You can take a rest!' Hidden Card Song Yoon-ha + Lee Hye-joo's surprise performance, KB, and Shinhan Bank cut four consecutive losses. Why KB's secret weapon became the key driver of victory
Dec 01, 2024
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KB beat Incheon Shinhan Bank 74-69, where Lee Kyung-eun (27 points) and Rika Tanimura (15 points) struggled with strong performance by Nagata Moe (21 points, 9 rebounds), Heo Ye-eun (13 points, 6 assists) and Lee Hye-joo (15 points) in the regular league home game of Hana Bank's women's professional basketball in the 2024-2025 season at Cheongju Gymnasium on the 1st.
Before the game, KB coach Kim Wan-soo mentioned a secret weapon. It was rookie Song Yoon-ha.
He said "The skeletal muscle is 36, and foreign players are in their 40s or so. It is the best in Korea. The trainer is the most powerful rookie he's ever received in 15 years.
Song Yoon-ha of 1m79 is a rookie drafted by KB with the fifth place in the first round. He was the best big man in high school. He is a versatile player with mid-range shots, screens, and rebounds. It is especially powerful.
Shinhan Bank will not be able to come out for about four weeks due to Choi Yi-sam's knee injury. Lee Doo-na, who played the ace role, also cannot participate on the day. In the end, they have no choice but to rely on Rika Tanimura, the No. 1 player in the Asian quarter. KB put Song Yoon-ha as a starting member as a way to poke Shinhan Bank's dependence on Rika due to the injury gap. Kang Yi-seul, who is in poor physical condition, was boldly excluded from the starting lineup.
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Shinhan Bank has a series of offensive rebounds. After that, he started with Shin Iseul's three-point shot.
Secret weapon Song Yoon-ha seemed nervous at the beginning. An error in the process of putting in an entry pass under the basket. Shinhan Bank gained momentum as a floater for Jihyun Shin.
Then, Song Yoon-ha made a post-up and a shot under the basket against Rika. After that, he even made a block shot.
Song Yoon-ha participated in the fast-paced trailer. He failed to attack after receiving Heo Ye-eun's pass. After that, he scored a putback point after the offensive rebound.
Shinhan Bank's momentum is strong. Successful outside opening chance centered on Rika. However, was it stimulated by Song Yoon-ha.
Heo Ye-eun scored a fastball with two steals. He dominated the game perfectly by scoring three points. 15-13, a two-point KB turnaround.
KB took the momentum. Corner Na Yoon-jung's three-point play. In the last attack of the first quarter, Huh Ye-eun's superb pass and Nagata's under-the-goal shot succeeded. 22-15, ending the first quarter with a seven-point lead.
He is the second guard appointed by KB in the second round after Song Yoon-ha in the first quarter and Lee Yeo-myung in the second quarter. It has excellent ball handling and strong breakthrough ability. It's a guard resource that many teams coveted.
KB has matched the team's color with bold three-point and transition games. But it's four consecutive losses. There is a vicious cycle. With a lot of activity, the physical burden of the main players has been created. A slump in the atmosphere caused by consecutive defeats. In other words, it was time for a change.
KB head coach Kim Wan-soo deployed Song Yoon-ha and Lee Yeo-myung to change the atmosphere and develop an exquisite mercenary technique of physical fitness for the main players. Of course, the team concept that has been taken so far has remained the same.
Lee Yeo-myung continued to rise with a mid-jumper. He succeeded in deflection with strong activity and received applause from his team members.
Shinhan Bank calmed KB's strong trend for now with Lee Kyung-eun's valuable three-point shot. After inducing KB's error with a strong defense, Hong Yoo-soon, the No. 1 rookie, succeeded in a mid jumper. Again, Shinhan Bank's flow. KB's operational time.
KB was caught early in a team foul. Heo Ye-eun's foul. Two free throws by Jihyun Shin. Shinhan Bank's pursuit by two points, 24-22, in an instant.
Shinhan Bank operated a three-point store at this important moment. a battle of war. Shinhan Bank did not make good use of the mismatch. Rika worked diligently, but the ball input was not efficient.
KB also lacked the efficiency of its outer attack. 36-32, ends with a first half lead from KB by four points.
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Song Yoon-ha came back in the third quarter. Rika, who was blocked by Song Yoon-ha in the first quarter, fought back. When the ball was not put in the right place, the game was unraveled with Give & Go on the outside. It was a destructive move.
KB's game tempo has accelerated. 2-2 option, Lee Hye-joo's 3rd point by extra pass. After that, Nagata's 3rd point was fired at the early offens.
Then, Rika made another three-point play. After receiving an exquisite cut-in and pass from the outside, he made a shot under the basket and a foul free throw.
A battle of three to six points.
If Song Yoon-ha shone in the first quarter, Hong Yoo-soon stood out in the third quarter battle. While defending Nagata, Hong Yoo-soon used a mismatch to target a powerful mismatch. When Hong Yoo-soon scored the starting point for the chase, the most senior Lee Kyung-eun cheered up. After the mid-jumper, he hit a fast layup and a three-run shot. Shinhan Bank, which was trailing by eight points, caught up with fire by 58-59, one point, and the third quarter ended.
Early in the fourth quarter, Jihyun Shin was sent off with five fouls.
A fierce battle ensued. The two teams showed a very dense defense with strong activity. KB cut the neck-and-neck race by one to three points first.
Heo Ye-eun's three-point game split the rim cleanly. Afterwards, Lee Hye-joo hit a tough mid-jumper. 68-60, with 4:42 left.
Shinhan Bank, which had been struggling to endure, even Shin Isul left the 5th violation. KB Lee Hye-joo has been showing a very strong impact this season. He broke through and mid-jumper at every crisis he faced on the day, and even at this juncture, he made a breakthrough to force Shin to leave.
Shinhan Bank, however, was really tough. Lee Kyung-eun shows her strength again. a three-point free throw. Chasing to 69-70. The game was coming up.
Shinhan Bank's right to attack. Hong Yoo-soon's moving screen was called a foul. The moving screen (Illie Girl Screen) foul, which was rarely played from the first round to the middle of the second round, was called. Looking at Hong Yu-soon's scene alone, the negative screen is correct. However, there is clearly a problem with the judgment criteria that the Illigarl screen, which was hardly whistled in the first round, was pointed out. On this day, the ratio of hand-checking fouls was also significant. Again, there were doubts in a similar context. In fact, there were similar scenes in KB's foul. KB's right to attack. KB's Nagata hit a buzzer-beater shot under the basket. an invaluable score by three points.
Lee Kyung-eun, who exploded 27 points on the day, broke through the bottom of the goal and attempted a mid-jumper. However, he turned a blind eye to Lim. Nagata immediately hit the ball and induced Lee Kyung-eun's foul. Two free throws. That's where the game ended.
Shinhan Bank showed strong defense around Rika. Veteran Lee Kyung-eun's recent rise has also had an impact. However, there is still a 2% lack of airlift balance. Choi Yi-sam and Lee Duna are missing. The Jihyun Shin Shin Isul guard duo struggled. However, the synchro with big man Ricka and Hong Yu-soon is not complete yet.
However, Hong Yu-soon is improving from game to game, and her sticky defense is still maintained. The team is heading in its own right direction.
KB, which was strong at the beginning of the season, faced its biggest crisis. It was a crisis that could have come once during the season due to the team's structure. It was a crisis that could be experienced when the opponent prepared for KB's transition basketball.
At this point, Song Yoon-ha was put in, giving Kang Yi-seul (seven-minute participation), who was in poor condition on the day, a break. In addition, Song Yun-ha emerged as a weak hope under the KB goal, marking Rika better than expected based on her strong power.
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