'Two Big' Hana Bank, Unsolved Guard Vacancies

'Two Big' Hana Bank, Unsolved Guard Vacancies

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Bucheon Hana Bank of the Women's Professional Basketball (WKBL) is sighing in a "guard void."

Hana Bank lost to Busan BNK 45-65 in an away game in the regular league at Sajik Gymnasium on the 11th. It has two wins and three losses in the first round.

Hana Bank finished ahead of BNK in the first half, but only scored 12 points in the second half. Hana Bank's 45 points mark is the lowest score in a game this season. The 12 points in the second half tied for the lowest score in WKBL history.
It was notable that Hana Bank's weakness was the gap between guards. Hana Bank scored seven turnovers in the third quarter alone. Five of the seven players who stepped on the court made mistakes. Despite facing poor BNK players, the guards failed to pass accurately to the inside. Hana Bank gave up the win by collapsing to 6-19 in the third quarter.

Hana has had a proven offensive guard named Jihyun Shin (Shinhan Bank). However, he parted ways with Jihyun Shin as he signed a free agent contract with Jinan, the national team's center, ahead of the season. Instead, he added Yang In-young, his previous big man resource, to build a "two big" inside position. Hana Bank ranks second in rebounding on average this season.

However, there is no stable guard to put the ball into them. Kim Si-on has ups and downs in his performance not long after returning from injury. Park So-hee, who had high expectations, is out due to a knee injury. As Yang In-young also fell out due to a shoulder injury, Jinan's scene of struggling only with his personal skills is repeated. There was a surprise performance by Ko Seo-yeon during the first two consecutive wins of the season, but it did not continue steadily.

Hana Bank coach Kim Do-wan once said at the opening game that the inside can only be revived if the outside world recovers. However, Hana Bank ranked fourth with 28.8 percent of successful 3-point shots in the first round. The three-point shot was also an ordinary one, ranking fourth with 6.4 points. 스포츠토토

Hana Bank reached the playoffs for the first time since its foundation last season. It even tried to strengthen its power this season, but it is being held back by the weakness of the guard. Hana Bank will try to escape its second consecutive defeat in an away game against KB on the 15th.