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Automated Team Capsule for 2014-15 Mercer 19-16 (0.543) | Southern

All-Play Percentage: 0.477 (184^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.400 (275^th)	Record Quality: -0.043 (194^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 188.53 (189^th)
Pace: 62.01 (334^th)	Momentum: 0.66 (127^th)	Off. Momentum: -0.93 (273^rd)	Def. Momentum: 1.59 (42^nd)
Consistency: -9.47 (209^th)	Res. Consistency: -12.27 (219^th)	Away From Home: 1.11 (56^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -2.38 (280^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 6, 2015. 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:

99.81

28.01

68.38

84.41

41.83

29.51

34.04

24.80

35.61

30.11

54.59

10.35

15.80

6.39

34.96

29.38

35.67

1.99

RANK:

175^th

201^st

208^th

70^th

232^nd

117^th

191^st

197^th

160^th

98^th

272^nd

234^th

142^nd

201^st

146^th

228^th

133^rd

171^st

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

101.65

27.41

84.30

43.32

29.98

35.54

25.60

34.27

28.72

59.50

10.75

15.53

7.02

35.56

30.37

34.07

2.01

RANK:

180^th

118^th

272^nd

166^th

269^th

224^th

185^th

117^th

184^th

194^th

110^th

199^th

208^th

237^th

148^th

136^th

ANALYSIS:
Mercer has a squad that most likely falls somewhere in the bottom half of NCAA Division I teams this year. They have a record of 19-16 and are ranked 184th overall (out of 351) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #3 team (out of 10) in the Southern (average ranking 238.8).

With a more deliberate, half-court style of play (the 18th-slowest pace in D1), Mercer will likely rely on their offense more than anything else to win games. The team is ranked 175th in offensive efficiency and scores more than 99 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Mercer does a pretty decent job in most cases to maximize opportunities to score on offense. The team is ranked 70th in the NCAA in offensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 84.41 vs. AO. As far as making those field goal attempts goes, the team is somewhat middle-of-the-road, converting about 41.8% of them vs. AO.

Mercer is not quite as good on the defensive end of the floor. The team is ranked 180th in defensive efficiency, allowing about 102 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Mercer will allow opponents more chances to shoot than the norm. The team is ranked 272nd in the nation in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 84.30 vs. AO.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Fri 11/14/2014	vs Piedmont	---	W 88-48	1-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sun 11/16/2014	@ Seton Hall₈₀	L 59.33 - 70.35	L 47-63	1-1	96.33	70.71	▼ 25.62	107.49	97.03	▲ 10.46	▼ 15.16
Wed 11/19/2014	vs Kennesaw State₃₄₅	W 71.90 - 54.56	W 74-66	2-1	110.10	107.48	▼ 2.62	88.78	98.43	▼ 9.65	▼ 12.27
Sun 11/23/2014	@ Colorado State₆₂	L 60.53 - 73.40	L 62-75	2-2	98.35	99.76	▲ 1.41	112.77	115.26	▼ 2.49	▼ 1.08
Thu 11/27/2014	vs Rice₂₁₅ *	W 60.84 - 59.38	W 77-71 (OT)	3-2	102.46	105.17	▲ 2.71	99.60	105.17	▼ 5.57	▼ 2.86
Fri 11/28/2014	vs UCSB₈₂ *	L 58.26 - 65.28	L 60-65 (OT)	3-3	96.70	86.89	▼ 9.81	107.63	88.33	▲ 19.30	▲ 9.49
Sat 11/29/2014	vs Pacific₂₁₈ *	W 61.65 - 60.27	L 48-55	3-4	103.56	85.71	▼ 17.85	100.91	94.83	▲ 6.08	▼ 11.77
Tue 12/2/2014	vs St. Andrews	---	W 62-33	4-4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 12/6/2014	vs VMI₂₉₃	W 78.79 - 67.81	W 90-81	5-4	106.14	117.03	▲ 10.89	96.87	106.97	▼ 10.10	▲ 0.79
Tue 12/16/2014	vs Dartmouth₁₇₅	W 62.26 - 59.32	L 51-67	5-5	98.77	84.26	▼ 14.51	99.41	132.14	▼ 32.73	▼ 47.24
Fri 12/19/2014	vs Bethune-Cookman₃₂₇	W 63.72 - 50.89	W 67-46	6-5	105.65	107.74	▲ 2.09	89.35	76.66	▲ 12.69	▲ 14.78
Mon 12/22/2014	@ Tennessee₈₄	L 55.51 - 65.15	L 54-64	6-6	97.70	84.79	▼ 12.91	107.97	104.30	▲ 3.67	▼ 9.24
Sat 12/27/2014	@ Georgia₃₆	L 54.03 - 69.02	L 77-86 (3OT)	6-7	90.41	90.90	▲ 0.49	108.46	84.96	▲ 23.50	▲ 23.99
Tue 12/30/2014	@ Texas A&M₅₃	L 54.98 - 68.40	L 50-65	6-8	92.94	91.43	▼ 1.51	108.44	118.18	▼ 9.74	▼ 11.25
Sat 1/3/2015	@ UNCG₂₈₀	W 64.56 - 63.24	W 76-55	7-8	104.66	123.66	▲ 19.00	96.44	78.38	▲ 18.06	▲ 37.06
Mon 1/5/2015	@ VMI₂₉₃	W 74.64 - 71.92	W 85-75	8-8	106.14	118.60	▲ 12.46	96.87	89.22	▲ 7.65	▲ 20.11
Thu 1/8/2015	@ ETSU₂₀₂	L 65.09 - 67.98	L 70-71	8-9	103.95	110.66	▲ 6.71	102.27	104.60	▼ 2.33	▲ 4.38
Sat 1/10/2015	vs The Citadel₃₂₂	W 67.35 - 55.19	W 74-51	9-9	115.07	138.67	▲ 23.60	100.33	99.71	▲ 0.62	▲ 24.22
Thu 1/15/2015	vs Furman₃₀₅	W 67.13 - 57.07	W 67-64	10-9	108.66	124.74	▲ 16.08	97.39	123.95	▼ 26.56	▼ 10.48
Sat 1/17/2015	vs Samford₃₀₄	W 70.85 - 60.28	W 80-56	11-9	109.12	132.32	▲ 23.20	98.14	88.97	▲ 9.17	▲ 32.37
Thu 1/22/2015	@ W. Carolina₂₂₂	L 63.29 - 65.20	L 52-60	11-10	103.64	86.30	▼ 17.34	100.31	97.03	▲ 3.28	▼ 14.06
Thu 1/29/2015	vs Chattanooga₁₆₃	W 65.05 - 62.72	W 75-72 (OT)	12-10	101.14	116.33	▲ 15.19	102.78	122.27	▼ 19.49	▼ 4.30
Sat 1/31/2015	@ Wofford₁₁₃	L 54.18 - 62.04	L 46-49	12-11	94.47	91.43	▼ 3.04	101.86	91.26	▲ 10.60	▲ 7.56
Thu 2/5/2015	@ The Citadel₃₂₂	W 64.04 - 58.68	W 76-53	13-11	115.07	144.84	▲ 29.77	100.33	96.84	▲ 3.49	▲ 33.26
Sat 2/7/2015	@ Furman₃₀₅	W 63.65 - 60.50	W 74-68	14-11	108.66	122.33	▲ 13.67	97.39	101.87	▼ 4.48	▲ 9.19
Thu 2/12/2015	vs W. Carolina₂₂₂	W 66.91 - 61.52	L 54-58	14-12	103.64	84.13	▼ 19.51	100.31	96.52	▲ 3.79	▼ 15.72
Sat 2/14/2015	vs UNCG₂₈₀	W 68.21 - 59.67	W 55-50	15-12	104.66	93.74	▼ 10.92	96.44	89.90	▲ 6.54	▼ 4.38
Thu 2/19/2015	@ Chattanooga₁₆₃	L 61.46 - 66.36	L 61-74	15-13	101.14	98.28	▼ 2.86	102.78	112.65	▼ 9.87	▼ 12.73
Sat 2/21/2015	@ Samford₃₀₄	W 67.21 - 63.89	W 62-61	16-13	109.12	96.91	▼ 12.21	98.14	89.45	▲ 8.69	▼ 3.52
Thu 2/26/2015	vs Wofford₁₁₃	L 57.58 - 58.62	L 72-76	16-14	94.47	107.80	▲ 13.33	101.86	118.12	▼ 16.26	▼ 2.93
Sat 2/28/2015	vs ETSU₂₀₂	W 68.80 - 64.17	W 69-64	17-14	103.95	101.57	▼ 2.38	102.27	98.49	▲ 3.78	▲ 1.40
Sat 3/7/2015	vs VMI₂₉₃ *	W 76.71 - 69.86	W 89-61	18-14	106.14	122.22	▲ 16.08	96.87	67.27	▲ 29.60	▲ 45.68
Sun 3/8/2015	vs Furman₃₀₅ *	W 65.39 - 58.78	L 49-52	18-15	108.66	84.48	▼ 24.18	97.39	89.66	▲ 7.73	▼ 16.45
Wed 3/18/2015	vs Stony Brook₁₄₇	W 61.59 - 60.48	W 72-70	19-15	97.40	98.44	▲ 1.04	100.54	100.19	▲ 0.35	▲ 1.39
Mon 3/23/2015	vs UL Monroe₁₆₆	W 59.69 - 57.20	L 69-71	19-16	96.92	95.13	▼ 1.79	98.43	102.86	▼ 4.43	▼ 6.22
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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 fail to defend efficiently inside the paint, Mercer often performs better than normal. Mercer is more efficient than usual 59% of the time when facing teams that have a defensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 61.59%. In their other contests, Mercer performs better than the norm 13% of the time.
	Mercer does better vs. clubs that allow opponents to shoot well from the field. When playing squads that have a defensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 44.38%, Mercer performs above average 56% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 18% of the time.
	Mercer performs better against squads that aren't terribly skilled defensively. When facing teams that have a defensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 106.14, Mercer is more efficient than normal 57% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 21% 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