"I hope you achieve your first win in the foundation."
LG, which ranked second in the regular league, began its training to prepare for the semifinal playoff on Saturday. After four days of intense training, LG rested for one day on Sunday. The team started sweating again from Sunday. Yoo Ki-sang, whom I met after training on the afternoon of the 10th, said, "I feel good to have received a rookie award, but my original goal is not to come to the professional league as a rookie, so I hope to win as a team," adding, "I had such a good opportunity in my first season. It's not natural to advance to the playoffs, and rare opportunities came early, and I think I'm going to do it again," he said, explaining his mindset ahead of the playoffs. When asked how he was exercising, Yoo said, "After resting for about three days after the award ceremony, I came back to my normal condition, and now I am in a slump. I lowered my intensity starting from today's training (on the 10th)," adding, "I had a practice match with college starters on the 11th and 12th to enhance my sense of play, and the coach personally asked me to maintain my physical condition and sense of play until the playoffs. Each of us is taking care of our bodies." Yoo set his goal of making successful three-point shots this season at 100, but stopped at 95. He only broke the record of most successful three-point shots in his debut season as a Korean player in the draft. "It's 100 including shots that I stepped on the line at the beginning of the season (laughs). It's a shame that I stepped on the line a lot," Yoo said. "I'm not satisfied with it, but if I set a record, that's it. I feel sad because I didn't get 100 shots." In fact, when Yu Sang-sang said that his goal was to succeed in 100 three-point shots, he hoped to exceed 90 at least. At that time, it was very unlikely to reach 100, but he hit it hard and got close to 100. "I did it because I was told to aim big, but I thought it would work," Yoo said. "I couldn't score a single goal in the game against SK (which had seven left up to 100), but I thought I could do it after emptying my mind. So I felt comfortable playing against Samsung. I felt that pressure." With the award of the Rookie of the Year award, expectations for the organic award in the playoffs have increased. Yoo said, "Of course. If you win the award, you have to bear the burden of anticipation. I thought about it, and it doesn't bother me more than my three-point shot record," before smiling, "Kang Byeong-hyeon, an analyst at his power, gave me a lot of advice that I become a crazy player only when I find my condition by doing the basics because he stops me from doing things right away when I go in with personal thoughts. I am not conscious of that part while listening to advice from senior players." Scout Kang Byung-hyun has been a champion at Jeonju KCC and Anyang KGC Ginseng Corporation three times. Yoo Ki-sang said, "In addition to that, KT's Huh Hoon and Hyundai Mobis' Lee Woo-seok told me that it would be easy to defend like this because they play a lot," and after giving advice from scout Kang Byung-hyun, he said, "I am grateful for the help I have from around me, so I have more confidence than pressure." Yang Joon-seok, who was in Yonsei University's class, debuted a year early and experienced the playoffs last season. Yoo Ki-sang said, "Yang didn't play with a lot of weight back then. I watched from the bench. He told me about the atmosphere." "It was a great experience to distribute all the yellow t-shirts the coach wore to the audience (to play in a yellow gym). I told him to play hard, thinking that playing together on the court would help him improve his career." Yonsei University and Korea University players often say that playing regular games is very helpful. Yoo Ki-sang said, "I played (the regular game) twice. I was very nervous in the third grade. In the fourth grade, I tried to enjoy it even if I had a strong heart, so I could see it better. So it was fun," he said. "Since there was an experience of regular games, there were a lot of spectators in the Changwon Gymnasium, but I don't really feel the pressure of many spectators. Even though I am conscious of my role, I don't have to worry about how I would do because a lot of spectators come. That's because I have that experience." LG will have a semifinal playoff against the winner of Suwon KT and Ulsan Hyundai Mobis. "I need to win seven games (to become champion). It is a battlefield when I watch the semifinal match. If I quickly adapt to the atmosphere in the court and play optimally, and if I play well one by one (in the semifinal playoff), that will follow," Yoo said. "More than anything, it would be nice if we all achieve our first championship without injury."