LG's beautiful spring of 2025, the first victory in the 28th year
LG's beautiful spring of 2025, the first victory in the 28th year
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Changwon LG won the 'first playoff championship' of its foundation.
LG was far from winning the championship. It seemed the same happened in 2024-2025 season. It lost eight consecutive games after the opening three times in a row.
LG's 2024-2025 season was rough. However, LG's 2024-2025 final period was beautiful. It won the championship for the first time in 28 years since the foundation of the club.
# Change and alternatives
LG changed a lot after the end of the 2023-2024 season. First of all, it traded its previous one-two punch Lee Jae-do (180cm, G) and Lee Kwan-hee (191cm, G) to Goyang Sono and Wonju DB, respectively. Instead, it acquired Jeon Seong-hyun (188cm, F) and Doo Kyung-min (183cm, G) from Sono and DB, respectively.
The Asian quarter also changed. He brought along Carl Tamayo (202cm, F) instead of Justin Gutang (188cm, F). He also set a two-option foreign player as Darryl Monroe (196cm, F). He also recruited veterans including Heo Il-young (195cm, F), Jang Min-guk (199cm, F), and Choi Jin-soo (202cm, F).
However, Doo Kyung-min and Jeon Sung-hyun suffered from injuries. Asem Maray (202 cm, C), a foreign player with option 1, also injured his elbow and calf. Because of this, LG did not show 100 percent of its power. It even had to worry about making it to the playoffs.
LG manager Cho Sang-hyun and the secretariat have grown more concerned. However, they have decided to invest in the remaining players. To be more specific, they have decided to trust young players including Yang Joon-seok (181 cm, G), Yoo Ki-sang (188 cm, G) and Jeong In-deok (196 cm, F).
# V1
Cho Sang-hyun and the secretariat's choice made young players grow. Yang Joon-seok, Yoo Ki-sang, and Jeong In-deok, who ate experience, were reborn as clear main players. In addition, with Maray's return, LG's unique defensive organization also revived.
LG saw its advance to the semifinals for the third consecutive season. It then met Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in the semifinals. It defeated Hyundai Mobis in all three games. It is heading to the championship game for the first time in 11 years since the 2013-2014 season.
LG's opponent was Seoul SK. LG had one win and five losses against SK in the regular season. Also, LG was a team that had nothing to do with the championship. For that reason, not many predicted LG's victory.
LG, however, beat those expectations in a beautiful manner. For starters, the team won every game from Game 1 to Game 3. The probability of winning the championship was 100% (4/4, from the 1997 season to the 2023-2024 season, which is the probability of winning the 1st to 3rd FINAL games in KBL history).
Although the team lost games four to six, it ended games seven beautifully. It was the first championship ceremony since its foundation at Jamsil Student Gymnasium. LG's cheerleaders can attach the V1 to their uniform back numbers from the 2025-2026 season. 안전놀이터