Why did Woori Bank coach Wi Sung-woo, who is in his 20th year as a women's basketball leader, say it was the most difficult and rewarding season?
Feb 13, 2025
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Woori Bank's 14th regular league championship in history is just around the corner. Woori Bank defeated Shinhan Bank on the 12th and reduced the winning magic number to '2'.
Woori Bank coach Wi Sung-woo "All-time competition is underway with only one third place until the end of the season.", but it can be said that Woori Bank's chances of winning the championship, which is just before crossing the 9th ridge, are the best sensation to the extent that it is called the "all-time".
Except for Kim Dan-bi and Lee Myung-kwan, Park Hye-jin, Park Ji-hyun, Choi Yi-sam and Na Yoon-jung, who led the championship last year, all moved to other teams, and most of them were filled with players who were past their six-man level or prime, signaling the end of Woori Bank's heyday.
Of course, Woori Bank's lead is certainly an incomprehensible phenomenon considering that basketball is a team sport, although it is due to the presence of an absolute ace called Kim Dan-bi in the aftermath of the overall league's decline, including the fact that two top-rated players, including Park Ji-soo and Park Ji-hyun, have advanced overseas, and that most teams' teamwork is not perfect due to the highest level of FA and trade transfers.
In the end, it can be said that Coach Wi Sung-woo's unique player development and team building ability to bring out his ability as much as possible showed his true value again in the crisis. Coach Jeon Ju-won and Lim Young-hee's dedicated guidance is also the most reliable 'back'.
In particular, Woori Bank has been known for its salty defense that presses the opponent in the past, and this season, with an average of 60 points per game, it can be said that it has built up wins with a defensive strategy that minimizes runs as Kim Dan-bi's dependence on offense reaches absolute limits. Like the sports adage that 'attacks call spectators, but defense calls victories'. In addition, it is certainly hopeful that rookie Lee Min-ji, who has grown solidly since the beginning of the season and started full-fledged operation after the fifth round, has begun to bear the burden of Kim Dan-bi's offense together.
As many as 21 turnovers came out against Shinhan Bank on the 12th, but Coach Wi, who eventually won, said, `I think it's the first time I've made such a mistake in my team. However, we have reached our physical limit at the end of the league, and although it is a pity in our current situation, we are not in a situation to consider our performance. It has reached its limit due to an absolute drop in power, but in the end, it is directly practicing that the team and players can grow one more level only when they overcome this to win.
In fact, the top spot in the regular league is just around the corner, but the short-term playoff and championship games are another challenge. Woori Bank, which does not have a thick playing base, has to overcome its physical limitations again because it has to play every two days. Director We can see the sky, but I'll just look at the ground until it's decided"Who would have imagined our performance would be like this, the postseason will face another limit, but I'll try to meet it simply without worrying too much." Coach Wi, who started his coaching career at Shinhan Bank in 2005 and is in his 20th year, is perhaps the hardest, but the most rewarding season is coming to an end.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
