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Automated Team Capsule for 2016-17 Sam Houston 21-13 (0.618) | Southland

All-Play Percentage: 0.306 (244^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.339 (323^rd)	Record Quality: -0.066 (207^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 238.00 (239^th)
Pace: 72.77 (49^th)	Momentum: -2.16 (269^th)	Off. Momentum: -1.02 (263^rd)	Def. Momentum: -1.14 (218^th)
Consistency: -7.19 (17^th)	Res. Consistency: -11.09 (154^th)	Away From Home: -0.94 (249^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -1.05 (173^rd)

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:

93.14

27.46

69.00

81.01

41.10

25.43

29.91

25.69

34.86

29.90

55.97

12.04

16.31

7.51

31.39

31.71

36.90

1.94

RANK:

307^th

175^th

219^th

220^th

298^th

308^th

338^th

103^rd

249^th

93^rd

269^th

91^st

78^th

91^st

299^th

97^th

88^th

48^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

102.26

32.57

75.20

45.08

29.76

35.96

19.13

34.88

26.30

62.82

10.97

12.47

6.40

39.58

25.45

34.98

2.05

RANK:

172^nd

331^st

9^th

204^th

199^th

211^th

20^th

96^th

89^th

256^th

190^th

36^th

138^th

300^th

57^th

177^th

99^th

ANALYSIS:
Regardless of what the win percentage says, Sam Houston isn't a very good team this year. Their record this season is 21-13, and the club is ranked 244th overall (out of 351) in Haslametrics' most recent ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #5 team (out of 13) in the Southland (average ranking 265.5).

If there is a strength for Sam Houston this year, it's probably on the defensive end of the court. The team is rated 172nd in defensive efficiency, allowing fewer than 103 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO. Sam Houston has extremely pesky defenders that ceaselessly attempt to deny opponents ample opportunity to shoot. The club is ranked ninth in Division I in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 75.20 vs. AO. Sam Houston is also a solid rebounding team that will deny the opposition chances to score off of offensive rebounds. They have a rating of 12.47 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (ranked 36th in the country). If Sam Houston does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's tendency to send opponents to the line too much by fouling. The squad has a rating of 32.57 in defensive free throw attempt rate vs. AO, which ranks 21st-worst in the country.

The offense for Sam Houston, on the other hand, isn't nearly as efficient as the defense is. The team is ranked 307th in offensive efficiency, scoring about 93 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Sam Houston is one of the least accurate teams when shooting from long-distance. They are ranked 338th in three-point field goal percentage nationally and make just 29.9% of their attempts from long vs. AO.

Sam Houston is one of the most consistent teams in NCAA basketball (currently ranked 17th in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their upcoming games far easier to predict.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Sat 11/12/2016	vs LeTourneau	---	W 104-57	1-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Mon 11/14/2016	@ Ohio₁₀₅	L 65.00 - 78.16	L 75-96	1-1	89.52	89.31	▼ 0.21	102.69	130.04	▼ 27.35	▼ 27.56
Thu 11/17/2016	vs Southern₃₂₁	W 77.61 - 67.72	W 91-83	2-1	102.91	102.38	▼ 0.53	94.35	98.73	▼ 4.38	▼ 4.91
Sun 11/20/2016	@ Tenn. Tech₂₅₃	L 68.46 - 71.18	W 78-71	3-1	95.72	97.34	▲ 1.62	94.66	84.37	▲ 10.29	▲ 11.91
Tue 11/22/2016	@ Georgia Tech₇₅	L 57.87 - 73.35	L 73-81	3-2	82.23	95.64	▲ 13.41	99.20	101.63	▼ 2.43	▲ 10.98
Fri 11/25/2016	vs Idaho₂₁₃	W 68.95 - 67.77	W 69-62	4-2	94.12	97.78	▲ 3.66	97.00	92.07	▲ 4.93	▲ 8.59
Wed 11/30/2016	@ Baylor₁₀	L 53.53 - 80.76	L 45-79	4-3	80.70	63.75	▼ 16.95	115.34	117.39	▼ 2.05	▼ 19.00
Sat 12/3/2016	vs LSU Shreveport	---	W 91-59	5-3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 12/10/2016	@ S. Illinois₁₉₃	L 65.33 - 71.96	W 79-73	6-3	94.25	110.43	▲ 16.18	98.66	91.37	▲ 7.29	▲ 23.47
Tue 12/13/2016	vs Sul Ross	---	W 78-57	7-3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 12/17/2016	vs North Texas₂₉₉	W 73.93 - 66.37	W 76-70	8-3	98.32	100.49	▲ 2.17	92.51	93.12	▼ 0.61	▲ 1.56
Mon 12/19/2016	vs Randall	---	W 119-81	9-3	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Thu 12/22/2016	vs Arkansas₃₄ *	L 64.69 - 84.45	L 56-90	9-4	87.90	71.93	▼ 15.97	113.87	120.69	▼ 6.82	▼ 22.79
Thu 12/29/2016	vs Houston Baptist₂₂₂	W 74.43 - 72.61	L 65-79	9-5	98.22	76.57	▼ 21.65	100.34	106.76	▼ 6.42	▼ 28.07
Sat 12/31/2016	@ Cent. Arkansas₃₁₀	W 77.74 - 75.67	L 65-67	9-6	104.02	79.60	▼ 24.42	97.42	79.49	▲ 17.93	▼ 6.49
Thu 1/5/2017	@ McNeese₃₁₈	W 72.94 - 69.83	W 74-67	10-6	100.35	92.46	▼ 7.89	92.26	79.49	▲ 12.77	▲ 4.88
Sat 1/7/2017	vs Nicholls₃₁₁	W 78.54 - 69.84	W 74-61	11-6	103.67	106.61	▲ 2.94	96.32	94.64	▲ 1.68	▲ 4.62
Thu 1/12/2017	@ New Orleans₂₀₇	L 64.26 - 69.64	W 70-68	12-6	93.23	108.18	▲ 14.95	96.71	101.07	▼ 4.36	▲ 10.59
Sat 1/14/2017	@ Northwestern St.₃₀₆	W 76.41 - 74.63	W 77-68	13-6	102.39	106.38	▲ 3.99	95.97	94.93	▲ 1.04	▲ 5.03
Thu 1/19/2017	vs Lamar₂₄₂	W 72.87 - 70.00	W 87-65	14-6	97.99	116.53	▲ 18.54	98.41	83.47	▲ 14.94	▲ 33.48
Sat 1/21/2017	vs Texas A&M-CC₁₈₉	L 70.33 - 71.13	W 76-62	15-6	93.72	105.14	▲ 11.42	99.10	85.80	▲ 13.30	▲ 24.72
Sat 1/28/2017	vs SE Louisiana₂₄₇	W 69.38 - 66.10	W 71-69	16-6	93.15	102.20	▲ 9.05	93.28	105.20	▼ 11.92	▼ 2.87
Thu 2/2/2017	vs Stephen F. Austin₂₅₉	W 68.65 - 64.74	W 72-63	17-6	93.68	93.78	▲ 0.10	92.91	87.35	▲ 5.56	▲ 5.66
Sat 2/4/2017	@ Abil. Christian₃₀₃	W 68.82 - 67.18	L 64-71	17-7	98.50	91.92	▼ 6.58	92.24	100.68	▼ 8.44	▼ 15.02
Thu 2/9/2017	@ Lamar₂₄₂	L 69.75 - 73.10	L 76-80	17-8	97.99	102.22	▲ 4.23	98.41	97.78	▲ 0.63	▲ 4.86
Sat 2/11/2017	vs Incarnate Word₂₉₄	W 78.63 - 71.41	W 72-63	18-8	101.50	96.41	▼ 5.09	96.57	88.52	▲ 8.05	▲ 2.96
Thu 2/16/2017	@ Houston Baptist₂₂₂	L 71.26 - 75.86	L 77-88	18-9	98.22	95.89	▼ 2.33	100.34	109.18	▼ 8.84	▼ 11.17
Sat 2/18/2017	@ Incarnate Word₂₉₄	W 75.38 - 74.64	L 53-69	18-10	101.50	71.45	▼ 30.05	96.57	100.91	▼ 4.34	▼ 34.39
Sat 2/25/2017	vs Abil. Christian₃₀₃	W 71.89 - 64.20	L 81-84	18-11	98.50	102.98	▲ 4.48	92.24	114.38	▼ 22.14	▼ 17.66
Thu 3/2/2017	vs McNeese₃₁₈	W 76.13 - 66.63	W 79-74	19-11	100.35	97.78	▼ 2.57	92.26	95.89	▼ 3.63	▼ 6.20
Sat 3/4/2017	@ Stephen F. Austin₂₅₉	L 65.58 - 67.83	L 56-64	19-12	93.68	84.57	▼ 9.11	92.91	91.90	▲ 1.01	▼ 8.10
Wed 3/8/2017	vs Cent. Arkansas₃₁₀ *	W 79.38 - 74.01	W 77-69	20-12	104.02	110.14	▲ 6.12	97.42	95.71	▲ 1.71	▲ 7.83
Thu 3/9/2017	vs Houston Baptist₂₂₂ *	L 72.84 - 74.24	W 63-59	21-12	98.22	94.03	▼ 4.19	100.34	88.06	▲ 12.28	▲ 8.09
Fri 3/10/2017	vs New Orleans₂₀₇ *	L 65.77 - 68.10	L 63-75	21-13	93.23	92.42	▼ 0.81	96.71	114.06	▼ 17.35	▼ 18.16
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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:

	Sam Houston is typically worse vs. teams that convert well from outside the arc. Against foes that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 35.23%, Sam Houston performs above their norm 22% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 67% of the time.
	When facing teams that tend to get off more shots, Sam Houston often performs worse than normal. Sam Houston is more efficient than usual 30% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive field goal attempt rate vs. AO greater than 81.96. In their other contests, Sam Houston performs better than the norm 65% of the time.
	Sam Houston does worse vs. clubs that are more proficient at draining the mid-range shot. When playing squads that have an offensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 36.50%, Sam Houston performs above average 30% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 65% 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