Only two wins in nine games. This is the worst record since Sassari reached the top basketball league. Indeed, the team is second to last, tied with three other competitors in the standings, paying the price (for now) for unexpected home losses against Udine and Varese under Bulleri's management.

The match in Naples confirmed the mental fragility of a team whose only driving forces are point guard Buie and big man Thomas. The problems at the helm are evident; when Buie leaves, the white-and-blue team always struggles because Zanelli is performing so poorly and because neither Johnson nor Beliauskas are two guards capable of setting the pace and the game.

Among the Italians, only center Vincini offers ample guarantees, while all in all Ceron does his job as a tenth-choice player, but he can climb the pecking order given that he has a versatility of roles that both Zanelli and Mezzanotte lack.

The club, sporting director Sartori, and coach Mrsic (who has played a third of his league season so far, but with two away games) will use the week off for international duty to decide whether to return to the transfer market and how to proceed. The impression is that the current roster continues to struggle and that at least one addition is needed to give Dinamo more certainty.

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