Muslim Basketball

They made it into the win column today. Although I think this team is still a far shot from playing to their highest ability, it should give them some confidence going into next week against the 1st seed.

The only winless team left in the league. It really still comes down to a numbers game here, as they played today with 6 active players. They have an opportunity, next week, against Medina (without some key players) to steal a big win, and they need it badly. The loss this week was actually fairly close, only a 9 point difference, however a loss is a loss, and they stay, at #4. 

The bright spots? 19 rebounds for Caleb Sheikh (no joke), and 15 rebounds for Salmaan Khan. Pretty much everything else went wrong for Islamabad today, camping trips, injuries, eyeglass malfunctions. The biggest problem comes down to numbers for these guys, they need to see a roster of 7-9 players showing up. They held up as well as they could’ve today, and with some additional help, they may have been able to pull off a win. 

The sad part of being in last on a power ranking is, you don’t get a high draft pick, just a low ranking. They started slow, finished slow, they were seriously lacking a reliable scoring option in this one. Just 17% from the field is the worst of any team this week. A game next week against #1 ranked Al-Andalus is a good opportunity to shoot up the rankings, or stay in last, the power lies in their own hands.