Also, on a sidenote, it seems to have been decided that the men's salary is going to be reduced.
Won't be surprised if the female's gets theirs reduced in a year or two as well
It's way too inflated currently - of course the men's are worse considering lower viewership & the salary cap being higher than the female's
Yes, and I think there are now talks about players getting a lot of money in the league like Park Jeong Ah, Lee Soyoung and even Kang Sohwi being "cursed", seeing the dip in performance after signing huge checks.
I think it affects them mentally, due to pressure from fans and club, since they are paid a lot of money (more money compared to even European / Turkish players).
Rather than being cursed, Sohwi was never a max contract level player
She was good and I think teams recruited her hoping she had potential to get better, but imo she has already hit her potential
Soyoung I will say after 20/21 with GS she had an insanely good season, but after that she was just always on the bench with injury
This is a pessimistic view, but I feel like she only hustled that season due to her FA coming up...
Meanwhile, players like Heejin and Soyoung are paid an exorbitant amount of money and do not even play that much.
There are now talks to change up the whole FA scheme as it has many limitations and is oftentimes pro-club than pro-player.
Ideally they should increase the minimum salary for younger players which will force the team to limit the number of max salary cap players
The only ones who deserve max or high salaries are KYK and Yang Hyojin, but Heejin, Soyoung, Park Jeongah definitely do not
Especially Heejin & Soyoung whose careers are so filled with season-out injuries, I think they've barely played most of their careers
but maybe in Japan?
Ah maybe since they have Asia quota, if that includes Korea!
But she'll return soon after because Korea's domestic pay is so much higher😅
Lee Dahyun has expressed her wish to play overseas
I'll be realistic... I like her as a player but she doesn't stand a chance overseas 😭
Height and limited foreigner slot, chances aren't high
Even the Red Sparks middle blockers are similar/better than her now
Fitting end for Kim's legacy, she can now retire without any regrets
A reverse sweep is definitely easier said than done, and if Pink Spiders allowed another team to reverse sweep them again after last season it'll be incredibly painful
Red Sparks did insanely well and they made me a fan through this championship series
A pity they couldn't win a championship for their franchise after so long, but let's see if they can convince Megawati to stay on
The way they pushed each match to 5 sets and Megawati !!! 
Props to Yeum and Noran for playing through their injuries on painkillers and massages/icing when off court
The two middle blockers for coming back right after recovering from injury
And most of all Megawati for carrying the team and maintaining her condition throughout the season so well
I am in awe of Red Sparks, another 5-set match 
Prove me wrong and win this Championship!!! I'd be more than happy!
I didn't dare to even hope for this because of the tight schedule of matches and injuries, against a well rested PS
This team has made me a fan
Kim is great as usual
Tuktu's 30 points with 51.06% success rate is Bukilic similarly with 28 points with 50.98%
But my goodness Megawati's 38 points with 47.37% 
Also want to give credit to the Red Sparks players, Yeum was so impressive with the quick attacks to the middles
Park Eunjin & Jung Hoyoung despite being middles are actually pretty good at back-row digs
And Noran adjusted well though she was targeted by Pink Spiders' serves the whole match
I heard there were talks of her playing with Red Sparks again season - hope she gets the foreign player slot as she deserves the salary increase.
If she continues she will remain as Asian Quota player, if she wants to apply for Foreigner Slot she will need to rejoin the draft and won't remain with Red Sparks
But I heard that she won't be continuing next season to focus on her marriage(?)
It seems Sparks are not done yet
Yep insane 34-36 set, but could they last 2 more games with their injured players? Especially after this long 5 set match..
I wish they could but it'll be difficult
Red Sparks has too many players with injuries, especially their main setter Yeum
I do think they're playing their best and hope they can win but I think its time to congratulate Pink Spiders in advance
Very unlikely for any team to repeat what HiPass did last year reverse sweeping in the championships down 2 games to none
And it's not as satisfying watching an injured team compete against a healthy and rested competition
Red Sparks is so plagued and unlucky with injuries
Would've easily went 2-0 against Hillstate if not for that, in fact they probably could've came out #1 in regular season too
Hope they put up a good fight in the championships, I'm rooting for them
Also, playing finals match just 2 days after their last semi-finals match is an insane schedule
I know the #1 seed should have an advantage but 2 games in 3 days + long travel
Who thought that was a good idea...
That's exactly what I mean. They have resources to have better players but their contract rules (or rather, lack of) mean that any serious volleyball player overseas is not going to consider their league. Just look what what they've done to Vanessa Agbortabi, Jovana Miroslavjevic, Sherridan Atkinson, etc. The biggest American VB agent (or one of) was interviewed and said he would not consider PVF for any of his clients.
Appreciate the detailed reply
It seemed like much of the argument against PVF from those on LOVB camp (or in general), came from the standpoint that it was "worse volleyball" that makes no sense - just as how people enjoy watching NCAA more than pro volleyball, its not so much the skill itself but also the attention it can draw
Like how Korean league still has a large following despite its quality that's constantly dropping (they have been losing viewers due to that though, not significantly yet due to Asia Quarter & KYK)
But if you meant the contracts & how they lack the ability to attract players or hire good coaches, that I can understand and agree
It's surprising that PVF pays better than LOVB though, somehow been reading the opposite in comments
I think PVF may not attract many foreign players but they have been putting locals first which could be their main goal, losing Omaha will hit them big time though yes - but can MLV really set up a new league within less than a year? 
any league that is using Regan Pittman or Ally Batenhorst as opposites is not a serious league
Pittman is only playing Opposite cause all of Mojos other Opposites are injured
They've been trying different MBs as Opposites thus far - and Regan still plays like a middle with her slide attacks
We'll see if and when they play Yeliz Basa (their Turkish Opp) since her visa issues had been resolved & she arrived in the US
(unless they end up sidelining her like Rosir Calderon)
Of course, why the team didn't decide to draft/sign other (non-injured) Opposites instead is another question
I'm curious what your other reasons are for why this is "not good volleyball and they dont know what they're doing to develop that into such"
If that's the case, all the other leagues worldwide that are below a certain standard shouldn't have a league either
LOVB with better players are definitely playing higher level volleyball, but the model is just weird to hop onto as a fan
I'd only watch LOVB if I had a player I liked playing there
PVF I can see lasting longer, and with more teams onboard they can expand to full season one day too
Yes there seems to be a case of players getting such big salaries and flopping in the league. That's why I'm not a fan of revealing salaries honestly.
We don't even talk about Heejin and Soyoung getting paid big bucks in IBK yet not even playing full time.
Oh people are talking about KHJ & LSY all the time and how they're always unavailable due to injuries
Yet interestingly enough Soyoung has her best season right before free agency?
Disappointing that clubs still sign them (edit: for such high amounts) for their popularity though you can't deny the standard and pool of players in Korea has decreased so much that despite having Asian Quarter, these players are still being overpaid
that's not in KRW is it
In krw its 7 billion 750 million
I'm just being lazy and converting 1,000krw = $1
So 775K
Park Jeongah is severely overpaid
How can someone being paid 775K only score 1 point with 10% success rate in 3 sets
It seems Orlando Valkyries is the team to beat in PVF
Abercrombie - Pornpun connection is still really good even during their IBK days.
Pornpun got injured during the match unfortunately, a sprained ankle after she landed wrongly after jumping for a block
Pukis came in and played even better for Orlando in Set 4, nice high sets.
I think Pornpun was tired after the consecutive Away matches, her sets were pretty low and led to some blocks
Atlanta, Orlando and Omaha are the top three teams respectively in the Preseason Selected Order
I thought she signed with lovb
Not LOVB, PVF
She will play in Greece for the first half of the season in 2024, before playing for San Diego in PVF which starts from Jan 2025
KYK's achievements > that twin's miniscule contribution to Korean volleyball and volleyball in general. Nobody's gonna miss her except maybe you and other drama enthusiasts from stan twitter
Actually KYK's achievements were at the Olympics and international level, she didn't bring much to Korean v-league itself
Of course if you followed her career in Turkey instead of watching the Korean league itself, you wouldn't have known that
I won't argue that an international level grants a much larger impact, but the domestic league was falling apart and not drawing much viewers while she was playing overseas
The twins on the other hand are the sole reason why the domestic v-league started thriving and even allowed the female league to gain even higher viewership than the male league, brought endorsements, commercials, and higher salary as a whole to the league
No one can debate this, of course it won't matter to you since most international fans wouldn't have watched the domestic league
Is her twin's retirement official?
I suppose it is
Korean clubs want to sign with her but only on the condition of her acknowledging and apologizing for things she didn't do (for context/ 2)
So she decided to retire, I'm not sure why she isn't keen on playing overseas though, because she has received offers from good leagues/clubs in the past few years
Lee Dayeong will be playing for Panionios, a new club in the A1 Greek League for the first half of the season in 2024 before playing for San Diego in PVF in 2025
