“Lee Woo-seok’s injury, we need to find an alternative” (Cho Dong-hyun, Hyundai Mobis coach)
“We have to be good at fighting under the goal and rebounding” (KT coach Seo Dong-cheol)
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis held the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot professional basketball regular season at Ulsan Dongchun Gymnasium on the 18th. We meet Suwon KT in the league.
Hyundai Mobis underwent changes after the end of the 2021-2022 season. The biggest change is the replacement of the command tower. Head coach Yoo Jae-hak, who led the team for over 18 years, changed his position to general manager, and head coach Jo Dong-hyun was promoted to the command tower.
Cho Dong-hyun, head coach of Hyundai Mobis, knows the team better than anyone else. He is trying to make use of the team’s strength (organization) and the roster’s propensity (high energy level-speed) made up of young players.
It wasn’t that there was no player reinforcement at all. Veteran guard Lee Hyeon-min (174cm, G) has retired, but RJ Avarientos (181cm, G), who was recruited 카지노사이트through the Asia Quarter System, is creating synergy with Hyundai Mobis players with his passing sense and attack power. The honesty of Gage Prim (203cm, C) is also giving strength to Hyundai Mobis.
Although Hyundai Mobis showed ups and downs, it was fun with a quick turnaround after the All-Star break. However, Lee Woo-seok (196cm, G), whose performance has been uneven recently and who has improved his energy level, left due to an injury.
Hyundai Mobis manager Jo Dong-hyun said before the game, “It is heartbreaking that (Lee) Woo-seok was injured. Still, you have to find an alternative. Also, I expect other players to work hard.”
Meanwhile, KT needs to further solidify its 6th place.
KT was also considered a candidate for the championship in the 2022-2023 season. Heo Hoon (180cm, G), an ace, enlisted in the military, but the forward line is thick. The scoring ability of EJ Anoshike (201cm, F), a foreign player with the second option, was also not bad.
Also, KT created a miracle in the second game after the opening. Jung Sung-woo (178cm, G) and Kim Dong-wook (195cm, F) scored 3 points in a row in the 4th quarter, and KT, who was behind by 20 points, won 85-83 come-from-behind. That’s how I got my first win.
It seemed that KT’s upward trend would continue. But KT subsided. The prepared color (pressure defense + quick attack switch) was also not shown. Only after replacing all two foreign players, KT gained an advantage in 6th place.
Before the game, KT coach Seo Dong-cheol said, “I have been sluggish this season, so my heart is very heavy as a manager. But from now on, we have to work hard every game. Also, there are still many opportunities left. The more difficult it is, the more you have to concentrate,” he said.
He continued, “The rebound battle has always been difficult. The fight under the goal was like that too. (Bottom) I think Yoongi is equal, but the competitiveness of foreign players is a bit inferior. In addition, opponents 1-3 can ride the flow with shooting at any time. In particular, Avarientos can’t give a break for a moment,” he added.