Muslim Basketball

Stats will never show how great this team is. They all trust each other, and 9 times out of 10, make the right shot choices. Everybody mentions it when talking about them, but chemistry, chemistry, chemistry. It matters.

Dhaka is still Dhaka. They have not fallen off from the championship years; it’s just the other teams in the league got better. There isn’t one team in the league that Dhaka can’t beat, but unfortunately the same can be said for 10 other teams too. To me, the piece that brings them to very good to great is Farzad. Farzad is a career 15ppg guy who is averaging less than half of that this season. If he can find a way to turn this season around, look out.

Lost a close one to a tough Damascus team that didn’t plan on looking back after giving Suba their first loss in two seasons. For that reason, along with the fact that they only lost by 3 with Farzad shooting 0-9 from deep, it’s not the most unexpected loss. Salman being the only player to shoot over 50% from the field, and on 5 shots, won’t cut it for this team. Tough chance to redeem themselves next week against a Kazan team with a comeback mentality of its own, but if they find a way to get out of that 22nd spot in rebounding and into the top 15 teams, then I&

7 steals from Fahad along with double digit scoring performances from Ameer, Michael, and Farzad is certainly a good sign for this group. Knowing that Michaels been a great substitute this season suggests that the champs might be back. Look for a casual blowout in their next game against Kashgar.

Both Dhaka and Medina had impressively efficient games to open up their season, each shooting better than 50% from the field. I usually wouldn’t go as far as to say that a missing player would be the difference maker in a game, but considering that Medina had 15 turnovers, I can’t help but think that Farzad’s presence would’ve converted at least some of them into transition buckets. Especially with efficient performances from Ameer and Michael, it’s safe to say the game wouldn’t have ended on an opposing team’s game winner.

Seems as though the “Dhaka era” has officially come to an end after they fell short last season of re-asserting themselves as the league’s best and dropped a few players. Though Ali’s missing, Michael Rawls is more than just a suitable substitute. Needless to say, still hold at least one team practice the week before you face these guys.