[서울신문] Yoo Jong-eui failed in the end of the BNK that only scored by one player

BNK in Busan was a terrible defeat in the final game of the season against Woori Bank in Asan and could not reap the beauty of the end.

BNK lost 29-55 in the final game of the 2020-21 regular season against BNK in Busan held at the BNK Center at Spowon Park in Busan on the 21st. BNK, who set a record of disgrace with the minimum score of one team in a single game, ended the season with a loneliness with a win rate of 0.167, falling into 9 consecutive losses in the season.

It was a game where the game was decided from the first quarter. BNK struggled to defend their opponents and scored only 7 points in the first quarter. The contents of the second and third quarters were worse with 6 points each. Jinan played 10 points and 13 rebounds, but the whole team was helpless to change the game alone.

BNK’s attack was not vigorous, with only five assists. Field pitching was only 16.1% (10/62), but this was the first time in a game where field pitching was less than 20%. It was a painful game that was just a bridesmaid for Woori Bank’s championship for 40 minutes.

The 29 points were scored by Kim Bo-mi (Yongin Samsung Life) alone two days ago. The 8 players who stepped on the court only put in as much performance as Kim Bo-mi made the end of BNK more lonely.

BNK became the savior of the league by creating a new team based in Busan last season in the face of a desperate crisis in which the league would shrink due to the previous club giving up operations. The legendary older sisters who had overwhelmed women’s basketball gathered as coaching staff and raised expectations. Last season, they scored 10 wins with the league scorer Damiris Dantas. As with the youngest club in professional sports, in any sport, the first season played without complete organizational skills, showed a strong performance.

However, this season, which was played without foreigners, struggled from the beginning. As a young team, there were no players to hold the team’s center point, and they easily fell into losing streak. The league’s top center Jinan and Ahn Hyeji, the first assist guard last season, were held, but difficult matches were repeated.

Even though Spring Basketball was far away, the goal of 10 wins and victory against the former club remained, but even that was lost in the Incheon Shinhan Bank match on the 7th and both flew away. It was because he lost to Shinhan Bank and lost 5 wins and 21 losses on this day, and 10 wins were impossible even if all the remaining games were won.

And the final battle with Woori Bank was the king of all these nightmares.

As the season is unfortunately over, BNK now has to tackle the bulky challenges. Young players need a leader on the German court, and a solver who can trust and trust the attack is also needed. You have to find a team color that was neither this nor me.

Manager Yoo Young-joo said in the game on the 15th, “I hope that players will develop more when looking back after the season is over. I believe and wait for how much I can grow.”

If failure is simply a failure, the true beauty cannot be reaped. As Director Yoo wishes, the current failures must become the driving force for growth someday. Although it ended helplessly, the time spent from now on is more important for BNK to reap the true beauty of the kind.

Reporter Ryu Jae-min [email protected]