New Taipei Kings Basketball: Overcoming Adversity and Maintaining Competitive Edge

2023-12-30 12:41:42
2023-12-30 20:41 United Daily News reporter Liu Zhaoyu/New Taipei Instant Report

After breaking the league record with 7 consecutive victories at the beginning of the season, the New Taipei Kings lost 2 consecutive games for the first time this season following losing to the Hsinchu Yuding Lions today. After the game, they lost 3 games in the past 4 games. Jeremy Lin also admitted that the team does need to go through such a process, because they are not as good and strong as he thought. If they do not improve their desire to win, the Kings will be just an average team.

After losing to the Navigators and Dreamers in the past two weeks, the Kings also made changes to their lineup in today’s battle once morest the Siege Lions, signing up Hayden for the first time to play alongside Michel and Anique. However, Without Mannigao and Mullens, the two foreign players who are most familiar with the team’s operations, the Kings fell behind to the Lions following the second quarter, and finally lost two games in a row for the first time this season.

Regarding the changes in the strength of the foreign players, head coach Ryan revealed following the game that Mannigao and Mullens had no physical problems and just wanted to try new combinations. He also emphasized that the team’s loss was not due to lack of effort. , but now it is entering a period of low ebb. It needs to find a way to adjust and constantly remind the players not to relax in the 48-minute game.

As for Jeremy Lin, although he still had 19 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds today, when talking regarding the team’s current state, he said: “I’m very sad because I don’t like losing very much, but I feel like the coach said, we We need to go through this process because we are not as good or as strong as we thought. If our desire does not improve, we will be a very average team.”

The Kings lost consecutive games for the first time this season.Photo/Provided by New Taipei King

Jeremy Lin also revealed that in the past few games, the teams even over-defended him, but he must also shoulder the responsibility and make faster judgments and handle the ball on the court. “Now everyone is a little bit tired of beating us.” It’s like a playoff mentality, it’s not that we don’t work hard, it’s that our opponents work harder once morest us.”

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