Muslim Basketball

Saved by the bell, well in this case the buzzer. Yahya Yanes showing everyone he is longer Musa’s youngest brother but a baller as well. A one-handed game winning three over two defenders is a heroic effort. Especially after big bro was a spectator late in the game. They survived arguably the greatest individual performance by a MB player ever, so they deserve this top spot, again.

A tale of two halves. They looked dominant in the first half and were feasting against Safad. But there’s a reason you don’t play with your food kids, because they almost blew a 20-point lead. Nonethless, Kareem Ahmed led the way with a game high 20 points and Omar Sehwail went 5-5 from the field. Shah didn’t have to do much in this one, and that just shows how deep of a team they are.

Jihad Mustafa might be a cheat code. 15 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals is a MyPlayer stat line. Anas Zubi had his second 20-point game this season, with a game high of 28. Musbeh, Assaf have been stellar in their rookie campaigns and Khalied and Salman continue to be the low post presence this team needs. Ramallah is ELITE.

The triplets of Mahrooz, Zain and Muhammad Saleh combined for 49 points, 26 rebounds and 7 assists. Talk about a Big 3. Moayad also got in on the fun with 14 points of his own, although not the most efficient of outings, it’s nice to see him return to form. Mind you this team is still without Omar Hussein who can turn up quick. Al-Quds is on a hot streak.

Dream Team, Redeem Team, Supreme Team? Whichever one it is, they looked a whole lot better than they did last week. Mr. XXL tee, Amir Chaarkas led the way with 29 points and knocking down 6-10 from the great beyond. Omar Singer followed up his 40-piece in CNJ, with a cool 17 points. I am still waiting for the Shiesty show, but the dude is so unselfish, he’ll play second and third fiddle so long as they get the W.

The aforementioned Avengers ended the game struggling. Get it? Avengers, End Game? No? The movie? Never mind. Back to hoops. Another day at the office for Mahdy with 20 and 7 and Ahmad Chaabane continue his stellar play since switching teams. Quiet nights from Shafic and Ali but I don’t see that being a reoccurrence. They land at #6 this week but don’t be surprised to see them in the top 3 come seasons end.

If Bethlehem are the Avengers, I guess Qibya played the role of Thanos in this one. And who else to do the “inevitable” than MB GOAT himself, Farhad. Mr. Babury had 20 points 9 rebounds and 5 assists on 70% from the field. Aadil added 21 and 8 of his own and Raj Patel knocked down 4 3s. S/o Medo Zubi finally looks comfortable with this squad with 5, 7 and 7. If he can continue that sort of production, Bethlehem will be tough to contain.

Their lack of a paint presence hurt them in this one, as they had no answer for Zain. Coach Feek had a solid outing, as did Nader but they didn’t get much else from the rest of the cast. Up next is a “friendly” match up with the Yanes family, which is always a good time.

No Moe Rayyan for this squad and they coukd have used his shooting. But Khan Yunis had too much fire power for Yamin and friends. 29% as a team is hard to overcome but better days will be ahead for this group.

If Safad played every half, like it was the 2^nd half, they would probably be a solid 3-2, at the very minimum. They cannot continue to come outta the gates this lethargic. Omar Abbassi needs to figure things out and demand more out of this ball club.

Not even the Super Saiyan version of Hassan could get them into the win column this week. Although not on the roster, Ty Jackson coming in and scoring 61 points is absurd! Hassan, we still love you doe

Cancun on me, Cancun on 3. One, Two, Three, Cancun.  But hey S/O to Mustafa Brown for dropping 23 points.