Hard call for "Hot Potatoes". KBL judges and 10 clubs 'wall'. In the end, communication is the most important thing

Nov 20, 2024

 Hard call for 'Hot Potatoes'. KBL judges and 10 clubs 'wall'. In the end, communication is the most important thing
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Yoo Jae-hak, head of the KBL's game division, clearly expressed his position. "We have to go with the current tone. I will continue to push ahead with my belief."

The standard of judgment itself has completely changed this season with hard calls that maximize physical fights.

At a press conference held at the KBL Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th, he said, `I think the current call is normal. I know there are complaints from clubs and fans. I will try harder and educate the referee more, and maintain the stance."



With the application of hard calls, the topography of professional basketball this season is completely changing. Of course, there is light and shade.

It is a natural phenomenon that occurs when all systems are introduced.



The same is true of hard calls.

For now, the flapping is almost gone. Play delays caused by useless foul calls have been eliminated.



Director Yoo said, `The economic trend has accelerated. The team with strong defense and the team with a lot of fastballs are performing well.'

Daegu Korea Gas Corporation and Seoul SK are representative. Gas Corporation makes a splash with its strong defensive organization. SK is operating a powerful transition basketball centered on Jamil Warney.

In hard calls that maximize physical fights, the post-up option of Set Offens is very inefficient. It's a positive part, but there's also a negative part.

First of all, the main ball handler shrank a lot. Defenders defend aggressively.

There is a weakness in hand-checking and shooting movements that does not call a lot of fouls. Of course, the KBL referee had already said before the season that "when there is contact in the movement after the block shot, there is no foul.""

However, during the breakthrough process, 'handing', hand in the shooting motion (hand in shooting motion is identified with the ball). It is also true that he has become very tolerant of hitting his arm and defenders' excessive invasion of the attacker's cylinder, not the principle that fouls are not called even if he hits his hand. There is also a part where Heo Hoon, Lee Sun-bano, and Lee Jung-hyun see 'damage'. Of course, there is also a phenomenon that players who have not faithfully trained during the offseason struggle 'positive'.

The coaches of the 10 teams met shortly after the last rookie draft event. On this occasion, the attackers were too disadvantaged because of the introduction of the hard call. The low-scoring phenomenon is coming out, and hot offensive basketball is disappearing. I'm concerned about the success of the show' is known to have exchanged opinions. This point certainly has a point.

There is something in common between the two sides. It's a professional basketball development. However, the method is different. The other part needs communication.

With the introduction of a hard call (the KBL referee says it is a normal call, not a hard call). The hard call itself is not a word with a negative meaning. Last season, the NBA was also a soft call in the regular league, but it changed to a hard call in the playoffs. There is no need to be sensitive to this term) and its shortcomings are clear.

It is positive to take the stance of non-illegal physical fighting and to smoothly continue the flow of the game while reducing unnecessary foul calls. However, fouls should be supplemented in the process of hand-checking and shooting that focus on the team's ace players. The KBL referee said he would fix this weakness for now. However, the reaction of the 10 teams is still hard to believe. There is still a 'wall' of referees and on-site (10 club managers and players).

After the A-match break, the league resumes. The judges and the field need to communicate. The problem is that communication between the two sides is not smooth.



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