Korean Basketball Future Revealed, Brave ‘Baby Tiger’ And ‘Collaborated’ With Professional Teams

The second Ahn Joon-ho (67) fleet, which was launched amid many concerns, passed the successful process and results.

The men’s basketball team, led by head coach Ahn Joon-ho, started a warm-up match between Korea and Japan, which ended in Tokyo last weekend, following the Asian Cup in February. Anxiety lingered. In addition to building up after the season, the training period was only five days, and the average age of 24 was an all-time young players.

However, the concern was nothing but “concern.” It was an exhibition match between Korea and Japan that took place in the heart of Japan, but the team returned to Korea after garnering one win and one loss against the Japanese team, which is considered the strongest player in history based on its strong cardiology.

The national team, which won the first game 85-54, a thrilling one-point victory, was expected to lose the second game, but was defeated by a fiery chase in the fourth quarter, trailing only 80-88, only eight points.

Japan, which prepared a lot for this tournament, gave basketball fans joy as it faced the result of completely reversing the concerns of most domestic officials who expected a “disastrous defeat” in both games.

Although Lee Jung-hyun and Ha Yoon-ki were the most brilliant, it was a better-than-expected performance, with all 12 players playing their roles. 동행복권파워볼

After the match, coach Ahn Jun-ho told this newspaper, “The players did their best without giving up until the end. I think positively about that. His attitude as a representative player came out. Through this exhibition match, he expressed his pride and sense of mission. It must have been a good experience for the players. He must have gained confidence that he could do it. The players did their best beyond what the coaching staff wanted. They were not in good physical condition. Some of them were muscular. Let’s do our best without showing any signs.” He thanked the players.

Finally, Ahn concluded the interview by saying, “Korean basketball has not met fans’ expectations. I can’t take the title right now. However, I want to show my best performance. Players will grow and do better in the process. I hope you continue to pay attention and support me.”

Amid the successful steps, there was a positive collaboration with the Korea Basketball Association and Sono. The national team and the Korea Basketball Association, which were unable to enter the Jincheon athletes’ village, visited Sono and asked for cooperation, and Sono gave space to the national team on a grand scale.

Coach Ahn Joon-ho, who met at Goyang Sono Arena Practice Gymnasium last Sunday, also greeted Goyang City and the Sono club.

“The training period for the national team was our off-season training,” said Lee Ki-wan, the general manager of Sono. “We were aware of the difficulty in securing the training space for the national team, and the association came to visit us and asked for it. We have a player from our team as well. We have given the training center to the national team on a grand scale. We will actively cooperate with the upcoming events related to the national team.”

The administration of national teams at all levels of basketball is mainly conducted by coaches. This time, it was different. The association visited and asked for cooperation, and Sono responded. It was a positive sign of the process and results of the warm-up match from the beginning.

At the training site I visited at the time, the players were very bright and serious. They also showed high concentration. This was another sign of the unexpected result from the exhibition match.

There was also a regret. Although online or OTT is the trend, it was not possible to watch the game on TV. Also, there was a difficulty in communication related to covering the competition. I was able to cover after twists and turns, but it seemed that smoothness was needed in the process.

Following the Asian Cup in February, hopeful signals continue to emerge on the keywords of the national team and men’s basketball, which produced positive results. I look forward to continuing to have fun issues.