Kim Dan-bi (180cm, F) benefited greatly from his juniors.
Asan Woori Bank defeated Cheongju KB 68-62 in the first round of Woori Bank’s Woori WON 2023-2024 women’s professional basketball championship match held at Cheongju Gymnasium on the 24th. It has a 71.9% chance of winning. This is the chance of the winning team (23/32) in the first round of the championship match.
Woori made its decision after the 2021-2022 season. It sent a love call to Kim Dan-bi of Shinhan Bank in Incheon, which was released as a free agent. Kim Dan-bi joined Woori after a long thought. They reunited with coaches Wi Sung-woo and Jeon Ju-won, who were former coaching staff at Shinhan.
Kim Dan-bi destroyed his opponents in both offense and defense. Both offense and defense accounted for more than two people. Thanks to Kim Dan-bi being the ace and the control tower of offense and defense, Woori Bank won the combined title for the 2022-2023 season. This is the first achievement in five years since the 2017-2018 season. Kim Dan-bi was honored as the “integrated MVP” for the first time since his debut.
However, the joy of Woori and Kim Dan-bi quickly disappeared. They had to prepare for the 2023-2024 season. Also, Woori and Kim Dan-bi did not come to a good situation. Kim Jong-un (180 cm, F) wore a Bucheon Hana One Q uniform after acquiring the FA.
In addition, Yoo Seung-hee (175 centimeters, G), who needs to strengthen her team’s capacity, was out for the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in the first game of the season. Park Hye-jin (178 centimeters, G), one of the main resources, also exited the team due to an internal ligament rupture in her knee. Kim Dan-bi was burdened even more.
However, as an ace pitcher, he displayed robust performance during the 2023-2024 season. He had 18.38 points, 9.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.2 blocks for an average of 29 games in the regular season. He led Woori to the second place in the regular season.
Ranked second, Woori met Yongin Samsung Life Insurance, which was ranked third in the playoffs. It lost the first game, but won from the second to the fourth. Kim Dan-bi had 21.5 points and 7.8 rebounds (attack 1.8) 4.0 assists in an average of 38 minutes and 14 seconds in the series, with 2.0 steals and 1.3 blocks. He headed to the championship game for the second consecutive year.
Kim Dan-bi committed a foul just eight seconds into the game. He made a double foul during a physical fight with Park Ji-soo (196 cm, C). Afterwards, he failed to keep up with Park’s offensive rebound. On the contrary, the strikers failed to exert their energy on Park’s height.
Even though Woori had formed an out number, Kim failed to hit it close to the rim. Due to this, Woori missed an easy scoring opportunity. The reason why he was reprimanded by Woori’s coach, Wi Sung-woo.
In addition, Kim had to rebound and even carry the ball. He could have gotten tired quickly. However, as Park Ji-soo took a brief step back to the bench, Kim took a breather. A sigh, Kim made a shot from quite far from the three-point line. Woori also narrowed the gap with KB 13-16 at 1:20 into the second quarter.
After Park Ji-soo was reintroduced, Kim Dan-bi caught the ball outside the three-point line. After grasping Park’s defensive behavior (Park usually does not deviate from the paint zone), he attacked in the mid-range. Even if Park Ji-soo stuck to him, Kim Dan-bi targeted with a breakthrough. Thanks to this, Woori Bank tied the game (19-19) 2 minutes and 53 seconds into the second quarter.
Kim Dan-bi continued to shake KB’s defense. But he couldn’t dig deep near the rim. It was because of Park Ji-soo. So, both Kim Dan-bi and Woori Bank players only turned the ball around the 3-point line. It was a waste of time. Woori Bank’s attack success rate was bound to fall.
But Woori did well. It finished the first half 33-32. It was possible because of Kim Dan-bi’s range of activities, energy, and versatility.
However, Kim Dan-bi took only 43 seconds off in the first half. In addition, Kim Dan-bi used a lot of energy throughout his playing time. Compared to the previous series, it consumed two to three times more energy. So the key was for both Woori and Kim to hold on in the second half.
Kim Dan-bi shook such concerns during the first minute and 44 seconds of the third quarter. After being chased and scoring three points, he gave Woori a quick 3 points lead, 39-34, in the next attack. He induced KB’s first timeout in the second half.
However, there was an element of anxiety. Kim Dan-bi’s fouls accumulated. The third foul was made at 2:01 into the third quarter. It was difficult to properly defend. In particular, it was not easy to control Park Ji-soo.
Also, Woori Bank allowed three consecutive points. Kim Dan-bi lost his good flow after that. Woori, which lost its momentum, finished the third quarter 46-53.
Kim Dan-bi used too much power until the third quarter. So Woori Bank could quickly collapse. In fact, it fell to 48-58 with 6:29 left in the game.
However, younger players supported Kim Dan-bi in shooting. Na Yoon-jeong (173 cm, G) and Park Ji-hyun (183 cm, G) were the most prominent candidates. In particular, she scored 10 points in the fourth quarter alone. The come-from-behind final score also came from Na’s hands.
BY: 토토사이트 추천