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Automated Team Capsule for 2015-16 LSU 19-14 (0.576) | SEC

All-Play Percentage: 0.780 (78^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.660 (62^nd)	Record Quality: 0.214 (79^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 65.86 (60^th)
Pace: 72.46 (50^th)	Momentum: -5.72 (339^th)	Off. Momentum: -2.97 (325^th)	Def. Momentum: -2.76 (294^th)
Consistency: -9.50 (255^th)	Res. Consistency: -10.51 (103^rd)	Away From Home: -2.22 (335^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -1.36 (213^th)

NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
Includes games through April 4, 2016. Data shown on this page is based on time-independent ratings.

OFFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

108.83

33.26

66.90

81.66

47.50

25.97

34.70

24.53

35.96

31.15

67.24

14.75

12.68

5.94

31.81

30.04

38.15

1.94

RANK:

59^th

22^nd

290^th

188^th

30^th

269^th

176^th

158^th

151^st

74^th

11^th

10^th

280^th

247^th

265^th

157^th

71^st

57^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

98.44

25.39

81.96

43.48

30.71

33.53

25.15

33.98

26.09

64.37

9.45

11.80

6.47

37.47

30.69

31.83

2.06

RANK:

96^th

59^th

165^th

150^th

261^st

96^th

228^th

81^st

64^th

313^th

62^nd

16^th

143^rd

264^th

237^th

63^rd

61^st

ANALYSIS:
This website places LSU in the top 25% of all NCAA college basketball teams this year. They have a record of 19-14 and are ranked 78th overall (out of 351) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. Of the 14 schools in the SEC (average ranking 79.9), they're currently ranked as our #8 team in the conference.

LSU succeeds primarily through their offense. They are ranked 59th in offensive efficiency and score in excess of 108 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. LSU is one of the nation's most effective teams finishing close to the iron. The team is ranked 11th in the country in near-proximity field goal percentage, making approximately 67.2% of their attempts from up-close vs. AO. The team will attempt a fair amount of field goals from up-close, too. Approximately 38.1% of their attempts vs. AO are taken from near-proximity locations, which puts the team in the top-75 in that category nationally. The squad likewise lands in the top-50 in overall offensive field goal percentage and makes good on about 47.5% of their total attempts vs. AO. LSU also does a super job in their efforts to get to the free throw line. With a free throw attempt rate of 33.26 vs. AO, they are ranked 22nd in the nation at getting to the charity stripe. Unfortunately, they don't convert a ton of their free throws and make just 66.9% of their attempts.

LSU plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 96th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 98 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. LSU thrives on scoring fast and easy points off of steals. They're ranked tenth in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 14.75. LSU also does a super job to deny opponents offensive rebounds and second chances. They have a rating of 11.80 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (ranked 16th in the country). If LSU does exhibit a weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's difficulties stopping opponents from converting from the inside. AO will convert 64.4% of their near-proximity field goal attempts, and the team ranks 39th-worst in that category as a result.

LSU has definitely not been as efficient as of late compared to earlier in the season and, consequently, the team is nationally ranked 339th in positive momentum. On the road, LSU performs noticeably worse than they do at home. The team is currently ranked 335th in the country in the away-from-home metric we track.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Fri 11/13/2015	vs McNeese₃₄₀	W 89.21 - 62.50	W 81-70	1-0	120.29	132.64	▲ 12.35	89.20	61.61	▲ 27.59	▲ 39.94
Mon 11/16/2015	vs Kennesaw State₂₆₇	W 85.71 - 66.72	W 91-69	2-0	113.48	121.32	▲ 7.84	94.06	90.61	▲ 3.45	▲ 11.29
Thu 11/19/2015	vs South Alabama₂₅₀	W 82.75 - 65.07	W 78-66	3-0	109.32	107.23	▼ 2.09	91.14	94.22	▼ 3.08	▼ 5.17
Mon 11/23/2015	vs Marquette₉₄ *	W 77.95 - 76.04	L 80-81	3-1	105.45	96.39	▼ 9.06	102.77	95.29	▲ 7.48	▼ 1.58
Tue 11/24/2015	vs NC State₇₃ *	L 76.82 - 77.05	L 72-83 (OT)	3-2	106.97	94.20	▼ 12.77	107.18	91.55	▲ 15.63	▲ 2.86
Mon 11/30/2015	@ Charleston₁₃₇	W 68.53 - 66.76	L 58-70	3-3	101.62	79.88	▼ 21.74	93.60	91.01	▲ 2.59	▼ 19.15
Wed 12/2/2015	vs North Florida₁₅₄	W 90.34 - 78.48	W 119-108	4-3	118.05	138.05	▲ 20.00	108.27	131.49	▼ 23.22	▼ 3.22
Sun 12/13/2015	@ Houston₆₅	L 74.39 - 79.25	L 98-105 (OT)	4-4	108.12	116.43	▲ 8.31	109.28	109.08	▲ 0.20	▲ 8.51
Wed 12/16/2015	vs Gardner-Webb₂₃₆	W 83.45 - 66.92	W 78-57	5-4	110.66	91.75	▼ 18.91	94.07	78.26	▲ 15.81	▼ 3.10
Sat 12/19/2015	vs Oral Roberts₁₆₃	W 84.03 - 71.74	W 100-77	6-4	111.74	132.38	▲ 20.64	101.39	108.89	▼ 7.50	▲ 13.14
Tue 12/22/2015	vs American₃₂₂	W 77.60 - 55.55	W 79-51	7-4	113.87	120.72	▲ 6.85	86.83	86.25	▲ 0.58	▲ 7.43
Tue 12/29/2015	vs Wake Forest₁₀₉	W 81.58 - 74.70	L 71-77	7-5	104.90	89.29	▼ 15.61	101.23	101.64	▼ 0.41	▼ 16.02
Sat 1/2/2016	@ Vanderbilt₂₀	L 68.79 - 80.67	W 90-82	8-5	98.78	116.25	▲ 17.47	109.92	94.38	▲ 15.54	▲ 33.01
Tue 1/5/2016	vs Kentucky₆	L 73.06 - 81.32	W 85-67	9-5	99.38	113.26	▲ 13.88	116.41	96.95	▲ 19.46	▲ 33.34
Sat 1/9/2016	@ Florida₃₉	L 70.30 - 78.87	L 62-68	9-6	98.52	91.49	▼ 7.03	104.60	91.53	▲ 13.07	▲ 6.04
Wed 1/13/2016	vs Ole Miss₈₇	W 79.91 - 74.67	W 90-81	10-6	106.39	117.08	▲ 10.69	105.21	112.38	▼ 7.17	▲ 3.52
Sat 1/16/2016	vs Arkansas₇₂	W 79.02 - 75.37	W 76-74	11-6	105.08	104.12	▼ 0.96	105.02	105.70	▼ 0.68	▼ 1.64
Tue 1/19/2016	@ Texas A&M₂₂	L 67.78 - 79.32	L 57-71	11-7	97.55	80.38	▼ 17.17	108.18	95.65	▲ 12.53	▼ 4.64
Sat 1/23/2016	@ Alabama₁₀₃	L 69.47 - 71.27	W 72-70	12-7	102.43	112.01	▲ 9.58	100.01	106.46	▼ 6.45	▲ 3.13
Tue 1/26/2016	vs Georgia₆₆	W 74.38 - 71.20	W 89-85	13-7	102.11	109.84	▲ 7.73	102.97	109.68	▼ 6.71	▲ 1.02
Sat 1/30/2016	vs Oklahoma₉	L 74.81 - 81.68	L 75-77	13-8	99.07	110.72	▲ 11.65	113.57	119.58	▼ 6.01	▲ 5.64
Tue 2/2/2016	@ Auburn₂₀₂	W 81.24 - 74.52	W 80-68	14-8	110.43	106.87	▼ 3.56	96.10	85.08	▲ 11.02	▲ 7.46
Sat 2/6/2016	vs Miss. State₈₃	W 79.13 - 74.31	W 88-77	15-8	105.37	123.17	▲ 17.80	104.21	107.27	▼ 3.06	▲ 14.74
Wed 2/10/2016	@ South Carolina₇₇	L 74.24 - 78.55	L 83-94	15-9	102.71	112.38	▲ 9.67	102.67	119.75	▼ 17.08	▼ 7.41
Sat 2/13/2016	vs Texas A&M₂₂	L 71.73 - 75.34	W 76-71	16-9	97.55	112.23	▲ 14.68	108.18	101.43	▲ 6.75	▲ 21.43
Wed 2/17/2016	vs Alabama₁₀₃	W 73.33 - 67.51	L 69-76	16-10	102.43	98.55	▼ 3.88	100.01	114.68	▼ 14.67	▼ 18.55
Sat 2/20/2016	@ Tennessee₉₇	L 76.30 - 78.64	L 65-81	16-11	106.65	91.65	▼ 15.00	104.20	105.42	▼ 1.22	▼ 16.22
Tue 2/23/2016	@ Arkansas₇₂	L 74.97 - 79.49	L 65-85	16-12	105.08	90.24	▼ 14.84	105.02	114.23	▼ 9.21	▼ 24.05
Sat 2/27/2016	vs Florida₃₉	L 74.36 - 74.84	W 96-91	17-12	98.52	115.60	▲ 17.08	104.60	115.26	▼ 10.66	▲ 6.42
Tue 3/1/2016	vs Missouri₁₆₇	W 80.60 - 68.44	W 80-71	18-12	108.07	114.73	▲ 6.66	97.34	108.89	▼ 11.55	▼ 4.89
Sat 3/5/2016	@ Kentucky₆	L 69.10 - 85.37	L 77-94	18-13	99.38	93.54	▼ 5.84	116.41	127.24	▼ 10.83	▼ 16.67
Fri 3/11/2016	vs Tennessee₉₇ *	W 78.34 - 76.54	W 84-75	19-13	106.65	115.94	▲ 9.29	104.20	100.00	▲ 4.20	▲ 13.49
Sat 3/12/2016	vs Texas A&M₂₂ *	L 69.75 - 77.33	L 38-71	19-14	97.55	45.10	▼ 52.45	108.18	106.00	▲ 2.18	▼ 50.27
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Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.

CURIOUS TRENDS:

	When facing teams that prefer the outside shot, LSU often performs better than normal. LSU is more efficient than usual 70% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 1.95. In their other contests, LSU performs better than the norm 23% of the time.
	LSU does worse vs. clubs that favor a faster tempo. When playing squads that have a pace vs. AO greater than 70.79, LSU performs above average 27% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 64% of the time.
	LSU performs better against squads that have trouble defending the mid-range shot. When facing teams that have a defensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 32.63%, LSU is more efficient than normal 64% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 27% of the time.

HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:

SUMMARY	Rk	AP%	Rec (WinPct)		RQ	Conference	Pace	Con	SOS	PTF	AFH	ASR

OFFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

DEFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

SUMMARY	Rk		AP%		Rec (WinPct)		RQ		Conference		Pace		Con		SOS		PTF		AFH		ASR

OFFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox

DEFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox