19 Jan. 2017 – Coming off a shocking loss against Hoops, Louaize will have to pick themselves up against Homenetmen who are currently standing at the top of the league.
In the previous game between both, Homenetmen triumphed by 3 points 75-72 in Central Club Jounieh. This time, the game will be in Mezher in front of the orange fans, which is going to make the task harder for Louaize.
Against Hoops, Geron Johnson had his worst scoring game this season with only 13 points. He will have to go back to his usual performances in order to give his team a winning chance. Moreover, Geron has to be extra careful with turnovers as he’s facing one of the best teams on fastbreak. Another key point for Louaize will be putting Ater Majok in trouble. Wendell Lewis is a great post player with a lot of skills under the basket so he’ll have to try and force fouls from Homenetmen’s giant in order to take the edge in the paint.
Elie Estephan is also one of the players who can turn things around for his team, if on a good shooting night. Double teams on Geron will give him, and the other players some space to take open shots and they will have to make them. We saw this type of defense against Champville, where the defense was tight against Rembert which allowed the Lebanese guards to take a lot of shots but they couldn’t score them and thus lost.
On the other hand, you can never enter a game expecting Fadi El Khatib to have a bad night. His massive scoring abilities can only make you think of merely limiting and not stopping him. Dewayne Jackson, on the other hand, gets rushed away easily and tends to force shots. So closing Fadi is much more important. This does not mean DJ is not a dangerous player, just much less dangerous than the Lebanese tiger.
Kevin Galloway, meanwhile, has the edge in size over Miguel Martinez and can easily take him to the post and exhaust him on defense. Nevertheless, Martinez is one of the most versatile guards in the league and can make Kevin work hard on defense.
Nadim Souaid is having his best shooting days this season and he can punish any defensive mistake from the visitors. Same goes to Hayk who is one of the league’s best shooters.
The match is going to be fun to watch. Both teams have their chances although Homenetmen are favorites today.
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