New Jersey (Central): Areeha (D2)

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Week 10 8-2 3

They dug themselves in a big hole and almost climbed out. Hopefully they lock in for the playoffs because this won't be a good momentum shift if it carries over. 
Week 9 8-1 2

Omar “THIS IS MY GAME” Abbassi put up 34 points and grabbed 7 boards as he absolutely lit up Tulkarem this week. Brother Islam Abbassi with his own 23 points on 9-12 shooting. Shoutout to Big O for holding Messiah to a modest 13 points this game. 
Week 8 7-1 3

They've taken down Nazareth, Tiberias, and even Yazur (iykyk). Lil O with 20, 7, and 7 on 7-11 shooting is a strong, very Areeha-like (unselfish) statline. They take winning with the power of friendship very far. 
Week 7 6-1 3

Areeha had us thinking they actually might be the ones to give Haifa their first win. Lil O stepped up to the task with 19 points and 9 rebounds to help his team edge out the win. Seriously tho, who keeps letting this Lil Guy rack up so many boards? Big Heart Abbassi getting it done for his team every week. 
Week 6 5-1 2

Lil O making sure his North team’s struggles aren’t carrying over to Central, as he drops his best statline of the season with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals. He also got support from young buck and family member Samih who dropped his own 15 on an efficient 7-10 shooting. Doesn’t look like this team is slowing down anytime soon. 
Week 5 4-1 2

Down goes Goliath. In an exciting game that went down to the wire, they took down one of the more complete teams. You’d think Lil O would be the star of the team, but it’s quickly becoming Fursan, who’s scored 58 points over the last 3 games. Like I said, team chemistry is off the charts. 
Week 4 3-1 6

What. A. Statement. Holding Akka to 1, yes, ONE, point in the second half. No one has ever seen anything like it before. Fursan with a good game (13pts), and Yazan with an uncharacteristically low 8 rebound game, but I have to be honest, I like this team. I like the way they play, their chemistry is off the charts, everyone gets the ball and most importantly, they trust one another. But going up against the #1 team, let’s see how they react. 
Week 3 2-1 6

Talk about a heart breaking loss. Not much was going for them shooting wise but they kept it neck and neck the entire game. Fursan hit a crazy clutch 3 pointer to force overtime. This win literally slipped out of their fingers on a game winning basket. Even with Big O out, Yazan pulled down a massive 24 boards. He had some easy looks at the rim that just missed. Lil O also didn’t have a good shooting night, because although he dropped 21 points, it came at a 7-25 shooting clip. Hopefully with Big O back nex
Week 2 2-0 3

They held Yazur to 0 points and took home the dub. They deserve this 3 spot, I guess…
Week 1 1-0 5

Mr. Ibraheem Sharaf lit the fire under Lil O Abbassi calling someone else the best shooter in the league, and Lil O basically just said “bet”. He came out and dropped 6 threes on 50% shooting, and took home player of the week with a stellar 29 points and 9 rebounds (?! C’mon ya’ll, someone needs to box this Lil Guy out). Hopefully he gave his fan boys who were jumping up and down even on his missed shots an autograph after the game.