20 Jan. 2016 – Today, a huge battle between Homenetmen and Mouttahed is set to take place in Mezher at 8:30 P.M, with both teams looking for a 4th win in the league so far. Indeed, Homenetmen has won 3 games in the league and lost 1 against Riyadi while Mouttahed fell to a defeat at the start of the season against Tadamon but then won 3 consecutive games.
The winner of today’s game will secure 2nd place in the league for the time being and stay close to Riyadi who leads the league with a 4-0 record!
As a preview for today’s game, let’s look at the statistics of each team’s players so far!
Mouttahed:
Ramel Curry: 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
Mike Taylor: 28.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists.
Tarek Ammoury: 4.5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Omar El Turk: 1 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
Charles Tabet: 3.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
Omar Ayyoubi: 4.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0 assists.
Ralf Akl: 2.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists.
Reyshawn Terry: 30 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.
Alaa Arnaout: 1 point, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists.
Tarek Merhebi: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
Tanguy Osmar: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
Ibrahim Haddad: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
As we can see, Mouttahed is a team that relies a lot on their foreign players to score. Terry and Taylor alone are averaging more than half of the team’s score, and then we add to that the 17 points that Curry brings. In terms of rebounds, Mouttahed are benefiting from Terry and Charles Tabet ability to grab them despite their relatively small size compared to the centers of other teams. Nevertheless, their mission will not be easy today as they take on Norvel Pelle, who alone is averaging 14.5 rebounds per game! Also, on the defensive end, Mouttahed is able to press the other team a lot due to the quickness of their guards, notably Mike Taylor, Omar Ayyoubi, Ralf Akl and Tarek Ammoury. This was a key factor in their win against Louaize.
Homenetmen:
Norvel Pelle: 8 points, 14.5 rebounds and 0 assists.
Nadim Souaid: 8.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists.
Justin Tubbs: 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Ahmad Ibrahim: 19.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists.
Sevag Ketenjian: 6.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists.
Dewayne Jackson: 21.8 points, 7 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
Badih Souaid: 0 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.
Rafi Kaloyan: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
Rabih Iskandar: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
Bilal Tabbara: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
Jean Jacques Hagopian: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
Haig Khatcherian: 0 points, 0 rebounds and 0 assists.
According to these statistics, we can see that Homenetmen’s offensive arsenal revolves around Ahmad Ibrahim, Justin Tubbs and Dewayne Jackson! Indeed, this trio is averaging around 72% of the team’s score and it is worth noting that only 6 players from Homenetmen have scored points this season! Nevertheless, it did not stop the orange team from grabbing 2nd place in the league so far, and they will defend their position at home today against Mouttahed. Also, Homenetmen will benefit a lot from Pelle today, as their young and large center is very athletic and dominant under the basket. He is averaging 14.5 rebounds per game as well as 3.5 block shots, which can cause a lot of problems to an undersized Mouttahed team.
The game between both teams will be nothing short of exciting today, and each team will have to take advantage of the opponent’s weaknesses in order to win. Moreover, as it has been the norm in recent years, Homenetmen will benefit from their amazing fans as 6th player in the game!
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