“Thank you very much. But I’m sorry.”
The men’s professional basketball team of Busan KCC is currently in sixth place with four wins and four losses. Given that he was the champion of last season, his performance is not satisfactory. However, the team’s employees sigh with relief, saying, “He did a good job at this level.” He has been suffering from severe negative factors since the beginning of the 2024-2025 season. Song Kyo-chang (re-surgery for fractured left finger) and Choi Jun-yong (foot fasciitis), who are the core players of the “Rohwa Army,” have not been able to participate since the opening game due to injuries. Tyler Davis, a foreign player who was brought in due to his travails, packed his bags due to insufficient recovery from his injury. He replaced Leon Williams as he urgently needed no replacement, but is actually holding on with just one Dionte Burton. On top of that, Heo suffered an internal ligament injury in his left knee in just two games after the opening, and he recently returned to the mound after missing four games to participate in the second game.
I thought I would fall to the bottom without building even half of the entire “Rohwa Corps,” but it is no exaggeration to say that it is a “miracle” as it has won four half-hit games. KCC succeeded in “holding out unexpectedly” because “remainers” such as Jung Chang-young, Lee Seung-hyun, Lee Ho-hyun, Lee Keun-hwi and Kim Dong-hyun filled the gap of the injured. The expected button has not been able to show strong power except for 40 points in the season opener (77 vs. 72 wins) against Suwon KT, so the struggles of these domestic teams are more valuable.
One of them is KCC manager Jeon Chang-jin. It is Lee Seung-hyun (32, 1m97) who is the boss of the team. “Other players are also working hard, but Lee is the most grateful for the coach. He takes care of all bad things, including rebounding,” Jeon said.
“I won for the first time in the competition for rebounding. It is all thanks to Lee’s dedication.” KCC led the game with rebounding 33 to 26, and Lee had the largest number of 14 in total between the two teams. As the tall button of 1m93 is less competitive in post defense than other foreign players, Lee’s dedication to holding out under the basket is no different from that of KCC.
Despite repeatedly saying “thank you” to the point of view, Jeon also said, “I am so sorry.” “Lee Seung-hyun plays an important role under the basket, so I forced him to play as a coach. I wonder if he is stupid to operate it so excessively,” he said. “I have a lot of worries about what if he gets injured and loses physical strength. Choi Joon-yong and Song Kyo-chang have to return soon to give them rest….” 메이저놀이터
Lee Seung-hyun’s “struggling hard” is also evident in records. As of Tuesday, Lee has played an average of 34 minutes and 21 seconds for eight matches. This is the most played time in a team, which is more than the “one option” mercenary Burton (average 30 minutes and 33 seconds). In the entire league, Lee is the fourth player recorded by a Korean player following Lee Jung-hyun (Sono), Lee Woo-suk (Hyundai Mobis) and Heo Hoon (KT).
His personal record is 13.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists on average, which is as good as Burton (17 points, 8,6 rebounds, 3.9 assists). Considering that Lee Seung-hyun is one of the oldest “senior seniors” after Jeong Chang-young (36) at KCC, he can understand Jeon’s “sorry.”
However, he does not have to be so sorry. Lee’s fighting spirit this season has been foreseen. Lee, who was a bit sluggish last season, clenched his teeth during the off-season. “I heard that Lee Seung-hyun made his physical condition the most perfect by losing about 10 kilograms during off-season training,” a club source said. “It was Lee who the coach also pointed out that there is a player who can surprise me by playing a big change from previous years in the 2024-2025 season.”
The original (Chiaksan) tiger gives a thumbs-up to his student, the boss tiger. KCC, the injured ward, is also the driving force behind the crisis.
