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UCLA guard Larry Drew ranked as the No. 7 point guard in the Pac-12 based on his productivity rating but was No. 1 when playing to his role
The WILDABOUTAZCATS.net productivity rating system is about a player effective in a variety of ways in each minute — making field goals and free throws, rebounding, tallying assists and scoring without missing a lot of shots and committing turnovers.
It is about a player with different skill sets.
It is not about who is the most valuable to a team. This system is statistics based, not one derived from opinion.
In my opinion, UCLA senior point guard Larry Drew II belongs on any Pac-12 first-team list based on his leadership value to the regular-season champion Bruins. Drew knew that for UCLA to function he must distribute the ball to freshmen Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson and Jordan Adams. Drew should be the national Role Player of the Year.
Statistically speaking, when factoring more categories than only assists and turnovers, Drew is not an all-around elite productivity player in the same respect as a point guard like Damon Stoudamire or Mike Bibby.
Drew’s productivity rating — based on this site’s system — is only .399 (productivity points divided by minutes played, see glossary for definition) in conference games and .420 in all of UCLA’s games. By comparison, when Stoudamire was a senior at Arizona, his overall productivity rating was .883 and Bibby’s rating was .805 when he was the Pac-10 Player of the Year as a sophomore.
 ASU’s Jahii Carson ended the regular season with the highest productivity rating among Pac-12 point guards Steve Kerr, a more comparable point guard to Drew because of his nearly 5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio as a senior, had a productivity rating of .617 in his last season with Arizona. Drew tallied 239 assists with only 72 turnovers during the regular season, but he also shot 59.1 percent from the free-throw line and averaged only 7.3 points. Drew’s .399 productivity rating in Pac-12 games is seventh among conference point guards, following ASU’s Jahii Carson (.579), Cal’s Justin Cobbs (.559), Arizona’s Mark Lyons (.553), Washington State’s Royce Woolridge (.529), Stanford’s Chasson Randle (.489) and Washington’s Abdul Gaddy (.404), — Stanford junior forward Dwight Powell is the Pac-12’s Productivity Player of the Year, topping all conference players with a rating of .794. The Pac-12 Player of the Year as chosen by the league’s coaches, Cal junior forward Allen Crabbe, finished ranked 10th overall with a rating of .641. Another indicator of how down Pac-12 basketball was last year: The conference Player of the Year — Cal guard Jorge Gutierrez — had a productivity rating of only .606.  Stanford’s Dwight Powell had the highest productivity rating in the Pac-12 season — Three teams finished with a team productivity rating of at least .500 — UCLA (.528), Arizona (.511) and Stanford (.503). Look out for the Cardinal, which plays ASU in the first Pac-12 tournament game Wednesday. Stanford is dangerous with Powell and surging wing player Josh Huestis (.656) and Randle. Stanford swept Cal by scores of 69-59 and 83-70. The Cardinal finished 9-9 in league play but four of those losses were by five points or less. — The Productivity Coach of the Year is UCLA’s Ben Howland. The Bruins finished with a winning percentage of .722 (13-5 record) and a productivity rating of .528, a plus-.194 differential. Howland is followed by Oregon’s Dana Altman (plus-.191), Cal’s Mike Montgomery (plus-.177) and Arizona’s Sean Miller (plus-.155). On the flipside, Oregon State’s Craig Robinson is at the bottom with a minus-.254 differential. |
PAC-12’s TOP TEN [table sort=”desc”] Player,School,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Dwight Powell,Stan,18,18,455,573,.794 Jason Washburn,Utah,18,18,419,536,.782 Kyle Anderson,UCLA,18,18,415,555,.748 Arsalan Kasemi,Ore,18,13,402,544,.739 Roberto Nelson,OSU,18,18,408,572,.713 Shabazz Muhammad,UCLA,18,17,390,576,.677 Spencer Dinwiddie,Colo,18,18,409,608,.673 Josh Huestis,Stan,18,18,380,579,.656 Dewayne Dedmon,USC,18,16,256,394,.650 Allen Crabbe,Cal,18,18,433,675,.641 [/table] [table sort=”desc”] School,Conf,Overall,RPI,PR UCLA,13-5,23-8,29,.528 Oregon,12-6,23-8,54,.475 Cal,12-6,20-10,48,.489 Arizona,12-6,24-6,13,.511 Colorado,10-8,20-10,36,.444 USC,9-9,14-17,104,.461 Arizona St.,9-9,20-11,91,.462 Washington,9-9,17-14,89,.443 Stanford,9-9,18-13,65,.503 Utah,5-13,13-17,175,.420 Wash St.,4-14,13-18,181,.419 Oregon St.,4-14,14-17,178,.476 [/table] PLAYER OF THE WEEK [table sort=”desc”] Week,Player,School,PR 10,Brock Motum,WSU,1.000 9,Kyle Anderson,UCLA,1.164 8,Jordan Adams,UCLA,1.125 7,David Kravish,Cal,.849 6,Dwight Powell,Stanford,1.099 5,Josh Huestis,Stanford,1.161 4,Jordan Bachynski,ASU,1.192 3,Mark Lyons,Arizona,1.097 2,C.J. Wilcox,Washington,1.043 1,Kyle Anderson,UCLA,.935 [/table] |
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 (12-6) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Solomon Hill,18,18,355,625,.568 Kevin Parrom,18,7,254,455,.558 Mark Lyons,18,18,311,562,.553 Kaleb Tarczewski,18,18,206,392,.526 Nick Johnson,18,18,293,578,.507 Brandon Ashley,18,11,166,351,.473 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1585,2963,.535 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1851,3625,.511 [/table] |
ARIZONA STATE (9-9) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Jahii Carson,18,18,399,689,.579 Carrick Felix,18,18,389,678,.574 Jordan Bachynksi,18,17,276,482,.573 Jonathan Gilling,17,17,221,626,.353 Evan Gordon,18,12,183,580,.316 Chris Colvin,15,5,55,306,.180 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1523,3361,.453 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1709,3701,.462 [/table] |
| COLORADO (10-8) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Spencer Dinwiddie,18,18,409,608,.673 Andre Roberson,16,15,318,555,.573 Xavier Johnson,18,15,198,429,.493 Josh Scott,16,15,236,456,.467 Askia Booker,18,18,196,577,.340 Sabatino Chen,18,8,112,454,.247 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1469,3079,.477 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1621,3250,.444 [/table] |
UTAH (5-13) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Jason Washburn,18,18,419,536,.782 Jarred DuBois,18,16,259,508,.510 Jordan Loveridge,17,16,263,540,.487 Brandon Taylor,17,10,160,383,.358 Cedric Martin,18,16,85,490,.173 Glen Dean,18,9,58,402,.144 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1244,2859,.435 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1523,3625,.420 [/table] |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (9-9) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Dewayne Dedmon,18,16,256,394,.650 Aaron Fuller,18,4,141,252,.560 Eric Wise,18,18,291,593,.491 J.T. Terrell,17,14,232,503,.461 Byron Wesley,18,17,274,605,.453 Jio Fontan,18,18,225,583,.386 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1419,2930,.484 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1682,3650,.461 [/table] |
UCLA (13-5) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Kyle Anderson,18,18,415,555,.748 Shabazz Muhammad,18,17,390,576,.677 Jordan Adams,18,18,339,576,.589 Travis Wear,15,14,221,425,.520 Larry Drew II,18,18,259,649,.399 David Wear,18,4,154,433,.356 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1778,3214,.553 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1926,3651,.528 [/table] |
| CALIFORNIA (12-6) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Allen Crabbe,18,18,433,675,.641 Justin Cobbs,18,18,362,648,.559 Richard Solomon,18,16,239,461,.518 David Kravish,18,18,301,573,.525 Robert Thurman,18,2,137,293,.468 Tyrone Wallace,18,17,184,553,.333 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1656,3203,.517 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1759,3600,.489 [/table] |
STANFORD (9-9) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Dwight Powell,18,18,455,573,.794 Josh Huestis,18,18,380,579,.656 John Gage,18,1,143,259,.552 Chasson Randle,18,17,278,569,.489 Andy Brown,18,17,153,466,.328 Aaron Bright,18,15,179,559,.320 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1588,3005,.528 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1809,3600,.503 [/table] |
| OREGON (12-6) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Arsalan Kasemi,18,13,402,544,.739 E.J. Singler,18,18,317,596,.532 Carlos Emory,18,5,237,491,.483 Tony Woods,18,18,194,412,.471 Damyean Dotson,18,18,208,504,.413 Johnathan Loyd,18,12,115,456,.252 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1473,3003,.491 TOTAL TEAM,17,,1721,3625,.475 [/table] |
OREGON STATE (4-14) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Roberto Nelson,18,18,408,572,.713 Devon Collier,18,13,292,462,.632 Joe Burton,18,18,343,546,.628 Eric Moreland,15,8,263,472,.557 Ahmad Starks,18,14,185,525,.352 Challe Barton,18,10,49,324,.151 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1540,2901,.531 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1715,3600,.476 [/table] |
| WASHINGTON (9-9) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR C.J. Wilcox,18,18,350,616,.568 Aziz N’Diaye,18,18,270,508,.531 Andrew Andrews,18,0,187,439,.426 Abdul Gaddy,18,18,225,556,.405 Scott Suggs,18,18,183,558,.328 Desmond Simmons,18,7,120,389,.308 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1335,3066,.435 TOTAL TEAM,16,,1593,3600,.443 [/table] |
WASHINGTON STATE (4-14) [table sort=”desc”] Player,G,S,PP,MIN,PR Brock Motum,18,18,375,669,.561 Mike Ladd,12,12,204,382,.534 Royce Wooldridge,18,17,319,603,.529 D.J. Shelton,18,18,184,504,.365 DaVonte Lacy,16,16,179,492,.364 D. Kernich-Drew,18,6,98,393,.249 TOTAL TOP 6,18,,1359,3043,.447 TOTAL TEAM,18,,1520,3625,.419 [/table] |
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