Muslim Basketball

Flashbacks of last season, as Islamabad takes a critical win over Al-Andalus this week. They found the weakness in the defense and attacked it to no end. Although this game went to OT, and they ended with only a 4-point lead. The final 10 minutes of this one were a snowball of momentum for Islamabad. Shout out to Adam Abdalla, the second player this season to score at least 30 points in one game.

The new guys on the block find themselves moving up the charts this week. They just crept past Medina this week, but, a win is a win. They've gotta work on the efficiency stats, and the turnovers, especially early on. Seems like a war of attrition by these guys as they grind teams out with some good defense. They were able to force overtime, and at that point, they took advantage and came away with a hard-fought victory.  

Al-Andalus slips 2 spots down to 3 on this week's power rankings. They looked pretty awful in the last couple of minutes of this game. Up by 7 with only a few minutes left, they completely let this one slip away, and it was ugly. Players fouling out, turning the ball over, and taking ill-advised shots. They simply couldn't find an answer to Islamabad's offense. It'll take a good effort to move back up these charts next week, with a game against Delhi coming up. 

Mecca actually looked very good this week. Great overall efficiency at 39% FGP, 33% 3PP, and 83% from the FT line. 4 players with 14 or more points. Exactly how this team needs to play in order to win this season. If they can keep this momentum rolling, these guys will be scary to face late in the season. It's a big "if" because they've shown inconsistency in the past. But with only 5 players this week, they got it done in a great way.

Much better performance this week from Tarim, who got back some key players, moves them up just a spot this week. The 2 Muhammads combined for 47 points this week. Still missing a few guys this week definitely hurt these guys. Remember that most of them, have never played together, expect steady improvement and they could be a big sleeper in the playoffs.

Medina slides down 1 spot on this week's ranking because they just didn't do much this week, that we hadn't already seen last week. Besides Omar E's 26 points, they didn't have another scorer over 5 points. They've gotta give him a little bit of help out there and they'll be in a much better spot, but until then, it's a one-man-show.