Automated Team Capsule for 2017-18 Penn24-9 (0.727) | Ivy
All-Play Percentage: 0.669 (117th)
Schedule Strength: 0.431 (249th)
Record Quality: 0.171 (86th)
Avg. Season Rank: 132.86 (134th)
Pace: 70.97 (126th)
Momentum: 2.55 (67th)
Off. Momentum: 5.24 (7th)
Def. Momentum: -2.69 (292nd)
Consistency: -10.65 (325th)
Res. Consistency: -10.64 (104th)
Away From Home: -1.44 (280th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -1.93 (264th)
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
Upc
FTAR
FT%
FGAR
FGMR
FG%
3PAR
3PMR
3P%
MRAR
MRMR
MR%
NPAR
NPMR
NP%
PPSt
PPSC
SCC%
%3PA
%MRA
%NPA
Prox
RATING:
100.24
70.92
25.64
65.69
80.58
35.84
44.48
34.07
11.71
34.37
16.81
5.94
35.35
29.71
18.19
61.24
8.52
11.18
5.81
42.28
20.86
36.86
2.05
RANK:
193rd
129th
180th
333rd
241st
178th
157th
74th
114th
215th
331st
333rd
250th
118th
95th
117th
294th
318th
245th
62nd
320th
98th
230th
DEFENSE
Eff
Upc
FTAR
FT%
FGAR
FGMR
FG%
3PAR
3PMR
3P%
MRAR
MRMR
MR%
NPAR
NPMR
NP%
PPSt
PPSC
SCC%
%3PA
%MRA
%NPA
Prox
RATING:
97.04
71.02
25.60
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82.56
34.95
42.33
24.60
7.75
31.52
29.09
10.15
34.89
28.87
17.04
59.03
9.10
14.93
6.34
29.80
35.23
34.97
1.95
RANK:
72nd
235th
152nd
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196th
101st
84th
7th
5th
18th
337th
318th
70th
182nd
168th
132nd
36th
205th
121st
3rd
339th
164th
314th
ANALYSIS: They may not cause sleepless nights for opponents, but Penn, as a slightly above-average team, cannot be totally ignored. Carrying a record of 24-9, they are currently rated #117 overall (out of 351) in All-Play Percentage this season. They are also ranked by this site as the best team (out of eight) in the Ivy League (average ranking 202.8).
Penn has a fairly effective defensive attack. Occupying the #72 slot in our defensive efficiency ratings, they will allow about 97 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Penn does an outstanding job shutting down the opposition from behind the arc. They rank 18th in the NCAA in defensive three-point percentage, allowing AO to make just 31.5% of their attempts from afar. For this reason, AO takes nowhere near as many threes as they typically would -- just 29.8% of AO's field goal attempts will be from downtown. Penn has also been fairly decent in preventing teams from draining shots from between the three-point stripe and the low post. They're ranked 70th in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 34.9% of their attempts from that distance. To capitalize on that weakness, this team will make AO shoot from mid-range locations more than they usually would. Of AO's total field goals, a large portion of them (35.2%) will be from mid-range.
The offense for Penn, on the other hand, isn't nearly as efficient as the defense is. The team is ranked 193rd in offensive efficiency, scoring about 100 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Penn has had serious struggles making their free throws this year. Converting just 65.7% of their attempts, the squad is ranked #333 overall in free throw percentage. Penn also does a fairly poor job cleaning the offensive glass. Against AO, the ball-club has a rating of 11.18 in potential points scored off of second chances (318th nationally). If Penn does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's care for the ball. The squad has a rating of 9.10 in potential points allowed off of steals vs. AO, which ranks 36th in the college game.
Penn has been one of the more erratic teams in NCAA basketball this year (presently ranked 325th in the country in consistency), which makes forecasting the outcomes of their upcoming games tougher than most.
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:
Penn does better vs. clubs that tend to allow more shots on the perimeter. When playing squads that have a defensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 2.01, Penn performs above average 58% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 15% of the time.
Penn performs worse against squads that convert well from the charity stripe. When facing teams that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 73.53%, Penn is more efficient than normal 9% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 43% of the time.
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