MVP, SK manager Jeon Hee-chul, who bowed his head despite his fighting spirit of injury, embraced Ahn Young-joon warmly
May 02, 2025
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Seoul SK will play the first game of the championship game (four wins out of seven) against Changwon LG at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 5th. It's the last match for the top.
The key player is Ahn Young-joon. He averaged 33 minutes and 25 seconds in 52 regular league games this season, recording 14.2 points-5.9 rebounds. Amid Ahn Young-joon's performance, SK confirmed its regular league championship in just 46 games. In recognition of his performance, he won the regular league MVP for the first time in his career. However, Ahn was somewhat quiet in the semifinal playoff against Suwon KT. In the four semifinal PO games, they only scored 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds for an average of 32 minutes and 48 seconds. In the third game, when the team lost, it remained at only two points.
There was a reason. Ahn Young-joon injured his head in the first round of the semifinal PO. Fortunately, it was not a major injury, but it is true that the aftereffects remained.
Ahn Young-joon attended an official press conference held at the KBL Center in Seoul on the 1st and said, "(The coach) said I should go crazy." I think I was out of my mind because I was shocked twice in the semifinals. The coach said that if I go crazy, I think I can play easily."
Coach Jeon said, `Ahn Young-joon doesn't tremble during games. The only thing I saw was the MVP award ceremony"I think I hit rock bottom in the PO. That is important. He expressed his belief that he would do well in the championship because he hit the bottom." Even after confirming his advance to the championship, he said, `The opponent prepared well. Only Ahn Young-joon was blocked. It is true that he is not feeling well. After hitting your head, you say that you feel dizzy every moment. He was injured. The player's physical condition is important, so I told him to rest. I think it's enough to go up" expressed his belief.
Ahn Young-joon is determined. He is the third champion. I won the previous two times. I have a memory of winning. We have a lot of experience. I think I can win the combined championship. I'll take the center stage of the team and lead them to win the championship"I think I was personally very disappointed with the semifinal PO." The team also seems to have been lacking. I think I'll be able to play a good game if I complete it at the championship. I think the first game is the most important. I will set my mind to play well in my first game." Ahn Young-joon experienced winning the championship in the 2017-2018 and 2021-2022 seasons.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
