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Automated Team Capsule for 2016-17 LA Tech 23-10 (0.697) | Conference USA

All-Play Percentage: 0.760 (85^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.385 (294^th)	Record Quality: 0.112 (105^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 79.72 (75^th)
Pace: 70.60 (152^nd)	Momentum: -0.77 (205^th)	Off. Momentum: 2.01 (88^th)	Def. Momentum: -2.77 (297^th)
Consistency: -8.21 (84^th)	Res. Consistency: -11.18 (159^th)	Away From Home: -1.53 (297^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -2.56 (297^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 3, 2017. 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:

105.63

26.86

71.25

82.65

45.58

30.26

36.87

22.49

35.45

29.91

62.00

12.36

15.07

7.02

36.61

27.21

36.19

2.00

RANK:

95^th

198^th

142^nd

122^nd

98^th

155^th

93^rd

216^th

221^st

92^nd

71^st

144^th

128^th

162^nd

224^th

119^th

159^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

98.69

21.91

82.55

43.88

29.58

36.94

25.98

36.96

26.98

58.17

11.02

13.45

5.84

35.83

31.48

32.69

2.03

RANK:

100^th

18^th

219^th

148^th

192^nd

264^th

267^th

177^th

116^th

123^rd

195^th

95^th

91^st

167^th

268^th

109^th

140^th

ANALYSIS:
LA Tech has a fairly solid squad that likely falls within the top quartile of all teams in college basketball this year. Carrying a record of 23-10, they are currently rated #85 overall (out of 351) in All-Play Percentage this season. Of the 14 schools in Conference USA (average ranking 202.4), they're currently ranked as our #2 team in the conference.

The primary strength for LA Tech this year is offense. The team is ranked 95th in efficiency on that end of the floor, and they'll rack up more than 105 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. LA Tech fares better than most teams when it comes to converting from locations close to the basket. The team is ranked 92nd in the country in near-proximity field goal percentage, making approximately 62.0% of their attempts from up-close vs. AO.

LA Tech plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 100th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 99 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. LA Tech is a superior unit when it comes to preventing opponents from getting to the foul line. With a defensive free throw attempt rate of 21.91 vs. AO, they are currently rated 18th in the country in that category. LA Tech will also look to secure a relatively healthy number of easy scoring opportunities off of steals. They're ranked 71st in potential points off of breakaway steals vs. AO with a rating of 12.36.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Fri 11/11/2016	@ South Carolina₂₆	L 62.17 - 75.53	L 76-85	0-1	90.07	96.88	▲ 6.81	104.49	112.65	▼ 8.16	▼ 1.35
Wed 11/16/2016	vs Alabama State₃₄₅	W 84.64 - 57.52	W 87-56	1-1	116.26	113.41	▼ 2.85	83.32	75.23	▲ 8.09	▲ 5.24
Sat 11/19/2016	@ Nebraska₁₀₄	L 70.04 - 71.70	L 54-65	1-2	101.74	81.63	▼ 20.11	100.33	94.80	▲ 5.53	▼ 14.58
Wed 11/23/2016	vs Oklahoma Bapt	---	W 79-63	2-2	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sun 11/27/2016	vs UMES₃₁₇	W 83.43 - 63.80	W 74-53	3-2	115.40	118.47	▲ 3.07	92.93	84.67	▲ 8.26	▲ 11.33
Wed 11/30/2016	@ California₆₈	L 64.39 - 69.67	L 59-68 (OT)	3-3	96.25	88.58	▼ 7.67	100.08	84.15	▲ 15.93	▲ 8.26
Sat 12/3/2016	vs SE Louisiana₂₄₇	W 76.40 - 62.29	W 88-59	4-3	105.67	129.93	▲ 24.26	90.93	91.50	▼ 0.57	▲ 23.69
Mon 12/5/2016	vs Alcorn State₃₁₅	W 79.92 - 60.71	W 98-65	5-3	110.76	121.12	▲ 10.36	88.11	67.79	▲ 20.32	▲ 30.68
Sat 12/10/2016	@ Louisiana₁₄₁	W 79.99 - 78.53	L 83-91	5-4	109.50	105.97	▼ 3.53	103.33	110.13	▼ 6.80	▼ 10.33
Tue 12/13/2016	vs PV A&M₃₁₆	W 82.18 - 62.27	W 65-52	6-4	112.82	93.24	▼ 19.58	89.27	83.47	▲ 5.80	▼ 13.78
Sat 12/17/2016	vs Grambling₃₃₇ *	W 81.18 - 60.90	W 89-55	7-4	116.15	128.07	▲ 11.92	87.69	82.14	▲ 5.55	▲ 17.47
Tue 12/20/2016	vs FGCU₁₀₉	W 74.26 - 69.35	L 78-79	7-5	105.62	110.83	▲ 5.21	102.63	116.71	▼ 14.08	▼ 8.87
Thu 12/22/2016	vs LSU Shreveport	---	W 95-53	8-5	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sun 1/1/2017	@ Southern Miss₃₂₆	W 74.88 - 60.26	W 79-55	9-5	111.06	102.22	▼ 8.84	86.22	71.70	▲ 14.52	▲ 5.68
Thu 1/5/2017	vs UTEP₂₁₁	W 74.72 - 63.06	W 64-44	10-5	105.68	104.45	▼ 1.23	93.59	76.79	▲ 16.80	▲ 15.57
Sat 1/7/2017	vs UTSA₂₅₅	W 76.58 - 61.81	L 68-69	10-6	105.94	96.34	▼ 9.60	90.01	100.79	▼ 10.78	▼ 20.38
Thu 1/12/2017	@ Charlotte₂₃₈	W 81.26 - 73.13	W 79-73	11-6	110.48	116.71	▲ 6.23	95.71	99.17	▼ 3.46	▲ 2.77
Sat 1/14/2017	@ Old Dominion₁₁₇	L 62.70 - 62.77	W 75-63	12-6	98.16	119.40	▲ 21.24	94.17	88.41	▲ 5.76	▲ 27.00
Thu 1/19/2017	vs Rice₁₆₃	W 82.30 - 73.06	W 74-64	13-6	108.24	99.19	▼ 9.05	100.47	81.09	▲ 19.38	▲ 10.33
Sat 1/21/2017	vs North Texas₂₉₉	W 80.95 - 62.72	W 81-57	14-6	110.83	114.18	▲ 3.35	90.39	80.18	▲ 10.21	▲ 13.56
Thu 1/26/2017	@ UAB₁₇₉	W 71.90 - 68.29	L 70-79	14-7	106.20	96.58	▼ 9.62	96.87	106.12	▼ 9.25	▼ 18.87
Sat 1/28/2017	@ Mid Tennessee₄₅	L 64.39 - 73.05	L 61-71	14-8	98.29	91.92	▼ 6.37	106.55	102.33	▲ 4.22	▼ 2.15
Thu 2/2/2017	vs W. Kentucky₂₂₈	W 77.77 - 65.02	W 76-67	15-8	110.65	112.94	▲ 2.29	96.96	106.90	▼ 9.94	▼ 7.65
Sat 2/4/2017	vs Marshall₁₆₁	W 89.30 - 79.83	W 94-90	16-8	111.59	108.37	▼ 3.22	104.30	108.10	▼ 3.80	▼ 7.02
Thu 2/9/2017	@ UTEP₂₁₁	W 71.69 - 65.92	W 62-61	17-8	105.68	105.55	▼ 0.13	93.59	97.78	▼ 4.19	▼ 4.32
Sat 2/11/2017	@ UTSA₂₅₅	W 73.48 - 64.79	W 72-66	18-8	105.94	109.68	▲ 3.74	90.01	97.78	▼ 7.77	▼ 4.03
Thu 2/16/2017	vs FAU₂₇₀	W 80.65 - 64.53	W 95-69	19-8	108.72	127.02	▲ 18.30	91.60	97.45	▼ 5.85	▲ 12.45
Sat 2/18/2017	vs FIU₂₅₇	W 77.43 - 62.78	W 77-61	20-8	112.55	110.90	▼ 1.65	95.99	74.35	▲ 21.64	▲ 19.99
Thu 2/23/2017	@ North Texas₂₉₉	W 77.81 - 65.69	W 85-67	21-8	110.83	121.33	▲ 10.50	90.39	84.35	▲ 6.04	▲ 16.54
Sat 2/25/2017	@ Rice₁₆₃	W 79.04 - 76.34	L 81-88	21-9	108.24	104.75	▼ 3.49	100.47	112.07	▼ 11.60	▼ 15.09
Sat 3/4/2017	vs Southern Miss₃₂₆	W 77.90 - 57.29	W 93-65	22-9	111.06	138.46	▲ 27.40	86.22	100.52	▼ 14.30	▲ 13.10
Thu 3/9/2017	vs UAB₁₇₉ *	W 73.41 - 66.77	W 69-57	23-9	106.20	103.17	▼ 3.03	96.87	82.54	▲ 14.33	▲ 11.30
Fri 3/10/2017	vs Marshall₁₆₁ *	W 87.59 - 81.54	L 77-93	23-10	111.59	113.64	▲ 2.05	104.30	133.82	▼ 29.52	▼ 27.47
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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:

	LA Tech performs worse against squads that are typically efficient on offense. When facing teams that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 102.93, LA Tech is more efficient than normal 11% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 68% of the time.
	When playing teams that convert well from the charity stripe, LA Tech usually performs worse than average. LA Tech is more efficient than normal 36% of the time when facing clubs that have an adjusted free throw percentage vs. AO greater than 66.51%. In all other contests, LA Tech performs better than average 89% of the time.
	LA Tech is typically better vs. teams that aren't terribly skilled defensively. Against foes that have a defensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 107.12, LA Tech performs above their norm 89% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 36% 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