SASSARI. When he showed up on November 16, he listed his priorities: defense, group and smile. And five months later the smile is wide, on the faces of the dynamics. Coach Piero Bucchi came, saw and wants to win again. Taking over from Demis Cavina he found a Dinamo with low ears. Now … «Now what a smile, after the victory over Milan. A beautiful day of sport, a game that entertained the public. And what a pleasure to see the stands so crowded. He was the sixth man, he was everyone’s smile. Of the players, the club and the city. But the great merit goes to the players who showed off a very good match against a team that doesn’t make you play well, that bares you: the best defense of the Euroleague and the championship. Congratulations to the boys ».
And to the coach, who had asked him to be bold.
“I asked him not to think too much, yes, to be the right instinctive. If I asked Logan to choose only the canonical shots, I would distort it, as would Bendzius. We have our rules, but free to follow instinct ».
The soloists who make a chorus.
“With a strong sense of responsibility”.
Five months ago it was a dynamo mogia. With her nine wins and six losses, but with a game and results that go beyond numbers.
«Self-esteem has grown, we are doing a good job. Then, you can lose or win but the great sacrifice in training allows us to arrive clear in the final. And it is fundamental ».
How did Dinamo change?
“With work, with a club that is extremely willing to make the necessary adjustments, with the president who made a considerable economic effort, with GM Pasquini skilled in negotiations and very good at choosing the right players”.
His balance after five months.
«I am a coach and by definition I must never be satisfied, a couple of games remained very much on my stomach but the team has grown and on Sunday we saw how much. We have climbed the slope, there is still a long way to go and the balance sheets are at the end but be careful already on Sunday in Pesaro, we will have to face it as we did with Milan. They are 2 points for the classification like the others, even if against certain teams they are worth more because not everyone gets them ».
Like Dinamo, who lost after an extra time at Virtus.
“And it is precisely one of the matches that I have on my stomach.”
How does Sassari live?
«Today he gave the team half a day, at noon I enjoyed a coffee in the sun in Piazza d’Italia. My family and I are very happy here, we have been received in an excellent way. And in a while I will also be able to enjoy the sea. I arrived in November, I look forward to being able to go there because I love it and I know that it is different from what I experienced in Rimini ».
Did the extension of the contract so soon surprise you?
«I received it with great pleasure and with great enthusiasm. Having the trust of the club and being able to program for a coach has a great significance ».
How will he design Dinamo’s future then?
«It will always be a competitive team, at the height of its history in Italy and in Europe, not with the budget of others but the contracts do not go into the field. For the next roster we are already thinking of players we want, and who are people with great qualities ».
Will Diop be the man of the future?
“The contract is about to expire, if you find the agreement I’ll be happy to have it.”
In almost 40 years on the bench he has coached great champions. But Logan?
«A 39-year-old champion like him, never. And Devecchi also surprises me, always the first to push in training. The club has rightly focused on him and Gentile as interpreters of the Dinamo spirit, on and off the pitch ».