Meaning of starting Gage Prim for 5 consecutive games...So what's Sean Long thinking?
Meaning of starting Gage Prim for 5 consecutive games...So what's Sean Long thinking?
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"Up until the second round, Long was the starting player, so he had good energy..."
Ulsan Hyundai Mobis has two clear foreign players this season: Sean Long and Gage Prim. They are talented players that will not look awkward no matter who goes first. Therefore, Cho Dong-hyun, manager of Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, has happy concerns.
Up until the beginning of the season, Long was the main starter. As of Tuesday, Hyundai Mobis played 18 games first out of 26 games. Things have changed recently, however. Starting with a match against Busan KCC on Dec. 27, 2024, Prim is playing as a starter for five consecutive games. During the period, Hyundai Mobis is on a five-game winning streak. Why is that?
The 2024-2025 KCC professional basketball regular league Hyundai Mobis and Anyang Jeong Kwan-jang will have a showdown at Dongcheon Gymnasium in Ulsan. Prim was also on the starting list for the game on the day. "We need to take the lead. If Long is shaken, the fight will collapse," Cho said.
Hyundai Mobis ranks first in the league with an average of 22.0 points in the first quarter of this season, meaning it will set the early tone, but it has the most points among the 10 clubs with 21.7 points on average.
Hyundai Mobis, where Prim started, lost 19.2 points in the first quarter of the last five games, ranking third in the league during the same period. His average score has increased significantly to a whopping 27.4 points. He is naturally No. 1 in the league. 스포츠토토
Long is a foreign player who is less active in defense compared to his excellent offensive ability.
"Up until the second round, Long was in good spirits as the starting pitcher. But he disappeared recently. Using Prim as the starting pitcher, the team started to take the lead in the early part of the game. Definitely, he can be a defense. Long tends to defend only when his offense is released," Cho said.
His personal record was also noticeably different. Long averaged 13.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 18 games as a starter, but he averaged 17.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in eight games as a substitute. For his information, Prim did not differentiate between a starter (17.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists) and a substitute (16.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists).
The time required to play is not biased to one side, but the meaning of starting is different for foreign players. Would Long have any complaints.
Coach Cho Dong-hyun said, "We talk to each other. He said it doesn't matter. But he asked us to use him as much as possible when playing. That's true. No foreign players are here to defend. Anyway, as both of them are good players, they don't have many complaints. As they play 20 minutes each, there are some areas where Long also tries to play more in defense. Also, it can vary depending on the situation."