Sonia Kim (177cm, F) laughed hard.
Incheon Shinhan Bank defeated Yongin Samsung Life Insurance 77-73 in the Shinhan Bank SOL 2022-2023 Women’s Professional Basketball held at Incheon Dowon Gymnasium on the 26th. With 16 wins and 13 losses, he tied for third place with Samsung Life Insurance. Head-to-head with Samsung Life Insurance 2 wins 4 losses.
Shinhan Bank has reached the playoffs for two consecutive seasons from the 2020-2021 season. It was an achievement that exceeded everyone’s expectations. Former Shinhan Bank manager Jung Sang-il made a good frame for ‘strong defense’ and ‘fast basketball’, and Shinhan Bank manager Gunadan added details.
It was also great that Kim Dan-bi (180cm, F), who was the ace, held the center well. However, Danbi Kim left Shinhan Bank after the end of the 2021-2022 season. The place I left was Asan Woori Bank. Even though Danbi Kim was the second FA (free agent), Danbi Kim’s transfer was shocking news. Because Danbi Kim was a ‘one club player’ and a ‘franchise star’ who only played for Shinhan Bank.
Shinhan Bank was more shocked than anyone else. But I couldn’t help but be in shock. A shock absorber was needed to mitigate the impact. The representative shock absorber was the designation of Sonia Kim as Danbi Kim’s compensation player.
Sonia Kim recorded an average of 17 points and 9 rebounds in two seasons from the 2020-2021 season. He turned out to be one of the WKBL’s best players. Sonia Kim’s offensive aggressiveness, participation in offensive rebounds, and energy level can create a good synergistic effect with the color of coach Gunadan Shinhan Bank.
Sonia Kim is trying to quickly melt into Shinhan Bank’s colors throughout the off-season. She pressed hard and ran faster than her opponent. He did not forget what he had to do as a team leader. He also showed active talking and leadership encompassing his colleagues.
He is doing his best as an ace in the regular league as well. In particular, the performance in the 3rd round was outstanding. He averaged 21.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game on 42.9% three-point shooting. As a result, he became the third round MVP. He was named MVP of the first round of his personal career.
And I met with Samsung Life Insurance. An important match to know the regular league standings. However, the bodies of Shinhan Bank players were heavy. The backcourt speed was slow, and so was the defensive rotation speed.
However, Sonia Kim made an upward trend. He made the Samsung Life Insurance paint zone his own without Bae Hye-yoon. In front of Lee Hae-ran (181cm, F), he used his physical skills and steps. Within 6 minutes of the start of the game먹튀검증, Sonia Kim scored a double-digit score (10 points).
As Sonia Kim stirred the paint zone, Goad (180cm, F) and Kim Jin-young (176cm, F) also fired shots. As Kudoo and Kim Jin-young dispersed the defensive line of sight with a shot, Sonia Kim also got a chance to make a 3-point shot. In the first quarter alone, he scored 13 points, had an 80% field goal success rate (2 points: 3/3, 3 points: 1/2), and a free throw success rate of 100% (4/4). Sonia Kim, who had a perfect score of 10, led Shinhan Bank’s one-point advantage (27-26).
Sonia Kim focused on rebounding in the second quarter. I didn’t care about the rebound of the air defense. But he didn’t get a shooting opportunity like in the first quarter. It is because Samsung Life Insurance, with Bae Hye-yoon, formed a defensive network mainly in the paint zone.
Nevertheless, Sonia Kim entered the paint zone of Samsung Life Insurance. After the offensive rebound, I aimed for the second chance point. Then, he came out on top and passed to Kim Jin-young, who was moving under the rim. Kim Jin-young finished with a goal under the goal. Sonia Kim clenched her fists.
However, Shinhan Bank finished the first half with a score of 41-45. I needed Sonia Kim’s strength. Sonia Kim dug into the rim on the other side of Bae Hye-yoon. However, it can only be attacked in limited circumstances. Sonia Kim’s power seemed to have decreased.
It was a difficult situation. However, Sonia Kim persistently aimed at the Samsung Life Insurance paint zone. With the addition of an offensive rebound, Samsung Life took away the right to attack. In the third quarter, he scored 8 points (2 points: 2/4, free throw: 4/4) and 5 rebounds (attack 2). However, Shinhan Bank finished the third quarter with a score of 54-62.
Shinhan Bank minimized the power of cooperation defense and rotation defense Bae Hye-yoon. At the same time, it induced Samsung Life’s turnover. And quickly switch attacks. Sonia Kim scored in such a flow.
Shinhan Bank narrowed the gap with Samsung Life Insurance to 66-70 5 minutes and 47 seconds before the end of the game. Sonia Kim wrote a reverse drama with Jinyoung Kim. 48 seconds before the end of the game, he scored a point with a wedge 3. It was announced that the ranking battle was not over.