Yang Joon-seok-Organization Award, another focus for LG

The performance of future resources is also necessary for LG. 토토사이트 모음

Changwon LG also advanced to the semifinal playoff in the 2023-2024 season. It also won the semifinal playoff series for the first time in nine years since the 2014-2015 season. It had two wins and two losses through the fourth game against its opponent Suwon KT. It had its final match at its home turf. However, it failed to surpass the firepower of Paris Bath (200 centimeters, F). It collapsed in front of the championship game once again.

After experiencing bitter taste in the semifinal, LG reorganized its squad. It sent key veterans Lee Jae-do (180 cm, G) and Lee Kwan-hee (191 cm, G) to the Goyang Sono and Wonju DB, respectively, and received Doo Kyung-min (183 cm, G) and Jeon Sung-hyun (188 cm, F) from the DB and Sono, respectively.

Heo Il-young (195cm, F) and Jang Min-guk (199cm, F) were newly acquired, and Choi Jin-soo (202cm, F) was also brought in as a trade. Asian quarter player and two-option foreign player were also replaced. The targets are Carl Tamayo (202cm, C) and Daryl Monroe (196cm, F).

The reason LG reorganized its team is to increase its competitiveness in the playoffs. “I felt a lot through the last playoff and championship game. When talented players are united altruistically, a team’s destructive power changes,” LG manager Cho Sang-hyun said, stressing its “big competence in games.”

However, LG does not just focus on the immediate future. It is focusing on the future. “Young players, such as Yang Joon-seok and Yoo Ki-ki, should grow up well. The same goes for Yang Hong-seok, who will return from the military. These players are the future of LG. The coaching staff should make efforts to help them grow up well,” LG manager Cho Sang-hyun said, reflecting on their “future resources.”

Yang Hong-seok (195 cm, F) has been assigned to the military after the end of the 2023-2024 season, and Yang Joon-seok (181 cm, G) and Yoo Ki-sang (188 cm, G) have to play a lot during the 2024-2025 season. First, Yang joined LG as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 KBL Domestic Rookie Draft. Despite injuring his anterior cruciate ligament during the college league, he received high praise.

Yang’s strengths are ‘managing the game’ and ‘carrying the ball.’ He is commonly referred to as the ‘orthodox point guard.’ LG manager Cho Sang-hyun also acknowledged Yang’s capabilities, saying, “He knows how to spray passes. In particular, when he hits fast after succeeding in defense, (Yang) gives good passes.”

And Yoo Ki-sang wore the LG uniform as the third overall pick in the 2023 KBL International Rookie Draft. Yoo, who boasts three points and shooting, received the Rookie of the Year award in the 2023-2024 season. He also participated in the warm-up match against Japan, which was held on the 5th and 7th. He also showed three points and defense in the warm-up match.

“He has potential as a shooter. He knows how to play his part in big games. He has improved his defense capabilities,” LG manager Cho Sang-hyun said in a positive light.

However, Yang Joon-seok and Yoo Ki-sang have not been reborn as the true future of LG. Only when both players take one step further can LG leave their future to them.

LG manager Cho Sang-hyun also said, “(Yang) needs to develop his physical and shooting skills. He needs to be a bit more aggressive. If Yoo and Yoo are in the same mood, he needs to have a faster shooting timing. We are sure of their strengths, but their tasks are also clear,” adding, “We paid more attention to their potential for development.

Yang Joon-seok and Yoo Ki-sang have teamed up since their days at Yonsei University. When the two players played together, there was a great synergy effect between them. Yonsei was also able to dominate the college stage in 2020 and 2021.

Those two players are considered the future of LG. But, as I said earlier, they should not stay in the future. They should move to ‘immediate power loss’ or ‘power augmentation resources’. If they cannot move on, LG cannot look to the future. Therefore, the LG coaching staff is paying considerable attention to Yang Joon-seok and Yoo Ki-sang.