Director Jeong Kwan-jang Kim Sang-sik especially praised the LG organic award among the big three rookies last season. It is not irrelevant to the team's disappointing situation.
"Last year during the rookie draft, the team talked a lot about the award. He was good. He was good at throwing shots and defending," Kim said. "Park Moo-bin Hyundai Mobis and Moon Jung-hyun KT were also good, but considering his shooting ability, I thought he could make good use of the award."
The reason Yoo scored generous points was because of shooting. Yoo also set a new record for the most three-point shots made in a single season of rookie players in the KBL. "In fact, it is not easy to find a shooter. Modern basketball is difficult without shots," Kim stressed.
Jeonggwanjang also had to use Bae Byung-joon as a shooter last season, but he couldn't play full time due to his injury. Guard members such as Park Ji-hoon and Choi Sung-won also took on the outside burden. Robert Carter, who generally joined the ousted Omari Spellman, was a "mercenary" who threw a three-point shot, but there were limitations.
Of course, it was difficult for Jeong Kwan-jang, who won the overall title last season, to name the big three players in last year's rookie draft ranking 10th. As I played for one season, I envied the team that possesses the big three players, which is a sense of immediately powerful performance. Kim coveted the "Brook Award" among them. This is because Jeong Kwan-jang needed a shooter like the "Brook Award."
The upcoming season is also Jeonggwanjang, who has to solve the shooter's famine. Still, Byun Joon-hyung is scheduled to join after being discharged from the military during the season. Jeonggwanjang and Kim, who were so concerned about the absence of a shooter that they envied Yoo Ki-sang, are waiting for his return.