Muslim Basketball

Another 4v5. Shocking. 

They saw they had Yazur this week, who’re coming off a loss, and decided to take the day off. 

You have to give it to them, down by 21 at the half, you thought this game would be over. But they came roaring back, giving Safad a good scare. Omar Subhani led the team with 27, going 7-14 from 3. Waheed put in his own 24 points. This team showed a lot of promise, and if they get more than 5 players, and get a consistent showing from Waheed, Omar, and Sami, then they can make these last two games entertaining. It must hurt tho, knowing that with a full team, they could’ve had more wins.

At this point, you almost have to feel bad for them. 3 out of the 4 games have been played with 5 or less players. There’s only so much a team can do when they’re constantly at a disadvantage. 

Another poor shooting day from the guys, but their team hasn’t been complete for the last two weeks. Hopefully they figured it out over the break. Shooting 19% from 3 as a team is abysmal. 

In what the website dubbed “The Game of the Week”, Al-Wehdat dropped a whopping 9 points in the second half, and were blown out by 26. Sami Butt led the team with 13 points and 10 boards, but lord, 4-28 (14%) from the field is an ugly stat-line. Granted, they were short handed. No Waheed, Yusuf, or Faisal will do that. Sami’s a great player, but he needs more help around him when he finds himself in shooting slumps. When everyone is there, I think they won’t have that issue.

The YM PWay boys make their MB debut, and they make it an exciting OT win. Sami Butt has a chance to be the 3-point leader this season, going 6-16 from 3 and ending with 22 points. These guys have a lot of chemistry together and that’s the advantage they’ll have over other teams. 

This team can dangerous—Sami, Waheed, and Yusuf are great additions and make a difference on the court. The rest we’ll have have to see after week 1.