[벤치명암] ‘Alone in second place’ Orion coach Eul-jun Kang “I will face like the finals of every match”

[점프볼=부산/임종호 기자] Goyang Orion rose to second place alone, decorating the weekend back-to-back schedule with victory.

Orion, led by coach Eul-jun Kang, won 80-76 in the 4th round match against Busan KT in 2020-2021 Hyundai Mobis professional basketball held at the Sajik Gym in Busan on the 10th. Orion, who had a one-point difference (82-83) in his home room a week ago, smiled as he completely succeeded in bathing in New Year’s Day on the Busan expedition. At the same time, Orion, who had the 17th win (12th loss), pushed out KGC Ginseng Corporation, which had been caught by Hyundai Mobis, and held the second place.

Coach Eul-joon Kang, who visited the interview room as a champion, said, “Thank you to the players who overcame the burden of moving long distances and over the weekends and won both games. It seems that the players’ concentration was ahead of their opponents for winning the tough game. The number of mistakes was the same with 13, but it seems to have led to victory thanks to the superiority in defense,” he cited concentration as approval.

Orion finished the first half with a 10-point lead (45-35). However, he dedicated 26 points in the third quarter alone and headed for the fourth quarter, allowing a tie (61-61). Regarding this, Director Kang said, “In a short time, I allowed the pursuit by getting an outside shot and a quick attack. Don’t we have a bad record (#2 in the number of mistakes)? I think we need to reduce the turnover,” he said.

He continued to say, “Overall, Lee Dae-sung solved well. However, Heo Il-young, the captain in karate, held the center very well. I think you’ve done 100% of your role as a captain. So, it seems to have led to a good flow,” he praised Ilyoung Heo.

In addition, “Lee Dae-sung has a long control over his play style, so he put Han Ho-bin on his side to pay attention to the ball formulation. Also, Hobin (Han) has a room. Even today, when it’s important, I was able to break the opponent’s willingness to pursue by popping a shot.”

Orion, who had been hardly hit by the 2v2 play between Heo Hoon and Alexander in the last round 3 confrontation, came down to Busan after trying to defend against this part.

Coach Eul-joon Kang said, “Heo Hoon and (Cliff) Alexander played well in the 2v2 play, but there are also regrets. I told them not to play Switch Defense, but the players seemed a little confused. Still, it seems to have worked well overall.”

Orion is closely following the leading KCC in the midst of fierce competition for rankings. Accordingly, coach Kang Eul-jun finished the interview with the words, “I plan to play every game like a final.”

On the 13th, Orion, who succeeded in winning two games in a row, invites Seoul SK to the home and plays the final game before the break.

#Photo_by Yoon Min-ho

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