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SK is Far From Third Place... Coach Jeon Hee-cheol "It's a Shame the Absence of Injured Players"

 

 

Warney, 2 free throws failed 2 seconds before the end... Defeated by DB by one point.

“If this happens, it will be difficult to get to third place on our own.

However, if a situation is created where we win all (the remaining games)….” 파워볼게임

Coach Jeon Hee-cheol, the head coach of professional basketball SK, said this after losing 83-84 to Wonju DB by one point in the 2023-2024 Jeong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball Regular League home game held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 21st.

SK entered the final quarter with a 5-point lead, but was unable to withstand DB's offensive with Jeff Withey's height and Kang Sang-jae's 3-point shot.

SK followed Kim Seon-hyung's steal 17 seconds before the end of the game, and Jamil Warney made two free throws with 2 seconds left, but both failed and the game ended like that.

Coach Jeon Hee-cheol said, “The last attack was a bit disappointing.

Aside from the free throws, there was a turnover that should not have occurred in the last attack.

“It didn’t end well,” he said, expressing deep regret.

With the loss on this day, SK's lead over 2nd place Changwon LG widened to 4 games, and SK's lead over 3rd place KT became 2 games.

With a total of 4 games remaining for the three teams, SK has one match remaining against LG and KT.

Even if SK wins the remaining games, it cannot rise to third place on its own.

SK coach Jeon Hee-cheol said before the game, “I want to perform well in five games (including today).

There is still hope.

He did not give up hope of regaining third place, saying, “There is also a showdown with LG and KT,” but in the end, he bowed to DB on this day.

Coach Jeon said, “It is true that if this happens, it will be difficult to get to third place on our own.”

“Still, we have to work hard until the end,” said coach Jeon.

While he expressed satisfaction with the fact that Kim Sun-hyung, who returned from injury last week, showed light movement and scored 24 points on this day, he clearly felt the gap in defense caused by continued injured players.

Coach Jeon said, "Due to the absence of injured players, the number of available players was low, and it seems that the physical aspect was difficult."

He added, "The three players left out (Oh Jae-hyun, Choi Bu-kyung, and Song Chang-yong) were players who performed like alto-rans in defense, so the absence was felt even more.

“The team pointed out its weaknesses.

He then emphasized, “In attack, Kim Sun-hyung and Jamil Warney are responsible for scoring, but there must be a player who can help defensively as well.”