New Jersey (North): Granada (D2)

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WEEK RECORD RANK COMMENTS
Week 9 5-4 5

Their victory over Mecca is definitely an eye-opener after seemingly falling out of favor in the Power Rankings.  The revitalized group has repositioned itself as a possible contender with Yousef Zaki back in the mix.  Not to be overlooked is Muhanad Deeb - his style of play is built for a matchup against Istanbul.
Week 8 4-4 5

George Kabanjian has missed the last two games, otherwise this team woulda/coulda/shoulda been 6-2.  They certainly could've used his heady playmaking and ballhandling skills on Saturday in a game where Granada turned it over 21 times en route to a monumental collapse to Kabul.
Week 7 4-3 4

The young squad has now lost 3 in a row after starting the season 4-0.  I can make excuses for them in all 3 games, but if they want to really impress, I want to see them end the season 6-3 (with a win over Mecca in Week 9).
Week 6 4-2 4

Two close losses in back-to-back weeks has one wondering if these guys are contenders or pretenders.  They beat up on the bottom feeders the first four weeks.  They need to finish 2-1 in these last 3 games to be considered a serious playoff threat.
Week 5 4-1 3

A commendable effort versus Mombasa, and I'm a believer in this team to make some noise in the playoffs.
Week 4 4-0 4

A superb/surprising start to the season - let's see if they can keep it up with a much harder schedule coming up.
Week 3 3-0 5

Easy win
Week 2 2-0 5

Gritted out a win against Sana'a.  That's back to back weeks of blowing leads, then winning the game on the last shot. 
Week 1 1-0 5

Blew a huge 19-2 lead to start the game, only to win on a miraculous halfcourt heave by Omar Qasem at the overtime buzzer.
Preseason 0-0 7

They picked up Hosam Karkis who guested a few games from Cairo last season.