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WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY RATING?:
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 overall
PR: Productivity rating per minute played (Productivity points divided by minutes played)
OREGON 64, ARIZONA 57
PRODUCTIVITY RATING
* — STARTERS
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Player,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
*Aaron Gordon,PF,28,33,.848
*Kaleb Tarczewski,C,12,31,.387
*Nick Johnson,SG,12,32,.375
Elliott Pitts,SG,4,12,.333
*T.J. McConnell,PG,12,37,.324
*Gabe York,SG,6,28,.214
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,3,23,.130
LESS THAN 10 MIN,,,,
Jordin Mayes,PG,-1,3,-.333
Matt Korcheck,PF,0,1,.000
TOTAL TEAM,,76,200,.380
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Bob Knight is an outspoken opponent of postseason conference tournaments, and Lute Olson did not care for the Pac-10 tournament (at the time) because it diminished the regular-season competition.
But with the money involved with TV contracts and sponsorship deals, the postseason conference tournaments are not going away. Regular-season conference champions such as Arizona, that do not get an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, must play on. The Wildcats have plenty of motivation in Las Vegas. How so?:
— Arizona is coming off a loss, only its third of the season, so the Wildcats need a rebound. They responded in nail-biters after their losses this season to Cal and ASU. They held on to beat Oregon 67-65 after losing at Cal and went to overtime to beat Utah, their potential quarterfinal opponent Thursday, after losing at ASU in two overtimes. It’s time for Arizona to show it’s battle-tested and ready for March Madness.
— The Wildcats have an unthinkable 12-year conference tournament championship drought. The last time Arizona won the title was in 2002, when Luke Walton was a junior and Aaron Gordon was in the first grade. Programs like Arizona’s do not go through such spells. Getting that monkey off the back is worth the week in Las Vegas.
— After last year’s controversy involving Ed Rush and Bountygate at the Pac-12 tournament, the Wildcats have a score to settle. They came up short by two points against UCLA in the semifinals after a late-game technical against Sean Miller, who only said, “He touched the ball”, when Mark Lyons was called for double-dribbling although replays showed UCLA’s Jordan Adams, yes, touched the ball. The turnover and Adams’ two free throws from the technical was a significant potential four-point swing.
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— Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott can not avoid Arizona and Miller this time in Las Vegas, so what better way to end the week than to have Scott hand the conference tournament trophy to Miller? Scott, who has attended a game this season involving every Pac-12 team except Arizona, still does not see eye to eye with Miller after last year’s tournament, one in which Miller was fined a controversial $25,000 for confronting a ref on the court after the UCLA loss and for allegedly having demonstrative behavior in the vicinity of a conference staffer.
— Arizona has already avenged its loss to Cal by beating the Golden Bears at McKale Center by 28 points. The Wildcats still have a score to settle with ASU and Oregon, who are in the opposite bracket. A potential championship matchup with UCLA looms for Saturday. Arizona is 2-4 against UCLA in the Pac-12 tournament. The Wildcats are also 0-3 against Washington, which is a potential opponent in the quarterfinal round.
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TOP FIVE ARIZONA REBOUNDING TEAMS
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Margin,Team,Avg,Opp,Games
19.3,1950-51,59.5,40.2,30
9.7,1976-77,46.7,37.0,27
8.3,1975-76,47.2,38.9,33
8.3,2013-14,38.9,30.6,31
8.1,1998-99,41.7,33.6,29
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PAC-12 STANDINGS
a-Clinched outright regular-season title
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,CONF,,,OVRL,,
,W-L,GB,PCT,W-L,PCT,STRK
a-Arizona,15-3,–,.833,28-3,.903,L1
UCLA,12-6,3,.667,23-8,.742,L1
ASU,10-8,5,.556,21-10,.677,L2
Cal,10-8,5,.556,19-12,.613,W1
Colorado,10-8,5,.556,20-10,.6667,L1
Stanford,10-8,5,.556,19-11,.633,W1
Oregon,10-8,5,.556,22-8,.733,W7
Utah,9-9,6,.500,20-10,.667,L1
Washington,9-9,6,.500,17-14,.548,W1
Oregon St.,8-10,8,.444,16-14,.533,W1
Wazzu,3-15,12,.167,10-20,.333,W1
USC,2-16,13,.111,11-20,.355,L1
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PAC-12 RPI (ESPN.com)
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RPI,Team,D1 W-L,SOS,1-50
1,Arizona,28-3,7,10-2
24,UCLA,23-8,46,5-4
26,Oregon,22-8,21,4-5
30,Colorado,21-10,13,4-7
45,Stanford,19-11,17,4-8
46,Arizona St.,21-10,57,4-6
52,California,19-12,33,4-9
77,Utah,18-10,121,4-7
96,Oregon St.,16-14,69,4-6
97,Washington,17-14,52,4-7
162,USC,10-20,37,2-11
212,Washington St.,9-20,62,1-10
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ARIZONA OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY RATING
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Player,Pos,G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Nick Johnson,SG,31,31,684,1006,.680
Brandon Ashley,PF,22,22,371,609,.609
Aaron Gordon,SF,31,31,581,955,.608
Kaleb Tarczewski,C,29,28,501,824,.608
R. Hollis-Jefferson,SF,31,5,449,773,.581
T.J. McConnell,PG,31,31,474,996,.476
Gabe York,SG,31,6,260,641,.406
AVG 5-9.9 MIN,,,,,,
Elliott Pitts,SG,17,0,30,148,.203
Jordin Mayes,PG,27,1,26,152,.171
AVG 1-4.9 MIN,,,,,,
Jacob Hazzard,PG,12,0,21,28,.750
Matt Korcheck,PF,18,0,43,77,.558
Erik Conklin,F,7,0,6,17,.353
Trey Mason,SG,9,0,6,20,.300
Chris Johnson,PF,3,0,1,4,.250
Drew Mellon,F,6,0,2,12,.167
Zach Peters,C,8,0,-6,24,-.250
TOTAL TEAM,,,,3368,6275,.537
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ARIZONA PAC-10/12
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
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Name (Year),G,S,PP,MIN,PR
Derrick Williams (2011),38,38,1190,1141,1.043
Sean Elliott (1989),33,33,1128,1125,1.003
Chris Mills (1993),28,28,838,870,.963
Sean Elliott (1988),38,38,1167,1249,.934
D. Stoudamire (1995),30,30,964,1092,.883
Mike Bibby (1998),35,35,905,1124,.805
Jason Terry (1999),29,29,877,1107,.792
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NICK JOHNSON CAREER POINTS RANKING
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Rank,Player,Years,Points
No. 29,Derrick Williams,2009-11,1227
No. 30,Ed Nymeyer,1956-58,1225
No. 31,Nick Johnson,2011-14,1215
No. 32,Jordan Hill,2007-09,1208
No. 33,Coniel Norman,1972-74,1194
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ARIZONA SCHEDULE/PRODUCTIVITY RESULTS
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Date,Opponent,Results,TeamPR,Productivity Leader,Pos,PP,MIN,PR
March 9,@Oregon,64-57 (L),.848,Aaron Gordon,PF,28,33,.848
March 5,@Oregon St.,74-69 (W),.470,Nick Johnson,SG,35,33,1.061
March 2,Stanford,79-66 (W),.605,Aaron Gordon,SF,39,32,1.219
Feb. 27,California,87-59 (W),.730,Nick Johnson,SG,38,31,1.226
Feb. 22,@Colorado,88-61 (W),.720,Aaron Gordon,PF,35,27,1.296
Feb. 19,@Utah,67-63 OT (W),.391,Gabe York,SG,20,36,.556
Feb. 14,@ASU,69-66 2OT (L),.356,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,22,45,.489
Feb. 9,Oregon St.,76-54 (W),.575,T.J. McConnell,PG,25,30,.833
Feb. 6,Oregon,67-65 (W),.455,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,31,34,.912
Feb. 1,@California,60-58 (L),.430,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,34,35,.971
Jan. 29,@Stanford,60-57 (W),.400,Nick Johnson,SG,24,33,.727
Jan. 26,Utah,65-56 (W),.435,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,16,24,.667
Jan. 23,Colorado,69-57 (W),.525,Brandon Ashley,PF,24,31,.774
Jan. 16,ASU,91-68 (W),.675,Nick Johnson,SG,23,27,.852
Jan. 12,@USC,73-53 (W),.520,Brandon Ashley,PF,28,31,.903
Jan. 9,@UCLA,79-75 (W),.570,Gabe York,SG,16,18,.889
Jan. 4,Washington,71-62 (W),.580,Nick Johnson,SG,34,36,.944
Jan. 2,Washington St.,60-25 (W),.510,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,20,22,.909
Dec. 23,NAU,77-44 (W),.660,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,30,27,1.111
Dec. 19,Southern,69-43 (W),.535,Aaron Gordon,SF,28,29,.966
Dec. 14,@Michigan,72-70 (W),.530,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,23,26,.885
Dec. 11,N.M. State,74-48 (W),.555,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,22,23,.957
Dec. 7,UNLV,63-58 (W),.450,T.J. McConnell,PG,29,35,.829
Dec. 3,Texas Tech,79-58 (W),.570,Brandon Ashley,PF,32,28,1.143
Nov. 29,Duke,72-66 (W),.590,Kaleb Tarczewski,C,21,28,.750
Nov. 27,Drexel,66-62 (W),.505,Nick Johnson,SG,31,36,.861
Nov. 19,Rhode Island,87-59 (W),.685,Nick Johnson,SG,39,26,1.500
Nov. 18,Fairleigh Dickinson,100-50 (W),.890,Nick Johnson,SG,30,20,1.500
Nov. 14,@San Diego State,69-60 (W),.490,Nick Johnson,SG,29,31,.935
Nov. 11,Long Beach State,91-57 (W),.790,Brandon Ashley,PF,28,21,1.333
Nov. 8,Cal Poly,73-62 (W),.565,Rondae Hollis-Jefferson,SF,20,21,.952
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WILDABOUTAZCATS.net publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.
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