Zero points after the first two games. Just like last year and two years ago. Dinamo continues to be stuck in the starting blocks of Serie A. This means making life difficult for themselves, especially since the defeat against Varese at the PalaSerradimigni (102-105) and the one in Cremona (79-75) were a sort of "playoff" in the race for survival.
While Bulleri's team had managed to come back from a 15-point deficit against Varese, this time they squandered the 15-point lead they'd achieved in the 26th minute after a convincing performance, especially in defense, with their alternating zone and man-marking play. And they did so by repeating the mistake of making too many substitutions in a starting five that was performing well.
The fact is that without the injured Johnson, Banco should have had a more substantial contribution from Zanelli and Marshall, who instead remained below par.
On Wednesday, the Sassari team is in Lisbon, Portugal, for the opening of the European Cup. Who knows if the European Cup will mentally recharge the white-blues ahead of the big match against Milan or will instead be further physical stress for a squad that already appears short with the absences of Johnson and Ceron.
