Ulsan Hyundai Mobis is ahead of a cliffhanger match against Goyang Carrot. In order for Hyundai Mobis to improve its performance, which will be played until the 5th game of the 6th round playoff (PO), Ronjay Avarientos of ‘Chunsamyi’ is desperately needed.
Hyundai Mobis, who placed 4th in the regular league, started off the series fresh by catching the 1st PO match of the 6th place against 5th place Carrot held at home. By winning the first game, he became the main character with a 94% chance of advancing to the semifinals. However, in the second game, Gage Prim suffered a foul out and lost. Hyundai Mobis, who regained the mood, won the 3rd match amidst Prim’s decision-breaking performance. It seemed that the PO line for the quarterfinals was visible, but Jeon Seong-hyun returned to Carrot in the 4th round and was caught again.스포츠토토
The main scorer of Hyundai Mobis is Prim. However, Prim is weak in nerve warfare. It is an exposed weakness. Carrot defends tough and provokes Prim. From Carrot’s point of view, it is natural to bite down on the opponent’s weaknesses. When prim is blocked, Avarientos is the player to do it. Carrot coach Kim Seung-gi started the 6th round PO and said, “I will catch Avarientos and Seo Myung-jin. Only then will there be a chance of winning.” Coach Kim is seeing the effect of a strategy that puts good defensive players such as Kim Kang-seon and Kim Jin-yu on Avarientos, and presses Hyundai Mobis’s frontline with trap defense.
Seo Myung-jin is fighting hard, recording 16.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 4 PO games, but Avarientos is a pity. He played 28 minutes and 50 seconds in 4 PO games, recording 11.8 points and 5.5 assists. It is similar to the regular league (13.6 points, 4.8 assists), but it definitely lacks the power to lead the team. He only scored 10 points in the 4th game. It is difficult to see the presence of Avarientos, who erased Hyundai Mobis’ No. 1 (point guard) weakness this season and won the Rookie of the Year title.
Carrot survived the 4th game with Lee Jung-hyun and Jeon Seong-hyun returning to Didric Lawson. In the end, the players who have to do it are doing it. However, in Hyundai Mobis, besides Prim and Seo Myung-jin, Avarientos is riding a roller coaster. Hyundai Mobis manager Cho Dong-hyun is trying to change the atmosphere by putting rookie Kim Tae-wan in whenever that happens. Young Kim Tae-wan is doing more than expected, but Avarientos absolutely needs to wake up in order to save the team atmosphere and look higher than the PO in the semifinals.
Will Avarientos survive in the 5th game on the 10th at Ulsan Dongchun Gymnasium, the home court? The fate of Hyundai Mobis is at his fingertips. iaspire@sportsseoul.com