The Wonju DB team is all happy after the victory. The Korea Basketball Federation (KBL)
The first half of the regular season of "2023-2024 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball" ended with a match between Busan KCC and Seoul SK on the 11th. In the game, KCC won 90-75 to block SK's 13th consecutive victory.
In this year's professional basketball league, unexpected things happened. The team has made strides not only in Wonju DB, which beat expectations before the season, but also in Seoul SK and Suwon KT.
At the bottom of the standings, Samsung is on the verge of being disgraced as the bottom for three consecutive seasons. Apart from the game, the Goyang Sono, which had a lot of noise, was also criticized by many. Let's take a look back on the first half of this season's professional basketball league.
One-two punches Didrick Lawson and Eason Albano of Wonju DB who give high five. The Korea Basketball Federation KBL
Average score of 90 points… 'Moving Acid' Wonju DB
Up until before the season, very few predicted that DB would create a sensation this season. In order to strengthen its power in the off-season, it recruited more talented players such as Min Se-soo and Kim Young-hyun than big names. It also raised questions about coach Kim Joo-sung's leadership, who was promoted from acting coach to official coach.
Although the team did not strengthen its power well, DB emerged as the best team in the first half by maximizing synergy. DB had 25 wins and 6 losses 80.6 percent win rate in 31 games, finishing the first half as the team's No. 1 ranking.
DB's average score in the first half amounted to 91.2 points. This is the league's No. 1 record, nine points higher than the league's average 82.2 points. It is the first time in 19 years that DB's average score exceeded 90 points as of the end of the third round since the 2004-2005 Daegu Orions.
The "One, Two, Punch Lawson" and "Etion Albano" combination, which lead the team, are the most successful products of this season. Lawson has played in all 31 games played by DB this season, averaging 22.29 points 4th in the league, 10.23 rebounds 7th in the league, and 4.84 assists 4th in the league. Albano is also leading his team's offense with an average of 15.87 points 11th in the league and seven assists 1st in the league.
Korean players are doing better than expected. Twin Towers Kim Jong-kyu average of 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds and Kang Sang-jae average of 14.3 points and 6.03 rebounds and 4.13 assists have significantly improved compared to the previous season. Besides scoring his own goals, he has opened his eyes to making chances, appropriately making the most of his team members' opportunities. Other Sixers with diverse styles, including Choi Seung-wook, Kim Young-hyun, and Park In-woong, have fattened up their team's depth. Guard Du Kyung-min's return from knee injury in the middle of the season was also a big boost.
Attention is focusing on whether DB will be able to break the highest winning rate in the regular season in the second half of the year. The highest winning rate in a single regular season was recorded in Wonju Dongbu current DB in the 2011-2012 season and 81.48% 44 wins and 10 losses by the Seoul SK Wyverns in 2013. With the current momentum, DB seems capable of breaking the record.
Chinanu Onuaku, a foreign player of Goyang Sono who has recently turned into a troublemaker. The Korea Basketball Federation KBL
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Goyang Sono, which was re-established by acquiring Day One Club, which was expelled due to the bankruptcy of its parent company despite its advance to the semifinal playoff last season, continues to be under fire this season. Lee Jung-hyun's performance at the beginning of the season predicted a sensation, but the club's image outside the game continues to be gnawed away.
In November last year, head coach Kim strongly protested against DB coach Kim Joo-sung and DB Secretary-General Lee Heung-seop by mixing swear words in the hallway of the gym leading to the locker room after the Wonju DB match at Goyang Gymnasium.
Head coach Kim reportedly acted like this in anger when he saw a scene in which DB general manager Kwon Soon-cheol approached the headquarters seat where the game supervisor and others sat in the middle of the third quarter and protested against the referee's decision.
The KBL imposed a fine of 10 million won on Kim. Kim later issued an apology through the club, saying, "As a manager of a team, as a person who should take the most responsibility, I deeply apologize for his shameful behavior."
In December last year, Chinanu Onuaku's dissolute attitude sparked controversy. Onuaku pushed his opponent, Lens Abando, who was jumping in a match with Anyang's Jeonggwanjang on April 28 and dropped it to the ground. Abando was diagnosed with two broken waist bones, a sprained wrist ligament, and a concussion that took more than four weeks to complete due to Onuaku's violent behavior.
Onuaku was not expressing any intention of apology, but when the controversy erupted, he belatedly issued a formal apology through an official, which was further criticized. At that time, the Korean Basketball Federation KBL fined Onuaku 3 million won, which was criticized for not suspending him or imposing stronger sanctions for unsightly fouls that threatened his life.
In addition, Onuaku was seen ruining the atmosphere by being annoyed by his team's performance during the match. Kim reportedly expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's power structure.
Although he expressed his intention to continue his story, which was like a drama last season, he is exhausting fans as he ranked 9th with 10 wins and 20 losses following a series of problems between coaches and players.
Lee Kwan-hee of Changwon LG, who has been reborn as the best hit product of the KBL this season. The Korea Basketball Federation KBL
The effect of "Solo Hell 3"... Lee Kwan-hee, who has been reborn as the "best star."
Heo Woong is definitely the most popular player in the KBL. In the All-Star fan voting conducted from Nov. 27 to Dec. 18 last year, Heo earned 166,616 votes out of a total of 339,206 votes, making him the most voted person. Heo Woong has garnered the most votes for three consecutive years and the fifth fan vote in his career.
However, the game may be reversed next season. There is a player who is causing a tectonic shift in the popularity of professional basketball recently, and it is Lee Kwan-hee Changwon LG.
To be honest, Lee Kwan-hee was not popular for his basketball skills. This season, Lee Kwan-hee has an average of 9.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.1 assists. This is a slight decrease from the previous season's 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.9 assists, and naturally, his average record has decreased as the number of playing time has decreased compared to the previous season.
Apart from basketball, however, Lee Kwan-hee remained the biggest beneficiary of Netflix's "Solo Hell 3," an online video service that recently ended. Lee Kwan-hee, who was called "Kwan-gyeon-i" short for "Kwan-gwan-hee + Geum-gyeon-i" in the early days, started to attract people's attention with her sincere attitude as the episode progressed.
Its popularity can be seen just by looking at his SNS account. Lee Kwan-hee, who had less than 100,000 followers on Instagram before "Solo Hell 3" aired, had 600,000 followers as of 6 p.m. on Saturday. He became the best character in "Solo Hell 3."
Naturally, an increasing number of fans have come to Changwon Indoor Stadium to see Lee Kwan-hee. According to the KBL announcement, Changwon LG has mobilized 64,472 cumulative spectators for home games as of the third round. This ranks first among the 10 teams in terms of spectatorship in home games.
The average audience increased 74 percent from 2002 to 3,493. Average earnings also increased 64 percent. It topped both indicators. This is due to the surging popularity of Lee Kwan-hee in addition to the marketing effect of Changwon LG.
If you look at Changwon Indoor Stadium recently, you can easily find signs cheering for Lee Kwan-hee. When Lee Kwan-hee shoots during the match, the cheering sound has increased significantly compared to the previous one. When asked by broadcasters whether he realizes his popularity after the match against Jeonggwanjang on April 26, Lee replied, "It is the same as today, but the last match the tickets were sold out. I think that proved it with that," with his signature confident attitude.
Kim Sun-hyung of the Seoul SK Wyverns is watching the game right after his injury. The Korea Basketball Federation KBL
Heo Hoon and Kim Sun-hyung left... Injury is the biggest variable in the second half
Professional basketball will take two more days off after the 2023-2024 Jeonggwanjang Professional Basketball All-Star Game at Sono Arena in Goyang on the 14th and start the second half of the season with KCC-DB and Sono-Jeonggwanjang games on the 17th.
The biggest variable in the second half of the year is injury. Key players in the team cannot play for the time being due to injury.
For SK, Kim Sun-hyung, the team's field commander, was diagnosed with an ankle injury for four weeks. In the last game of the first half of the year when Kim Sun-hyung was sidelined due to an injury, SK lost 75 to 90 against KCC. Fortunately, Heo Il-young, who has been sidelined for nearly a month due to a knee injury since the 7th of last month, is expected to participate in the All-Star Game and appear in earnest in the second half.
KT, which is ranked third, will also be unable to play for at least four weeks due to Huh Hoon's torn fascia in his left calf. Huh Hoon returned to the team after being discharged from the Armed Forces Sports Unit Sangmu in November and played well with an average of 14.9 points, 2, 3 rebounds, and 3.9 assists in 15 games. In the middle of the season, he played in the game with a mask on due to a nasal injury, but this time, he was seriously injured enough to be unable to play at all. 토토사이트
Second-ranked SK 22-9 and third-ranked KT 19-11 are being pursued by mid-ranking teams, so the departure of key players is even more painful.
In addition, Lee Won-seok, the main big man of Seoul Samsung, and Lee Won-seok left the home game against Wonju DB on the 6th due to a fractured nose. Lee Jung-hyun also suffered a minor leg injury. In the second half of the season, he is expected to have to fight injuries.
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