Muslim Basketball

Another week with only 5 players available is rubbing salt in the wound for Yaffa as they need as many potential edges as they can get, including depth. Great game for Hosam with a season high 13 points. Next time out, they’ll need to be creative to get Jojo, Malik and Hossam all clicking at the same time. This is an opportunity for Yaffa to experiment offensively.

It has to feel great for Yaffa to win, given the start of the season. Shoutout Jojo with a MB career high 36 points on 22 shots. They were also able to lean more on Malik who had a season high 17 points. Strong team defense to limit Ian enough to squeeze out the W. They’ll need to continue to fight on that end to compete the rest of the way.

Despite the stats, Yaffa had a solid performance offensively this week. Derek was second on the team in attempts but the rest of the team shot relatively efficiently. Jojo led the way with 16 on 6-14 shooting. Derek is not going to shoot that poorly again so they may be more successful in the future if they can shore things up on defense. It was expected that they’d need time to gel and better weeks are ahead.

Not a good start to the season for Yaffa and it will continue to be an uphill battle as they look to form an identity. Something has to change but the season is young and they have time to prove everyone wrong.

Yaffa fought hard on the glass with 33 rebounds, led by Ahmad S.’s double-digit board effort, but offensive inefficiency held them back as they shot just 30% from the field and 25% from three. Joseph Ciringione put up 15 points on high volume, while Malik Zubi added 11, yet the team couldn’t find a consistent scoring rhythm. Missed free throws (3-for-12) and cold perimeter shooting made it difficult for Yaffa to keep pace with Jenin’s firepower.