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Dongbu Promy won KBL Championship 2008 (Photo: KBL) |
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Dongbu Promy won KBL Championship 2008 (Photo: KBL)
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Dongbu Promy won KBL Championship 2008 (Photo: KBL) |
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Joo-Sung Kim KBL MVP 2008 (Photo: kbl.or.kr)
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| DONGBU PROMY Rosters 2007-08
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Asia-Basket.com
All-Korean KBL Awards 2007-08
| All-KBL 1st Team 2007-08 |
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Okosa |
Thomas |
Kim |
Leather |
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Player of the Year:
Okosa Reggie (206-F/C-80) of Dongbu
Guard of the Year:
Joo Hee-Jung (181-G-77) of KT&G
Forward of the Year:
Thomas Victor (201-F-79) of Samsung
Center of the Year:
Okosa Reggie of Dongbu
Newcomer of the Year:
Kim Tae-Sul (180-G-84) of SK
Most Improved Player of the Year:
Lee Han-Kwon (198-C/F-78) of ET Land
Import Player of the Year:
Okosa Reggie of Dongbu
Domestic Player of the Year:
Kim Joo-Sung (205-C-79) of Dongbu
Defensive Player of the Year:
Kim Ki-Man (192-F-76) of SK
Coach of the Year:
Chun Chang-Jin of Dongbu
1st Team
Okosa Reggie of Dongbu
Thomas Victor of Samsung
Kim Joo-Sung of Dongbu
Leather Terrence (206-C-81) of Samsung
Joo Hee-Jung of KT&G
2nd Team
Chandler Marquin (202-F-82) of KT&G
Lee Sang-Min (183-G-72) of Samsung
Lee Kyu-Sup (198-F-73) of Samsung
Bang Sung-Yun (197-F/G-83) of SK
Shannon Terrence (203-F-79) of ET Land
Honorable Mention
Seo Jang-Hoon (207-C-74) of KCC
Choo Seung-Gyun (190-F-74) of KCC
Lee Han-Kwon of ET Land
Warner Calvin (201-F/C-80) of LG
All-Domestic Players Team
Kim Joo-Sung of Dongbu
Lee Sang-Min of Samsung
Bang Sung-Yun of SK
Lee Kyu-Sup of Samsung
Lee Han-Kwon of ET Land
All-Imports Team
Thomas Victor of Samsung
Chandler Marquin of KT&G
Leather Terrence of Samsung
Okosa Reggie of Dongbu
Shannon Terrence of ET Land
All-Defensive Team
Kim Ki-Man of SK
Lee Hyun-Ho (192-F-80) of KT&G
Hwang Jin-Won (189-G-78) of KT&G
Park Hoon-Keun (196-F/C-74) of Samsung
Cho Dong-Hyun (188-G-76) of KTF
All-Newcomers Team
Kim Tae-Sul of SK
Kim Young-Soo (176-G-84) of Orions
Jung Young-Sam (188-G/F-84) of ET Land
Lee Kwang-Jae (188-G/F-84) of Dongbu
Ham Ji-Hoon (199-C-84) of Mobis
Dongbu
Promy Winner Of The 2008 KBL CROWN
The Korean Basketball 2008
Championships are in the history Books As Dongbu Promy defeats Samsung
Thunders in 5 games to Capture Another KBL Crown 90-74, Kim Joo-Sung led
all scores with 32 pts Okosa Reggie added 14 rebounds, this marks the
3rd KBL Crown for Head Coach
Chun Chang-Jin .
After suffering a loss in the Korean Basketball League (KBL)
championship series on Monday, there were some questions surrounding the
Dongbu Promy.
How would they respond to their first defeat in the series?
Would they be able to correct the free-throw shooting problems that
haunted them down the stretch in that game? Could they slow down a
Samsung Thunders team that was gaining confidence and momentum?
The Promy answered all of those questions by bouncing back with a
dominating performance on Wednesday night, beating the Thunders 90-77 at
Jamsil Gymnasium. The victory avenged the Promy's 88-87 loss on Monday,
while extending their lead in the best-of-seven series to 3-1. They can
capture the KBL championship if they win Game 5 of the series, which
tips off at 5:50 p.m. Friday in Jamsil.
``We really wanted to win today's game,'' Promy post player Kim Joo-sung
said. `` We studied tape from the loss and figured out what went wrong.
We want to finish the series in Game 5.''
Kim, the KBL's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the all-star game and
regular season, was one of five Promy players to score in double figures
in their latest win, as he finished with 25 points to go with eight
rebounds.
Reggie Okosa added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Promy, while Lee
Kwang-jae provided 16 points, Carlos Dixon 13 points, and Pyo Myoung-il
12 points and seven assists.
After clinging to a 26-23 lead at the end of the first quarter, the
Promy added to their advantage until they were up by as many as 24
points in the third quarter.
The Thunders, led by Terrence Leather, who finished with 30 points and
14 rebounds, cut their deficit to 75-62 at the end of the third, but
never threatened to overtake the lead.
Both teams shot well form the floor, as the Promy made 31-of-56 (55
percent) field-goal attempts, while the Thunders made 31-of-55 (56
percent).
However, the Promy shot better from the free-throw line, aking 20-of-25
(80 percent) from the stripe, while the Thunders made 8-of-13 (62
percent). The Promy's foul shooting was an improvement from Monday, when
they missed four shots from the line in the final 1 1/2 minutes.
Turnover were also a factor on Wednesday, as the Promy committed just
eight, while the Thunders gave the ball away 20 times.
After putting to rest any doubts as to if they could bounce back from
their loss, the biggest question surrounding the Promy now is whether
they can win Game 5 to clinch the series. A victory would give the club
its third championship with the other two coming in 2003 and 2005 when
it was known as the TG Xers.
By Jonathan Sanfilippo
Staff Reporter
jonsanfilippo@koreatimes.co.kr
