With 4 victories and 7 defeats, Dinamo Sassari is a team in the second half of the table in the Italian championship, which has lost a lot of power since the golden age of the 70s and 80s. Federico Pasquini particularly discusses recruitment for his current team.
“They are all guys who work well, who arrived with strong motivations, unfortunately today the Italian market is not the first choice. There is Spain, Turkey, Asian countries, Australia , the G-League which retains the Americans by paying them, and it is very complex I prefer to “close” the team first because from the experience of these 14 years, if you recruit a player in July. or later it means he has probably ruled out at least 7-8 options and accepts not to come with the same hunger and spirit that a team like Sassari needs, because obviously there is also more pressure and the level of expectation is very high .”
Dinamo CEO explains his scouting plan:
“I start in September with a general overview of the European Championships on a statistical level then I detail each competition from October. The ones we are looking at the most today for many reasons are Germany, France, which has gained a lot of power with the fact that they are watched a lot from the NBA, Finland, Belgium, Australia and then we look at players from mid-low level teams in Spain, Turkey and in China who have unlimited budgets in the top eight to ten Even in the G-League it’s difficult because now players are making money and waiting to play their cards at least a few years before entering the European market.
Dinamo Sassari is playing in the FIBA Europe Cup this season and currently finds itself in the same group as Cholet and Le Portel with two defeats in two matches. Reminder: Sassari is located in Sardinia, on an island. Federico Pasquini does not regret this commitment to the C4.
“It definitely helps you build chemistry playing twice a week, you get to know each other first, the players are facilitated in that, but then you pay for it in terms of energy and travel. Between Venice and Le Portel we traveled 45 hours in 5 days, we returned to Sassari on Wednesday evening, we had Thursday to recover then two training sessions before Reggio, it’s not easy. But from my experience, I have always been in favor of Cups because, when there is something to resolve in the league, playing is useful and can solve certain problems.
