Muslim Basketball

Lahore got the win this week even though they shot less efficiently than their opponent, and had less rebounds as well. They also were missing their leading scorer in Moayad. They are still in that no-mans-land and are a middle of the pack team.

This team is missing one great player. In the offseason, Ahmad needs to find that piece without losing any of the key contributors. You can easily build around Moayad and Omar. I expect them to come back stronger next season and be a competitor.

Quietly 4-1. If Ahmad Saleh and Jeremy can bring that type of shooting, Moayad does his thing attacking the rim, and Mana does his thing under the rim, these guys can play with anyone.

A much needed win for this group. This Lahore team with Moayad, now Jeremy and Kyle alongside him, has assembled a pretty solid group. Bottom line though, Omar Mana absolutely needs to start asserting himself in this league. Just way too good to be this passive. Yes he has 20+ rebound games, but he has to be an offensive force for this team. It will become MUCH easier for Moayad and the rest of the perimeter players to get good looks if teams need to pay serious attention to Mana. In his defense though, Moayad often pushes the ball way to aggressively in poor situations, leading to bad rhythm and continuity getting any set offense going. I like this group

Probably the most entertaining game of the week. Back and forth with Baghdad. Moayad showed us his aggressiveness in crunch time, hitting three layups late. One-point game, 30 ticks left. Baghdad hits one of two free throws to go up two. Jeremy hits a three with two seconds left. Lahore up one, GAME! SIKE! Lahore commits the foul on Tim Brown’s drive. Hits the first free throw. Puts up the second. He called game.

All eyes will be on Moayad and Mana, don’t be surprised if Ahmad Saleh is their X-factor. He had a career season two seasons ago in Coastal. Not sure what to make of Jeremy and Kyle, but if they’re any good, this could be a real solid squad.