'WE WON IN OUR OFFICIAL HEAD COACH DEBUT' COACH KANG HYUK SAID, "WE WON IN DEFENSE AND REBOUNDING"

Loser SK coach Jeon Hee-cheol also said, “We are inferior by 15 rebounds… Combat ability is a problem.”

The joy and sorrow of the professional basketball game between Daegu Korea Gas Corporation and Seoul SK was determined by the rebound.

Korea Gas Corporation, led by coach Kang Hyuk, defeated SK 79-66 in the 2023-2024 Cheong Kwan-Jang Professional Basketball away game held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 1st.

Coach Kang Hyeok, who took off the acting manager tag on the 26th of last month, secured victory in his official debut as head coach.

Coach Kang Hyuk met with reporters after the game and pointed out defense and rebounding as factors in the victory. 바카라사이트

On this day, Korea Gas Corporation caught 42 rebounds.

This was 15 more than SK, which had only 27.

Coach Kang said, "I was worried about my sense of play because I could not play for over two weeks (during the break due to the national team call)," but added, "The players were more focused than I expected, and they showed overwhelming performance, especially in defense and rebounding."

Coach Kang said, “The overall feel of the shot wasn’t bad.

“Cha Bawi (10 points, 8 rebounds) and Lee Dae-heon (6 points, 9 rebounds) did a good job behind the scenes,” he said, once again praising the players’ determination to rebound.

He won against the top-ranked team SK in his official managerial debut.

Coach Kang Hyuk was thrilled, saying, ‘It was the future I dreamed of.’

Coach Kang said, “When I was a player, I also dreamed of winning as a coach.

“Dreaming doesn’t mean you can achieve it, but even though I’m still a rookie and lacking as a coach, the players worked hard,” he said. “

I’m grateful that the players made me a full-time coach,” said Coach Kang Hyuk.

“The players kept talking about Outback Steakhouse.”

“I will definitely buy you something delicious after the season,” he said with a bright smile.

SK coach Jeon Hee-cheol also analyzed that the loss was due to being pushed out of the rebound.

Coach Jeon pointed out, “Being behind by 15 rebounds means that the team’s overall energy has dropped,” and added, “The problem is that we keep losing rebounds and giving the opposing team more than two or three opportunities to attack.”

If you allow an offensive rebound to the opponent, you will be given an open chance without the defense being prepared.

Coach Jeon once again emphasized that “rebounding was a problem throughout the first quarter to the fourth quarter,” and said, “If it is a tactical issue, I should change, but if it is a problem of participation in the game, such as rebounding, the players need to increase their fighting power and concentration.” requested.

Meanwhile, Andrew Nicholson of Korea Gas Corporation, who made a great performance with 31 points and 12 rebounds, appeared in front of reporters wearing a commemorative T-shirt congratulating Coach Kang Hyuk on his appointment as official head coach.

The black short-sleeved cotton T-shirt had a photo of Director Kang Hyuk making six different facial expressions, including angry, happy, and frustrated, and the phrase, 'Jongshin Daegu Gas Corporation Director Kang Hyuk.'

According to a team official, a fan of Korea Gas Corporation personally made a commemorative T-shirt and delivered it to the players.

Nicholson smiled and said, "The T-shirt is pretty.

I know exactly when the various expressions here appear," and then congratulated Coach Kang Hyuk on his debut victory as a full-time head coach, saying, "You deserved your first win as a full-time head coach."

Korea Gas Corporation is 5.5 games behind 6th-place Busan KCC, which can make it to the last 6 playoffs (PO).

Regarding this, Nicholson said, "I want to show as competitive as I can in the remaining period," and "What will the result be?"

“We will have to see later whether it will come out,” he said, and pledged to do his best without giving up on advancing into PO.