Riyadh/
Mombasa: A veteran team that have the chemistry necessary to make a serious run late in the season. The have 1 loss on their record, and that was to an undefeated Islamabad squad by like 4 points without Raza. Riyadh is a good team that will give you a run for your money, they'll keep thingz competitive, but Pete, Raza, and the chemistry will be a little too much to handle.
Timbuktu/Fez: Timbuktu added Mujtaba who's a top 10 player to ever play Muslimball. They have Shafic who showed he can ball, and Khalied is a stretch 5 who can beat you inside and out. Fez don't play together. They don't move the ball and trust each other, they take turns and play chuck-up ball. That formula will not win you games.
Istanbul/
Sana'a: They both got their first wins last week. Humza showed some promise, and Istanbul hit a game winner. 2 teams that struggled to start the season, and maybe, just maybe, are starting to figure thingz out. Let's see who wins this one.
Tehran/
Dhaka: Dhaka finds a way to win games. Plain and simple. I don't love the way they're playing this year, and I love the way Tehran is. Dhaka should play better defense, Tehran is playing stellar defense, having said all that, Dhaka just finds a way to pull out games. I really don't know how they do it.
Cairo/
Kabul: I apologize to Kabul. I really do. For whatever reason, I have been making some mistakes stat keeping their games, I hope you accept my apology. Abdelhadi will do Abdelhadi thingz, grab 15 boards and score at least 15 points. Abdul can ball, he is a top tier scorer, if not in his own category. However, he just doesn't trust his teammates. They don't move the rock, Goldberg had a 5'9 guard on him and didn't touch the ball in the post once against Suba. Great defense or bad IQ?
Jakarta/
Sarajevo: I don't know Ed's status for this game, and their defense is just not good. Sarajevo has plenty of scorers. A bad defensive team vs. a great offensive team? Sounds like we're being setup for a blowout.
Beirut/Jerusalem: Jerusalem got to figure some thingz out.
Suba/Delhi: I'm done doubting Suba, time to put respect on their team. They play as a unit, and they do it well. They're not ball hogs and they're happy for each other's success. Everyone knows their role, and they play that role extremely well. I've grown into a Sasa fan, you go my man. Pass first. he could score, but that's not his role on this team and he bought into it. Does Aytac miss? Faraz guarded Goldberg. Aymen plays defense and gets on that break. Does he get tired? Delhi seem to turn on each other when thingz aren't going their way. They let teams get in their heads.
Kazan/Alexandria: We all know it's going to be Kazan or Mombasa to win it all, don't we Pat? (Way to play your hearts out weekly Alexandria)
Mecca/Cordoba: Cordoba got some big dudes, and they're a good team, but #20 promised a better version of himself, he let me, his team, and fans down thus far, TURN THINGZ AROUND ALREADY! Anas and Qasem, stop taking turns with the ball. Create for each other. You brought in Khalil Hussein to be a playmaking guard who defends, let him be that.
Granada/Islamabad: Not going to predict my game. Anwar dropped 40, got me shivering. #STDWSI
Lahore/
Baghdad: Baghdad has played some respectable teams and won. Lahore has played some respectable teams and lost. Has Omar Mana become the catalyst of that group? Keep doing your thing my man. Tim and Amir, keep shooting that rock. The rest of the supporting cast, keep playing with all your heart, you guys got something nice going.
Edited by user Wednesday, July 25, 2018 1:40:29 PM(UTC)
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