The numbers of what has become the best attack in Serie A (96.5 points in the last ten games) also come from the defense of the Sassari team. The glaring demonstration was precisely against Varese, beaten 102-73 on Saturday night . To give an idea, not even Milan managed to do better, because they had held Varese to 75 points and only scored 87.
Not only aggression, containment of one-on-ones and stretched defenses to break the rhythm of the opponents, but also well-chosen defensive pairings. If until now Kruslin had been the deputy to mark the most dangerous winger of the opponent, now there is also Raspino: his marking on point guard Ross is a masterpiece because he managed to almost never let him escape and with his greater stature he obscured the view, jamming what has so far been the most prolific attack in the championship.
Another detail: diving on the parquet to recover loose balls or at least force a tap-off. Symptom of a group that has found the pleasure of defending strongly all together.
This is why the PalaSerradimigni crowd was thrilled in the last few games. Banco di Bucchi is a real team, which is why they have been able to win six games in a row, eight of the last nine.
