The ace returned to the fallen team, and the good team lost the ace.
The Shinhan Bank SOL 2022-2023 women’s professional basketball regular league begins the second half of the 14th after the All-Star break. Cheongju KB and Yongin Samsung Life Insurance are attracting the most attention.
Around the end of the first half, KB Park Ji-soo returned. Park Ji-soo, who was diagnosed with panic disorder at the end of last season and was not exercising, 카지노 joined the team in November and returned after a period of adaptation on December 17 against HanawonQ in Bucheon. He started as a substitute and gradually increased his playing time, but on December 25, he exploded with 30 points and 8 rebounds while playing 36 minutes and 55 seconds against Incheon Shinhan Bank. Park Ji-soo’s appearance against Shinhan Bank, which showed explosive power even though it was not 100%, is also the reason why KB in the second half is wary. KB is four games behind fourth-place Shinhan Bank.
On the other hand, second place Samsung Life Insurance has a big power gap in the second half. On December 26, against Woori Bank, guards Kiana Smith and Lee Joo-yeon left due to knee injuries. Kiana was diagnosed with a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee at 6 months, and Juyeon Lee at 9 months with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Both of the main guards ended the season early.
Samsung Life Insurance dropped out of the playoffs last season in 5th place, but this season it is chasing the lead Woori Bank by competing with BNK for 2nd place. Rookie Qiana is the center of the sprint. Kiana, a mixed-race player with a Korean mother and an American father, is a player from the WNBA and Samsung Life Insurance, who had the first pick right from the time she participated in the draft, picked her up early. Upon the news of Kiana’s joining, her Samsung life immediately became a dark horse. Kiana, who set the record for the most points scored by a rookie in her all-time opening game with 21 points since her debut, was injured while playing the role of an ace all season with forward Bae Hye-yoon.
In the second half of KB, who fell to the bottom without Park Ji-soo, recovers Park Ji-soo and prepares for a counterattack, Samsung Life Insurance, which had been making a blast with Kiana, faced a situation where she lost her Kiana and had to overcome her crisis.
The pace of leading Woori Bank is also a factor to note. When Woori Bank finished runner-up to KB, which was overwhelming last season, they hired Kim Dan-bi, the biggest free agent (FA) player, to fill the defense perfectly. Woori Bank, which had an invincible run in the first half without Park Ji-soo, is on a 13-game winning streak. On the 14th, we will open the second half with a match against 3rd place Busan BNK Some.