A qualification for the play-in due to difference in goals (with only two victories in six games) and a "good" elimination at Cholet's home 93-77 after having wasted the match ball won in game one at PalaSerradimigni. Coach Piero Bucchi commented: «The opponents were more concentrated and had more physical and mental energy than us who paid the price for the last month».
There is a big difference between the +21 of the first match against Cholet and the -16 of the third. The blue and white coach is right when he says that Dinamo had little energy. The fact is that the roster, although improved with the inclusion of point guard Jefferson, seems unable to digest the double commitment: both because there is not enough athleticism, and because when the quality is not very high, you always have to get close to one hundred percent of the potential return if you want to win. And continuity is not - not yet, at least - a certainty for Banco di Sardegna this season.
If reaching the Round of 16 (groups of four) would have been positive for European visibility and credibility, on the other hand the risk was to take away precious energy from the group.
In a season so far with many shadows and very little light, Bucchi's Dinamo has only one goal left to smile about: winning the championship playoffs. And it won't be easy given the very small differences between the center and lower rankings.
