Off to the quarterfinals of the playoffs, today match 1 at Brescia (8.45 pm, live on Raisport)
SASSARI. Dinamo fastens their belts and prepares for yet another playoff adventure: in the quarterfinals they find Germani Brescia for the first time in their history in the post season, which they will face in today’s match (20.45, live Raisport) and on Wednesday at the PalaLeonessa A2a. A test will be needed at the Via Caprera facility … Garibaldina of biancoblù who once again do not start as favorites (Sassari sixth in the regular season, Brescia third), but this is now a tradition of which clubs and fans are almost a source of pride. Also because the post-season plot for many years now tells that nothing is taken for granted and that what is worth is not the statistics but how much a team is able to effectively withstand the pressure and grow over the course of the series by leveraging their points. of strength.
Teams that fear each other. Brescia and Dinamo have never clashed in the past in the playoffs (5 participations from Lombardy, 10 from Sassari who also won the championship). The Brescia players, despite a terrific season with an impressive streak and an extremely competitive roster, know they have to take a team like Dinamo with a grain of salt, which has proved capable of beating anyone. «It’s like starting a new championship – said coach Piero Bucchi – The team is working well we are fixing the last things but there is a good atmosphere and we are ready. We are facing one of the surprises of the championship but we face the playoffs with a great desire to play and without fear ». Alongside him the precious presence of the only ex of the match, the assistant coach Giacomo Baioni, who returned this season in biancoblù after two years in Brescia.
Sassari has grown. “The match against Sassari will be a really difficult match, considering the talent spread across the roster – warns the Lombard club – and the moment of great confidence experienced by the Sardinian quintet, who closed the regular season with a streak of four consecutive victories still open”. In the first leg in October, Germani won 65-76 in Sassari, a success from Brescia also in the return for 97-86, with the pair Della Valle-Mitrou-Long in great evidence on both occasions (the first feared and admired rival in the series of final won with Reggio Emilia in 2015). But now everything changes, Sassari has grown a lot and knows everything about today’s opponents. The question is which foreigner will be left out of Brescia, who has 7 after the arrival of John Brown (Moore is the main suspect). For the Banco the return of Chessa in the twelve after the long absence for the foot operation is not excluded.
positive atmosphere. “I like to accept challenges – explains Gerald Robinson, one of the key men of the Sassari team, play who has collected and won many such matches – and if I am here it is because Sassari is a club that has history, it is a club that has won many times. I knew he wasn’t having a great time and that’s why I took the bet. And then I thought it was right not to leave the work started in Rome with coach Bucchi unfinished ». Robinson believes that “in a series there is never a single right thing to do, because 48 hours later everything can change. Since they like to play at speed and they “turn on” in this way, the key could be to try to slow them down, lead them to think more ». Kaspar Treier is a bit like the emblem of a Dinamo that wants to have fun, aware of its qualities and of some limitations, with great humility but also a lot of ambition: “I’m happy that once the physical problems have been solved the team gave me a hand to grow. Maybe I’m not the classic player who leverages talent, but I think I can be useful to the cause and I can do my part by doing my part. Everyone will be needed ».
The weapon of chorality. Stefano Gentile is the man who never gives up and over the course of the season he was able to adapt to various tactical situations resulting in a very precious we have produced good results in the field. In short, we have everything to do well ». On Brescia he warns: «We are facing a team that in some ways proved to be up to the best. They have two key players like Della Valle and Mitrou-Long, who score, manage possessions, and create team-mate advantages. However, we too have our points of reference and we will be able to leverage on chorality, it can be decisive in a series that in my opinion – he prophesies – will be long ». The Lioness is forewarned.
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