Lee Won-seok showed an active performance based on his activism. However, Lee once again pledged to grow. The South Korean men’s basketball team lost 80-88 in the second warm-up match against the Japanese national team at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on the 7th.
Korea finished the warm-up match with one win and one loss. Korea has seen both possibilities and improvements, but shooter Yoo Ki-sang’s performance and center Lee Won-seok’s activities are the biggest achievements of the second match. 실시간 바카라사이트
Lee played in the bench on the day, scoring 18 points. Lee was somewhat passive in the first match, but showed positive performance in both offense and defense in the second match, fulfilling his role.
Lee Won-seok said, “I was so nervous in the first round. I was so nervous. I tried not to be as nervous as I was then. I was so nervous in the first round, so I think I was not as nervous as in the first round. Not only that, but most of the fans were Japanese in away matches. I felt pressured to play under such circumstances. Yoon-ki and Lee Jung-hyun, who were already in the national team, said they were all very nervous at first. That’s why I was less nervous today.”
As he said, Lee spent the first match in nervousness and nervousness. Then, how did he feel in the process of preparing for the second match.
In response, he said, “I thought it couldn’t be worse than the result of the last game. I played with the mindset that I should do better than then. I’m glad that those parts came out positively.”
There are still many things to grow, but Lee Won-seok’s performance on the day was quite positive. In weight, even if he was pushed by the opponent, he showed hope by scoring under the basket using a long wingspen, shooting a 3-pointer in the 45-degree area, and blocking the opponent’s big man Kawamata Koya’s shot under the basket, although it was a foul.
Lee Won-seok said, “You may feel differently for each team, but the coach said today that the foul call will come out hard. So even if you foul, don’t make it clumsy and make sure you shoot a block, but if you don’t, you should be the victim. I think that’s why I blocked the opponent with confidence.”
When asked about what he gained from his career in the national team, Lee said, “Actually, I hurt my ankle this March and am playing basketball for the first time in the national team. I really tried hard to overcome my injury. Free throws have also been making backboard free throws, but started shooting for the goal post again. I’m glad that the success rate was good. My team, Samsung, is also telling me to be confident, but I think I gained a lot of confidence this time. However, if I won today, I think I will be able to give around 8-9 points for my performance, but I won’t be able to do that because I lost. I have a lot of rebounds, so I think I’m responsible as a big man.”
Meanwhile, Lee was often matched up with Josh Hawkinson, a naturalized player. Through his accurate shooting abilities and astute movements, Hawkinson scored 34 points and 14 rebounds. What did Lee feel when he met with Hawkinson.
In response, he said, “Hawkinson is power and strength, but when you play basketball together, you can feel whether he is smart or not. I think he is very smart in that regard. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I don’t think the match against Hawkinson will be the last. When we meet again, I will supplement and prepare myself more to show that I am overwhelmed.”
Finally, when asked to say a word to the fans, Lee Won-seok said, “Many Korean fans came all the way to faraway places. They sent a lot of coffee to the players. Thank you so much. They cheered a lot so that it didn’t feel like an away game. There were only a few fans in the stadium, but I could hear their cheering voices really loudly. I was touched and I want to say that I gave a lot of strength to them. I also call my team’s fans “Thunderong,” and I will come back with a more advanced performance. There are a little more than three months left until the opening of the season, and I will come back with all the homework I have received so far. Thank you.”