Starting with a win after three years of debut defeats would be a promising sign of a reversal of the trend. Varese arrives at the PalaSerradimigni on Sunday at 8 p.m., a team that has had a somewhat troubled preseason, unlike Dinamo, who, barring a few temporary ailments, have played almost entirely at full strength and have accelerated the process of integrating a group with 10 new players out of 12.
The solid rebounding performance of Thomas, Vincini, McGlynn, and Mezzanotte is encouraging, especially against a Varese team that is a lightweight and could do without the skinny Nate Renfro (who missed the last friendly due to injury), who wore the white and blue jersey last year.
The physical builds of the two point guards, Moody and Librizzi, are quite similar to those of Buie and Zanelli, as are those of guards Moore and Freeman. In short, on paper, Banco di Sardegna has some size advantages at the "4" and "5" spots and the same athleticism at the outside positions.
