So far, it's been a play-in campaign, the playoffs that allow teams to advance directly to the playoffs, where the teams ranked second through seventh advance directly. The loose format of the A2 league and the 38 regular season games still leave plenty of time for recovery, but tomorrow night at the PalaSerradimigni against Caserta (8:30 PM) will be a revealing match for Dinamo.
After two defeats and three subpar performances, a response is still expected from Luca Vitali's team, as the focus is on improving both their fitness and the effectiveness of their defense (so far weak in one-on-one situations among the wingers) and their attack, where, despite the low shooting percentages, their maneuvers still seem only intermittently effective in exploiting the players' strengths. The return of winger Joonas Riismaa is a reason for confidence, given the Estonian's unifying qualities.
Caserta is a manageable but not negligible opponent. The team, coached by Lino Lardo (a point guard in Sassari's first two years in Serie A2) has rebounded from its first three losses with two consecutive wins against Cremona and Mestre. The team's best players are the two-dimensional big man Henry (14 points on 50% three-pointers and 5.6 rebounds); point guard D'Argenzio (14 points on 73% two-pointers); American guard/forward Johnson (12.4 points on 43% three-pointers and 4 rebounds); and Belarusian winger Hadzic (10 points on 60% two-pointers).
