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Automated Team Capsule for 2014-15 Louisiana 22-14 (0.611) | Sun Belt

All-Play Percentage: 0.600 (141^st)	Schedule Strength: 0.454 (209^th)	Record Quality: 0.027 (158^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 160.82 (159^th)
Pace: 70.41 (8^th)	Momentum: 2.57 (54^th)	Off. Momentum: 1.21 (135^th)	Def. Momentum: 1.36 (52^nd)
Consistency: -9.72 (237^th)	Res. Consistency: -13.72 (292^nd)	Away From Home: -0.28 (202^nd)	Paper Tiger Factor: -1.28 (211^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:

101.93

30.86

73.38

80.59

44.00

24.46

34.19

22.37

28.31

33.76

61.51

11.47

20.14

9.68

30.35

27.76

41.89

1.88

RANK:

130^th

90^th

56^th

234^th

129^th

290^th

185^th

278^th

348^th

10^th

82^nd

154^th

13^th

5^th

279^th

272^nd

10^th

19^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

100.62

28.77

80.37

44.50

25.77

35.40

24.28

32.97

30.33

61.45

10.50

15.40

8.07

32.06

30.21

37.73

1.94

RANK:

162^nd

169^th

103^rd

221^st

85^th

219^th

132^nd

64^th

249^th

253^rd

94^th

190^th

285^th

97^th

146^th

283^rd

277^th

ANALYSIS:
Louisiana is a fairly decent basketball team that, while likely better than average, isn't quite good enough to crack any top-25 rankings this year. Ranked 141st overall (out of 351) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 22-14. They are also ranked by this site as the #2 team (out of 11) in the Sun Belt (average ranking 206.9).

Based on the data, Louisiana will likely find more success on offense than on defense. Scoring about 102 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO and utilizing a feverish pace (the eighth-fastest in D1), they currently occupy the #130 slot in the rankings for offensive efficiency. Louisiana does an outstanding job finishing any scoring chances they obtain from offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team successfully converts 9.7% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked fifth nationally), and with a rating of 20.14, they're 13th in potential points scored off of the offensive glass as well. Louisiana will also routinely look to penetrate, pound the ball inside, and score from as short a distance as possible. The ball-club is tenth in the NCAA in ratio of near-proximity attempts to total field goal attempts. If you do allow them to get to the inside, they are undoubtedly capable of making you pay. Presently rated in the top-100 in near-proximity shooting percentage, they make roughly 61.5% of their attempts from short-distance vs. AO. If Louisiana does have a glaring weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's inability to drain mid-range jumpers. The squad makes just 28.3% of their mid-range field goal attempts vs. AO, which ranks fourth-worst in the nation.

Louisiana plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 162nd nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 101 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Louisiana has been fairly decent in preventing teams from draining shots from between the three-point stripe and the low post. They're ranked 64th in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 33.0% of their attempts from that distance.

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 Louisiana Coll.	---	W 85-57	1-0	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Mon 11/17/2014	@ Tulsa₉₈	L 64.11 - 71.51	L 53-64	1-1	94.27	73.55	▼ 20.72	99.34	83.40	▲ 15.94	▼ 4.78
Fri 11/21/2014	@ Auburn₁₃₇	L 71.72 - 76.33	L 80-105	1-2	101.14	95.72	▼ 5.42	101.61	124.17	▼ 22.56	▼ 27.98
Mon 11/24/2014	vs Milwaukee₂₀₉ *	W 73.60 - 69.20	L 52-56	1-3	104.26	75.36	▼ 28.90	97.84	82.35	▲ 15.49	▼ 13.41
Tue 11/25/2014	vs Oral Roberts₂₂₉ *	W 77.29 - 71.69	W 76-52	2-3	108.19	108.06	▼ 0.13	100.15	66.67	▲ 33.48	▲ 33.35
Wed 12/3/2014	vs Jackson State₂₉₈	W 74.89 - 60.21	W 76-53	3-3	104.71	97.03	▼ 7.68	89.39	78.69	▲ 10.70	▲ 3.02
Sat 12/6/2014	@ McNeese₂₉₆	W 73.68 - 67.87	L 70-80	3-4	109.99	94.86	▼ 15.13	95.98	105.14	▼ 9.16	▼ 24.29
Wed 12/10/2014	vs LA Tech₈₃	L 73.64 - 74.29	W 94-86	4-4	97.58	111.30	▲ 13.72	104.10	106.52	▼ 2.42	▲ 11.30
Sat 12/13/2014	vs Centenary	---	W 115-59	5-4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Wed 12/17/2014	vs Milligan	---	W 115-76	6-4	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sat 12/20/2014	@ Northwestern St.₂₄₃	W 87.69 - 85.27	L 85-89	6-5	115.81	105.38	▼ 10.43	106.59	104.26	▲ 2.33	▼ 8.10
Tue 12/30/2014	@ Little Rock₂₃₂	W 73.70 - 72.14	W 83-79 (OT)	7-5	107.18	115.09	▲ 7.91	99.98	112.65	▼ 12.67	▼ 4.76
Sat 1/3/2015	vs Troy₂₈₄	W 78.11 - 65.47	W 91-64	8-5	107.85	121.80	▲ 13.95	95.98	89.84	▲ 6.14	▲ 20.09
Mon 1/5/2015	@ Appalachian St.₂₈₆	W 74.03 - 69.13	W 80-64	9-5	106.76	116.82	▲ 10.06	94.69	80.11	▲ 14.58	▲ 24.64
Thu 1/8/2015	vs Georgia State₆₄	L 69.24 - 71.50	W 84-80	10-5	97.66	110.54	▲ 12.88	106.54	111.08	▼ 4.54	▲ 8.34
Thu 1/15/2015	@ Ga Southern₁₅₀	L 66.42 - 70.02	L 70-78	10-6	98.38	97.57	▼ 0.81	98.25	105.14	▼ 6.89	▼ 7.70
Sat 1/17/2015	vs South Alabama₂₆₆	W 82.62 - 69.67	L 82-89	10-7	108.89	100.98	▼ 7.91	97.36	121.64	▼ 24.28	▼ 32.19
Mon 1/19/2015	vs UL Monroe₁₆₆	W 69.51 - 63.77	L 55-57	10-8	98.85	75.60	▼ 23.25	96.37	85.58	▲ 10.79	▼ 12.46
Thu 1/22/2015	vs Arkansas State₂₉₅	W 78.52 - 64.32	W 96-59	11-8	107.21	148.09	▲ 40.88	93.06	84.22	▲ 8.84	▲ 49.72
Sat 1/24/2015	@ Georgia State₆₄	L 65.18 - 75.59	L 64-75	11-9	97.66	91.43	▼ 6.23	106.54	101.82	▲ 4.72	▼ 1.51
Thu 1/29/2015	@ South Alabama₂₆₆	W 78.26 - 73.95	L 85-89	11-10	108.89	121.03	▲ 12.14	97.36	122.38	▼ 25.02	▼ 12.88
Sat 1/31/2015	@ Texas State₂₀₄	W 64.15 - 63.99	W 72-63	12-10	97.95	115.47	▲ 17.52	91.52	97.03	▼ 5.51	▲ 12.01
Thu 2/5/2015	vs Appalachian St.₂₈₆	W 78.24 - 65.00	W 81-66	13-10	106.76	104.07	▼ 2.69	94.69	91.54	▲ 3.15	▲ 0.46
Sat 2/7/2015	vs UT Arlington₁₈₈	W 80.51 - 72.39	L 69-84	13-11	104.62	91.47	▼ 13.15	99.55	118.04	▼ 18.49	▼ 31.64
Thu 2/12/2015	@ UL Monroe₁₆₆	L 65.48 - 67.73	L 55-67	13-12	98.85	85.78	▼ 13.07	96.37	98.59	▼ 2.22	▼ 15.29
Sat 2/14/2015	@ Troy₂₈₄	W 73.95 - 69.41	W 84-80 (OT)	14-12	107.85	108.69	▲ 0.84	95.98	105.85	▼ 9.87	▼ 9.03
Thu 2/19/2015	vs Texas State₂₀₄	W 68.13 - 60.08	W 64-42	15-12	97.95	102.39	▲ 4.44	91.52	69.64	▲ 21.88	▲ 26.32
Sat 2/21/2015	@ UT Arlington₁₈₈	L 76.10 - 76.69	W 81-70	16-12	104.62	110.06	▲ 5.44	99.55	90.54	▲ 9.01	▲ 14.45
Sat 2/28/2015	vs Ga Southern₁₅₀	W 70.52 - 66.06	W 68-58	17-12	98.38	101.64	▲ 3.26	98.25	92.20	▲ 6.05	▲ 9.31
Thu 3/5/2015	vs Little Rock₂₃₂	W 77.87 - 68.06	W 75-69	18-12	107.18	110.67	▲ 3.49	99.98	110.78	▼ 10.80	▼ 7.31
Sat 3/7/2015	@ Arkansas State₂₉₅	W 74.31 - 68.40	W 81-57	19-12	107.21	120.79	▲ 13.58	93.06	80.82	▲ 12.24	▲ 25.82
Fri 3/13/2015	vs Texas State₂₀₄ *	W 66.14 - 62.03	W 53-43	20-12	97.95	89.83	▼ 8.12	91.52	72.88	▲ 18.64	▲ 10.52
Sat 3/14/2015	vs Georgia State₆₄ *	L 67.21 - 73.54	L 79-83	20-13	97.66	88.89	▼ 8.77	106.54	106.85	▼ 0.31	▼ 9.08
Tue 3/17/2015	@ Incarnate Word₂₄₉	W 78.48 - 75.68	W 83-68	21-13	110.25	124.28	▲ 14.03	100.16	80.90	▲ 19.26	▲ 33.29
Sat 3/21/2015	@ Sam Houston₁₁₆	L 66.30 - 72.32	W 71-70	22-13	96.75	101.58	▲ 4.83	98.68	92.92	▲ 5.76	▲ 10.59
Thu 3/26/2015	vs Evansville₁₂₆	W 73.88 - 71.20	L 82-89	22-14	99.65	102.29	▲ 2.64	101.69	118.56	▼ 16.87	▼ 14.23
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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:

	Louisiana performs better against squads that have trouble defending the mid-range shot. When facing teams that have a defensive mid-range field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 36.41%, Louisiana is more efficient than normal 65% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 15% of the time.
	When playing teams that shoot the ball well from the field, Louisiana usually performs worse than average. Louisiana is more efficient than normal 30% of the time when facing clubs that have an offensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 40.38%. In all other contests, Louisiana performs better than average 80% of the time.
	Louisiana is typically better vs. teams that tend to capitalize off breakaway opportunities. Against foes that have a potential point rate off steals vs. AO greater than 10.76, Louisiana performs above their norm 62% of the time. Against the remaining opposition, the team performs above average 17% 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