Automated Team Capsule for 2017-18 Sam Houston21-15 (0.583) | Southland
All-Play Percentage: 0.391 (214th)
Schedule Strength: 0.422 (259th)
Record Quality: -0.010 (183rd)
Avg. Season Rank: 232.22 (230th)
Pace: 69.53 (214th)
Momentum: 1.66 (100th)
Off. Momentum: 3.47 (31st)
Def. Momentum: -1.82 (247th)
Consistency: -8.92 (159th)
Res. Consistency: -10.95 (119th)
Away From Home: 0.48 (82nd)
Paper Tiger Factor: -3.44 (324th)
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 2, 2018. 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:
99.15
69.45
26.23
73.25
84.49
35.21
41.67
28.57
9.52
33.31
24.41
7.98
32.68
31.52
17.72
56.22
10.97
18.21
8.44
33.81
28.89
37.30
1.97
RANK:
216th
216th
161st
118th
58th
209th
289th
244th
270th
266th
116th
199th
321st
62nd
128th
277th
173rd
33rd
58th
274th
130th
91st
72nd
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:
103.81
69.62
27.89
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78.25
36.05
46.07
34.87
12.53
35.92
19.45
7.61
39.11
23.93
15.92
66.50
8.61
13.86
6.87
44.56
24.86
30.58
2.14
RANK:
181st
144th
245th
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34th
147th
239th
328th
315th
205th
55th
88th
260th
32nd
116th
333rd
20th
115th
181st
344th
83rd
57th
13th
ANALYSIS: They're far from the worst of the worst, but Sam Houston should not be a terribly frightening opponent for most clubs. They have a record of 21-15 and are ranked 214th overall (out of 351) in the latest Haslametrics ratings. They are also ranked by this site as the #4 team (out of 13) in the Southland (average ranking 252.6).
Though their offense is far from the worst in the game, Sam Houston is not terribly gifted on that end of the court either. Scoring about 99 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked at #216 in offensive efficiency. Sam Houston needs improvement when it comes to draining the mid-range shot. The team is ranked 321st in field goal percentage from that distance, making only 32.7% of their mid-range attempts vs. AO. If Sam Houston does have a strength offensively, it would have to be the team's care for the ball. The squad has a rating of 8.61 in potential points allowed off of steals vs. AO, which ranks 20th in the college game.
Sam Houston doesn't rate much better on defense than they do on offense. Allowing roughly 104 points for every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO, they are ranked #181 in the nation in defensive efficiency. Sam Houston fares terribly when attempting to stop opponents from converting from the inside. The team is ranked 333rd in the country in defensive near-proximity percentage, allowing AO to make good on 66.5% of their attempts from close-up. If Sam Houston does have a bright spot on defense, it would have to be their ability to limit the number of shot attempts by the opposition. The team has a defensive field goal attempt rate of 78.25 vs. AO, which ranks 34th-best in college basketball.
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 are typically efficient on offense, Sam Houston often performs worse than normal. Sam Houston is more efficient than usual 10% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive efficiency rating vs. AO greater than 101.35. In their other contests, Sam Houston performs better than the norm 64% of the time.
Sam Houston does worse vs. clubs that convert well from outside the arc. When playing squads that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 34.20%, Sam Houston performs above average 17% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 65% of the time.
Sam Houston performs worse against squads that shoot the ball well from the field. When facing teams that have an offensive field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 44.34%, Sam Houston is more efficient than normal 20% of the time. In their other contests, the team is more efficient 59% of the time.
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