SK’s mannequins and elderly people responded to coach Jeon Hee-chul’s call.
The first leg of the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot professional basketball championship match between Anyang KGC and Seoul SK held at Anyang Gymnasium on the 25th. Before the game, SK head coach Jeon Hee-cheol declared ‘molppang basketball’. With Choi Jun-yong leaving, it was a calculation that Kim Seon-hyeong and Jameel Warney would lead the match.
There is one more condition attached to this. The ‘Mannequins’ consisting of Choi Won-hyeok, Choi Seong-won and Oh Jae-hyeon and the ‘Old Men’ consisting of Heo Il-young, Song Chang-yong and Yang Woo-seop needed support fire.
Coach Jeon Hee-chul said, “KGC is at least 1st in the average number of assists allowed in the regular league with 16. This means that the person-to-person defense is excellent. However, our team recorded an average of 15 assists against KGC. Therefore, in order to win, the field goal success rate must be raised unconditionally. In the end, (Kim) Sun-hyung and (Jamie) Warney need to score a lot. Because it is difficult for other players to score with a one-on-one defense,” he said.
“The roles of mannequins and elderly people are also important. Kim Seon-hyeong and Warney should score a lot, but if the defense is focused on them, the rest of the players will have a chance. Mannequins and elderly people need to fire in support so that the game can be easily resolved.”
As coach Jeon Hee-chul said, SK’s Molppang basketball, centered on Kim Seon-hyeong and Warney, was a great success. Kim Sun-hyung scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists, and Warney led the victory with 23 points and 10 rebounds. As a result, SK won 77-69, a valuable victory in enemy territory.
Also, mannequins and elderly people did their part. First, Mannequins members Oh Jae-hyeon and Choi Seong-won fired support shots from the outskirts, each making one 3-point shot. Oh Jae-hyeon added strength to the early fight by putting in a 3-point shot in the first quarter, and Choi Seong-won helped widen the score gap with SK in the third quarter as an outside gun.
They also stood out on defense. KGC’s main point guard Byun Jun-hyeong was tied up. Blocked by Oh Jae-hyun and Choi Seong-won’s tenacious defense, Byun Jun-hyeong recorded 11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, but threw 13 field shots and only made 4 of them. The field goal success rate was low at 31%.
The presence of the elderly Heo Il-young and Song Chang-yong could not be ignored either. Heo Il-young, along with Kim Seon-hyung and Warney, scored double digits with 10 points and 3 rebounds, including two 3-pointers. He didn’t have many attacks, but when SK needed it, he fired a shot from the perimeter.
Song Chang-yong, who was unable to step on the court in the playoffs in the 6th and 4th rounds, played 11 minutes and 45 seconds that day, performing like Altoran with 5 points, 1 assist and 1 steal. In the first quarter, he scored his first goal with a layup followed by a wonderful breakthrough, and in the fourth quarter, he put in a 3-point shot to help SK consolidate the victory. 토토사이트
SK’s mannequins and elderly people responded to the call of coach Jeon Hee-chul. The spotlight was taken by Kim Seon-hyung and Warney, but without them, winning would not have been easy. If Mannequins and Old Men do their part throughout the series, SK’s playoff victory for the second consecutive season can come even closer.