Woori Bank and Coach Wi Sung-woo, who are over 1st place in "BNK's 1 game difference", said, "I don't know our team's ranking."

Woori Bank and Coach Wi Sung-woo, who are over 1st place in "BNK's 1 game difference", said, "I don't know our team's ranking."

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Woori Bank is now approaching the top spot.

Before the opening of this season, Asan Woori Bank was expected to face difficulties. Last season's winners Park Hye-jin (BNK), Park Ji-hyun (Mayorka), Choi Yi-sam (Shinhan Bank), and Na Yoon-jeong (KB Stars) all left the team at the same time. The team filled the vacancy, but it was true that the team lacked weight. As the team's overall capacity has been leveled, it did not seem easy to advance to the playoffs.
However, Woori Bank used to be Woori Bank. Starting from the beginning of the season, it steadily increased wins. Ace Kim Dan-bi led the team with strong performance, while Han Um-ji and Shim Sung-young were completely transformed under coach Wi Sung-woo's training. Asian quarter players Sunagawa Natsuki and Miyasaka Momona also showed off their presence.

Woori Bank defeated Bucheon Hana Bank 43-38 in the fourth round match of Hana Bank's 2024-2025 women's professional basketball regular league held at Bucheon Gymnasium on Sunday. With the victory, the team won three consecutive games and recorded 13 wins and six losses overall for the season. It narrowed the gap with No. 1 ranking Busan BNK Sum (14 wins and five losses) to one game. Now it can aim for No. 1.
Nonetheless, Coach Wi Sung-woo waved his hands to the team. Before the match against Hana Bank on Wednesday, he said, "It is right that we have to look down. But I don't talk about it because I think the players might feel uncomfortable. If I ask myself or the players about our ranking, they say I don't know. If we rank high, I think that's what we do. That's why I try not to pay attention to it as much as possible."

However, this does not mean that the team does not look at the rankings at all. Ranking No. 1 can give ample motivation to players. However, it could put pressure on players and affect their performance. Coach Wi Sung-woo is also most concerned about this issue.

"Right now, our team is not in a situation where we should be concerned about winning the first place. We are only watching the game in front of us. We need to try to pick apples that are high in order to win those that are in the middle or at the bottom. It will take a long time if we pick apples from the bottom. They ask us to pick apples from the top, but we try not to burden the players," said coach Wi Sung-woo.

"Members won the championship last season, and winning the first place can be seen as motivation. But it is different now. Being a coach is very difficult. It is really hard to know how to motivate them. If you say you are good at it, you can be complacent, and if you say you are not good at it, your self-esteem can drop. Just training well does not mean that you are good at it," he added.
As mentioned earlier, Woori's irreplaceable ace is Kim Dan-bi. Kim played an average of 36 minutes and 51 seconds in 18 regular league games, scoring 21.0 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.5 blocks. Although it is physically burdensome, Kim Dan-bi should help Woori if it wants to look high.

Coach Wi Sung-woo said, "He is different now from Kim Dan-bi when he was playing at Shinhan Bank. Back then, there were foreign players, and older sisters around him played together. Now, it is equivalent to playing alone. I think it would be burdensome and burdensome. Surprisingly, he is also sensitive in some areas. He is not a young age, and he knows his struggles. However, such opportunities are not easy. It will be very helpful for him to lead his team with players in his current position in the future when he can have a social life or raise children. I just thank him because he is doing so well." 메이저놀이터