“I believed in the players rather than other detailed tactics. They worked really hard and followed me well.”
The Korean University men’s selection team lost 78-72 to the Japan University men’s selection team in the final match of the 46th Lee Sang-baek Korea-Japan University Basketball Tournament held at Yonsei University Gymnasium on the 21st. won with
In a situation where the outcome of the tournament was decided by the result of the day, the Korean team won and finished with a victory over 100 times.
Head coach Jeong Jae-hoon said, “I think we were able to win thanks to the fighting spirit and passion of the players. The players are in the middle of the season. (Park) Moo-bin was not feeling well. That’s right. Although we won, it’s unfortunate and sorry that the players who showed such a fighting spirit had no choice but to keep running. It’s all thanks to the players,” he said of his victory.
At the beginning of the game, Park Seung-jae played the role of Altoran by hitting two 3-pointers.
Coach Jeong said, “(Park) Seung-jae confidently played the role of ball handler in the middle of yesterday. During the meeting with the coaching staff yesterday, I thought that I should use Seung-jae. Moo-bin was not in good condition, so I thought I should save his stamina. invested,” he said.
Also, on this day, he used big men at the same time, controlled the height, and occupied the upper hand in rebounding.
Coach Jeong said, “In the first half, I put three small players and two big players. It was a choice to block the opponent’s speed or one-on-one. In the second half, I thought it was a rebound fight, so I put in three big men. In the third quarter, I started with an offensive rebound. It seems that bringing the flow was a good match.”
Although the tournament ended with a victory, there were also concerns as they showed a disappointing appearance in the practice game.
Regarding this, coach Jeong said, “Time was not enough. Due to the schedule, we had to gather and practice on the weekend in the middle of the season. In the end, it was a situation where we had no choice but to practice with the basics. However, since the players have been doing it for the first time in a while, it was an atmosphere of working hard from the first day. I went believing in the atmosphere. I believed in that rather than other detailed tactics. They worked really hard and followed it well,” expressing gratitude to the players.먹튀검증
Finally, he said in a worried voice, “I won, but I have more worries. I think more people will have to think about and prepare for how to have a competitive edge when playing against Japan in the future.
He then left the interview with the words, “The coaching staff worked really hard. Please put this in the article (laughs)”.