Slam Dunk Vol. 2: Slam Dunk, Vol. 2
- ISBN
- 9781421519845
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 200
Sakuragi has another sport competing for his attention in this early Slam Dunk paperback. The official distributor synopsis identifies the judo captain's attempt to recruit him, turning physical promise into a choice of teams. This is a continuation for readers following how Sakuragi becomes attached to basketball. It is a less direct purchase for someone shopping only for basketball matches: the attraction here is the recruitment pressure around the court.
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An athlete can be valuable before knowing what he wants to do with that value. Simon & Schuster's description has the judo captain recognize Sakuragi's strength and offer inducements to change sports. That puts an interesting limit on the basketball premise: being wanted by a team does not by itself establish loyalty to it. The book's particular buying appeal is this competition over a novice, rather than a competition he has already mastered. Read it alongside the opening so that the alternative offer has a motive to press against.
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