Last week of the season, hopefully every team is ready to roll for the playoffs!
Jakarta vs. Palermo - Jakarta closes out the regular season strong in a blowout. Maybe Abdul Popal breaks another record, maybe he doesn't. While I am impressed with his individual accomplishments, the inverse correlation to his team's winning percentage and overall play is very disturbing. It's as if they are getting worse as the season goes on. Congrats on the records though, hopefully they will help you feel better about an early exit from the playoffs.
Amman vs. Fez - Amman has some good young athletes that are still developing. If they can find consistency on both ends of the floor, they will be a tough matchup in the playoffs. I see them taking this game from Fez due to their superior talent. They will need more than talent to make a championship run however.
Tehran vs. Beirut - Tehran beats teams with team basketball and effort. Their effort is probably tops in the league. They are clicking at the right time and will put their chemistry on display this weekend. Beirut is no slouch either, they will give Tehran a good game with their chemistry and talent.
Sana'a vs. Riyadh -
Cairo vs.
Islamabad - Cairo brought more than 4 players to a game finally last weekend. That's a positive step in the right direction. Islamabad will be a tough team to upset however provided they show up instead of resting for football. I have no problem with you guys resting for football btw, in fact I encourage it, especially for the whole month of october
Istanbul vs.
Mombasa - Mombasa will face a tough challenge in a very solid Istanbul squad. This game in particular comes down to which team can impose their style of play more.
Granada vs. Mecca - Granada pulled out a solid win last weekend regardless of who showed up for Islamabad. They are a strong team that appears to be meshing right in time for the playoffs. Mecca lost a close one last week to Jakarta but they possess the right kind of players to play with any team and I won't be surprised to see them go on a deep run in the playoffs this year.
Dhaka vs. Alexandria - good win last week by Alexandria over a tough Beirut squad. Dhaka had all they could handle against a Damascus squad playing with a big chip on their shoulder. Dhaka buckles down in this one and wins to lock up one of the top 4 seeds for the playoffs.
Delhi vs. Cordoba - Delhi wins this one, not much else to say.
Damascus vs. Kabul - Damascus challenged a top team in Dhaka last week which is an improvement. Unfortunately you don't get props for losing, whether it's by 2 or 20. I see them getting in the win column this week though and taking a positive step into the playoffs.
Suba vs.
Sarajevo - Sarajevo's talent will overwhelm Suba this in this game.
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