SK’s quick attack, which had left the house, returned.
The 2022-2023 SKT Adot Professional Basketball regular league round 5 match between Seoul SK and Goyang Carrot held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 5th.
SK stagnated with two consecutive losses. Director Jeon Heechul found the reason for this in several figures. He said, “It’s a team that plays fast basketball, but the number of fastballs has decreased in the last three games. The higher the number of fast attacks, the more difficult it is for the opponent. I told him to play basketball, which we are good at.”
In fact, SK scored only 8 points per game in the last 3 games, including the Korea Gas Corporation game in Daegu, which was won after the 3rd overtime. In the two games that were lost in a row, the average went down to 5 points. It was not like SK, which was leading the league with 12.1 points before.
However, SK changed 180 degrees as coach Jeon Hee-chul wished. It ran terribly from the beginning of the game. Kim Seon-hyeong opened a quick attack in 3 minutes, followed by Choi Jun-yong’s neat development, Warney’s dunk shot, and Choi Seong-won’s two points.
The excited SK did not stop even in the second quarter. There was also a quick break after stealing in the front line, but there were many scenes where the long rebound caused by Carrot’s 3-point failure was followed by a quick break. Choi Jun-yong led with quick pass selection, and Kim Seon-hyung was in charge of the finish. Heo Il-young also added 3 points in the fast break. 안전놀이터
SK, which scored 18 points in the first half alone, overwhelmed Carrot by running away by 56-40, 16 points.
In the second half, SK only added 2 points in the fast break, probably because Carrot was chasing fiercely. Nevertheless, thanks to the points earned in the first half, they won 96-83. The score on both teams’ fast break was 20-0. SK, which overwhelmed in speed, overpowered Carrot, who scored 13 points with 3 points.
Coach Jeon Hee-cheol expressed satisfaction with the improved performance after the match. “It ran really well,” he said. It is not easy for him to record 9 fast attacks in the first half alone. He also had good fast-break timing. After the last game, I got into trouble and had a meeting, so it seems to be running well,” he said with a laugh.
Kim Seon-hyeong, who accumulated 8 points and 2 assists only in the fast break, said, “The defense was really good. He had the idea of throwing 3 points as hard as possible and making a quick attack after grabbing a rebound. If you just grab a rebound, then it’s a mess. Also, I felt the aftermath of the opponent playing in Ulsan. That’s why I tried to go faster,” he said, revealing the reason for the good speed.
SK, which broke its losing streak, has to play 8 games in 15 days. It’s a tough schedule, but if SK’s quick attack revives like it did on this day, they will be able to win many games.