Jones Cup: Taiwan Blue Short on Height, Drops Third Straight
Taiwan Blue lost to South Korea's Wonju DB New Generation at the Jones Cup for its third defeat, with a shortage of frontcourt bodies the main cause — bad news for the team's remaining schedule.
- Taiwan Blue lost 76-87 and is now on a three-game losing streak.
- Naturalized center Kao Po-kai left the game after just four minutes feeling unwell, while Tseng Hsiang-chun and Chen Kuan-chuan were both left off the roster.
- Small forwards such as Tan Chieh-lung and Kuo Chun-yen were forced to play center and lost out on positioning, allowing their opponents to grab 24 offensive rebounds and score 17 second-chance points.
- Lan Shao-fu scored 18 points and said bluntly that rebounding is a long-standing problem for the team that must be fixed.
- The offense has improved and the younger players are gradually adapting to the system, among the few bright spots.
Outlook: Whether Kao Po-kai can play again remains to be seen, and Ma Chien-hao's condition is still being assessed. Until the frontcourt is reinforced, Taiwan Blue's rebounding disadvantage is unlikely to improve in the short term.