Muslim Basketball

The Abbassi’s stay doing their thing with the power of friendship—Lil man Omar had a crisp 18 while Fursan added 15 and big-man-adjacent Ali Sufian had 14. Himey had 3 blocks, so I gotta give him love for that. Going into the playoffs, the Abbassi’s look to be the same team. Running fast, flying high, and scoring buckets. 

Whatever this team planned for the game, worked. They held Mo Amin down and barely let Deir Al-Balah breathe, despite missing their big. Shoutout Lil O, having a nice game for himself with 22 points on 9-15 shooting. Islam (13pts) and Fursan (11pts, 10reb) also helped secure the win. 

They went up comfy, but towards the closing minutes of the game, I know they had to sit up to put away Al-Wehdat. I don’t know what happened for them to blow a 21 point lead, but all that matters is a win. Muj looked like old Muj, netting 25 points on 10-17 shooting, while Ali had 21 of his own points. As a team, they had 22 assists, which speaks to how selfless this team has been, and always will be. 

They made it a really entertaining game, but did themselves no favors by getting down in a hole so early. Lil O had 23 but the stat-line is doing him no favors (9-26, 4-18 from 3). Fursan (19pts) and Mujtaba (17pts) had good games, and I’m confident that they’ll be fine against the rest of their opponents. 

This game was an ugly one, despite Lil O having 24 points and Fursan having 21. But the rebounding problems are starting to show—they’re currently ranked 15th in the league, and there were moments even I thought they’d lose. Maybe with a full team, which they haven’t had the whole season, things might be different. 

In the beginning of the season I questioned them for getting rid of their bigs. While I do think it was still the wrong move, they showed this week that they’re capable of going up against anyone. Ali Sufian had a nice defensive game against Mana, finishing with 11 points. Lil O did Lil O things, having 14 points on 5-10 shooting. They’ll have the rest of the season to show that they’re a legit contender. I believe they are. 

When you go up against 4, you’re expected to win. Ali Sufian had 20 points while Muj had a nice 15. They weren’t really challenged this week. And without Lil O, I doubt they were complaining. 

The power of friendship makes its return, this time adding Ali Sufian and Mujtaba. Trading height to be a fast paced, high flying team. A lack of a big might hurt them, though.