The era of KBL hard calls. 3&D is in the limelight and technology is in crisis. What are the strengths and weaknesses of hard calls?
Oct 28, 2024
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This season's KBL referee team is in a period of transformation. Former Hyundai Mobis coach Yoo Jae-hak, the best basketball player in Korea, was in charge of the game headquarters.
'Normalization of abnormality' However, this catchphrase has an excessive side. It has the biggest advantage of actively encouraging physical fights in line with modern basketball trends. However, there are also side effects.
Samsung manager Kim Hyo-beom criticized the team after losing the game against SK in Seoul on the 27th, saying, `Do fans like basketball wrestling under the goal?'
However, Kim's remarks are a fragmentary reaction to Kofi Coburn's under-the-goal body fight whistle. What are the hard calls, strengths, and weaknesses of this season
▶ Advantages
Flapping is completely gone. The physical fight has been maximized. It is certainly a helpful part of international competitiveness.
Offseason preparation has become more important. Without physical preparation, we cannot survive the 'hard call era'.
The proposition that the existing Korean basketball ills 'Ace minimizes the burden of defense and focuses on attack' is on the verge of disappearing. It has become a season where the head of the offense and defense team survives. Although it is early in the season, the criteria for judgment are clear.
Whistles on a similar basis, not biased against any team.
The trend of modern basketball is reflected as it is. The odds are even lower on a five-on-five set of offensives. The success probability of the authentic big man's post-up option is much lower. You have to run, and you have to make an early offense to increase the probability of attack.
This is why Goyang Sono and Seoul SK are on the rise early in the season.
On the other hand, Sean Long (Hyundai Mobis) and Chinanu Onuaku (DB), who were considered the best foreign player this season, have continued to be sluggish.
▶Disadvantages
Hand-checking is rarely called. The same is true of cylinder invasion in shooting motion. If the whistle doesn't go to the two parts, the essence of basketball itself can be disturbed.
The number of free throws has decreased a lot. In the match between DB and KCC on the 27th, there were only three DBs and no free throws by KCC. It is pointed out that the referee did not intervene in the fierce physical fight, which is positive, and that he did not properly blow a hand-checking foul in shooting movements or under-the-goal breakthrough actions.
This part is dangerous.
In basketball, not only the amount of activity and speed, but also the skill is important. At one-on-one and two-on-two, space is created with instant fakes, direction changes, and hedging, and shooting techniques can be neutralized by strong physical fights and hand-checking.
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