LG manager Cho Sang-hyun, "Players go back and forth between heaven and hell."
Oct 21, 2024
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Cho Sang-hyun, head coach of Changwon LG, expressed his joy of winning the game again and his dissatisfaction with the unexpected crisis situation at the end of the game, which seemed to be over. In the end, however, he encouraged the players who performed the coach's tactics well.
LG, led by head coach Cho, completed a comeback drama and rose to the league's sole lead with two consecutive wins. In the home game against Busan KCC in the 「2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball」 held at Changwon Gymnasium on the 21st, LG won 89-84 with the performance of ace Asem Maray (22 points-10 rebounds), who scored 11 points in the fourth quarter alone. Carl Tamayo, who was recruited as an Asian quarter, also performed well with 16 points (two three-point shots)-5 rebounds, including six points in the fourth quarter, which was a game-changer.
Coach Cho, who won on the day, said, `It made the players go back and forth between heaven and hell.' He did well in blocking KCC ace Dionte Burton, who was at the heart of the game plan, and turned the tide in the middle of the fourth quarter, but it is a problem that he created an atmosphere of pursuit with frequent turnovers and sloppy play at the end of the game.
Coach Cho said, `In defense, it went well in the direction we prepared. I tried to cut down on Burton and Hurung's score, but it all went well.' In fact, Burton ended up with only 17 points (10 rebounds) as he was tied up scoreless in the first quarter. Heo Woong also scored nine points in the first quarter alone, but failed to score in the second and fourth quarters, scoring only 13 points.
However, LG had a lot of turnovers. He made the game difficult with a total of 17 turnovers, including 13 steals to KCC.
Coach Cho praised the performance award, saying, `However, Jeon Sung-hyun was not able to come in, and Doo Kyung-min was not 100%, and the sacrifices of several players helped the team.'
Cho went on to mention the situation at the end of the game. LG made it 87-76 with Yang Joon-seok's three-run shot with 54 seconds left. However, he was chased to 87-84 with 23 seconds left, giving up two 3-pointers to KCC Calvin Espitola and a layup following an interception to Lee Seung-hyun. Fortunately, Cho had operation time left. After calling time to calm the atmosphere, he blocked the opponent's attack and finished the game with two free throws by the two Kyung-min.
Cho said, `The players should be alert. In the process of growing up, you can make a mistake with your carelessness. I want you to focus more on that", he pointed out.
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