Charismatic Park Hye-jin softness Bae Hye-yoon, who will lead the final PO match victory?
Mar 10, 2025
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Samsung Life Insurance, the women's professional basketball team, beat BNK again in the fourth round of the playoffs (PO) on the 9th, and the game was eventually decided in the fifth round. The PO between Woori Bank and KB Stars will also go to Game 5, which is the first record in the best-of-five PO system.
In the case of Woori Bank and KB Stars, if the winning shot match between Kim Dan-bi and Nagata Moe is the best, the match between Bae Hye-yoon (36) and Park Hye-jin (35) in their mid-30s is one of the most interesting points to watch.
Although the two players have different positions, guard Park Hye-jin, the tallest among the top five, is mainly in charge of defense against center Bae Hye-yoon due to the BNK team's situation, which is organized as a small lineup, and they are in a head-on collision not only as a focal point in the team but also as an offense and defense matchup opponent.
In addition, the leadership styles of the two players are completely different. If Park Hye-jin is 'charismatic', Bae Hye-yoon can be 'special compliments'. There are individual personality differences, but it is also due to the team situation.
After winning the first game, Park Hye-jin felt satisfied and complacent that her juniors finished second in the regular league. So I told him not to laugh after practice while preparing for PO. Because we have to calm down the tension." He also has a tendency to play for as many as 16 years at Woori Bank, which has always had a level of tension on and off the court.
On the other hand, Bae Hye-yoon said in an interview after winning the fourth game "Even after losing the second game, I didn't say anything to my juniors." And when I played well in Games 3 and 4, I complimented him a lot. "Because they are young players, they have to be excited so that they can play better games. "(Park) Hye-jin and I also play the role of seniors according to the team's situation," he said.
Both teams have something in common, with the best five mostly composed of young players in their 30s or younger. However, there is a difference that Park Hye-jin plays the role of 'military leader', which may be a little insufficient because all BNK players are national team-level, and all coaching staff, including coach Park Jung-eun, are made up of women. Since Samsung Life Insurance has many players with less experience than BNK, Bae Hye-yoon is actually playing as a 'playing coach' on the court, demonstrating softer leadership.
First of all, Park Hye-jin overwhelmed Bae Hye-yoon in the first and second rounds in Busan, BNK's home. He led the victory with 21 points in the first game, including four three-pointers, and eight rebounds in the second game.
On the other hand, Bae Hye-yoon paid back the third and fourth games held in Yongin, Samsung Life Insurance's home court. In the third game, he focused on defense and rebounding and saved attacks by Lee Hae-ran and Jo Su-ah, and in the fourth game, when his juniors' sense of shot was hardly revived, he took the center stage of the offense and defense with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and made the entire series 2-2 by showing a hustle play that did not spare himself enough to be five fouls at the end of the fourth quarter.
The final match of this season between the two teams will be held at Sajik Gymnasium in Busan on the 11th, which will lead to the final victory between charisma and softness.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
