The ‘Shinhan Bank SOL 2022-2023 Women’s Professional Basketball’ regular league is heading to the end, but the fight for second place is still hot. The ranking competition between 2nd place Yongin Samsung Life Insurance (16-11), 3rd place Incheon Shinhan Bank (15-12) and 4th place Busan BNK Some (14-12) is the biggest hit at the end of the season.안전놀이터
Tickets for the playoffs (PO, 3 matches, 2 wins) given up to 4th place have already been returned to these three teams, including Asan Woori Bank (23 wins and 4 losses), the regular league champions. However, except for Woori Bank, the situation of the other three teams is desperate. This is because if it falls to 4th place, it will have to face Woori Bank in PO. On the other hand, if you take 2nd place, you will have a PO with 3rd place, and at the same time you will get a home advantage, so it is relatively less burdensome. This is the reason why we cannot relax even when we have confirmed our entry into the PO.
As of the 21st, Samsung Life Insurance and Shinhan Bank have 3 games left, and BNK has 4 games left. The confrontation between them is BNK-Samsung Life Insurance (Ulsan) on the 24th and Shinhan Bank-Samsung Life Insurance (Incheon) on the 26th. These are matches that will decide the direction of the fight for second place, so they are of utmost interest.
Samsung Life Insurance needs to focus on these two games. Ace Bae Hye-yoon’s knee condition is also not perfect while guards such as Yoon Ye-bin, Kiana Smith, and Lee Ju-yeon were all judged to be ‘out of the season’. The best scenario is to quickly confirm the ranking and prepare the PO. The home advantage is all the more desperate as they were very strong with 10 wins and 4 losses at home (6 wins and 7 losses away).
Shinhan Bank and BNK also cannot give up second place. This is because both teams showed strong aspects with 9 wins and 4 losses at home. As a result, the psychological stability of the players cannot be ignored. In particular, since BNK lost 5 matches against Woori Bank this season, they must somehow avoid 4th place. Since the gap with Shinhan Bank is only 0.5 games, it is necessary to overcome the away game against Woori Bank on the 22nd.