Muslim Basketball

No Musa and they still got the win against an inconsistent Al-Bireh squad. Although they brought in Jay Wiggins as a filler, I can’t fault them for bringing in a familiar face. The aforementioned Wiggins had 21, with Elias adding 20 and Karim with a career high 15. On a night where the other Yanes brothers struggled, nice to see other pieces chip in.

Omar “Burger Gubs” Sehwail with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Enjoy your Kodak Moment youngin’.

Jihad Mustafa flirted with a tripe double and made it look easy. Khalied with 15 and 11, Anas had 14 and Salman with 16 rebounds. 52 rebounds and 20 assists as a team are stellar numbers and they are without a doubt a top 3 team right now. 

Revenge is so sweet isn't it? Mahdy balled out against his former team with 25 and 13. Shafic had 14 of his own and Ali Suiafan with 12 and 5. Quiet day for Ahmad Chaabane but if you watched the game he caused havoc for the Al-Wehdat backcourt. 

Another revenge game and this one was highlighting Omar Singer. The combo guard had a solid 13 4 and 4 as he helped Khan Yunis secure another dub. Mr. XXL continues to prove his game is just as big as his under shirts with 21 points on 6-10 from the field. And lastly, we can't forget the Shiesty. Capone added 16 points on 6-9 from the field to go along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. 

Okay they did lose but a promising sight to see Omar Hussein hoopin’. Mahrooz with another night at the office with 15 6 and 4. Uncharacteristic performance from Zain going 4-12, may need a pep talk from Muhammed Saleh. 

Not the greatest of matchups for them in this one, but they dug themselves too large of a deficit early on. It doesn’t help that they were outrebounded by 19 and shot 20% from 3. 

– If Qibya is the most confusing team to figure out, Al-Bireh is an easy second. Where their shots don’t fall, they struggle to get anything going, and begin to force shots. I need to see more out of Amir Hassan as well as Nader. Towfeek needs to get these two back into the game plan, because when they are on, this team is unguardable. 

This is without a doubt the most confusing team in the league. A starting five that could compete with most if not every starting five in the league. An upper echelon level player in Farhad. Solid guard and forwards. Perhaps some ball movement would solve the issue. 

Apologies for the Cancun joke, that was before I knew Ali Hassan was returning. The uber talented combo guard returned and had a heck of a performance with 27 points on 10-18. Perhaps the Ali and Mana duo could cause some havoc for teams in the upcoming weeks. Hamza Abdelghani adding 14 points could also be a promising sight.

Another star stuck in losing purgatory. Despite the 31-piece from Hassan, Al-Balah as a team combined for 25 points. 

They are officially the worst team in the league. Nothing else to say.