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inthewild · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Location: Korea

I think it sums up the talent of the league when Lang is one of the best players. On the other hand I think the product the NBA puts out on a night to night basis is garbage so...

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

I also am a fan of chris lang.....he works hard and is a good team player which most foreingers in the lague are not. Just look at the rise in SK standings this season. they are sure doing a lot better.

Alyallen · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:26 am Post subject:

jurassic5 · Joined: 02 Apr 2003 Location: PA

i wasn't impressed with scales when i saw him play...but again, it was his first game for Samsung...he seemed to shoot a lot and not make anything. but he has gotten better over the season.

lang is avg. 22 points a game and 11.75 boards along with 2.2 blocks a game. not too bad.

anyways, check out my baseball forum (in signature), it has a section for the KBL.

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

Honestly, I'd have to say the basketball here is pretty awful. I was born in the UNC hospital and I've watched a lot of ACC basketball, including Kris Lang, and the Korean league is way below that quality. It's definitely way below on the intensity scale too. It's just 2 bored Americans making most of the plays. I've never been a huge basketball fan, but I can't even watch those games for more than 5 minutes.

That said, here's an interesting article feature Kris Lang and the team translator:

http://service.joins.com/asp/print_article_english.asp?aid=2528418&esectcode=e_special&title=Foreign+hoopsters++get+a+crucial+assist

mog · Joined: 06 May 2004

That's a good article.

I certainly agree that this is the KBL and should limit foreign players. Israel, and other pro leagues outside the US also have that 2 foreign player limit.

And it's not all bad. While it's lower than I expected, the Korean players can play a bit. They're just not overly athletic. Many can shoot, and a few can drive and slash a bit.

IconsFanatic · Joined: 19 Jan 2003

There's an incredible amount of pro sports leagues in Korea. I went to football, baseball, basketball, and volleyball matches. If I had been more adventuresome, I could have even taken in some ice hockey!

Incognito · Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Location: Teacher centered hell!!!

A few more questions...

Does the KBL's season parallel the NBA's (beginning and end)?

Is there a post season?

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

endo · Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Location: Seoul...my home

VanIslander · Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:12 am Post subject:

I actually watch women's b-ball in Korea and back home.

I had watched every televised game of the WNBA in its first season, and many in its next few seasons.

And I have to say the league play here in Korea isn't bad. Entertaining enough. (Last year there were more games on the tele than this year, for some reason.)

The women's game is always more focused on passing, without all those annoying showmanship moves after a basket.

Though, I have to say, when it comes to b-ball, men's or women's, nothing compares to U.S. college in terms of intensity.

inthewild · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Location: Korea

polarbearbrad · Joined: 06 Dec 2004

If Korea has all these sports (soccer, volleyball, hockey, baseball and basketball) what are the websites for those sports. I live about an hour from Seoul and I would love to take in these games, even the "substandard" ones. Hey poor hockey is better than NO hockey.

Any help on those five sports would be appreciated.

Cheers,
PBB

Holyjoe · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Location: Away for a cuppa