Ha Sang-yoon, director of Samsung Life Insurance, thank you so much to the players
Feb 20, 2025
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Samsung Life Insurance lost 56-60 in its final regular league game against KB Stars at Yongin Indoor Gymnasium on the 20th. As a result, KB is in the playoffs in fourth place, beating Shinhan Bank. For Samsung Life Insurance, the third place was already confirmed as BNK won the previous day, so it was not a big burden. Twelve players played evenly, but they showed off that they were thick bench members by taking the lead and going back until about a minute left until the end of the game. Samsung Life Insurance will start the playoffs with No. 2 BNK on March 3.
Manager Ha Sang-yoon of Samsung Life Insurance said, `We are fortunate to have played without any injured players. I hired the players considering their playing time"But "The defense promised at the end didn't go well, and it's a shame that I missed two or three easy shots." "The players might not have been motivated by the confirmation of the third place, but they played hard in their own way.""I asked the bench members to make good use of the opportunity given to them." There have been quite a few mistakes, but there will be nothing we can do about it because the sense of play is poor."
Coach Ha spent a successful season fighting for the lead until the end in his first year as head coach. Coach Ha said, `I suddenly took over the manager's position despite my lack of coaching experience, and I felt a lot of pressure because I was considered a favorite before the season.' `When I lost four consecutive games at the beginning of the year, the so-called mental breakdown came and I felt so sorry for the players," he recalled. However, he has since won seven consecutive games and succeeded in a complete rebound. Coach Ha said, `After about 20 games, I think I have some understanding of the situation. It's still a long way off, but I'm glad I played the season without any major injuries while controlling the playing time of the playersThe seniors led the juniors well, including Bae Hye-yoon and Kim Dan-bi. In addition, there were no major fluctuations in consecutive wins or losses. As a coach, I learned a lot from the players, and I'm just grateful."
On the playoff against BNK, Ha said, `We will not be able to make a huge change. Also, Kiana Smith, who is recovering from injury, needs to think about how to increase utilization and whether there will be any offbeat""BNK is confident in me and the players, just as they led the season with four wins and two losses." I think we'll get good results if we just play," he said, expressing confidence.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
