2011 PBA Governors' Cup
| 2011 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | June 11 - August 21, 2011 |
| TV partner(s) |
Solar Sports (Studio 23), Basketball TV (Local) The Filipino Channel (International) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| Runners-up | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze) |
| Best Import | Arizona Reid (Rain or Shine) |
| Finals MVP | Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
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]
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
y – clinched semifinals, e – eliminated
| 2011 PBA Governors' Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Tie |
| 1 | y-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 6 | 2 | .750 | — | |
| 2 | y-Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | +10 |
| 3 | y-Alaska Aces | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | +5 |
| 4 | y-Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | −15 |
| 5 | y-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | +11 |
| 6 | y-B-Meg Llamados | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | e-Powerade Tigers | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | −11 |
| 8 | e-Meralco Bolts | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | |
| 9 | e-Air21 Express | 0 | 8 | .000 | 6 | |
Schedule
Correct as of July 20, 2011[4][5]
| Win | |
| Loss | |
| OT win | |
| OT loss |
| Team | Game number | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Air21 | ROS | PET | POW | ALA | MER | BGK | BML | TNT | ||
| Alaska | TNT | MER | BML | A21 | PET | POW | ROS | BGK | ||
| B-Meg | ROS | POW | ALA | MER | TNT | PET | BGK | A21 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra | POW | PET | MER | TNT | A21 | BML | ALA | ROS | ||
| Meralco | PET | ALA | BGK | BML | A21 | ROS | TNT | POW | ||
| Petron Blaze | MER | A21 | BGK | ROS | ALA | BML | TNT | POW | ||
| Powerade | BGK | BML | A21 | TNT | ROS | ALA | PET | MER | ||
| Rain or Shine | BML | A21 | TNT | PET | POW | MER | ALA | BGK | ||
| Talk 'N Text | ALA | ROS | POW | BML | BGK | PET | MER | A21 | ||
Semifinals
Team standings
z – clinched outright finals, e – eliminated
| 2011 PBA Governors' Cup semifinals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Cumulative | SF | Tie* | ||||
| W | L | PCT | GB | W | L | |||
| 1 | z-Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 4 | .692 | - | 3 | 2 | |
| 2 | z-Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 5 | .615 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +13 |
| 3 | e-Alaska Aces | 8 | 5 | .615 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +6 |
| 4 | e-Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 5 | .615 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −19 |
| 5 | e-Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | e-B-Meg Llamados | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
*Point differential on games among tied teams, and if still tied, overall point differential.
Results
| Team | ALA | BGK | BMEG | PET | ROS | TNT |
| Alaska | 77–81 | 105–86 | 88–81 | 95–89 | 85-103 | |
| Brgy. Ginebra | 99-79 | 88–96* | 103–95 | 90–102 | ||
| B-Meg | 92–97 | 99–98 | 89–101 | |||
| Petron Blaze | 86–102 | 98–83 | ||||
| Rain or Shine | 96–81 | |||||
| Talk 'N Text |
Win
Loss
Finals
Main article: 2011 PBA Governors Cup Finals
August 10 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 103, Petron Blaze Boosters 85 |
Mindanao Civic Center, Tubod, Lanao del Norte |
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.
| Team | Import height limit | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air21 Express | 6'4" |  Alpha Bangura | June 15 (vs. Rain or Shine) | July 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 0-8 |
| Alaska Aces | 6'4" |  Jason Forte | June 15 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | August 3 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 7-5 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 6'2" | Curtis Stinson | June 12 (vs. Powerade) | July 1 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 2-2 |
| Donald Sloan | July 16 (vs. Alaska) | August 5 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 4-3 | ||
| B-Meg Llamados | 6'2" | Sthefhon Hannah | June 11 (vs. Rain or Shine) | June 26 (vs. Meralco) | 2-2 |
| Darnell Hinson | June 30 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | July 15 (vs. Air21) | 2-2 | ||
| Myron Allen | July 22 (vs. Rain or Shine) | August 3 (vs. Petron Blaze) | 1-4 | ||
| Meralco Bolts | 6'4" |  Chamberlain Oguchi | June 12 (vs. Petron Blaze) | June 26 (vs. B-Meg) | 2-2 |
| Tim Pickett | July 7 (vs. Air21) | July 20 (vs. Powerade) | 1-3 | ||
| Petron Blaze Boosters | 6'2" | Mike Taylor | June 12 (vs. Meralco) | June 12 (vs. Meralco) | 0-1 |
| Jeremy Wise | June 17 (vs. Air21) | July 15 (vs. Powerade) | 4-2 | ||
| Anthony Grundy | July 24 (vs. Alaska) | August 21 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 6-5 | ||
| Powerade Tigers | 6'6" | Chris Porter | June 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | July 20 (vs. Meralco) | 4-4 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6'4" | Arizona Reid | June 11 (vs. B-Meg) | August 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 6-7 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 6'2" | Maurice Baker | June 15 (vs. Alaska) | July 17 (vs. Air21) | 6-2 |
| Scottie Reynolds | July 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
| Team | PHI | COM | Weighted average | Import height limit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | W | L | PCT | ||
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 20 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 18.0 | 5.4 | .769 | 6'2" |
| Petron Blaze Boosters | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 11.6 | 8.2 | .586 | |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13.2 | 9.4 | .584 | |
| B-Meg Llamados | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | .488 | |
| Alaska Aces | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7.2 | 7.8 | .480 | 6'4" |
| Air21 Express | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6.4 | 8.6 | .427 | |
| Meralco Bolts | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5.4 | 7.8 | .409 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5.0 | 8.8 | .362 | |
| Powerade Tigers | 3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2.6 | 9.4 | .217 | 6'6" |
| Barako Bull Energy Boosters* | 3 | 11 | DNP | 1.8 | 6.6 | .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
- ↑ Commissioner Salud: Only 9 teams for PBA Governors Cup, GMA News Online, May 30, 2011
- ↑ 6 ROAD GAMES IN BUSY COMMISSIONER’S CUP SKED, PBA.ph, February 11, 2011
- ↑ Gilas withdrawal won't affect Gov Cup format, By: Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, April 12, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.pba-online.net/schedule/
- ↑ http://www.pba-online.net/results/
- ↑ CASTRO, SANTOS RISE TO THE OCCASION, PBA.ph, June 21, 2011
- ↑ CAREER GAME GIVES TNT LONG-RANGE GUNNER NOD AS WEEK’S BEST, PBA.ph, June 27, 2011
- ↑ BIG GAME JAMES BACK IN FORM, PBA.ph, July 4, 2011
- ↑ CAGUIOA TAKES THE LEAD , PBA.ph, July 11, 2011
- ↑ KING ACE LA GETTING HIS RHYTHM BACK , PBA.ph, July 18, 2011
- ↑ ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE WEEK FOR THE KINGS’ MAIN MAN, PBA.ph, July 25, 2011
- ↑ BUENAFE COMES UP BIG IN GAMES THAT MATTER, PBA.ph, August 1, 2011
- ↑ ARWIND MOTIVATED BY VENGEANCE, PBA.ph, August 8, 2011
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