Kim Tae-sul admits ‘lack of experience’ “I’m excited before my debut… Players, shoot comfortably.”
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(Wonju = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eui-jin = “I have no experience. So, I am thinking of myself as a point guard rather than a coach. As a point guard, I will see how to run the team.”
Goyang Sono’s coach Kim Tae-sul, who is making his debut as a professional basketball coach, expressed his determination to take the lead with a familiar ‘point guard’ perspective ahead of the Wonju DB match held at the Wonju Sports Complex in Gangwon-do on the 28th.
‘New head coach’ Taesul Kim met with reporters before the game and acknowledged his lack of experience, but emphasized that his capabilities as a ‘point guard’ are still the same even after taking off his basketball shoes.
Coach Kim Tae-sul said, “I plan to play the DB game while thinking about which players I can save today and how I will manage today,” and added, “I’m so excited. I’m not nervous.”
This is the first time coach Kim Tae-sul has met reporters in the locker room before a game as head coach.
Coach Kim Tae-sul, who was nicknamed ‘Magic Kid’ during his career and played as a top guard in professional basketball, retired in 2021. Since then, his entire career as a leader has been working as a basketball coach at his alma mater, Yonsei University, last year.
He is also the youngest among the head coaches of 10 professional basketball teams. Born in 1984, he was born in the same year as Ham Ji-hoon (Hyundai Mobis), the oldest active player.
Sono surprisingly appointed coach Kim Tae-sul to revamp the atmosphere after coach Kim Seung-gi resigned amid controversy over player assault.
However, coach Kim Tae-sul says he will not just become a Yuhan leader.
He said, “I told the players that I would be angry. But I clearly said that I would be angry when they were out of their minds or doing something else. I also said that I would not be angry if they did something that I did not tell them to do.”
Although not only ace Lee Jeong-hyeon but also main striker Alan Williams could not play on this day due to injury, coach Kim Tae-sul reflected, “When I played for Anyang, all of the power forward players were out for the season, and even then, we made it to the semifinals.”
He expressed confidence, “Anyway, this is the first step for us to find a direction. We will focus on that.”
Coach Kim Tae-sul, who was classified as an ‘orthodox point guard’ who focused on game management rather than individual attacks during his active career, also said that he has no intention of changing the game style of Lee Jae-do, who is evaluated as an offensive guard.
Coach Kim Tae-sul said, “Perhaps because of the different styles, Jaedo was worried that I would not like his passing. I told him to just do what he wanted to do.” He added, “I told him, ‘I will never tell you to pass well.’ Instead, shoot. “I told them to shoot a lot,” he explained.
Sono’s playing style, which had a high proportion of outside shots during coach Kim Seung-gi’s time, is also expected to change somewhat with the appointment of coach Kim Tae-sul.
Coach Kim Tae-sul said, “Rather than shooting a lot of shots, I told the players to shoot shots that their teammates can recognize. We trained with the intention of getting rid of the compulsion to shoot a lot and shooting comfortably.”
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