‘4 consecutive losses’ Hana Bank: “We have to play basketball” ‘3 straight wins’ Samsung Life Insurance: “Let’s remember our 4-game losing streak” [IS 부천]

Bucheon Hana Bank, which is on a 4-game losing streak, will try to break away from its losing streak against Yongin Samsung Life Insurance, which is on a 3-game winning streak.

Hana Bank will face Samsung Life Insurance in the second round home game of the 2024-25 women’s professional basketball regular league held at Bucheon Gymnasium on the 22nd. The recent atmosphere of the two teams is completely opposite. Samsung Life Insurance, which started with four consecutive losses, rebounded by winning all three of its recent games. With 3 wins and 4 losses in the regular league, they are moving towards mid-table. Hana Bank is the exact opposite. They have recently lost four games in a row and are currently ranked 5th in the regular league with 2 wins and 5 losses.

Hana Bank coach Kim Do-wan met with reporters before the game and said, “We need to end the losing streak. The players are well aware of the need. I didn’t talk about it very much because I was afraid it would put pressure on the players as well. We will do our best no matter what the result is.” “I said let’s do it,” he said.

The key to winning or losing against Samsung Life Insurance is Bae Hye-yoon and his ability to suppress 3-point shots. There is a lot of attack coming from Bae Hye-yoon under the goal, and on the outside, Kiana Smith and Kang Yu-rim have three-point ability. Coach Kim Do-wan said, “Samsung Life Insurance has a lot of plays starting from Bae Hye-yoon. There are also a lot of 3-pointers starting from Kiana and Kang Yu-rim. We need to block those areas well.” He added, “Samsung Life Insurance has also been in a good mood recently. They won in the first round game. “Even so, we are in a position that we cannot take lightly. If we do not work hard from the basics, it will not be an easy game,” he warned.

Even the resources we have cannot be fully invested. Coach Kim Do-wan said, “Yuzuki Ishida will be out today. She suffered an injury to the back of her knee in the last game against Woori Bank in Asan. We will have to wait and see for about 1-2 weeks. Today, Si-ion Kim will be the starter.” He added, “So-hee Park needs to improve her body, but what will happen? “I’m going to take my time because I might feel pain, so I want to play, but the season is long.”

Coach Kim went on to say about veteran Kim Jong-un, “I think it would be appropriate to use him for about 25 minutes, but because the team is in a difficult situation, there are times when we can’t match that time. The young players are holding up well in the first and second quarters, so Kim Jong-un can play in the third and fourth quarters. “We are trying to allocate time so that foul calls are not being made, so the big men are using too much energy inside, so we will focus on using Jung Eun in the second half.”

Meanwhile, Samsung Life Insurance coach Ha Sang-yoon was wary of letting down his guard even amid the three-game winning streak. Coach Ha pledged, “Of course the team atmosphere is good. Still, there is still a long way to go. I told the players to remember the feeling of losing four games in a row. The players also know that there is a long way to go.”

Coach Ha Sang-yoon recalled the loss in the first round and said, “Looking at the review, some of our players were not in good condition at the time, and Ko Seo-yeon made one or two defensive mistakes. So, as we were busy defending, another miss occurred and the flow was completely lost.” “Seoyeon was so good that day, she scored well and had confidence,” he recalled. Coach Ha said, “I don’t know how it will go today, but I don’t think I will play switch defense in the beginning. My opponent, Jinan and Yang In-young, play a good high-low game. I will watch the game and discuss whether or not I will switch only for Ko Seo-yeon.” .

He left a compliment to Kang Yu-rim, who has recently improved his sense of 3-point shooting. Coach Ha said, “I think Yurim was a little anxious all this time. The timing of the shot after the screen was a little fast. Since he is a good shot, I told him to do well in rebounding and defense. The players also talked about rebounding and defense among themselves. “I think cracking down on rebounds will be important again today.”

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