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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 Boosters) |
| Best Import | Arizona Reid (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| Finals MVP | Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) |
| 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 | — | Semifinal round |
| 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:
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Schedule
| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air21 Express | ROS | PET | POW | ALA | MER | BGK | BML | TNT |
| Alaska Aces | TNT | MER | BML | A21 | PET | POW | ROS | BGK |
| B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados | ROS | POW | ALA | MER | TNT | PET | BGK | A21 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | POW | PET | MER | TNT | A21 | BML | ALA | ROS |
| Meralco Bolts | PET | ALA | BGK | BML | A21 | ROS | TNT | POW |
| Petron Blaze Boosters | MER | A21 | BGK | ROS | ALA | BML | TNT | POW |
| Powerade Tigers | BGK | BML | A21 | TNT | ROS | ALA | PET | MER |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | BML | A21 | TNT | PET | POW | MER | ALA | BGK |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | ALA | ROS | POW | BML | BGK | PET | MER | A21 |
Semifinal round
Team standings
Source: PBA.ph Notes: |
Source: PBA.ph Notes: |
Results
| Team | ALA | BGK | BMEG | PET | ROS | TNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces | 77–81 | 105–86 | 88–81 | 95–89 | 85–103 | |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 99–79 | 88–96* | 103–95 | 90–102 | ||
| B-Meg Llamados | 92–97 | 99–98 | 89–101 | |||
| Petron Blaze Boosters | 86–102 | 98–83 | ||||
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 96–81 | |||||
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
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" | Stefhon 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 – 19 | Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) |
[5] |
| June 20 – 26 | Larry Fonacier (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | [6] |
| June 28 – July 3 | James Yap (B-Meg Llamados) | [7] |
| July 4 – 10 | Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) | [8] |
| July 11 – 17 | LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) | [9] |
| July 18 – 24 | Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) | [10] |
| July 25 – 31 | Ronjay Buenafe (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [11] |
| August 1 – 7 | Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) | [12] |
References
External links
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