South Korea National Team 2011

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Hur Jae got what he wanted by keeping his team close within striking distance of China but late in the 7 minutes of the game, Korea started to falter. Turnovers, missed free throws and defensive lapses allowed China to capitalize then convert.

Korea also forced a lot of threes.

 

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Hur Jae said in an interview that his team barely made it through next year's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Hur cited lack of preparations compared to the Asian Games Training Schedule as well as budget cuts by the federation as the most dangerous factors.

Hur said that the team's fighting spirit carried them in the third place finish.

 

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Congrats Korea...
Even w/o Ha, you've beaten the Philippines AGAIN with now having a naturalized center...its a bitter pill to swallow for US Filipinos!

 

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Biggest story so far is the retirement of veteran bigman Kim Joo-Sung after 14 years of national service. Kim said that for South Korea to be competitive in the coming years, they need to introduce the young ones into the scene. Kim commended Kim Jong-Kyu and Oh Se-Keun for the future.

Also, interesting editorial about the problems facing the Olympic Qualifying team for next year:

http://news.naver.com/sports/index....&mod=read&office_id=076&article_id=0002147726

1. How can Korea replace and withstand the loss of Kim Joo-Sung?

They can't. Kim is one of a kind. But Korea has several up and coming young bigmen to consider like Kim Jong-Kyu, Kim Seung-Won, Jang Jaesok, Kim Jun-Il and Lee Seung-Hyun for future endeavors.

2. Is veteran point guard Kim Seung-Hyun a viable option?

As what several KBL coaches have pointed out, the team lacked a play-making point guard like what Kim Seung-Hyung used to do over the years. Yang Dong-Geun is a scoring point guard.

Kim will be 34 years old next season. Park Chan Hee is promising and his best game was 14 points (4/4 3pts) and 8 assists during the tourney.

3. Is South Korea now lacking of shooters?

South Korea shot poorly against Iran, China and the Philippines. With the exception of Cho Sung-Min and Kang Byung-Hyun, the rest like Lee Jung-Suk, Kim Yong-Hwan and Moon Tae-Jong struggled with the 3 point shooting.


Besides, there have been talks and discussions about South Korea to use the Olympic Qualifying tournament as a training ground for 2013 by introducing younger players into the fold while giving veterans like Yang Dong-Geun, Moon Tae-Jong and Ha Seung-Jin an off-season break.

Names like SK Knight's Kim Sun-Hyung, ET Land's Ham Nu-Ri and Anyang KGC's Lee Jung Hyun are to be added into the younger pool and up for consideration.