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Stanford wing play Josh Huestis will present a difficult challenge for Arizona’s Solomon Hill on Wednesday
Stanford comes to Tucson tomorrow riding a three-game winning streak and the Cardinal is dangerous.
Through the first half of the conference season, Stanford’s John Gage, a 6-10 junior, has emerged as the league’s best sixth man (now that Oregon forward Arsalan Kasemi is starting). Gage ranks sixth in the Pac-12 in this site’s productivity ratings (.757). The productivity ratings are based on a player’s production in his minutes played (see glossary for details).
Dwight Powell, a junior forward, ranks eighth at .676. Despite their consistent productivity, Gage and Powell are not the hottest of the Cardinal currently. Josh Huestis, a 6-7 junior wing player, is the WILDABOUTAZCATS.net Player of the Week (the same honor bestowed upon him by the Pac-12) because of his production in Stanford’s sweep of the Oregon schools at home last weekend.
Huestis had 72 productivity points in 62 minutes (productivity rating of 1.161) against the Ducks and Beavers. His overall Pac-12 productivity rating jumped more than 200 percentage points from .435 before last weekend’s games to .637.
“They were picked to be very good at the very beginning of the season and they’re living up to it now, that’s all,” Oregon State coach Craig Robinson told reporters about Stanford. “They have very good players. Powell is probably a pro, and I’m not sure (point guard Chasson) Randle’s not a pro, either. That kid is good. Then the rest of their pieces fit.”
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Randle, a 6-1 sophomore, had 44 productivity points in 69 minutes (.638 productivity rating) last weekend against Oregon and Oregon State.  ASU’s Jahii Carson is the Pac-12’s most productive point guard at the halfway point of the season Arizona freshman center Kaleb Tarczewski, who had his best Pac-12 weekend with 29 productivity points in 49 minutes in wins over Washington and Washington State, was a possibility for conference player of the week. Cal’s 6-10 junior forward Richard Solomon, who plays against the Wildcats on Sunday, posted 46 productivity points in 55 minutes against Oregon State and Oregon. ASU freshman point guard Jahii Carson continues to establish himself as the most productive point guard in the league. He had 74 productivity points in 69 minutes in the Sun Devils’ split with the Washington schools. His .644 productivity rating at the midway point of the conference season tops Arizona’s Mark Lyons (.565), Oregon State’s Ahmad Starks (.509) and UCLA’s Larry Drew II (.372). One of the most interesting trends in the Pac-12 through the first half of the season is Oregon State’s inability to win despite keeping games close. The Beavers are in last place in the conference at 1-8 but seven of those losses are by 10 points or less, including three by three points or less. Two factors: Robinson has yet to prove himself as an elite coach, especially in game management in close games, and the Beavers suffer from a significant dropoff in production after their top five players. That lack of depth costs Oregon State down the stretch.  Kaleb Tarczewski is the best No. 6 productivity player in the Pac-12, signifying UA’s balance Oregon State rates favorably in productivity when factoring its top players in terms of minutes played in conference games. The Beavers’ productivity rating of .541 among their most-used six players is only behind UCLA’s .559 (the Bruins also lack depth). Oregon State’s No. 6 player in minutes played — freshman forward Jarmal Reid — has a productivity rating of only .032. That mark is the worst in the conference. Utah’s Glen Dean (.165) and Cedric Martin (.246), Washington State’s DaVonte Lacy (.196) and ASU’s Chris Colvin (.243) join Reid among the conference’s most unproductive when factoring the top six players in minutes played for each team. Arizona’s rating is .536. Tarczewski is the UA’s No. 6 productivity player at .460, which is by far the best rating in the conference at that slot. The next best is UCLA’s David Wear, the Bruins’ No. 6 productivity player, with a rating of .358. PLAYER OF THE WEEK |
PAC-12’s TOP TEN [table sort=”desc”] Player,School,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Jason Washburn,Utah,9,9,211,276,.764 Kyle Anderson,UCLA,9,9,212,280,.757 Arsalan Kasemi,Ore,9,4,182,255,.714 Devon Collier,OSU,9,8,181,254,.713 Roberto Nelson,OSU,9,9,187,268,.698 John Gage,Stan,9,1,98,144,.681 Travis Wear,UCLA,8,8,167,246,.679 Dwight Powell,Stan,9,9,198,293,.676 Aziz N’Diaye,Wash,9,9,184,275,.669 C.J. Wilcox,Wash,9,9,203,309,.667 [/table] [table sort=”desc”] School,Conf,Overall,RPI,PR Oregon,7-2,18-4,27,.511 Arizona,7-2,19-2,4,.536 Arizona St.,6-3,17-5,65,.506 UCLA,6-3,16-6,46,.559 Washington,5-4,13-9,72,.464 Stanford,5-4,13-8,67,.505 Cal,5-4,13-8,71,.477 Colorado,4-5,14-7,24,.491 USC,4-5,9-13,111,.468 Wash St.,2-7,11-11,164,.403 Utah,2-7,10-11,168,.420 Oregon St.,1-8,11-11,161,.541 [/table] This Week (Tucson times): Wednesday Stanford at No. 7 Arizona, 7 p.m. (ESPNEWS) Utah at Oregon State, 8 p.m. (P12N) Thursday Washington at UCLA, 7 p.m. (ESPN) California at ASU, 7:30 p.m. (P12N) Colorado at No. 19 Oregon, 8 p.m. (ESPNU) Washington State at USC, 9:30 p.m. (P12N) Saturday Utah at No. 19 Oregon, 6 p.m. (P12N) Washington State at UCLA, 8 p.m. (P12N) Stanford at ASU, 5 p.m. (ESPNU) Sunday California at No. 7 Arizona 5 p.m., (P12N) Colorado at Oregon State, 7 p.m. (P12N) Washington at USC, 8 p.m. (FSN) |
PRODUCTIVITY LEADERS
Players listed are top six in minutes played in Pac-12 games
GLOSSARY:
S: Number of starts.
PP: Productivity Points (Points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocked shots, FGs made, FTs made added together and then subtracted by missed FGs, missed FTs, personal fouls and turnovers)
MIN: Minutes played
PR: Productivity rating per minute played (Productivity points divided by minutes played)
| ARIZONA (7-2) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Nick Johnson,9,9,180,293,.614 Mark Lyons,9,9,161,285,.565 Solomon Hill,9,9,178,316,.563 Kevin Parrom,9,1,105,209,.502 Brandon Ashley,9,8,85,183,.464 Kaleb Tarczewski,9,9,87,199,.460 TOTAL,9,,796,1485,.536 [/table] |
ARIZONA STATE (6-3) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Jordan Bachynksi,9,9,169,259,.653 Jahii Carson,9,9,221,343,.644 Carrick Felix,9,9,200,341,.587 Jonathan Gilling,9,9,137,334,.410 Evan Gordon,9,9,105,299,.351 Chris Colvin,6,0,28,115,.243 TOTAL,9,,860,1691,.506 [/table] |
| COLORADO (4-5) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Spencer Dinwiddie,9,9,181,298,.607 Andre Roberson,9,8,168,293,.573 Josh Scott,9,9,137,269,.509 Xavier Johnson,9,7,106,231,.459 Askia Booker,9,9,129,305,.423 Sabatino Chen,9,3,74,222,.333 TOTAL,9,,795,1618,.491 [/table] |
UTAH (2-7) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Jason Washburn,9,9,211,276,.764 Jordan Loveridge,8,8,121,257,.471 Brandon Taylor,8,1,69,161,.429 Jarred DuBois,9,8,98,230,.426 Cedric Martin,9,7,68,277,.245 Glen Dean,9,9,41,248,.165 TOTAL,9,,608,1449,.420 [/table] |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (4-5) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Dewayne Dedmon,9,8,110,177,.621 Eric Wise,9,9,170,297,.572 Byron Wesley,9,9,153,303,.505 J.T. Terrell,8,6,84,211,.398 Omar Oraby,9,1,47,134,.351 Jio Fontan,9,9,96,288,.333 TOTAL,9,,660,1410,.468 [/table] |
UCLA (6-3) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Kyle Anderson,9,9,212,280,.757 Travis Wear,8,8,167,246,.679 Shabazz Muhammad,9,8,186,284,.655 Jordan Adams,9,9,141,275,.513 Larry Drew II,9,9,121,325,.372 David Wear,9,2,69,193,.358 TOTAL,9,,896,1603,.559 [/table] |
| CALIFORNIA (5-4) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Allen Crabbe,9,9,212,343,.618 Robert Thurman,9,2,87,167,.521 Richard Solomon,8,6,111,217,.512 David Kravish,9,9,131,268,.489 Justin Cobbs,9,9,140,328,.429 Tyrone Wallace,9,9,81,275,.295 TOTAL,9,,762,1598,.477 [/table] |
STANFORD (5-4) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR John Gage,9,1,98,144,.681 Dwight Powell,9,9,198,293,.676 Josh Huestis,9,9,142,223,.637 Chasson Randle,9,8,128,271,.472 Aaron Bright,9,6,88,257,.342 Andy Brown,9,8,69,244,.283 TOTAL,9,,723,1432,.505 [/table] |
| OREGON (7-2) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Arsalan Kasemi,9,4,182,255,.714 E.J. Singler,9,9,162,290,.559 Tony Woods,9,9,117,218,.537 Damyean Dotson,9,9,138,270,.511 Carlos Emory,9,5,92,240,.383 Johnathan Loyd,9,3,50,176,.284 TOTAL,9,,741,1449,.511 [/table] |
OREGON STATE (1-8) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Devon Collier,9,8,181,254,.713 Roberto Nelson,9,9,187,268,.698 Joe Burton,9,9,175,272,.643 Ahmad Starks,9,9,143,281,.509 Eric Moreland,6,1,91,187,.487 Jarmal Reid,9,8,6,186,.032 TOTAL,9,,783,1448,.541 [/table] |
| WASHINGTON (5-4) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Aziz N’Diaye,9,9,184,275,.669 C.J. Wilcox,9,9,203,309,.657 Andrew Andrews,9,0,123,217,.567 Abdul Gaddy,9,9,86,274,.314 Desmond Simmons,9,7,67,232,.289 Scott Suggs,9,9,77,289,.266 TOTAL,9,,740,1596,.464 [/table] |
WASHINGTON STATE (2-7) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Mike Ladd,9,9,186,289,.644 Brock Motum,9,9,172,332,.518 Royce Wooldridge,9,8,112,285,.393 D.J. Shelton,9,9,64,231,.277 D. Kernich-Drew,9,0,46,176,.261 DaVonte Lacy,9,9,48,245,.196 TOTAL,9,,628,1558,.403 [/table] |
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