With just 80 minutes left in the regular season, there are teams still with ambitions to improve their ranking, either to reach the playoffs in a better position or to save themselves. Some companies, however, are already looking ahead to next season, such as Varese, Toasts And Sassari.
Lombardi and Sassari can start planning a new year in the top flight, starting a new project (Sassari) or trying to get competitive again (Varese). The case of Brindisi is different, as it risks having to start from scratch in the event of an increasingly probable relegation. Revolutions which, inevitably, will begin with the choice of the new coach.
Let’s understand what the atmosphere is like in these three historic squares for our LBA.
Varese, does Bialaszewski stay?
The future a Varese of coaches Tom Bialaszewski it’s not so certain after all. Although Ettore Messina’s former assistant in Milan still has another year left on his contract, the current Varese coach finds himself at the center of crucial decisions regarding his future, as reported The Prealpine.
According to the newspaper, Luis Scola has always supported Bialaszwski despite there having been criticism from some fringes of the Varese fans and the former Olimpia player not having adapted (at least initially) to the Moneyball system. Despite everything, Bialaszweski still knew how to keep the group together even in difficult moments. The decision on the coach’s future is postponed to the end of the season and will depend exclusively on Luis Scola.
In the event of a farewell, the replacement seems to already be at home: it is about Herman Mandolas, already assistant last season to Matt Brase and Bialaszewski himself. In addition to this assignment, the Argentine coach is also Player Development Coach, that is, the person who takes care of the individual improvements of the players. without forgetting that since June 2023 Mandole has joined the staff of the Argentine national team.
Brindisi, Sakota towards Greece?
Not even time to finish the season with Toastswhat a coach Dragan Sakota he seems to have already found a bench for next year. As reported by sports, the current coach from Brindisi has been having contacts with AEK Athens since February. In short, whether it’s salvation or relegation, in Brindisi they will have to start thinking about who to entrust with technical guidance next season.
For Sakota, who has a Greek passport, arrived in Puglia on 30 October 2023 to replace the sacked Fabio Corbani, it would be his third return at the helm of the capital club. In his first experience (2001-2003) he won a national title; in the second (2014-2018), after holding the role of General Manager for two years, he won a national cup and the Basketball Champions League in 2018.
Sassari, air of revolution?
After the disappointing season or, at least, far below expectations, a summer of revolution is expected at home Sassari, starting with the coach. Although Nenad Markovic still has an active contract, the presence in the stands of the PalaSerradimigni Of Maurizio Buscaglia during the match against Varese it did not go unnoticed.
A presence that is not exactly casual, at least according to what he writes The new, according to which there would already be two approaches for next season. Whether it’s Markovic or Buscaglia, too the Sassari roster will undergo a profound revolution: second The Union Sardinian at least 5 foreigners should change. He will be among the few who should remain in Sardinia Alessandro Cappelletti and maybe, Stephan Gombaluld. The permanence of Eimantas Bendzius And Ousmane Diopwith the Senegalese whose contract is expiring and in great demand on the market.
