"I'm sorry I got angry from the first day of the new year..." The game has been decided in 3 minutes→ Command tower's unusual rebuke [Sleeping room site]

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In the first game of the new year on the home turf, he failed to win. Jeon Hee-chul (52), head coach of Seoul SK, strongly reprimanded the players' concentration at the match and expressed regret.

SK lost 65-71 to Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang in the 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball Regular League home game held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium on the 1st. SK, which recorded 15 wins and 12 losses, missed the opportunity to chase fourth-place Busan KCC and stayed in fifth place.

After the game, coach Jeon Hee-chul entered the press conference with a firmer look than usual. Coach Jeon Hee-chul said, "I'm sorry for being angry with the players from the first day of the new year," and added, "I didn't have good concentration in the fourth quarter. Turnovers that shouldn't have come out came at a crucial moment. There was also a scene where he let go of the game," he said.

On this day, SK struggled throughout the game due to Jeong Kwan-jang's tight defense. In particular, Jamil Warney, the main scorer, suffered from difficulty in shooting, with only 0 field throws (2 free throws) throughout the first half. Coach Jeon Hee-chul shook his head, saying, "If the field goal success rate is 34% (20/59), it is not easy to solve the game."

He also expressed his regret over the operation of the tactics. Coach Jeon Hee-chul said, "We expected a low-scoring game because it is a team that strengthens each other's defense," adding, "We changed our defense from switch defense to sweatshirt in the fourth quarter, and I think the timing was too bad. I lost a lot of points at that moment," he said.

The most painful part was the last five minutes. In the fourth quarter, which started with a 49-49 tie, SK self-destructed by losing consecutive points with about three minutes left before the end of the game. Coach Jeon Hee-chul said, "I was playing hard until then. It's not that the players didn't work hard at the match, but as a coach, I was angry because I had a lot of regrets, he said. "He seemed to let go of the game." It's painful to miss the last five minutes," he pointed out.

In addition, coach Jeon Hee-chul also mentioned the failure to respond to the opposing guard. He added, "I emphasized that director Jeong should not allow a lot of defense or dribbling that he is good at, but there were many things that were not kept."

Ahead of the series, coach Jeon Hee-chul predicted a rapid change in the atmosphere. On the 2nd, SK will meet Jeong Kwan-jang in the first game of the fourth round. Coach Jeon Hee-chul said, "Today's wrong part should be changed tomorrow. We will make up for the things that were emphasized at the meeting but were not kept," he said.

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