Automated Team Capsule for 2016-17 Samford20-16 (0.556) | Southern
All-Play Percentage: 0.546 (160th)
Schedule Strength: 0.463 (206th)
Record Quality: 0.022 (158th)
Avg. Season Rank: 142.93 (140th)
Pace: 70.61 (154th)
Momentum: -1.60 (249th)
Off. Momentum: -1.83 (295th)
Def. Momentum: 0.23 (114th)
Consistency: -7.96 (63rd)
Res. Consistency: -8.12 (15th)
Away From Home: 0.56 (90th)
Paper Tiger Factor: -0.42 (132nd)
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-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:
103.84
70.64
28.65
74.72
80.40
35.94
44.69
28.34
10.56
37.25
22.15
8.06
36.37
29.91
17.32
57.91
11.59
14.08
7.00
35.25
27.55
37.20
1.98
RANK:
117th
152nd
119th
53rd
239th
166th
129th
217th
162nd
75th
220th
216th
178th
97th
142nd
222nd
117th
202nd
133rd
204th
210th
81st
114th
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:
104.75
70.58
26.70
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85.20
37.43
43.93
31.41
10.49
33.41
26.15
9.60
36.71
27.64
17.33
62.70
12.80
17.04
7.51
36.86
30.69
32.45
2.04
RANK:
219th
197th
137th
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303rd
235th
152nd
265th
182nd
70th
278th
273rd
160th
142nd
193rd
256th
312th
321st
247th
207th
236th
99th
100th
ANALYSIS: Samford 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. They are ranked #160 (out of 351) in the most recent Haslametrics ratings and have a record of 20-16. They are also ranked by this site as the #7 team (out of 10) in the Southern (average ranking 177.7).
Based on the data, Samford will likely find more success on offense than on defense. Scoring about 104 points for every 100 possessions vs. AO, they currently occupy the #117 slot in the rankings for offensive efficiency. Samford converts a fair amount of its free throws. Making 74.7% of their attempts from the stripe, they are ranked 53rd nationally in free throw percentage. Samford has also been generally quite good when shooting the three-pointer. They're ranked 75th nationally in three-point field goal percentage and make about 37.3% of their attempts from there vs. AO. If Samford does have a weakness offensively, it would have to be the team's penchant for allowing too many easy buckets off of giveaways. The squad has a rating of 12.80 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of steals, which ranks 40th-worst in the college game.
The defense for Samford, on the other hand, isn't nearly as efficient as the offense is. The team is ranked 219th in defensive efficiency, allowing about 105 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Samford can be weak on rebounding, giving the opposition too many chances to score off of the offensive glass. The club has a rating of 17.04 vs. AO in potential points allowed off of second chances (321st nationally). Samford also struggles on occasion to deny opponents opportunities to shoot from the floor. The team is ranked 303rd in the nation in defensive field goal attempt rate with a rating of 85.20 vs. AO.
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 playing teams that tend to allow more shots on the perimeter, Samford usually performs worse than average. Samford is more efficient than normal 27% of the time when facing clubs that have a defensive shooting proximity score vs. AO greater than 2.02. In all other contests, Samford performs better than average 61% of the time.
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