2011 PBA Governors' Cup

The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, is the third and last conference of the 2010-11 PBA season. The tournament started on June 11 and ended on August 21. The Barako Bull Energy Boosters have extended their leave of absence and Smart Gilas declined to join the season ending conference.[1]

2011 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationJune 11 – August 21, 2011
TV partner(s)Solar Sports (Studio 23), Basketball TV (Local)
The Filipino Channel (International)
Finals
ChampionsPetron Blaze Boosters
Runners-upTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Awards
Best PlayerArwind Santos (Petron Blaze)
Best ImportArizona Reid (Rain or Shine)
Finals MVPArwind Santos (Petron Blaze)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The tournament featured a handicapping system in which will be based on the results of the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup (60% for the Philippine Cup and 40% for the Commissioner's Cup). The top four teams will be allowed with an import with a 6'2" height limit. The next four teams will be allowed with a 6'4" import and the last two teams will be allowed with a 6'6" import.[2]

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:[3]

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 8 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among points differences of the tied teams.
  • The top six teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals will be a single round-robin affair with the remaining six teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least four of their five semifinal games that does not finish within the top two.
  • The top two teams (or the #1 team and the winner of the playoff between team with at least 4 semifinal wins and the #2 team) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series.

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 6 2 .750 — Advance to quarterfinals
2 Petron Blaze Boosters 5 3 .625[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Alaska Aces 5 3 .625[lower-alpha 1] 1
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 5 3 .625[lower-alpha 1] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4 4 .500[lower-alpha 2] 2
6 B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados 4 4 .500[lower-alpha 2] 2
7 Powerade Tigers 4 4 .500[lower-alpha 2] 2
8 Meralco Bolts 3 5 .375 3
9 Air21 Express 0 8 .000 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Petron +10, Alaska +5, Barangay Ginebra −15
  2. Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +11, B-Meg 0, Powerade −11

Schedule

Correct as of July 20, 2011[4][5]

Win
Loss
OT win
OT loss
TeamGame number
12345678
Air21ROSPETPOWALAMERBGKBMLTNT
AlaskaTNTMERBMLA21PETPOWROSBGK
B-MegROSPOWALAMERTNTPETBGKA21
Barangay GinebraPOWPETMERTNTA21BMLALAROS
MeralcoPETALABGKBMLA21ROSTNTPOW
Petron BlazeMERA21BGKROSALABMLTNTPOW
PoweradeBGKBMLA21TNTROSALAPETMER
Rain or ShineBMLA21TNTPETPOWMERALABGK
Talk 'N TextALAROSPOWBMLBGKPETMERA21

Semifinals

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 4 .692 — Advance to Finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 Petron Blaze Boosters 8 5 .615[lower-alpha 2] 1
3 Alaska Aces 8 5 .615[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 5 .615[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 7 .462 3
6 B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados 5 8 .385 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. No team had four wins in the semifinal round, so Petron qualified as one of the best two teams outright.
  2. Head-to-head differential: Petron +13, Alaska +6, Barangay Ginebra −19

Results
Team ALA BGK BMEGPETROSTNT
Alaska 77–81105–8688–8195–8985-103
Brgy. Ginebra 99-7988–96*103–9590–102
B-Meg 92–9799–9889–101
Petron Blaze 86–10298–83
Rain or Shine 96–81
Talk 'N Text
  •   Win
  •   Loss

Finals
August 7
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 88, Petron Blaze Boosters 89
August 10
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 103, Petron Blaze Boosters 85
Mindanao Civic Center, Tubod, Lanao del Norte
August 12
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 132, Petron Blaze Boosters 105
August 14
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 83, Petron Blaze Boosters 105
August 17
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 80, Petron Blaze Boosters 93
August 19
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 104, Petron Blaze Boosters 78
August 21
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 73, Petron Blaze Boosters 85
Petron Blaze wins series, 4–3

Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the entire conference.

TeamImport height limitNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Air21 Express6'4" Alpha BanguraJune 15 (vs. Rain or Shine)July 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text)0-8
Alaska Aces6'4" Jason ForteJune 15 (vs. Talk 'N Text)August 3 (vs. Rain or Shine)7-5
Barangay Ginebra Kings6'2" Curtis StinsonJune 12 (vs. Powerade)July 1 (vs. Talk 'N Text)2-2
Donald SloanJuly 16 (vs. Alaska)August 5 (vs. Rain or Shine)4-3
B-Meg Llamados6'2" Sthefhon HannahJune 11 (vs. Rain or Shine)June 26 (vs. Meralco)2-2
Darnell HinsonJune 30 (vs. Talk 'N Text)July 15 (vs. Air21)2-2
Myron AllenJuly 22 (vs. Rain or Shine)August 3 (vs. Petron Blaze)1-4
Meralco Bolts6'4" Chamberlain OguchiJune 12 (vs. Petron Blaze)June 26 (vs. B-Meg)2-2
Tim PickettJuly 7 (vs. Air21)July 20 (vs. Powerade)1-3
Petron Blaze Boosters6'2" Mike TaylorJune 12 (vs. Meralco)June 12 (vs. Meralco)0-1
Jeremy WiseJune 17 (vs. Air21)July 15 (vs. Powerade)4-2
Anthony GrundyJuly 24 (vs. Alaska)August 21 (vs. Talk 'N Text)6-5
Powerade Tigers6'6" Chris PorterJune 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)July 20 (vs. Meralco)4-4
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters6'4" Arizona ReidJune 11 (vs. B-Meg)August 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)6-7
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters6'2" Maurice BakerJune 15 (vs. Alaska)July 17 (vs. Air21)6-2
Scottie ReynoldsJuly 22 (vs. Alaska)August 17 (vs. Petron Blaze)5-3
Maurice Baker*August 19 (vs. Petron Blaze)August 21 (vs. Petron Blaze)1-1

Import handicapping
TeamPHICOMWeighted
average		Import
height
limit
WLWLWLPCT
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters20715318.05.4.7696'2"
Petron Blaze Boosters1892711.68.2.586
Barangay Ginebra Kings149121013.29.4.584
B-Meg Llamados1111458.28.6.488
Alaska Aces89667.27.8.4806'4"
Air21 Express69786.48.6.427
Meralco Bolts79365.47.8.409
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters510575.08.8.362
Powerade Tigers311272.69.4.2176'6"
Barako Bull Energy Boosters*311DNP1.86.6.214

*did not participate in the Governors Cup

Awards

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
June 13 - June 19 Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters)		 [6]
June 20 - June 26 Larry Fonacier (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) [7]
June 28 - July 3 James Yap (B-Meg Llamados) [8]
July 4 - July 10 Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) [9]
July 11 - July 17 LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) [10]
July 18 - July 24 Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) [11]
July 25 - July 31 Ronjay Buenafe (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [12]
August 1 - August 7 Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) [13]

References
  1. Commissioner Salud: Only 9 teams for PBA Governors Cup, GMA News Online, May 30, 2011
  2. 6 ROAD GAMES IN BUSY COMMISSIONER’S CUP SKED, PBA.ph, February 11, 2011
  3. Gilas withdrawal won't affect Gov Cup format, By: Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, April 12, 2011.
  4. http://www.pba-online.net/schedule/%5B%5D
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-06-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. CASTRO, SANTOS RISE TO THE OCCASION, PBA.ph, June 21, 2011
  7. CAREER GAME GIVES TNT LONG-RANGE GUNNER NOD AS WEEK’S BEST, PBA.ph, June 27, 2011
  8. BIG GAME JAMES BACK IN FORM, PBA.ph, July 4, 2011
  9. CAGUIOA TAKES THE LEAD , PBA.ph, July 11, 2011
  10. KING ACE LA GETTING HIS RHYTHM BACK , PBA.ph, July 18, 2011
  11. ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE WEEK FOR THE KINGS’ MAIN MAN, PBA.ph, July 25, 2011
  12. BUENAFE COMES UP BIG IN GAMES THAT MATTER, PBA.ph, August 1, 2011
  13. ARWIND MOTIVATED BY VENGEANCE, PBA.ph, August 8, 2011
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