New Jersey (Central): Shatila (D2)

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Week 10 6-4 4

Great performance from Ammar and Sean showing us once again why he is the best spot up shooter in the league as Shatila clinches a top 4 spot and get the week off next week. 
Week 9 5-4 5

Too many snowFLAKEs this season, and it’s summer league! 
Week 8 5-3 5

And they climb back on the rankings. I know they let out a sigh of relief when the game was over, after almost giving up a huge lead to Big Moose himself. Nonetheless, they beat a tough Baysan squad. Ammar with a bounce back game putting up 15 on 7-12 shooting. 
Week 7 4-3 7

This team looks way different now than they did in the beginning of the season, and not in a good way. Shall we say, exposed...? The only person who came to play ball was Mohamed Amin with 12 points and 7 boards. And what do we have here? Sami Shaban 0 points on 0-6 shooting. Looks like it's time to hang it up and join me in bagging groceries at stop & shop OG...
Week 6 4-2 6

This loss was expected as they only had 4 players. Shawn is a lights out shooter but can’t seem to get himself signed up on the stat sheet. Mohamed Amin was causing problems down low, and the 13 boards shown on the stat sheet don’t show how big of a problem he was for Akka. Still, only losing by 10 points is impressive. 
Week 5 4-1 5

Two of their cornerstone players sat out and they squeezed out a win from a strong Sabra squad. Must’ve felt good for Sami and Kareem, who were part of this team last season. Ammar took the reins, but give the ball to Mo Amin. Dude can be problems on the board and in the paint when he gets going. 

P.S. I hear you guys. You’re right where you belong. 
Week 4 3-1 5

They might be one of, if not the oldest teams in the league, but know this; they’re rough, they’re scrappy, and even if they’re down by 15 at the half, they’ll find ways to fight back. Losing to Yuzur by only nine is an accomplishment in of itself, so no one has to feel too bad. Good days for Sami, though he didn’t score much, had a game high 12 rebounds. Mahmoud also might’ve finally found his footing with this team—they need to get him the ball more ASAP. Lastly, maybe having Kareem in this game would’ve changed its final outcome. Boy is the best FT shooter in the league and in this game, he would’ve found his way to the line. Big game coming up, will they bounce back?
Week 3 3-0 3

Another come from behind victory for Shatila. When that defensive anchor is set by Sami late in the game, it’s game over for the other team. Kareem with an unorthodox good shooting night, scoring a team high 16 points on 5-11 shooting. Looks like Sami really did talk to him.
Week 2 2-0 2

Talk about a comeback win. Game was basically lost when Ammar gets a clutch steal, dribbles up the court, and drills a crazy 3 to cap off his 20 point night. Did he call bank tho? In any case, 3 points is 3 points and Shatila took home the dub. Side note, Father Sami really gave Kareem “Free Throw Merchant” Shaban the ultimate green light. Hopefully he starts making some more shots, just saying… 
Week 1 1-0 4

Well well well, the father and son duo are back at it again and clearly haven’t missed a beat. Enough Lebron and Bronny talk, this is the OG father-son duo. Combining for 31 points of their own, the Shaban fam led their team to a blowout victory. One thing that really stands out is their defense, as they held Bir Seb’a to a week-low 33 points on 29% shooting. One second they are down a couple points, and a couple minutes later they are up 20. That defensive burner can get real hot with any team that Sami Shaban is on.