There was no Choi Jun-yong. Still, SK was strong. A new player came out who activates the craze mode every game. Showing off the power of hwasubun basketball, they went straight to the playoffs (PO) in the quarterfinals.
SK easily passed the first PO gate with 3 consecutive wins in the 2022-2023 SKT A-Dot Pro Basketball Jeonju KCC against Jeonju KCC in the 6th PO. SK’s main players, Kim Seon-hyung and Jamil Warney, are steady. I always do my part. SK coach Jeon Hee-cheol said, “Kim Seon-hyung and Warnie have nothing to explode anymore. I am doing well,” he said. With Kim Seon-hyeong and Warney as the two axes, and other options alternately popping up, it is SK that has been properly resilient.
In the first leg of the PO in the round of 6, SK succeeded in overpowering the team with the surprise performance of defense specialist Oh Jae-hyun. Before the game, the former coach said, “I hope Oh Jae-hyun will only put in three 3-pointers. If there are three of them, the win rate is 100%.” Oh Jae-hyun contributed to the victory with 17 points, including three 3-pointers not only in defense but also in offense, as the former coach said. KCC ‘Field Commander’ Kim Ji-wan was blocked, but he scored like Altoran in the attack.
In the second game, when Oh Jae-hyun suffered an unexpected pelvic injury during the game and hesitated, Heo Il-young appeared. Heo Il-young warmed up the atmosphere by scoring 5 points in a row at the start of the 4th quarter. SK, which was far behind by 15 points thanks to Heo Il-young’s performance, caught up with all the gaps and won a come-from-behind victory with a physical advantage in overtime. After all, Heo Il-young’s 20-point performance was a big boost. Before the second game, coach Jeon said something meaningful, saying, “Who will explode today?”, and this time, Heo Il-young responded to that expectation. 카지노
In the third game, Choi Won-hyeok, who filled the void left by Oh Jae-hyeon’s injury, served as an invisible stepping stone to victory. Choi Won-hyuk, who recorded 6 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists while running for 22 minutes and 7 seconds, tried to fill the gap in Oh Jae-hyun’s defense. He has to make the opponent tired,” he said, and Choi Won-hyuk responded to the former manager’s expectations. He did his part by harassing Heo Woong and Kim Ji-wan at the last minute.
In a big game like PO, a ‘crazy player’ has to come out to win. However, in SK, a different player is in crazy mode every game. This is why SK has no choice but to be strong in the short term.