Shinhan Bank Acting Director Lee Si-joon, "Wept the most in nearly 10 years."
Nov 07, 2024
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Before the women's professional basketball in the 2024-2025 season, Incheon Shinhan Bank was evaluated as a strong dark horse. This is because he caught Shin I-seul, Jihyun Shin, and Choi Yi-sam, who were known as the `real trio' in the FA market, and also caught center Rika Tanimura as the No. 1 player in the Asian quarter.
Above all, expectations were high for director Gunadan, who leads Shinhan Bank. Gunathan, who was known as a passionate, well-strategic young coach, made expectations with confident words, saying, `It will be different this season,' although he finished fifth due to bad injuries last season.
However, Koo, who had been so confident, will not be able to lead Shinhan Bank for the time being. Shinhan Bank announced on the morning of the 7th that it has decided to turn coach Lee Si-joon into an acting head coach and run this season. Contrary to expectations, it is absolutely not a replacement for head coach Moon Jae-sung for losing three consecutive games since the opening. Shinhan Bank explained, `After the recent medical examination, coach Guna-dan asked for an acting supervisor system to identify health problems and quickly treat them, and the club decided to accept it.'
It was an inevitable decision because coach Gunathan's health suddenly deteriorated. This was a huge shock to the squad. Acting coach Lee Si-joon, who will play a home game against Yongin Samsung Life Insurance at the Incheon Dowon Gymnasium on the 7th, could not hide his regret. He spoke to director Koo on the phone after finishing training in the morning. I contacted you because I was curious about the results of your treatment" Director Koo said "I received the treatment well, and I am adjusting the date of surgery" He added that he should focus on the game."
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A situation in which the leader he was assisting left the team due to a sudden deterioration in health. Acting head coach Lee Si-joon couldn't stand the sadness. He cried so much that I wondered if I had cried this much in nearly 10 yearsThe same goes for the players. It was harder to control the atmosphere of the players than to prepare for the game. But the players must have decided to come out because they are professionals."
Finally, acting coach Lee Si-joon said to the players, `Let's watch the game comfortably and do our best so that the coach doesn't get stressed anymore. There is a similar aspect to last year's losing streak, and let's lose just two points less per quarter. Two points is one goal. I will play with the idea of blocking only one goal per quarter."
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