Week 3 Schedule

8am
Mombasa/Kazan
Islamabad/Damascus

9am
Cordoba/Lagos
Jakarta/Medina

10am
Jeddah/Jerusalem
Granada/Sana'a

11am
Suba/Baghdad
Dhaka/Lahore

12pm
Tripoli/Kashgar
Tehran/Palermo

1pm
Alexandria/Beirut

Mombasa/Kazan- I think Mombasa has a little more talent than Kazan does. Mombasa is a little bigger and Mo Masri helps spread the floor and gives Paul and Raza more room to operate. If Kazan goes 2-3 zone, Masri will have a field day from beyond the arc. If they try playing the 3 point line, I think Raza and Paul will make them pay inside. I'm sure Weiss will try to come up with a game plan to stop Pat, but Pat will still light it up. I think Pat plays well, but Mombasa runs away late with this one.

Islamabad/Damascus- Is Islam playing this week? I talked to a few of my ex-teammates and they told me they really missed Islam is defensive and passing abilities in the game verse Jeddah. They'll need Islam in this one to guard Omar Hussein. If Islam is there, this game can get of hand early.

Cordoba/Lagos- Both teams struggle a little offensively, but Cordoba ranks 4th in overall defense. With 2 struggling offenses, I think this game comes down to defense, and Cordoba has the better defense.

Jakarta/Medina- Won't predict my game, but the King verses his brother. Look for Anas to remind his brother why he was named King.

Jeddah/Jerusalem- Jerusalem hung with Medina the entire first half, they there was a stoppage in play for like 10 min, and Medina came out running. Jerusalem has to keep their foot on the gas pedal to keep up with the teams in this league, but I think Jeddah just has too much fire power for Jerusalem to handle. Jeddah in a blowout.

Granada/Sana'a- I'm looking for Anwar, Waqas, and Omar to make up for there last outing. Diya-Alhaq has to be the x-factor and keep the defense honest. He has to shoot and make the mid-range shots when defenses help off of him.

Suba/Baghdad- Not going to predict against Suba.

Dhaka/Lahore- I just think Dhaka plays more traditional basketball while Lahore plays more iso ball. I think Dhaka is passing ability will be too much for Lahore.

Tripoli/Kashgar- Tripoli just looks like the better team 2 weeks in... and they have Mujtaba.

Tehran/Palermo- I don't know how Abdul is feeling now with 3 weeks rest, he might come out firing on all cylinders. Bilal Ghous is a proven player, but Tehran has more chemistry and that's what will propel them to the W this week.

Alexandria/Beirut- Waiting for Alexandria to prove themselves.