New Jersey (North): Riyadh (D2)

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WEEK RECORD RANK COMMENTS
Week 9 3-6 24

Eliminated from playoff contention so they were sent to the bottom of the rankings. Not sure what happened, would’ve like to see Kareem and Co in some meaningful basketball. He plays with a chip on his shoulder and is always a fun watch.

Week 6 3-3 16

This team is much better than their record.

Week 5 3-2 15

Got hit very hard by Sarajevo and didn’t have a counter. They’ll learn from it.

Week 4 3-1 14

A thriller against Mecca! Kareem was terrific in the last minute, Omar Hussein hit his only three when the game mattered the most, and Ammar knocked down two free throws to take it. Kareem’s quickness puts a lot of pressure on defenses, forcing them to rotate. It may not be evident now, but they’ll force teams to play off Omar Hussein and rotate off Ammar to help on Kareem - look for him to start distributing the ball, getting his teammates great looks, and playing a more fluid offense. Defensively, they held Anas to just 15 points on 14 shots, but also were fortunate that Qasem missed a couple easy ones under the rim. Kareem knows that Qasem was able to back him down but failed to find the basket on a couple occasions *winks*.

Week 3 2-1 13

Crazy double OT thriller that ended with Kareem Ahmed knocking down two free throws to end the second overtime. Someone gotta get this guy a joker mask or something, for some reason it seems like he’s the most hated on player in this league. Dude’s shown for a couple seasons now that he can ball - give him his respect.

Week 2 1-1 16

Big time let down after a very impressive week one win. They have a big, tall, and long team, all around the court. They should be a top 10 defensive team, it will just come down to how much and Abdul Kareem create.