Muslim Basketball

You beat the best, you are the best. Khan Yunis came to play and showed up against the preseason favorites, all without their second and third option in Mr. XXL tee and Elhindi. It was a pleasant sight to see OQ return, and he put in a vintage performance to lead this team in scoring. Looks like the masterminds Ammar and KE9 have put together yet another well-structured team. What an embarrassment of riches. 

Two weeks, two blowout wins. This team has shown no signs of weakness after 80 minutes and that is with the young buck Yahya having an off night on Wednesday. Fortunately for him, big bro's Habi and Big Moose showed the rugrat how it's done. If they can get that sort of production from Habi on a consistent basis, they should have no issue putting teams away. Oh, and they were missing their second-round pick in Saif, but safe to say this team is rollin right now. 

Man, I love what Mustafa Barakat has done as captain of this team. His basketball IQ has really been on display these first two weeks. He even has Kareem Ahmed turning back the clock. The vet scored 20 points and was out there hustlin. As a team they shot nearly 60% from the field and 50% from 3. Thats some 2k stuff. 

Nail bitter for Captain Shafic and the rest of the Bethlehem squad. The team did not shoot well overall, but they proved they can hang with a full squad on the other side. I'm surprised that this team had only one person take double digit attempts, which means this was a very slowed paced game. They look elite right now. Also, kudos to Shafic for holding Jake to three FGA, that has to be an MB record. 

This team was one scorer away from really competing with a formidable foe. Yes, Raza was missing and had he been present, I believe the outcome would have been different. Nonetheless, Mahdy went straight Super Saiyan going for 32 and 16. Ahmad Chaabane has to join the party eventually, right? 

Well-constructed squad and welcome back Mr. Anas Zubi. The superstar guard got reacquainted with his buddy the free throw line and knocked down all 8 attempts. Zubi, Khalied and Moe Assaf combined for 58 points and Jay Mustafa was an afterthought. Thats how unselfish the guy is. Scary season loading.....

Coach Feek on the hot seat?!?!? 0-2 is not a good look and Splash got the last laugh in this one. They need to build some chemistry and quick. Back to the lab it is. 

Honestly, I would've slid this team further down but I'm going to blame the loss on ironing things out. The team they lost two were missing their 2nd and 3rd round picks, yet still managed to pull off a double-digit win. This is also a squad with an identity issue. Too much talent to be concerned, they'll make it work. 

Solid win and much anticipated debut of Hassan Chaabane. The player to highlight here though, is rookie Yazan Abdelkarim, who was a menace on the boards. I still want to see the dynamic of this group with Omar Singer, but I think moving one of their guards for a big, would complement their role players quite well. 

Nice season debut for Jojo and just another day at the office for one, Ali Hassan. This team does have deficiencies, like their lack of shooting and playing making outside of Ali. I think this team is too predictable right now and Humza Shah may need to seek some reinforcements or wait for Khaled to save their season. 

I agree, Farhad was not there. I agree, they were playing a solid team that really outsized them. But I don't think the problems that this team has will magically disappear when Farhad steps back on the court. They really more from all their players on both sides of the ball and not play hero ball. 

Tough way to lose last week, after fighting back in their previous game. Lil O and Malik aren't shooting well. Koyas isn't playing like himself and defensively they can't stop a nosebleed.