The defeat against Tortona (-20 after a match that lasted only a quarter) left a much deeper mark than Banco di Sardegna's ranking in penultimate place suggests .
The words of coach Piero Bucchi at the end of the match are eloquent: «We are asking ourselves questions and looking for ways to resolve the problems that are evidently there». The (timid) whistles from PalaSerradimigni after the defeat are another sign.
Initially it was thought that the delays in becoming the team were due to a pre-season done without the injured Tyree and Charalampopoulos and the arrival of McKinnie (Bendzius' replacement) only a week before the start of the season. But the group's inability to evolve is more revealing than the miserable record of just one success in seven matches between the championship and the Fiba Champions.
So it seems natural to return to the market in search of one or two elements that give cohesion and personality to a team that currently displays the worst defense in the championship with 89.4 points conceded and does not yet have the certainties that coach Bucchi would like.
Two players in particular are under observation, the most disappointing: the point guard Whittaker who does not produce acceleration and above all is unable to be a leader, even if he does not lack commitment, and the winger Charalampopoulos who has faded compared to last season. One fact is enough: 1/8 from three in four championship games for the Greek.
