Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Harvard21-8 (0.724) | Ivy
All-Play Percentage: 0.665 (118th)
Schedule Strength: 0.488 (178th)
Record Quality: 0.227 (64th)
Avg. Season Rank: 146.26 (143rd)
Pace: 69.92 (155th)
Momentum: -0.44 (202nd)
Off. Momentum: -1.78 (310th)
Def. Momentum: 1.34 (65th)
Consistency: -10.03 (285th)
Res. Consistency: -11.12 (128th)
Away From Home: -0.19 (170th)
Paper Tiger Factor: 1.64 (12th)
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 March 11, 2020. Data shown on this page is based on time-dependent 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:
99.93
70.08
26.28
71.22
80.40
35.43
44.07
32.37
10.35
31.97
15.92
5.28
33.19
32.11
19.80
61.66
9.66
15.66
7.10
40.26
19.80
39.94
2.00
RANK:
155th
140th
139th
177th
230th
164th
132nd
115th
155th
257th
337th
341st
318th
46th
30th
92nd
250th
53rd
24th
95th
335th
39th
122nd
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:
95.70
69.76
26.61
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83.12
33.89
40.78
27.33
9.09
33.25
22.39
7.78
34.77
33.40
17.02
50.96
12.23
14.50
5.14
32.88
26.93
40.19
1.93
RANK:
94th
183rd
231st
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225th
95th
57th
51st
68th
161st
178th
123rd
74th
337th
190th
8th
270th
286th
202nd
37th
164th
333rd
332nd
ANALYSIS: Per this website's calculations, Harvard is somewhere between an average to slightly above-average D1 ball-club. Carrying a record of 21-8, they are currently rated #118 overall (out of 353) in All-Play Percentage this season. Of the eight schools in the Ivy League (average ranking 189.5), they're currently ranked as our #2 team in the conference.
Harvard will mainly try to find success through their defense. They are ranked 94th in defensive efficiency and allow fewer than 96 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Harvard does tremendous work shutting down the opposition from the inside. They are ranked eighth in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 51.0% of their attempts from close-up. And to capitalize on that weakness, this team will make AO shoot from the inside more than they usually would. Of AO's total field goals, a big portion of them (40.2%) will be from short-distance. Harvard has also had some success this season preventing opponents from converting many of their overall field goal attempts. The team ranks #57 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 40.8% of their total attempts from the floor.
Harvard is also a fairly decent team on the offensive end of the court. The team ranks 155th nationally in offensive efficiency, scoring about 100 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Harvard does an outstanding job finishing any scoring chances they obtain from offensive rebounds. Against AO, the team successfully converts 7.1% of all second-chance opportunities (ranked 24th nationally). Harvard will also make a strong effort to get off as many field goals close to the basket as they can. The ball-club is 39th 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 61.7% of their attempts from short-distance vs. AO. If Harvard does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's inability to drain mid-range jumpers. The squad makes just 33.2% of their mid-range field goal attempts vs. AO, which ranks 36th-worst in the nation.
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 prefer the outside shot, Harvard often performs better than normal. Harvard is more efficient than usual 82% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 2.05. In their other contests, Harvard performs better than the norm 24% of the time.
Harvard does worse vs. clubs that favor a faster tempo. When playing squads that have a pace vs. AO greater than 69.71, Harvard performs above average 11% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 63% of the time.
Harvard performs worse against squads that fail to defend efficiently inside the paint. When facing teams that have a defensive near-proximity field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 59.05%, Harvard is more efficient than normal 11% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 63% of the time.
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