Rika Tanimura's Performance, Power to Comfort Shinhan Bank
Rika Tanimura's Performance, Power to Comfort Shinhan Bank
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Rika Tanimura (185cm, C)'s performance was encouraging.
Incheon Shinhan Bank lost 56-58 to Bucheon Hana Bank in the regular league of Hana Bank 2024-2025 Women's Professional Basketball held at Bucheon Gymnasium on Sunday last week. It lost the chance to rank fourth. It tied for fifth with Hana Bank with five wins and 11 losses. It is a half-game gap with fourth-place Cheongju KB (5-10 losses).
Shinhan Bank acquired the first pick in the 2024-2025 WKBL Asia Quarter Draft. It looked for a big man to fill the height. So Shinhan used the first pick to Rika.
In fact, Rika trained with Shinhan Bank players in the summer of 2023. It was because Rika, who was preparing to advance to the German league, visited the training site, and Shinhan Bank accepted Rika as a training partner.
At that time, Rika was sleek compared to her physicality. She had good shooting and basketball sense, and she was quick to judge. So Rika's speed was not short of Shinhan Bank's team speed. Rather, she looked faster.
However, Rika injured her knee after leaving Shinhan Bank. An anterior cruciate ligament tear. But after joining Shinhan Bank, she focused on rehabilitation and treatment. And she played from the opening game of the 2024-2025 season.
He has 12.4 points and 6.2 rebounds (aggressions 1.2) and 2.5 assists per game. His contribution to the record, such as defense and fast attack, is also high. In addition, his under-the-basket-mate Hong Yoo-soon (179 cm, C)'s performance is soaring. So, Rika can play more comfortably than before.
Rika, who was included in the starting lineup, alternately blocked Jinan (181 cm, C) and Yang In-young (184 cm, F). She tried to block Hana Bank's double post somehow. However, she failed to block Jinan and Yang's organic play. It was hard to do anything alone.
Of course, Rika's defense rotation speed was not bad. She also displayed Jihyun Shin's shooting capabilities on the screen. However, Shinhan was less balanced than Hana, while Shinhan was trailing 8-12 with 4:52 left in the first quarter. Acting Shinhan manager Lee Si-joon had to request a timeout.
Shinhan Bank shared John Press and modified regional defense, and Rika kept the last stand with Hong Yoo-soon. The double post pushed Hana Bank players away from the rim, allowing advanced resources to test their pressure and cooperative defense.
And Rika's ball-less movement also shone. After taking advantage of her colleague's ball-less screen, she penetrated near the rim of Hana Bank. Kim Ji-young's superb entry pass ended with a score under the basket. She gave Shinhan Bank the initiative (13-12). Rika, who contributed to the lead, stepped down to the bench one minute and 23 seconds before the end of the first quarter.
Shinhan started the second quarter with a score of 20-17. Taking a break, Rika accelerated the pace of its offense and defense conversion. In particular, it ran with Hong when it penetrated into the offensive end. Hong finished the pass at 1:14 of the second quarter. It widened the gap with Hana by 25-17.
Rika performed 100 percent of her five duties, including offensive rebounding and seat fight. She also showed such moves four minutes and 29 seconds before the end of the second quarter. She added three Hana Bank players through physical struggle. Hong Yu-soon caught the ball instantly after realizing this. She completed it with a mid-range jumper. Rika's smartness and dedication allowed Shinhan to lead by a double-digit margin (31-21).
As Shinhan continued to lead by two digits, acting Shinhan manager Lee Si-joon called Rika to the bench. He tried to save Rika as much as possible. Before the game, he said, "Rika is still in about 70 percent physical condition."
However, Shinhan Bank couldn't care less about Rika. It finished the first half 33-27. As the first half ended on a downward spiral, a card was needed in the third quarter to change the mood. Rika, the control tower, had to do that.
Shinhan and Hana Bank failed to score a single point in the third quarter for more than three minutes. However, Rika broke her silence. After scoring the first point with a momentary cut-in, she got a free throw for a foul through a breakthrough. She made her team's first four points in the third quarter all by herself. Shinhan also had a slight 37-29 run.
However, Shinhan Bank's offense process was not smooth. It felt as if the players who grabbed the ball and those who didn't were cut off. Ricardo found such trend frustrating.
After failing to stage an attack, Shinhan was trailing 39-36 with 1:39 left before the end of the third quarter. Shinhan had to display more concentration. The same was true of Ricardo. He paid more attention to defense, rebound and physical struggle under the basket. He performed basic tasks assigned to him. 메이저놀이터
When Shinhan was trailing 41-38, Rika dropped Hana's momentum by scoring a putback following an offensive rebound. In the next attack, she scored with Jihyun Shin (174 cm tall, G) by a score of two to two. She beat Hana by a score of 45-39. Time remaining was 8:22.
However, Shinhan lost its pace once again. Rika's physical stamina also declined. After a combination of unfavorable factors, Shinhan was upset 50-53 with 2 minutes and 58 seconds left before the game ended.
It was not a big difference. Rika showed more determination. She scored under the basket after participating in offensive rebound. She crushed Hana Bank 52-53.
Shinhan Bank induced Hana Bank's turnovers, and Jihyun Shin made a layup 7.1 seconds before the end of the game. At the same time, it even got a free throw for fouls. Shinhan Bank's atmosphere was at its peak.
However, Jihyun Shin missed the extra free throw, and Shinhan Bank had to watch Kim Jong-un (180 cm, F)'s buzzer beater. Rika scored six points in the fourth quarter alone, but she couldn't smile. Despite her team's best performance with 14 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and two steals, she failed to lead her team to fourth place.