'Jones Cup 3rd Place finish' Kim Sang-sik KGC coach

Anyang KGC coach Kim Sang-sik expressed satisfaction by looking back on the past 10 days when he was out of breath.

KGC fought hard against Taiwan's A team in the final match of the 42nd William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament held at Huffing Gymnasium in Taipei on the 20th, but lost 64-92. The U.S. (8 wins) and Taiwan's A national team (7 wins and 1 loss) won the championship and finished second, respectively.

If it was the best power, different results could have been obtained, but KGC's power in the game was less than half compared to the beginning of the tournament. In the past eight days, KGC's physical strength has almost run out in the process of seven games, especially six consecutive games from the 14th to the 19th.

In particular, Duvon Maxwell, a foreign player who served as a strong pillar for the team, suffered back pain after the match against Taiwan's B team the previous day and was unable to practice before the game. Choi Sung-won and Bae Byung-joon, who suffered minor injuries in the early and mid-season of the tournament, and Jonghyun Lee, who had just joined the team, were focusing on recovering their physical condition.

KGC was greatly dragged into the absence of foreign players, but head coach Kim Sang-sik firmly gave several players a chance. Rather than a match, it was a game management for the original purpose of participating in this competition, "experimentation and practical training of diversity." Forward Eugene, who had never played in the previous seven games, and guards Lee Woo-jung, Cho Eun-hoo, and Jang Tae-bin, who need more experience, took charge of the fourth quarter. Although it lost, the experience gained in this process was a valuable harvest. 토토사이트

After the game, head coach Kim Sang-sik said, "I've played the Jones Cup a lot, but it's always been a tight schedule. Today, I checked the players' conditions in the morning ahead of the final match, but their conditions were not good due to the forced march. So I had no choice but to put the main players in the beginning and replace them evenly behind. "The players were really struggling, but they did their best," he said.

KGC stepped down to the bench, requesting even Brian Griffin to replace him in 3 minutes and 30 seconds in the first quarter. Foreign players have virtually failed to play.

Head coach Kim Sang-sik said, "The players must have been disappointed, and I'm also disappointed. However, they were also in poor physical condition, so they couldn't help it. Efforts are needed to make up for the things that didn't go well today when they return to Korea. "I'll make sure I can play better basketball through him," he said.

Finally, head coach Kim Sang-sik said, "It was an opportunity to identify the pros and cons of the players by hiring a lot of players who had not played much last season, and to work with existing main members. I think it would have been a good opportunity for those players, and a good study for all of us. As I said earlier, I will do my best to do better in the new season by supplementing the bad things I learned through this tournament."