The biggest key to Samsung's rebound in Seoul. Nicholson's pairing with Lee Won-seok. How are we preparing for the field training
Sep 03, 2025
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Lee Dae-sung has returned, and the utilization of players recruited from the FA market, such as Lee Keun-hwi and Han Ho-bin, should be checked.
On the 2nd, Samsung coach Kim Hyo-beom had a meeting with the players at his own training. We sat together on the court and had a casual team meeting. He added "I'm so grateful that Nicholson and Kanter communicate a lot and breathe together on the court, regardless of the 1st and 2nd options. We have to agree that we are a team on the court and have basketball communication on that basis""In the off-the-ball movement, pass should be distributed to the players who have the best shooting opportunity in the moment." And when the play is successful or when it fails, we have to communicate, thank you, and apologize with gestures from each other."
It is the most basic and essential communication to become a one team.
The most notable thing about Samsung this season is the presence of option 1 Andrew Nicholson. He is a stretchy big man who is tall and has the best outside shooting ability in the league. I can't value him just because he's a stretchy big man.
He is said to have weaknesses in defense and speed, but he plays the winning basket ball from the NBA. He is a player who has increased his concentration at the match point and showed sharpness in the interpersonal mark in the playoffs during his time at Gas Corporation.
There are some issues of physical strength and activity, but there are no big problems.
Nicholson can draw opponents big men to the outside, has excellent one-on-one ability, movement using teammates, and explosive scoring ability.
Another advantage is that he can work well with Samsung's next-generation ace and big man Lee Won-seok. Nicholson's shooting ability has the advantage of maximizing Samsung's under-the-goal spacing. This space can be utilized by Lee Won-seok.
Nicholson "I've been familiar with Lee since the days of gas construction. He's a big man with very good abilities, and he's working well together. I'm also well aware that Lee Won-seok can utilize the space when I fall outside."
Lee Won-seok is also feeling when he ran a small lineup in the second and third rounds of last season. If you play with Nicholson, you definitely have a lot of space, and you feel that it's easier to play."
In fact, the pairing of the two players is also included in coach Kim Hyo-beom's idea. Along with Lee Dae-sung on the outside, Nicholson and Lee Won-seok are mainly used as the main lineup, and they practiced the pattern of utilizing the strengths of the two players in the practice pattern on the 2nd.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
