“Attack selection is important” (Cho Dong-hyun, Hyundai Mobis coach)
“You can’t get behind in activity-speed” (Jeon Hee-chul, SK coach)

Ulsan Hyundai Mobis will be held on the 10th at Ulsan Dongchun Gymnasium in the 2022-2023 SKT A.Dot professional basketball regular league in Seoul meet SK.

Hyundai Mobis underwent changes after the end of the 2021-2022 season. The biggest change is the replacement of the command tower. Head coach Yoo Jae-hak, who led the team for over 18 years, changed his position to general manager, and head coach Jo Dong-hyun was promoted to the command tower.

Cho Dong-hyun, head coach of Hyundai Mobis, knows the team better than anyone else. He is trying to make use of the team’s strength (organization) and the roster’s propensity (high energy level-speed) made up of young players.

It wasn’t that there was no player reinforcement at all. Veteran guard Lee Hyeon-min (174cm, G) has retired, but RJ Avarientos (181cm, G), who was recruited through the Asia Quarter System, is creating synergy with Hyundai Mobis players with his passing sense and attack power. The honesty of Gage Prim (203cm, C) is also giving strength to Hyundai Mobis.

Although Hyundai Mobis showed ups and downs, it was fun with a quick turnaround after the All-Star break. However, Lee Woo-seok (196cm, G), whose performance has been uneven recently and who has improved his energy level, left due to an injury. Jang Jae-seok (202cm, C) and Ham Ji-hoon (198cm, F) also suffered shoulder and back injuries, respectively. Not 100%.

Hyundai Mobis coach Cho Dong-hyun said before the game, “Hahm Ji-hoon joined. But it’s not 100%. I think I joined because of my own responsibility토토사이트. Also, I didn’t exercise much. You have to lift your body up. You need to adjust your playing time. The playoffs are more important, so we have to look at the situation.”

After that, “(related to SK) I plan to put a little more emphasis on the defense that is lagging. Also, SK scores a lot with fast basketball. The offensive selection of our players is important,” he said.

Meanwhile, SK is trying to solidify its 3rd place.

SK won the combined championship in the 2021-2022 season. This is because Kim Seon-hyeong (187cm, G) – Ahn Young-jun (195cm, F) – Choi Jun-yong (200cm, F) – Jamil Warney (199cm, C) showed competitiveness, and SK coach Jeon Hee-cheol created a synergy effect between the main axis resources.

However, SK’s 2022-2023 season power is not very good. This is because Ahn Young-jun enlisted in the military after the end of the 2021-2022 season, and Choi Jun-yong also left due to plantar fasciitis just before the opening. Key backup resources such as Yang Woo-seop (185cm, G), Choi Won-hyuk (182cm, G), and Song Chang-yong (191cm, F) were also excluded from the entry due to injury.

SK’s unstable power was revealed in the official opening game of the 2022-2023 season. Lost 75-88 in Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation. After opening, they recorded 4 wins and 8 losses in 12 games.

However, from the middle of the second round, he regained the appearance of a ‘defending champion’. Even though Choi Jun-yong and Choi Seong-won (184cm, G) left due to injuries, Kim Seon-hyung is showing off his age-forgetting performance. The reason why SK has only lost once in the last 5 games.

SK coach Jeon Hee-chul said before the game, “I gave the players who played a lot a break. It won’t be easy physically though. But you have to run well. It’s because you shouldn’t be pushed in that respect by a team with good activity and speed like Hyundai Mobis,” he said.

Then, “(Jang) Jae-seok and (Lee) Woo-seok are not there, and Ham Ji-hoon is not 100%. So Seo Myeong-jin and Avarientos will try a lot of attacks. The number of 3-point attempts has also increased compared to before.”