Muslim Basketball

They haven’t had a good season, but I think Anas and OQ are too good to not find a way to get it going. They have a big game following what Anas called the worst game of his career. Look for him to will his team to a victory and hopefully get something clicking before the playoffs start. I wouldn’t be surprised if this group goes on a similar run to Granada last season once they find their groove.

A team with Anas/Qasem/Malik should be higher on these rankings. Now they balled out last week, and Malik had his breakout game. I’d like to see them string a couple of wins together, they have the talent.

A half roll away from knocking off Beirut. They’re too good to be losing this many games though. Anas and Qasem need to find a way to coexist and play off of each other. Anas looked like he was keen on distributing while also scoring, OQ just hasn’t looked comfortable.

2/16 from Qasem is not going to cut it. He was dominant on the low block, but couldn’t find the bottom of the basket. Also, it’s okay to pass out of the post, not too sure why he insists on putting up a shot instead of getting others involved. He and Anas take turns playing ISO ball, Malik gets a shot here or there and cannot get into a rhythm, and the bigs combination of Ammar and Obada don’t touch the ball enough. They need to start passing the ball and putting pressure on defenses. Anas is good enough to beat teams one on three, but doing so consistently isn’t possible. If they don’t find a way to play better team basketball, they’re going to be disappointed with the outcome. 

Didn’t face the complete Tehran squad (they played with 5+, not sure why stats only showing 4), but nevertheless, OQ came to play. Vintage Omar Qasem performance, working the low block, hitting a couple threes, outworking the bigs, and just overall dominant. If he can do that while Anas Najib is also on the floor, thats a pretty terrific duo.

Way too much talent to be 0-2. Anas and Qasem are two of the best scorers in the league, add the shooting of Malik and the front court of Ammar and Obada, you should have a pretty solid group. They’ll get it together.