Samsung Fire’s Kim Jung-ho sees a better 2024-25 season.
Samsung Fire finished the 2023-24 season with a 19-17 record (50 points) and sixth place in the regular season out of seven teams. They were in contention for the top spot in the standings until the fourth round, but they struggled after that. Setter Noh Jae-wook was out of form and middle blocker Kim Jun-woo was injured.
The team’s increasing reliance on foreign player Yosvani Hernandez (registered name Yosvani) led to an imbalance in their offense. 메이저 토토사이트 The team tried to change things up by using Yosubani as an outside hitter instead of an outside hitter and Eddie as an outside hitter, but it failed to turn things around.
The team finished last in the 2022-23 season and even looked to spring volleyball this season, which is a big disappointment.
The same goes for starting outside hitter Kim Jung-ho. Kim played in all 36 regular season matches. In those 36 matches and 141 sets, she scored 397 points. His attack percentage was 18.17% and his attack efficiency was 31.68%. His receiving percentage was 31.38% and his receiving efficiency was 44.19%. The offense left a bit to be desired.
“It was a disappointing season,” Kim said after the final regular season game against Woori Card on the 16th. We did well in the first half of the season, but it’s unfortunate that we fell apart in the second half,” he said, adding, “We don’t know how the roster will change. I thought it was the last season I could play with this roster.”
On a personal level, he said, “I think I felt physically weak, and it’s a shame that I couldn’t do more. The most regrettable thing is that the fans who support the Daejeon Samsung Fire were hoping for spring volleyball, and we didn’t take advantage of the opportunity.” “I think if I rest well, build up my body again, and prepare well for next season, good results will come out. I think it’s an experience that we didn’t have this season, but I think it’s also an experience,” she said encouragingly.
Born in 1997, Kim Jung-ho was drafted by Samsung Fire with the fourth pick in the second round of the 2017 rookie draft. Within a year, he moved to KB Insurance, where he played four seasons before returning to his hometown team in 2022.
As an attacker, Kim is relatively small in stature, but he overcomes this with his reliable defense and speed. His serve is also one of his weapons.
“In terms of defense, I get more comfortable with every season,” says Kim. My blocking is also good because I analyze the team well. On the other hand, I think my offense has dropped a lot. I will practice more in the off-season to become a better player in terms of physical strength and offense,” he said.
At the same time, he wants to be a better husband and father of twins. Kim is expecting twin girls at the end of May. “I’m having twin girls at the end of May. My wife is having a hard time. Now that the season is over, I want to help her with the things she does at home alone and eat good food with her.” He added, “I look at my brothers’ babies and think, ‘My babies? I’m worried and excited. I’m thinking about how I can raise him better and how I can take care of my wife. I want to do a good job of combining athletics and parenting. People say it’s doubly hard with twins, but I’m determined to be a good athlete, a good father, and a good husband.”
Kim is looking forward to the 2024-25 season.