Kim Si-rae, who leads a storm in the early days of Samsung in professional basketball

Seoul Samsung, a professional basketball team, was selected as the last candidate until the start of the season. This is because the team was infected with Corona 19 just before the start and could not train properly, and because they did not participate in the September Cup competition, they lost their sense of practice. However, when I opened the lid, Samsung’s performance exceeded expectations. On the 13th, Samsung defeated Jeonju KCC 88-86 and recorded 2 wins and 1 loss in the opening 3 games.

At the center of Samsung’s blast is point guard Kim Si-rae (32·178 cm). Kim Si-rae scored 18 points and provided 8 assists in the KCC match. When the last-minute opponent was chasing, he ran the game with plenty of room and threw a sharp pass. He also actively participated in rebounding, and achieved 1000 rebounds in his personal career in this game.

Samsung plays ‘running basketball’, in which all players, including big men, quickly attack and quickly join the defense. Big men such as Lim Dong-seop (198 cm), Higgs (202 cm), and Lee Won-seok (207 cm) receive the pass that Si-rae Kim accurately stabs and score points.

Kim Si-rae said in a phone interview on the 14th, “Everyone picked us as the last candidate, so our pride was hurt a lot. I believed we were competitive enough.” Samsung manager Lee Sang-min praised, “If you lose the flow, you often fall apart, but it seems to have improved in that area compared to previous seasons.”

Captain Si-rae Kim is responsible for being absent from an important moment last season due to an injury. He was traded from Changwon LG in the second half of last season to wear a Samsung uniform. However, after a month, he could not play for the rest of the game due to a partial rupture of the calf muscle. Samsung, which was trying to ride the last train (6th) to the playoffs, ended up in 7th place.

Kim Si-rae explained, “I was confident that I would show a good performance this season if I had a good body. Thankfully, the coach and coaches were very considerate of me so that I wouldn’t put a lot of pressure on it. It’s still early in the season, but I’m doing well as I prepared.” He also refined his shot to become a good guard for running basketball. Following the advice of coach Kim Hyo-beom in the off-season, he increased the RBI when he shot. In a situation where passing is difficult, you should aim for a direct shot, but I decided that a high RBI would avoid blocking shots and improve shooting accuracy. He explained, “The fact that I scored close to 20 points in the KCC match was greatly influenced by the new shooting form.”

Kim Si-rae’s goal is to become a champion. He said, “First, I have to go to the playoffs, but after that, I will play with the determination to win. I will do my best so that our efforts are not in vain. I will do my best to play such a role at an important moment because I have to keep my focus so that other players are not shaken.” lost.

Reporter Pi Joo-young akapj@joongang.co.kr