Director Kim Seung-ki's "Hidden Card" and "One Point Lesson"
Director Kim Seung-ki's "Hidden Card" and "One Point Lesson"
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"MINWOOK is our team's hidden card"
Goyang Sono finished the 2023-2024 season in eighth place (20-34). It was founded ambitiously, but it did not come to fruition. Since it took over in July, it did not have the player lineup as desired. In addition, the main domestic players have been on the rise.
Hence, Sono has been aggressive since the offseason of 2024. For starters, the team has recruited forwards who combine shooting and physicality, including Jeong Hee-jae (196cm, F), Lim Dong-seop (198cm, F), and Choi Seung-wook (195cm, F) in the free agent market. Through trade, it also brought along Lee Jae-do (180cm, G). It also identified Alan Williams (203cm, C) and DJ Burns (204cm, C), who specialize in under-the-basketball fighting, as foreign players from 2024 to 2025.
He lost Jeon Sung-hyun (188 centimeters, F), who was the main shooter, but Sono's team has become thicker. Sono, who has strengthened his player base, has been in Taipei, Taiwan, since the 11th. After training and practice matches until the 19th, he will return to Korea on the 20th.
Off-season training in September is important to all 10 KBL teams. As KBL teams do not have practice matches, they can test their full capacity 100 percent. Sono Kim said the same. He tried to find an optimized piece in Taiwan.
"I think nine players, including two foreign players, will be included in the team's roster. The remaining three players are in infinite competition. We have to see who will fill the remaining three spots. Also, it can vary depending on the opponent," Sono Kim said, referring to the lineup.
"(Kim) Min-wook is also included in the nine. It is a hidden card. It is also a card that we need. There is no player who is that tall and has such a shot," he said, considering Kim Min-wook (205 cm, C) as an important piece.
A Sono official also said, "Minwook is taking a lot of orders during the practice game, maybe because the coach expects Minwook. In particular, the defense is being pointed out a lot," and was aware of the expectations of head coach Kim Seung-ki.
Kim Min-wook, who has high expectations from the coach, received a one-point lesson from the coach Kim Seung-ki. "He pointed me to the defense. He taught me the overall direction. As for Min-wook, I need to know more about the way and speed up my reaction," Sono said.
Kim Min-wook, who received the lesson, said, "[The coach] taught me how to figure out the defensive movement. Also, he was ordered to 'When your matchup moves somewhere else, you have to find the person around you quickly'. That way, there is no rain area," he said.
Afterwards, he said, "I am keeping pace with foreign players. I am keeping pace with attack and defense tactics. I need to understand foreign players' styles and favorite plays, and I need to increase my stamina for the upcoming training in Taiwan."
Meanwhile, both Williams and Burns are big men who specialize in fighting under the basket. Therefore, Kim Min-wook can relieve many burdens. Also, as Kim Min-wook has three points, he can benefit from foreign players.
So he said, "I personally can get a lot of help because we have an authentic big man here. Also, both players are aggressive and combative, so our team won't lose ground in the energy fight against our opponents. And if a foreign player takes control under the basket, our domestic players can easily throw three points," in anticipation of the two foreign players.
Sono's 2024-2025 season is more anticipated than the 2023-2024 season. Of course, he doesn't have enough power to overwhelm his opponent, but he can play similar games to any other team. However, several pieces other than the mainstay players must play in every game. Kim Min-wook is one of them. So, Kim Seung-ki, Sono's coach, named Kim Min-wook as a "hidden card." 토토사이트 추천