After the ugly knockout in Cremona, coach Bucchi’s biancoblù must find a solution to the Mekowulu problem
SASSARI. A necessary clarification and a thinning of the roster, which could pave the way for new interventions on the market. After the bad defeat on Sunday morning in Cremona, before returning to Sardinia, Dinamo had a confrontation with coach Piero Bucchi, in which the point was made of a situation that has become – once again – suddenly complicated.
Battle lost. Meanwhile, yesterday, the company led by Stefano Sardara announced the termination of the Tyus Battle contract: the American winger, which got off to a good start last summer and then gradually got lost completely, had already ended up on the sidelines of the project as early as mid-December, despite not having been cut. A lost bet, for the class of 1997 taken by the Siberians of Enisey, which has shown to have very good athletic skills and good quality, but which at present is not ready to make a contribution to a team that can no longer afford to wait.
Other market? Battle’s departure could herald another move: Christian Mekowulu’s cut. The former Treviso center is the other big disappointment of the season: he started fairly well, went through a period of decline in the autumn linked to some physical problems and the poor understanding with coach Cavina. Now, however, the knots are definitely coming to a head and Cremona’s performance (1/9 shooting and a submissive attitude bordering on resigned) was inexplicable. Those scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday could be the last appeal tests, then the cut will be inevitable.
The slap of Cremona. Power surges, mental blackouts, a condition far from the top after the contagion problem. There are aggravating but also mitigating performances in the disappointing performance of Dinamo, who left PalaRadi with his head down after the knockout against Vanoli Cremona. Tomorrow the biancoblù will be back on the pitch and not even this time there will be joking: in the home of Fortitudo Bologna, in the recovery of the thirteenth day, there is a huge slice of tranquility (and credibility) at stake to face the second part of the season . The first confrontation-salvation went in the worst way; the second, that of tomorrow, must absolutely be faced in the right way because – having already virtually greeted the hopes of qualifying for the Final Eight – the risk is that of being seriously involved in the fight to avoid the last two places. A type of contest for which willpower and hunger are needed, qualities that this year’s Dinamo – which certainly has men of superior quality to the current rankings – has shown that they can only field in flashes. The first step is to find unity and the desire to fight. Coach Bucchi’s tooth bread.
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