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Korean Basketball League 2013-2014 Season

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Busan survives a thrilling game against Incheon 69-67. Incheon went to Ricardo Powell for the end game as Powell single-handedly brought his team to threaten the entire Busan team. It was almost a collapse with Busan's interior defense, but breaks favored Busan in this one. Former Anyang KGC player Juan Patillo lead KT to a comeback and he played good for this game as he was aggressive in going strong to the basket.

Incheon should play their main flex offense for crunch-time. In this one, they went for the quick plays that gives Powell opportunities to score.
 
Joo Hee-Jung turned back the clock last night as his baskets in the 2nd and 3rd inspired SK to play with their passion. That is what veterans are for, guiding through example on crucial games. Joo reminded us on how good he was back in the early 2000s and his 2001 top MVP form. SK takes game 1.
 
Incheon tied the series 1 apiece as Incheon unleashed their muslce through their flex screen game in the 2nd and 3rd quarter. Busan's defense looked lost in the 3rd and at the same time, their offense went south. Busan's shooters were checked through switching off the screens and curls they run through. What was great about Incheon was that they showed various defensive patterns ranging from 1/2 press, buffer zones and an aggressive man to man in the 4th. This sets up a game 3.
 
Another great game from Aaron Haynes as he lead SK to a close win over Goyang as Seoul is one more step to be heading to the semi-finals. Moon Kyeung-Un's gamble of small ball worked as the front-court of Jang Jae-Seok and Leon Williams was forced to cover defensively SK's shooting bigmen like Kim Min-Soo and Ham Ji-Hoon on the perimeter, taking away their shot-blocking intimidation. Choi Buk-Yung played a lot of minutes at 5 and we get to see glimpse of his improved jump shots.

Missed free-throws did Goyang in but many observers felt that they could have played better. I believe so too. Jang Jae-Seok dissapeared in his first playoff series.

For SK, they are close to advance to face Ulsan Mobis Phoebus, re-arranging a grudge match from last year's finals.
 
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Cho Sung-Min was the focal point of the offense last night as Busan ran misdirections and a lot of flare screens as well as pindowns to give more shot opportunities for his teammates. Cho would finish with 19 points but looked exhausted after the game. Some said that he ran an equivalent of more than two miles in that contest. But the ploy worked as Incheon defenders looked staggered and bewildered that another player was shooting, coming off those tailored screen and shoot for Cho.
 
Goyang's rookie point guard Han Ho-Bin is questionable for game 3 after a severe ankle sprain. Lee Hyun-Min could play point guard while Joo Hyu-Hyeon could be used more, but rather unlikely. The latter played sparingly all season.
 
Goyang staying alive last night as they surprised SK 81-64. Jang Jae-Seok pulled of a Hanamichi Sakuragi cue, shaved his head and bucked a strong, emphatic game while Leon Williams too, did much the same. What worked against SK's 3-2 zone was that Leon and Jang operated, used the middle of the free-throw area as a lynchpin for their attacks. True enough, the weakness of the 3-2 zone was at the center where Jang Jae-Seok and Leon found teammates and one another for easy points. In that area, they can quickly drive face up against the basket and it caused havoc on the 3-2 zone where two or three defenders are drawn in to engage that left the wings very open for shooting.

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To keep sharp while waiting for the winner of the Incheon - Busan game, LG had a scrimmage yesterday against Korea University that featured national team members Lee Jong-Hyun and Lee Seung-Hyun. Jefferson and Massie suited up but KU proved to be challenging as LG's defense was disoriented. Eventually, Jefferson and Massie took over.

KU's Lee Jong-Hyun had 6 blocks, 4 against Massie.
 
Incheon staying alive last night. Jeong Young-Sam and Ricardo Powell played so well and delivered from those flex situations from off-screens and in the final three minutes, they each hit three pointers. Incheon would survive through defense in the closing minutes. Well played.
 
SK advances into the semi-finals with a close win against Goyang tonight. Joo Hee-Jung was fouled and converted his free-throws. Lee Hyun-Min had a chance to tie it with a trey of his own, but it was off. SK sets a rematch with Ulsan Mobis Phoebus, from the 2013 KBL finals.

Goyang had a great fight and an off-season together will make them gel more.
 
Busan Sonicboom KT advances into the KBL semi-finals after a win against Incheon last night. Busan will meet Changwon LG Sakers and it is an interesting series but less grueling compared to the Ulsan - SK series.

Busan runs a lot of misdirections with or off Cho Sung-Min plus middle flare 2-3 attacks to exploit the strong side of the defenses and give a very dangerous opening at the weakside. LG has the size advantage so second chance points and defensive rebounding will be very essential.
 
KCC's Tyler Wilkerson stated that he would like to re-sign for next season with Ha Seung-Jin coming back. Tyler said that Ha at center and him at PF is a deadly inside and outside combination.

I think Tyler's words has merits. He is a tweener that can play SF and PF for most of this season. That inside-outside attack will be good with Kim Min-Goo being already a deadly weapon for them this season.
 
SK bounced back to tie the series 1-1 as the veteran Joo Hee-Jong, had clutch threes in the fourth to help SK pull off a come from behind win. More often, the most overlooked veteran often delivers in the playoffs.
 
One more win for the Changwon LG Sakers to advance for their first KBL finals appearance. Busan is outmatched in terms of firepower and rebounding. If Sakers can win game 4 and sweep Busan, they will await a perhaps tired opponent between Seoul or Ulsan.
 
Ulsan now leads the series 2-1 against Seoul SK as Moon Tae-Young was all clutch and his gutsy drives helped overcome that troublesome 3-2 zone that SK has been employing. Basing on Game 3, this is no longer the compact 3-2 zone but is now more of a pressure 3-2 fall-back where it puts a blockade at the middle of the free-throw area. Ham Ji-Hoon hit some shots operating at that area.

Yoo Jae-Hak really knows how to break down a zone with his Mike D'Antoni ball reversal switch traps.
 
It will be the Changwon LG Sakers vs. Ulsan Mobis Phoebus for the finals. Ulsan is directly in hand with LG's first trip to the KBL finals where they dealt Kim Si-Rae to Changwon this off-season as a promise for a trade late last season. In that trade, LG sent Rod Benson, who was a vital cog to Ulsan's title run last year.

Moon Tae-Young will be facing his former team now lead by his older brother, Moon Tae-Jong. This is a very interesting series where both Kim Jin and Yoo Jae-Hak run Mike D'Antoni's sets.
 
Ulsan claimed game 1 as they executed better in the 3rd and 4th quarter. Ulsan also out-rebounded LG for those second chance possessions. LG's offense stagnated and became too predictable.

Game 2, LG should speed up the tempo.
 
Currently, LG is up 2-1 against Ulsan. Both teams are speeding up the tempo and the past two games have proved that breaks of the game in the 4th separate this team. Yang Dong-Geun at 33 is still at prime shape to handle a young man's game. The sibling battle of Moon Tae-Jong and Moon Tae-Young is certainly one for the ages.
 
In watching the replay of game 4 last night, usage of Rod Benson and Ricardo Ratliff proved to be the key for Ulsan. Yoo Jae-Hak assigned similar roles for this game for both men. Both were instructed to roam the pain and box out defensively. Result was Ulsan controlling the game and its tempo by out-rebounding LG. That 1-2-2 active zone gave troubles for LG's front-up attack.
 
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