Sana'a / Jeddah - Jeddah’s had health and attendance issues but Brandon and Ammar are having great seasons. I don’t see them being able to lock down Abdul though
Tehran / Lagos - Zain coming off a rough game, but that was against a team with like 5 guys over 6’2 so we can forgive him for that. Looks like Lagos has the squad together just in time for the playoffs. With good ball movement and patience on offense they’ll be able to score against a gritty Tehran defense.
Lahore / Mombasa - Whoa lots of good matchups here. Raza/Jon, Dan/Herb. Could go either way but I give the slight edge to Mombasa
Cordoba / Timbuktu - Cordoba’s too big too strong
Kazan / Mecca - Don’t see Mecca being able to stop the #1 PPG team
Islamabad / Suba - Suba not getting enough credit. Talented, unselfish group that plays smart. Strong work Shahaan
Granada / Beirut - Should be a good game, with Granada escaping with the W thanks to another big game from Anwar
Damascus / Jakarta - My upset pick of the week. BUT I have a disclaimer: if YoShah and Muj are both playing then I’m going with Jakarta.
Dhaka / Amman - Playing against my 30+ division teammate/brother MoShabazz, let’s go!
Baghdad / Sarajevo - Sarajevo looked great against Lagos. With Rameez back and Mike running the point like he can they’re much better than the record suggests
Interesting stat of the week: 0-9 Baghdad has the same point differential as 5-4 Beirut (-5.0). I like the squad, hope they stick together next season, the chemistry is there and eventually they’ll find a way to close out all those close games