Make your choices for this week's matchups:

Islamabad / Dhaka
Palermo / Fez
Mecca / Tehran
Damascus / Amman
Sana'a / Cordoba
Istanbul / Suba
Mombasa / Sarajevo
Riyadh / Alexandria
Jakarta / Granada
Beirut / Delhi
Kabul / Cairo

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Edited by user Thursday, July 13, 2017 12:00:15 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Islamabad / Dhaka - No explanation needed.
Palermo / Fez - Abdul is an amazing scorer but a one man offense isn't enough to take down the Ed & Jason duo, with the DPOY Ahmad "Cookies" Saleh.
Mecca / Tehran - Anas is out, and based off of there last week performance I think they'll open some eyes and take this one home.
Damascus / Amman - Ahmad sehwail back this week, but this'll be Ammans 2nd win.
Sana'a / Cordoba - If Mohammed Amin plays the way he did last week then this game is over.
Istanbul / Suba - Like Bilal put it. Height.
Mombasa / Sarajevo - Nothing like a bounce back win.
Riyadh / Alexandria - Potent offense by the Masri Bros & Co.
Jakarta / Granada - M u j t a b a
Beirut / Delhi - Delhi missing some players so this should be Beiruts game
Kabul / Cairo - Cant bet against Hamza.

Islamabad/Dhaka - Obvious
Fez/Palermo - Whoa just noticed Fez picked up Idris - overall a stronger team
Tehran/Mecca - This is a tough one. Didn't see the game but Tehran took down Jakarta gotta give them some respect for that. Anas is injured but I think Malik and Ammar will step up. Also Jaaber and Irfan excellent additions to the team.
Damascus/Amman - Amman’s Moaya and Omar “the Mantssaa” Mana combo will be too tough to contain
Cordoba/Sana’a - Haven’t seen Cordoba play, but saw Sana'a last week and Qasim has them clicking. Also Mo has a little extra motivation thanks to the forum LOL
Istanbul/Suba - Respect due to Suba for handing Mombasa the L on opening day, but don’t think they match up well against Istanbul
Mombasa/Sarajevo - Raza/Sadat/Weiss & Company aren’t about to lose 2 in a row. Rameez had a huge game, but I think the team needs time to gel
Riyadh/Alexandria - Alexandria once again has a strong team but I see some matchup problems that Riyadh will likely take advantage of
Jakarta/Granada - Game of the week. Gonna have to go with Granada on this one - too much firepower. Plus I think Jakarta may be missing a couple guys
Beirut/Delhi - Giving this one to Beirut over a short handed Delhi
Kabul/Cairo - Kabul but will be closer than what you may think

Islamabad / Dhaka - Great matchup. Islamabad got much better with Omar Abbassi joining the team, giving them a much needed down low presence, and just an overall veteran, high basketball IQ addition who can keep them composed when games get tough. Islam & Fursan will play hard as always but the big difference is Billal. I've been watching him since last year and he keeps getting bigger and better. He's quick and an opportunistic scorer. Islamabad should start to give him more opportunities on offense and I think he'd come through for them. I don't need to say much about Dhaka, probably the most well-rounded team in the league. Great guards and a strong post game, you can't make any mistakes if you want to beat them. Defense will decide this one but I give the nod to Dhaka because I think matchup wise they have more offensive talent.

Palermo / Fez - Abdul Mutaleb will light it up like always for Palermo, especially against a non-defensive minded team like Fez (although this did pick up a few nice additions), but he doesn't seem to have anyone else around him to help score. Fez being the veteran team they are with good guard play and Jason down low should pull out this win relatively easily.

Mecca / Tehran - Mecca is a top offensive team with the Zubi brothers (although I'm not sure if Anas is playing), plus Jaber Jaber who was a great pick up. Something about Tehran though makes me think they can beat anyone on any given week. They play tough defense and picked up a few new players who look like they can score. I give Tehran this win because I'm not sure how Mecca will react to not having Anas on the floor and Tehran's tough defense could exploit that.

Damascus / Amman - Don't know much about Damascus but they seem like a young team with some decent scorers who can play good defense. I still think Moayad's scoring, Omar Mana being a complete freak down low, and what looks like their improved team chemistry this year will be too much for a new team like Damascus. I give the nod to Amman.

Sana'a / Cordoba - Not going to predict my own game but Sana'a will be without Qasim & Salman, and with an injured Hamza. Cordoba looks to have scorers but Sana'a being a top defensive team can mostly neutralize them, although we'll see how good defensively they are without Qasim & Salman. Raied and Mo need to put the offense on their backs if they want to come out with a win.

Istanbul / Suba - Istanbul is too big, too long, and has too many scorers for Suba to compete. They should focus on not getting blown out in this one.

Mombasa / Sarajevo - Don't know much about Sarajevo but it looks like Rameez Khizer can ball. Mombasa is too talented to lose this one though, as long as their players show up.

Riyadh / Alexandria - Already a top offensive team, they went out and picked up another scorer. Haven't seen Riyadh play but they box score from last week isn't very impressive. Gotta go with Alexandria.

Jakarta / Granada - An already top defensive team with the addition of Muj for much needed offensive output makes them the favorite. I'm not that sold on Granada as I feel tough D can really fluster them, which is what Jakarta specializes in. I think Jakarta takes this one relatively comfortably.

Beirut / Delhi - Delhi needs a lot of work on offense and defense. Beirut should take this one easily.

Kabul / Cairo - Kabul seems like a tough team with good scorers and a good defense. Ahmed Farag (if it's the same Ahmed who plays DE for Boonton Bounty Hunters in JAMS) will give any team a tough matchup. Cairo doesn't seem very impressive after their game last week. Kabul takes this one.

You guys made a big mistake not hiding that headband lol, its the wind beneath my wings. Btw, I guess the outcome of the game wasn't so obvious after all.

Lol I was *this* close to ripping that thing off your head when we lined up for free throws!! you were all over the court today.

Hats off to Islamabad very well played. Teams put on notice, be ready to match the energy this team brings. On another note, Big up to Big O for finding a lost contact lens of Dhaka player. He could’ve minded his own business and let Salman sit out - nothing says MB like that act by O.

The thing about Dhaka is they were definitely exposed yesterday. Teams need to start focusing on taking Ilyas out of the paint. Matching him up with a bigger man that can shoot the ball. His weakness is his lateral movement side to side. Still a good defender but in on ball situations you should be able to get your shot off on ilyas at any time. You cant take away the 2 titles dhaka has won. Definitely a dynasty in the league but they were exposed yesterday. I can see the championship run coming to an end.