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Automated Team Capsule for 2017-18 Appalachian St. 15-18 (0.455) | Sun Belt

All-Play Percentage: 0.429 (202^nd)	Schedule Strength: 0.468 (199^th)	Record Quality: -0.117 (226^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 204.67 (201^st)
Pace: 72.26 (62^nd)	Momentum: 2.20 (82^nd)	Off. Momentum: 0.47 (158^th)	Def. Momentum: 1.72 (58^th)
Consistency: -10.08 (288^th)	Res. Consistency: -10.62 (100^th)	Away From Home: -0.76 (207^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: 0.09 (88^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 2, 2018. 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:

99.28

26.58

66.50

82.12

42.99

33.05

33.29

19.17

38.13

29.90

56.82

8.91

15.49

6.08

40.25

23.34

36.41

2.04

RANK:

216^th

143^rd

321^st

164^th

225^th

97^th

271^st

279^th

126^th

110^th

262^nd

273^rd

131^st

221^st

100^th

283^rd

119^th

198^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

104.50

28.43

80.23

45.95

25.59

38.98

23.58

35.95

31.07

59.28

12.84

11.53

6.00

31.89

29.39

38.72

1.93

RANK:

208^th

271^st

102^nd

238^th

16^th

330^th

228^th

121^st

266^th

144^th

314^th

14^th

95^th

21^st

247^th

287^th

323^rd

ANALYSIS:
They're far from the worst of the worst, but Appalachian St. should not be a terribly frightening opponent for most clubs. Haslametrics has them ranked 202nd overall (out of 351) in All-Play Percentage, and the team holds a record of 15-18. Of the 12 schools in the Sun Belt (average ranking 181.5), they're currently ranked as our #8 team in the conference.

Though their offense is far from the worst in the game, Appalachian St. is not terribly gifted on that end of the court either. Scoring about 99 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked at #216 in offensive efficiency. Appalachian St. is not one of the better teams when it comes to sinking foul shots. Converting just 66.5% of their attempts, the squad is ranked #321 overall in free throw percentage. Appalachian St. also has some difficulty protecting the ball efficiently when in possession, which leads to some quick and easy baskets for the opposition. The team's rating for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals vs. AO is 12.84, which ranks 314th in D1.

Appalachian St. doesn't rate much better on defense than they do on offense. Allowing roughly 105 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #208 in the nation in defensive efficiency. Appalachian St. does an extremely poor job to deny the opposition behind the arc. They rank 330th nationally in defensive three-point percentage, allowing AO to make 39.0% of their attempts from afar. Luckily, AO will take nowhere near as many threes as they typically would, and only 31.9% of AO's field goal attempts will come from downtown. If Appalachian St. does have a bright spot on defense, it would have to be their success stopping opponents from earning second-chance opportunities via offensive boards. The team has a rating of 11.53 in potential points allowed off of second chances vs. AO, which ranks 14th-best in college hoops.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Sat 11/11/2017	vs Toccoa Falls	---	W 135-34	1-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sun 11/12/2017	vs Bridgewater (VA)	---	W 95-57	2-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Thu 11/16/2017	vs Iowa State₉₆ *	L 71.40 - 79.58	L 98-104	2-1	98.44	107.89	▲ 9.45	109.69	121.79	▼ 12.10	▼ 2.65
Fri 11/17/2017	vs W. Michigan₁₉₁ *	L 73.71 - 74.55	L 67-86	2-2	101.25	85.92	▼ 15.33	103.10	111.27	▼ 8.17	▼ 23.50
Sun 11/19/2017	vs UTEP₂₄₆ *	W 71.68 - 68.79	W 76-72	3-2	100.08	96.20	▼ 3.88	96.08	93.51	▲ 2.57	▼ 1.31
Wed 11/22/2017	@ JMU₂₃₄	L 72.40 - 73.41	L 99-105 (2OT)	3-3	102.27	113.08	▲ 10.81	99.65	108.54	▼ 8.89	▲ 1.92
Sat 11/25/2017	vs Davidson₄₉	L 67.68 - 77.90	W 78-62	4-3	97.26	113.12	▲ 15.86	116.40	92.75	▲ 23.65	▲ 39.51
Tue 11/28/2017	@ VCU₁₃₉	L 72.61 - 80.35	L 72-85	4-4	99.49	99.57	▲ 0.08	105.60	112.60	▼ 7.00	▼ 6.92
Sat 12/2/2017	vs USF₂₈₆	W 73.63 - 65.08	W 84-61	5-4	104.26	114.43	▲ 10.17	96.55	86.33	▲ 10.22	▲ 20.39
Mon 12/4/2017	@ W. Carolina₃₀₆	W 74.59 - 70.45	L 71-72	5-5	104.27	106.68	▲ 2.41	94.55	102.08	▼ 7.53	▼ 5.12
Sat 12/9/2017	@ Akron₂₄₄	L 73.20 - 73.49	L 89-94	5-6	103.53	120.94	▲ 17.41	100.21	124.76	▼ 24.55	▼ 7.14
Sat 12/16/2017	@ Ohio State₁₀	L 61.45 - 84.02	L 67-80	5-7	88.89	90.50	▲ 1.61	116.07	114.15	▲ 1.92	▲ 3.53
Wed 12/20/2017	@ Hampton₂₉₅	W 78.49 - 75.45	L 53-86	5-8	106.29	69.88	▼ 36.41	98.09	94.99	▲ 3.10	▼ 33.31
Fri 12/29/2017	vs Texas State₂₂₁	W 69.51 - 65.19	W 66-62	6-8	100.46	100.86	▲ 0.40	98.71	97.65	▲ 1.06	▲ 1.46
Sun 12/31/2017	vs UT Arlington₁₂₁	L 75.30 - 78.27	W 80-76	7-8	96.16	86.62	▼ 9.54	104.52	87.66	▲ 16.86	▲ 7.32
Thu 1/4/2018	@ Louisiana₅₄	L 68.29 - 85.31	L 45-78	7-9	94.31	54.19	▼ 40.12	113.19	116.96	▼ 3.77	▼ 43.89
Sat 1/6/2018	@ UL Monroe₂₂₂	L 69.99 - 71.56	W 79-73	8-9	101.54	121.97	▲ 20.43	99.73	108.34	▼ 8.61	▲ 11.82
Thu 1/11/2018	vs Georgia State₉₂	L 68.40 - 74.08	L 58-71	8-10	94.74	80.59	▼ 14.15	107.42	103.70	▲ 3.72	▼ 10.43
Sat 1/13/2018	vs GA Southern₁₅₂	L 74.45 - 74.83	L 59-60	8-11	99.26	78.55	▼ 20.71	104.47	86.78	▲ 17.69	▼ 3.02
Sat 1/20/2018	@ South Alabama₁₉₅	L 69.99 - 73.79	L 77-83	8-12	95.84	115.50	▲ 19.66	97.02	119.79	▼ 22.77	▼ 3.11
Mon 1/22/2018	@ Troy₁₄₈	L 71.36 - 78.20	L 79-81	8-13	101.25	116.76	▲ 15.51	106.17	116.85	▼ 10.68	▲ 4.83
Thu 1/25/2018	vs Little Rock₂₉₈	W 71.81 - 62.50	W 72-67 (OT)	9-13	101.86	89.92	▼ 11.94	92.80	95.92	▼ 3.12	▼ 15.06
Sat 1/27/2018	vs Arkansas State₂₇₇	W 81.62 - 73.13	L 88-93	9-14	108.72	119.95	▲ 11.23	102.26	129.67	▼ 27.41	▼ 16.18
Thu 2/1/2018	@ UT Arlington₁₂₁	L 72.04 - 81.58	L 77-89	9-15	96.16	106.32	▲ 10.16	104.52	115.54	▼ 11.02	▼ 0.86
Sat 2/3/2018	@ Texas State₂₂₁	L 66.62 - 68.08	W 59-56	10-15	100.46	100.60	▲ 0.14	98.71	89.53	▲ 9.18	▲ 9.32
Sat 2/10/2018	@ Coast. Carolina₁₉₆	L 70.47 - 74.08	W 81-66	11-15	100.24	116.76	▲ 16.52	101.22	90.38	▲ 10.84	▲ 27.36
Thu 2/15/2018	vs South Alabama₁₉₅	W 73.17 - 70.49	L 66-77	11-16	95.84	81.27	▼ 14.57	97.02	99.74	▼ 2.72	▼ 17.29
Sat 2/17/2018	vs Troy₁₄₈	L 74.43 - 74.98	W 65-54	12-16	101.25	89.28	▼ 11.97	106.17	77.27	▲ 28.90	▲ 16.93
Thu 2/22/2018	@ Arkansas State₂₇₇	W 78.48 - 76.35	L 79-82 (OT)	12-17	108.72	99.45	▼ 9.27	102.26	94.91	▲ 7.35	▼ 1.92
Sat 2/24/2018	@ Little Rock₂₉₈	W 68.86 - 65.33	W 69-67	13-17	101.86	106.81	▲ 4.95	92.80	99.25	▼ 6.45	▼ 1.50
Sat 3/3/2018	vs Coast. Carolina₁₉₆	W 73.53 - 70.90	W 76-67	14-17	100.24	103.29	▲ 3.05	101.22	97.98	▲ 3.24	▲ 6.29
Wed 3/7/2018	vs Little Rock₂₉₈ *	W 70.33 - 63.92	W 93-64	15-17	101.86	127.87	▲ 26.01	92.80	83.61	▲ 9.19	▲ 35.20
Fri 3/9/2018	vs UT Arlington₁₂₁ *	L 73.67 - 79.93	L 68-84	15-18	96.16	86.96	▼ 9.20	104.52	113.04	▼ 8.52	▼ 17.72
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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 playing teams that favor a faster tempo, Appalachian St. usually performs worse than average. Appalachian St. is more efficient than normal 7% of the time when facing clubs that have a pace vs. AO greater than 70.15. In all other contests, Appalachian St. performs better than average 71% of the time.
	Appalachian St. is typically worse vs. teams that allow a higher number of conversions off of the offensive glass. Against foes that have a defensive second-chance conversion percentage vs. AO greater than 6.69%, Appalachian St. performs above their norm 20% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 82% of the time.
	When facing teams that are likely to allow more second chances off of offensive rebounds, Appalachian St. often performs worse than normal. Appalachian St. is more efficient than usual 21% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive second-chance potential point rate vs. AO greater than 13.70. In their other contests, Appalachian St. performs better than the norm 75% 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