Manager Kim Sang-sik is currently considering two things.
Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang has been training in Taipei, Taiwan since the 18th. He will spar with the Taiwanese professional basketball team until the 25th. He will return home on the 26th after strengthening the bond between domestic and foreign players.
Jeong Kwan-jang played three practice games until the 22nd. He lost all three, but his performance got better and better. However, Jeong Kwan-jang manager Kim Sang-sik has a problem. The theme of concern is “three-point shooting success rate” and “Michael Young.”
Jeong Kwan-jang was defeated 51-70 in a practice match against the Taoyuan Pilots on the 19th. Although it was his first practice match in Taiwan, both the process and the outcome were not good. Therefore, Jeong Kwan-jang manager Kim Sang-sik had a meeting for about 30 minutes during training on the afternoon of the 20th, and the players talked a lot.
Back then, the 3-point shooting rate was only 20 percent (5/25). Except for Bae Byeong-joon (3/9, about 33.3 percent), the other players only had a success rate of 12.5 percent (2/16). During the training session on Tuesday, Jeong Kwan-jang’s coach Kim Sang-sik said, “I didn’t get enough 3-point shots.”
However, Jeong had 40.7 percent of successful 3-pointers (11/27) in a practice game against the Fubon Braves on Saturday. Bae Byeong-joon (4/10, 40 percent), Jeong Joon-won (2/2, 100 percent), and Caddy Lahren (2/3, 66.7 percent) were scored evenly.
However, Jeong’s three points went silent once again a day later. At a practice match with the Fubon Braves on Sunday, he recorded a success rate of about 17.1 percent (6/35). Bae Byeong-joon (189 centimeters, G), who had good shooting sense, also had a success rate of only about 14 percent (1/7). His three points were the lowest since the training camp in Taiwan.
“It’s not that we don’t have a chance. However, I don’t think the players are in a hurry because we don’t have a chance,” Jeong Kwan-jang manager Kim Sang-sik said after the practice match on Tuesday. “However, we have to throw when we have a chance to think about the next one.” Although I thought about it, I kept encouraging the players. Throwing is also a realistic way. As Jeong Kwan-jang manager Kim Sang-sik said, throwing is the only way to think about the next one.
Michael Young (206 cm, F) is a two-choice foreign player for Jeong. Young is a versatile player. He can throw and break through. He also has ball handling, passes, and a sense of basketball. “Young played really well after coming to Korea. He distributed passes well to Korean players,” said Jeong. “Korean players like Young a lot,” in high regard for his selfless play and sense of pass.
Young, on the other hand, did not show any significant performance during the Taiwan training camp. Although he occasionally displayed sharp passes and brilliant individual skills, he did not create synergies with Jeong Kwan-jang’s players. On the contrary, the speed of rapid airlift and slow defensive response were more pronounced. In other words, Young’s shortcomings were seen a lot during the Taiwan training camp.
Jeong Kwan-jang’s coach Kim Sang-sik also said, “Young is trying to show himself too much in Taiwan. He seems to be trying to prove his worth. Also, he seems to compete too much with Lauren. As a result, the smartness and selfless play that he showed in Korea are not revealed in Taiwan. I think I should talk to Young about his performance.”메이저놀이터
If Caddie Lahren (204 cm, C), a one-choice foreign player, takes defense and rebounding under the basket as his strengths, Young should diversify his attacking options. If such Young fails to show his natural strength, Jeong cannot play a variety of basketball. In that case, Jeong cannot be differentiated from other teams. That may be the reason why Jeong is agonizing over Young.