“I like Heo Hoon. He’s fast, has good vision, and is versatile, so I want to be like him.”
Seongnamjung fell to Yongsanjung 62-64 in the boys’ secondary Seoul Gyeongin Gangwon Group B game of the 2023 Korean Basketball Weekend League at Gyeongbok High School Gymnasium on Tuesday.
Seongnam Jung had lost to Yongsan Jung 47-63 in the preliminary round of the last federation championship. This time around, they fought hard but couldn’t get over the hump.
Lee Jae-sung (183 cm, G) recorded a triple-double with 21 points, 18 rebounds, and 12 assists, but his performance was overshadowed by the loss.
After the game, Lee said, “I should have been more coordinated when we were winning, but I wasn’t. I made a lot of mistakes at that time. There were a lot of mistakes in the middle of the game.”
Seongnam ended the first half 28-26. With a narrow lead, Seongnam gradually lost ground in the second half. At one point in the fourth quarter, they were down by 10 points. However, they were able to pull within one point, but were unable to pull off the upset.
“We usually struggle with zone defense in the second half, so the gap often widens in the third quarter,” said Lee Jae-sung. “This time, we talked to each other about not letting the gap widen, and the coach gave us an order. (We narrowed the gap from 10 points to 1 point), but it was still unfortunate.”
When asked about his triple-double, Lee said, “I don’t pay attention to the record. I try to look out for my teammates as much as possible and do it when they do it for me.”
Lee had 12 points, 17 rebounds, five assists, and three steals against Yongsan Go in the last Federation Championship. Rebounding stands out. He grabbed 18 rebounds in that game as well.
Lee said, “We don’t have a lot of height, so I’m the one who has to rebound. As a result, I had no choice but to grab the rebounds that my team needed.”
In this game, Lee’s penetration stood out, which allowed him to score a lot of points.
“I’ve always been told to go in at once,” Lee said. I don’t think I’m very good at breaking through and I keep getting blocked, so I’m trying to play with more focus, and it went well today (Oct. 10).”
In this match, there was a lot of right-side breaking.
“I can go both right and left, but today I had a chance to break through on the right,” Lee said.
When asked what he would like to improve on in the future, Lee said, “I want to have the ability to solve problems when I need to, and I need to improve my shooting percentage. Also, I want to be a player who can run a stable game overall, which is what the team needs.”
Seongnam Jung has been working with coach Koo Byung-doo since last year.
“He’s been here since last October,” Lee said, “and he’s definitely improved a lot. I feel that the team’s defense can be good with this. On offense, he taught us a lot about team play, so the whole team got better.”메이저놀이터
Lee Jae-sung said, “I like Heo Hoon. I want to be like him because he is fast, has good vision, and is versatile. I want to be a player who can solve problems whenever I need to, and who can be bold in competition.” “I need to improve my shooting percentage and practice more dribbling to outrun my opponents,” he said.
Seongnam will play their second game of the tournament against Myeongji Heavy on the 11th.