the shot is taken!! Now!! // THAT’S IT!!!

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…っと入ったかっ！！ / でも今の動きよかったぞ！！ // 忘れんなよ藤代！！
Nakanishi: …oh it went in!? / But your movement was good!! // Don’t forget that, Fujishiro!!
おっし！！
Fujishiro: Got it!!
何　お前ら　そのリアクション　今なんか　スゲープレーあったか？
Nakanishi: What’s it, you guys!? What’s that reaction!? Was it an amazing play just now!?
イヤ…今の…シュートうったの…
Kogani: No, that’s not it…that shot just now…was taken by…

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お… // 雄歩が３点THREEPOINTシュート決めたあーーー！！？
Nakanishi: Wha… // Yuuho just scored with a THREEPOINTER-----!!?
おい　ほくろ何やってんだオレの見せ場（リバウンド）減るだろ
Fujishiro: Hey mole, what’cha think you doin’!? You prevented I get to show off with a rebound!
え / ハハ　何すか　それシュート外せってコトすかハハハ…
Yuuho: Huh? / Haha, what’cha saying!? Do you want me to miss my shots? hahaha…
そうだよ // 何が面白―んだお前
Fujishiro: Damn right… // What’s so funny!?

成長中！　じけるな！！
They’re growing stronger! Don’t wuss out now!!