Finally, the entire foreign players are united, will Seoul's Samsung rebound be key
Jan 07, 2025
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Seoul Samsung, led by head coach Kim Hyo-beom, beat Busan KCC 86-72 in the home game of 「2024-2025 KCC Professional Basketball」 on the 6th. He reported his first victory in 2025 by breaking two consecutive losses.
There was good news before the game. A foreign player has finally made a appearance as a whole team. 'First Option' Kofi Coburn hasn't played for a while since Nov. 28 last year due to injury. I stepped on the court at the start of 2025. However, coincidentally, Marcus Derrickson was out with the flu at this time.
In the match against KCC held on the 6th, Coburn and Derrickson made the entry at the same time. On the day, Derrickson had 9 points and 3 rebounds in 21 minutes and 57 seconds. Coburn had 9 points-13 rebounds in 18 minutes and 3 seconds. On top of that, Justin Gutang, the Asian quarter that has risen completely recently, has done his bit with 14 points and seven assists in 32 minutes and two seconds. Korean players also gained strength thanks to the three players' performances. Choi Hyun-min (16 points), Choi Sung-mo (14 points-10 assists), and Lee Jung-hyun (11 points) each scored double-digit points to jointly win.
'A Master of Tradition' Samsung has never made the spring basketball stage since the 2016-2017 season. The top six teams did not get a playoff ticket. In the past seven seasons, he has ranked 7th three times and 10th four times. He has recorded the lowest humiliation for the last three consecutive seasons. In the meantime, numerous directors have resigned in disgrace.
The situation is not very good again this season. Lee Dae-sung, who was ambitiously recruited, left due to injury. It is hovering at the bottom of the main players' injuries, both large and small. However, Lee Won-seok has fully grown into an ace, and young players such as Cha Min-seok have changed their appearance and have seen hope.
On top of that, even foreign players are united as a whole. In particular, the performance of the Asian quarter Gutang is encouraging. Samsung has not enjoyed using Asian quarter players. However, Gutang is more active in defense as well as attack, acting as a lubricant.
Samsung is ranked 9th with 8 wins and 17 losses in 25 games this season. The gap between the seventh-ranked KCC (10 wins and 16 losses) and the eighth-ranked Goyang Sono (9 wins and 17 losses) is not large. Samsung will try to win consecutive games against Changwon LG at home on the 9th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
