LG ‘transfer student’ Yang Hong-seok “Now let’s catch up”

Moved from KT and 1R ‘quiet’… After 2R, he scored an average of 15.8 points. Coach Cho Sang-Hyun's prescription of 'short dribbling' worked. He made up for 1R deficiencies with active defense, leading to an increase in team performance.

Yang Hong-seok, who is leading the recent rise of professional basketball team LG, stood in front of the camera at the Changwon Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeongsangnam-do, his home stadium, on the 21st. Yang Hong-seok, who qualified as a free agent (FA) at the end of last season and transferred from KT, pledged, “I will achieve my first personal win at LG.”

“Basketball is really fun these days because I think, ‘Because I’m good at it, the team’s performance is also going up.’”

These are the words of Yang Hong-seok (26), who is leading the upward trend of professional basketball team LG. Yang Hong-seok averaged only 9.3 points in 9 games in the first round this season, and last season's second-place team LG also started the season with 5 wins and 4 losses (4th place). After Yang Hong-seok scored an average of 15.8 points in 13 games after the second round, LG's record improved to 11 wins and 2 losses. After the second round, LG has the best performance among the 10 professional basketball teams. It is now only 2 games away from the leading DB (19 wins, 5 losses).

Yang Hong-seok, who met at the Changwon Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeongnam, the team's home stadium, on the 21st, said, "After attending the Hangzhou Asian Games national team, I suffered a ruptured left calf muscle and was unable to keep up with the team's 'progress' for a while." He added, "I only took 'theory classes' and played the first round game. “While playing, I was anxious to show something and made many mistakes, such as missing easy shots under the goal,” he said.

The reason Yang Hong-seok had a particularly hard time following the progress was because he was a transfer student. Yang Hong-seok, who only played for KT for 6 seasons starting from the 2017-2018 season when he made his professional debut, qualified as a free agent (FA) after the end of last season and transferred to LG. He was under the condition of receiving 750 million won in compensation in the first year, equivalent to 3rd place in the league.

Yang Hong-seok said, “LG ​​brought me in for a large amount of money, so shouldn’t the team achieve better results than last season? However, LG was the second-place team last regular season, so the only option was first place. “When I thought about this, I felt a sense of burden,” he said. LG coach Cho Sang-hyun also joked to Yang Hong-seok, saying, “Considering the money you get, of course you should do well.” He then ordered, “Don’t drag the dribble for a long time.”

Regardless of the sport, team ball players move better when they have the ball. On the other hand, Yang Hong-seok is said to move better when there is no ball. The problem was that Yang Hong-seok liked the ‘ball handler’ role. Accordingly, Director Cho issued a ‘tweezers prescription’.

Yang Hong-seok said, “I monitored the game every night and tried to understand what the coach said. “In fact, when I dribble, there are many cases where I miss the timing of scoring or lose the ball,” he said. “The advice that the coach gave me during the first round to quickly identify me is having a big effect.”

After the offensive prescription worked, Coach Cho is ordering Yang Hong-seok to play active defense. Yang Hong-seok was a player who was often evaluated as being more passive in defense than in attack. Coach Cho said, “Hongseok is a player who can play defense well. He could do it, but he hasn't done it yet. Lately he's been following the directions I've given him. “I am sure he will do better in the future,” he said.

Yang Hong-seok said, “If I, who plays the number 4 (power forward) position in our team’s tactics, makes a mistake, it will have a big negative effect on both offense and defense. “It was all my fault that the team performed poorly in the first round,” he said. “If we reduce mistakes and play flawlessly, our team will stand at a higher level than last season.”

Yang Hong-seok said, “LG ​​advanced to the semifinals of the playoffs last season, so this year, my goal is to lead the team to the championship game and perform at the MVP level. “Neither I nor LG have any experience winning the championship yet, so I really want to come out on top this time.”


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