LG's record to think about, LG to forget
LG's record to think about, LG to forget
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Changwon LG should distinguish between records that should be remembered and those that do not.
The 2024-2025 KBL regular season will kick off on April 19 at Sajik Indoor Stadium in Busan. The team will have a six-month long journey until April 8. KBL clubs, which will make the long journey, will compete for playoff tickets that are only given to six teams.
All 10 clubs are thinking about their own strength and that of other teams. When analyzing their power, they faced several records. I checked the numerical records that should be viewed with interest. And I'm thinking about how to link those records to the actual game. In a positive way.
# 80
From the 2022-2023 season, LG advanced to the semi-finals for two consecutive seasons. For the first time in the team's history, the team ranked second in the regular league for two consecutive seasons. LG quickly became a strong team.
The reason LG became stronger was its "solid defense." LG did not collapse easily due to its solid foundation of "defense." This was evidenced by the off-field scoring system (OFFRTG-DEFRTG) that can be expected from 100 offensive opportunities - the number of runs that can be expected from 100 defensive opportunities. LG ranked first among +10.7 10 clubs.
However, LG cannot expect to play "salt water defense" during the 2024-2025 season. Key players who were good at defense, such as Lee Jae-do (180 cm, G), Lee Kwan-hee (191 cm, G), and Jung Hee-jae (196 cm, F), have left the team, while players who are good at defense, such as Doo Kyung-min (183 cm, G), Jeon Seong-hyun (188 cm, F), Heo Il-young (195 cm, F) and Carl Tamayo (202 cm, F), have joined the team instead.
Therefore, LG had to come up with a new plan. LG manager Cho Sang-hyun also recognized this. During the cup competition, he said, "As players newly joined the team, we need to score more than 80 points per game. That way, players will get excited," adding, "We thought it was important to score more than 80 points."
LG definitely needs to change its color. But it's not an easy task. Doo Kyung-min and Jeon Sung-hyun are not 100 percent in good condition, and Heo Il-young and Tamayo need to adapt more to Cho's color. Most of all, existing and new players need to be in harmony so that LG can play the basketball that it wants. Therefore, it seemed that Cho Sang-hyun, LG's coach, was agonizing a lot throughout the cup competition.
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Long story short, LG's mainstay strength has changed from before. Key points are 'Doo Kyung-min' and 'Jeon Sung-hyun.' Doo has to redouble LG's offense power as an offensive point guard and Jeon as a shooter. If both players burst together throughout the season, LG can perform better than expected.
However, both players have mysterious signs. The biggest mysterious sign is health. Doo Kyung-min needs to shake off his knee injury, while Jeon Sung-hyun needs to shake off his disc and knee pain. Therefore, LG is looking forward to the 2024-2025 season even longer.
In any case, the number of games played by the two players must be different from before. In particular, this is the case compared to the 2023-2024 season. Doo Kyung-min played only 11 games in the 2023-2024 season, and Jeon Sung-hyun played only 30 games in the 2023-2024 season 스포츠토토. The number of games played (41) by the two players was lower than that of the regular league games (54) in a season.
Of course, LG has many players to attack. Examples include Asem Maray (202 cm, C), Tamayo, and Yu Ki-sang (188 cm, G). Also, when Doo Kyung-min and Jeon are on the bench, LG can play its existing defensive basketball. This is because they played that kind of basketball for two years.
LG, however, is looking beyond the semifinal playoff. Furthermore, it dreams of winning its first championship. If "winning" is the keyword, Doo Kyung-min and Jeon Sung-hyun should take to the court more often. Two healthy players can put tension on opposing defense.