"Director, did you enjoy it without stress?" Shinhan Bank finally wins its first win of the season
Nov 07, 2024
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The atmosphere of Shinhan Bank in Incheon, which started its first win of the season against Yongin Samsung Life Insurance at its home stadium, Dowon Gymnasium in Incheon on the 7th, was grim. This is because the club officially announced earlier in the day that coach Guna-dan (42) would leave the bench for a while due to sudden deterioration in health and that he would play the rest of the season as coach Lee Si-joon's acting coach.
Lee Si-joon and Lee Hwi-gul, who assisted Koo, as well as the players, were in great shock. Inside the club, it is a shared content that has already been decided a few days ago. Both the coaches and players were in shock for a while, only crying. Coach Koo, who is in his early 40s, has to put down the baton and focus on treatment.
Health abnormalities were first detected during a medical examination in June. It was not so severe at the time, but it has deteriorated rapidly in recent years. It is only carefully presumed that the extreme stress of the Park Shin-ja Cup (September) and the three consecutive losses at the beginning of the season worsened the condition.
But I couldn't just be disappointed. Coach Lee Si-joon was appointed as the acting coach, and Shinhan Bank players again tied their basketball boots tightly toward their first win of the season. Before the game, acting coach Lee said "But the players must have decided to come out because they are professionals. I came out saying to the players, 'Let's do our best so that coach Koo can laugh without getting stressed while watching the game.'" he said.
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In the second quarter, Samsung Life Insurance's Jo Su-ah hit two 3-pointers to lead the counterattack. This time, Shinhan Bank's shot continued to miss. However, Jinyoung Kim and Kim Ji-young created a seesaw game after the middle of the quarter. In the end, Shinhan Bank's 35-26 lead in the first half.
The third quarter was also a whistle. While Shinhan Bank's four 3-pointers were all missed. Samsung Life scored six points as Kiana Smith played her role in scoring for the first time in a long time. Shinhan Bank faced the fourth quarter with Kang Gye-ri's two-point shot to make it 45-38. In the middle of the quarter with a 56-46 lead, Shin Euseul's three-point shot and Tanimura Rika's two-point shot in the paint zone exploded, making Shinhan Bank 61-48 with 4 minutes left.
However, Samsung Life Insurance's Cho Soo-ah's three-point score and veteran Lee Hae-ran's five consecutive points followed with 2:18 left to 56-63 with 2 minutes and 18 seconds left. Samsung Life Insurance's fighting spirit is also on fire. It was a battle of who finished better.
They were just ahead of each other. Turnovers continued to occur in the strong pressure defense, and 3-point shots and quick attacks were too close to the rim.
In the midst of the turmoil, Shinhan Bank veteran Kang Gye-ri hit the decisive blow. 38 seconds before the end, he made a 10-point difference by putting in a 3-point shot cleanly. It was a decisive shot that sealed the victory. After the victory was decided, Shinhan Bank players held each other's hands. It was Shinhan Bank's first win of the season after a three-game losing streak with 66-58.
wman@sportschosun.com
