"Volleyball genius has appeared" and Bukirich's transformation, which even the enemy commander admired...Will it be possible to lead Jeonggwanjang to spring

"Volleyball genius has appeared" and Bukirich's transformation, which even the enemy commander admired...Will it be possible to lead Jeonggwanjang to spring

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"A volleyball genius has appeared."

Hyundai Engineering & Construction coach Kang Sung-hyung surprised Banya Bukirich's performance in the cup competition ahead of the final match against Jeong Kwan-jang of the women's team at the 2024 Tongyeong and Dodram Cup Professional Volleyball Competition held at Tongyeong Gymnasium in South Gyeongsang Province on the 6th. Bukirich, who debuted in the V-League last season wearing the Korea Expressway Corporation uniform, took advantage of his tall height (198 cm) to rank third in the scoring category (935 points). However, the Korea Expressway Corporation, which failed to play volleyball last spring, gave up renewing its contract with Bukirich, and Jeong Kwan-jang nominated Bukirich in the tryout.
Jeong Kwan-jang, who previously renewed his contract with Megawatti Puttiwi in the Asian quarter, was a kind of adventurer. This is because positions overlap. Bukirich and Mega played as apogit spikers last season, which was less burdensome for receiving. As it was impossible to dream of spring volleyball without Bukirich and Mega coexisting, Jeong had to find a way for the two players to play together in the offseason. Thus, Bukirich changed his position to "outside heater."

Unlike the Apogit Spiker, who can only focus on offense, the outside-heater has to receive. If his receiving ability declines, he or she will be constantly attacked by the opponent team's serve. As it can adversely affect the rhythm of offense, the damage can be greater than the benefits of changing the position. In addition, Bukirich has never played as an outside-heater in his professional career. For this reason, other clubs have watched Chung's moves during the off-season with interest. "I wanted to see how Bukirich and Mega coexist," Kang said.

Bukirich displayed impressive performance, as evidenced by the words "genius" that Kang, who led Hyundai E&C to victory last season. For now, he still displayed strong scoring capacity. Bukirich scored more than 30 points in matches with IBK Industrial Bank (31 points) and Heungkuk Life Insurance (32 points) in the group league, and also scored 21 points in matches with GS Caltex in the semifinal. Notably, he recorded 44.44 percent of receiving efficiency in matches with GS Caltex despite the opponent team's intensive attack. "Bukirich endured better than expected," GS Caltex coach Lee Young-taek said after losing to Jeong Kwan-jang 2-3 with set score. "I couldn't attack as I thought."

Bukirich also has a difficult task after confirming his capability as an outside hitter. Bukirich has to play the sixth round of the regular season under intensive checks by opponents in the new season. His receiving efficiency plummeted to 12.50 percent in the final match of the Cup with Hyundai Engineering & Construction. His team also lost to set score 1-3. "Playing games under the pressure of receiving can cause mental problems," said Chung Kwan-jang coach Ko Hee-jin. "It's not easy to play like this in the new position, but he's doing well. I'm not satisfied with this and will prepare well until the regular season." 메이저놀이터