Lee Jung-hyun, a former professional basketball player, loses a friendly match against a Taiwanese team with two foreign players
Lee Jung-hyun, a former professional basketball player, loses a friendly match against a Taiwanese team with two foreign players
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Goyang Sono, which is without Lee Jeong-hyeon, considered the best guard in Korean professional basketball, lost both of its pre-season friendly matches against a Taiwanese team.
Sono, led by coach Kim Seung-gi, lost 90-108 to the Fubon Braves of the Taiwanese professional basketball league P League+ in a practice match held at the National University of the Arts Gymnasium in Taipei, Taiwan on the 13th.
They suffered a bitter defeat for the second game in a row after losing 101-119 to Taoyuan Pauian Pilots the previous day.
Sono said he doesn't care about winning or losing because it's a practice match to test his power.
Ace Lee Jung-hyun, who averaged 22.8 points and 6.6 assists in the regular season last season, was unable to play in both games due to a cold, and the game was decided to be played according to the Taiwanese league standards, which was disadvantageous.
Two foreign players also competed at the same time, with each quarter lasting 12 minutes.
With Janelle Stokes suddenly out of contact and not joining the team, Sono was left to rely solely on Alan Williams to man the paint.
With Lee Jeong-hyeon out due to poor condition, transfer guard Lee Jae-do had to take on the role of managing the game and finding an attacking avenue.
Coach Kim Seung-gi created a starting lineup with Lee Jae-do and Williams, 한국을 along with a forward line of Jung Hee-jae, Lim Dong-seop, and Choi Seung-uk, all of whom are in the mid-190 cm range.
This 'transfer lineup', which does not have a single player who played for Sono last season, showed considerable competitiveness even against a Taiwanese team with two foreign players.
With Lee Jae-do and Williams holding the center on the perimeter and near the goal, the three players put strong pressure on the opposing forwards with diligent switching, causing several mistakes.
Williams' weakness of scoring well under the goal but having a narrow defensive range was compensated for by the cooperative defense of forwards with both height and mobility, making the opponents struggle.
With this tactic, Sono led Taoyuan Safety 31-26 in the first quarter the day before, and even ran away with the lead to 51-36 in the middle of the second quarter. Due to stamina issues, the substitute players played longer, allowing them to chase, and gave up the game.
On this day, in the first quarter, when substitute players such as Jo Eun-hoo were given a chance, they were pushed back by Fubang 24-30.
However, Sono had the upper hand until the latter half of the second quarter when the same lineup was in operation. They even managed to turn the score around to 47-46 with about a minute left in the first half.
Coach Kim evaluated that there is still a lot to be improved in traps and cooperative defense utilizing this forward line.
Lee Jung-hyun, who watched the game from the bench, said, "It's similar to last season, but it's a different concept. They're all forwards with good defensive skills, so I think this kind of basketball is possible."
Center Williams, who played 67 games in the National Basketball Association (NBA), scored the most points of the day with 29 points. Williams also scored 30 points at Taoyuan the day before.