New Year Anger & Fast Match: Commander’s Reprimand [Jamsil]

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They failed to sound victorious in the first game of the new year held at home. Seoul SK coach Jeon Hee-cheol (52) expressed his disappointment by strongly reprimanding the team’s lost concentration in the match.

SK lost 65-71 to Anyang Jeonggwanjang 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 down 4th place Busan KCC and stayed in 5th place.

After the game, coach Jeon Hee-cheol entered the press conference with a more determined expression than usual. Coach Jeon Hee-cheol said, “I am sorry for being angry at the players since the first day of the new year,” and then added, “The concentration in the fourth quarter was not good. A turnover that should not have occurred occurred at a critical moment. There was also an appearance of throwing the game away.”

On this day, SK struggled throughout the game, blocked by Cheong Gwan-jang’s tight defense. In particular, main scorer Jamil Warney suffered from poor shooting, making only 0 field goals (2 free throws) throughout the first half. Coach Jeon Hee-cheol shook his head and said, “It is not easy to play the game when the field goal success rate is 34% (20/59).”

He also expressed his disappointment with the tactical operation. Coach Jeon Hee-cheol said, “I expected a low-scoring game because the team defended each other strongly,” and analyzed, “We changed the defense from switch defense to man-to-man in the fourth quarter, but I think the timing was not very good. We lost a lot of points at that moment.”

The most painful part was the last five minutes. In the 4th quarter, which started with the score tied at 49-49, SK destroyed itself by conceding consecutive goals with about 3 minutes left in the game. Coach Jeon Hee-cheol pointed out, “Until then, we were playing hard and well. It’s not that the players didn’t work hard in the game, but as a coach, there were a lot of things that were disappointing, so I was angry,” and pointed out, “It looked like they were giving up the game. It was painful to miss the last five minutes.”

Coach Jeon Hee-cheol also mentioned the failure to respond to the opposing guard. He added, “I emphasized that Director Cheong should not allow too much good defense or dribbling, but there were many things that were not followed.”

With a series of games ahead, coach Jeon Hee-cheol predicted a quick change in atmosphere. On the 2nd, SK will meet Jeong Kwan-Jang in the first game of the 4th round. Director Jeon Hee-cheol said, “What went wrong today must be changed immediately tomorrow. We will make up for the things that were emphasized in the meeting but were not followed.”

Jamsil = Reporter Park Geon-do pgd15412@mtstarnews.com