2016–17 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

2016–17   Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coach	Caloy Garcia
Owner(s)	Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record	5–6 (.455)
Place	8th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to San Miguel with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	5–6 (.455)
Place	6th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to Star, 0–2)
Governors' Cup results
Record	7–4 (.636)
Place	7th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to TNT with twice-to-win disadvantage)
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons
←  2015–16 2017–18  →

The 2016–17 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 11th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

• October 30: The 2016 PBA draft took place at Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks

Main article: 2016 PBA draft

Special draft

Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
Mike Tolomia	G	Philippines	Phoenix Accelerators	FEU

Regular draft

Rain or Shine passed in the regular draft. They originally owned one second round and three third round picks.

Roster

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 7000500000000000000♠5 Norwood, Gabe  (C) 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1985–02–09 George Mason G 7000800000000000000♠8 Daquioag, Ed  (R) 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1991–08–18 UST G 7000900000000000000♠9 Cruz, Jericho 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–11 Adamson F 7001120000000000000♠12 Maiquez, Dexter  (R) 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–06–09 San Sebastian G 7001130000000000000♠13 Ahanmisi, Maverick 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota F/C 7001150000000000000♠15 Ponferada, Jewel 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1988–07–08 National-U F 7001160000000000000♠16 Borboran, Mark 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1984–11–20 UE G 7001170000000000000♠17 Tiu, Chris 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1985–07–15 Ateneo G/F 7001180000000000000♠18 Yap, James 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982–02–15 UE G/F 7001190000000000000♠19 Trollano, Don 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1992–01–07 Adamson F/C 7001200000000000000♠20 Almazan, Raymond 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran F 7001230000000000000♠23 Washington, Jay 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd G 7001250000000000000♠25 Robles, Billy Ray  (R) 7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–05–30 NIPSC F/C 7001300000000000000♠30 Belga, Beau 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986–11–30 Philippine Christian F 7001330000000000000♠33 Matias, Ronnie 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–11–29 Manila G 7001350000000000000♠35 King, Jerramy  (R) 7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–09–26 Long Beach State	Head coach Caloy Garcia Assistant coach(es) Mike Buendia (1st Assistant) Jolly Escobar Ricky Umayam Don Dulay Matthew Makalintal Team manager Mamerto Mondragon Jay Legacion (Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	10	1	.909	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	3
3	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 1]	3	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	4
5	GlobalPort Batang Pier	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	4
6	Phoenix Fuel Masters	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	4
7	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545 [lower-alpha 2]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	5
9	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455 [lower-alpha 3]	5	Eliminated
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273 [lower-alpha 4]	7
11	Meralco Bolts	3	8	.273 [lower-alpha 4]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	8

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Alaska wins tiebreaker against Star via head-to-head record.
2. TNT wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort, Phoenix and Barangay Ginebra by highest quotient. TNT is 1.09; GlobalPort is 1.00; Phoenix is 0.96; Barangay Ginebra is 0.94.
3. Rain or Shine wins tiebreaker against Blackwater by winning the seeding playoff for 8th seed.
4. Mahindra wins tiebreaker against Meralco via head-to-head record.

Game log

2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6
November: 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 November 23 TNT W 101–87 Jericho Cruz (18) Raymond Almazan (12) seven players (2) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 November 30 Mahindra W 105–83 Jericho Cruz (15) Beau Belga (8) Ahanmisi, Cruz, Maiquez (4) Ynares Center 2–0
December : 2–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 3 December 4 Barangay Ginebra L 74–81 Raymond Almazan (13) Jay Washington (17) Ahanmisi, Belga (3) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–1 4 December 9 Blackwater W 107–93 James Yap (15) Raymond Almazan (16) Beau Belga (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–1 5 December 18 Star L 91–99 Raymond Almazan (19) Raymond Almazan (13) Jeff Chan (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 December 23 NLEX W 107–97 Jewel Ponferada (22) Belga, Ponferada (9) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) PhilSports Arena 4–2
January : 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 January 8 Phoenix W 97–82 Jericho Cruz (21) Jay Washington (11) Beau Belga (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 5–2 8 January 13 San Miguel L 101–107 (OT) Beau Belga (14) Jay Washington (6) Ahanmisi, Norwood (6) Mall of Asia Arena 5–3 9 January 20 Meralco L 72–82 James Yap (17) Gabe Norwood (8) Gabe Norwood (4) Cuneta Astrodome 5–4 10 January 29 GlobalPort L 99–117 Jeff Chan (26) Belga, Ponferada (9) Beau Belga (5) Cuneta Astrodome 5–5
February : 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 11 February 1 Alaska L 89–94 Norwood, Yap (16) Belga, Norwood (8) Chan, Cruz (4) Cuneta Astrodome 5–6
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	San Miguel	98
	8	Rain or Shine	91
							1	San Miguel	4
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	GlobalPort	0
												1	San Miguel	4
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										7	Barangay Ginebra	1
	2	Alaska	81	97
	7	Barangay Ginebra	85	108
							7	Barangay Ginebra	4
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	3
	3	Star	2
	6	Phoenix	0

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2016–17 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1
8th seed playoff: 1–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 February 3 Blackwater W 103–80 Jay Washington (15) Cruz (12) Jeff Chan (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0
Quarterfinals: 0–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 February 5 San Miguel L 91–98 Beau Belga (18) Norwood, Washington (8) Jeff Chan (4) Ynares Center 0–1
2016–17 schedule

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818 [lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818 [lower-alpha 1]	—
3	Star Hotshots	9	2	.818 [lower-alpha 1]	—	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727	1
5	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
6	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	5	6	.455	4
7	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	5	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	5
9	Alaska Aces	4	7	.364 [lower-alpha 2]	5	Eliminated
10	Mahindra Floodbuster	3	8	.273	6
11	Blackwater Elite	2	9	.182 [lower-alpha 3]	7
12	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182 [lower-alpha 3]	7

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Barangay Ginebra wins tiebreaker against San Miguel and Star via best head-to-head record. Barangay Ginebra is 2–0; San Miguel is 1–1; Star is 0–2.
2. Phoenix wins tiebreaker against Alaska and Globalport via best head-to-head record. Phoenix is 2–0; Alaska is 1–1; GlobalPort is 0–2. GlobalPort then won the seeding playoff for 8th seed against Alaska.
3. Blackwater wins tiebreaker against NLEX via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6
March: 3–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 March 17 NLEX W 113–105 James Yap (26) Shawn Taggart (10) Belga, Taggart (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 March 19 Mahindra W 99–95 (OT) Shawn Taggart (29) Belga, Taggart (10) Ahanmisi, Taggart (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 2–0 3 March 26 Blackwater W 95–88 Shawn Taggart (26) Shawn Taggart (12) Belga, Cruz (4) Ynares Center 3–0 4 March 31 Meralco L 83–89 Shawn Taggart (27) Shawn Taggart (13) Chris Tiu (3) Mall of Asia Arena 3–1
April : 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 5 April 2 Alaska L 102–105 Shawn Taggart (40) Shawn Taggart (14) Jeff Chan (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 April 12 Phoenix W 96–94 Jeff Chan (24) Shawn Taggart (17) Shawn Taggart (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2 7 April 22 San Miguel L 98–111 Shawn Taggart (24) Shawn Taggart (10) four players (3) Mall of Asia Arena 4–3 All-Star Break
May : 1–3 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 8 May 6 Star L 93–99 Chan, Taggart (20) Jay Washington (11) four players (2) Batangas City Coliseum 4–4 9 May 19 Barangay Ginebra W 118–112 Duke Crews (28) Duke Crews (22) Jeff Chan (4) Cuneta Astrodome 5–4 10 May 26 GlobalPort L 101–107 Duke Crews (23) Duke Crews (17) Jericho Cruz (6) Alonte Sports Arena 5–5 11 May 28 TNT L 102–105 James Yap (23) Duke Crews (17) Belga, Cruz (3) Ynares Center 5–6
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Barangay Ginebra	96
	8	GlobalPort	85
							1	Barangay Ginebra	1
		(Best-of-3)					4	TNT	3
	4	TNT	2
	5	Meralco	1
												4	TNT	2
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										2	San Miguel	4
	2	San Miguel	115
	7	Phoenix	96
							2	San Miguel	3
		(Best-of-3)					3	Star	1
	3	Star	2
	6	Rain or Shine	0

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2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2
Quarterfinals: 0–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Series 1 June 5 Star L 82–118 Duke Crews (19) Duke Crews (13) Mike Tolomia (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–1 2 June 7 Star L 69–84 Duke Crews (12) Beau Belga (6) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 0–2
2016–17 schedule

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727 [lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636 [lower-alpha 2]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273 [lower-alpha 3]	6	Eliminated
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273 [lower-alpha 3]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. TNT wins tiebreaker against Barangay Ginebra via head-to-head record.
2. Star wins tiebreaker against NLEX, San Miguel and Rain or Shine by highest quotient. Star is 1.04; NLEX is 1.01; San Miguel is 0.99; Rain or Shine is 0.96.
3. Alaska wins tiebreaker against GlobalPort via head-to-head record.

Game log

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4
July: 1–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 July 21 GlobalPort W 98–96 J.D. Weatherspoon (25) J.D. Weatherspoon (15) Maverick Ahanmisi (4) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–0 2 July 26 NLEX L 114–122 (2OT) J.D. Weatherspoon (20) J.D. Weatherspoon (16) Maverick Ahanmisi (7) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1 3 July 29 Meralco L 73–89 J.D. Weatherspoon (19) J.D. Weatherspoon (13) Maverick Ahanmisi (3) Ynares Center 1–2
August : 3–0 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 4 August 13 Kia W 94–86 J'Nathan Bullock (20) J'Nathan Bullock (10) Chris Tiu (8) Mall of Asia Arena 2–2 5 August 20 TNT W 105–73 J'Nathan Bullock (20) J'Nathan Bullock (14) Chris Tiu (6) Smart Araneta Coliseum 3–2 6 August 27 Star W 92–88 Bullock, Cruz (18) Raymond Almazan (14) J'Nathan Bullock (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–2
September: 3–2 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 7 September 6 San Miguel L 96–103 J'Nathan Bullock (22) J'Nathan Bullock (13) J'Nathan Bullock (17) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4–3 8 September 13 Phoenix W 116–111 J'Nathan Bullock (33) Raymond Almazan (11) Maverick Ahanmisi (9) Ynares Center 5–3 9 September 16 Barangay Ginebra L 82–89 Raymond Almazan (20) J'Nathan Bullock (11) Beau Belga (7) Mall of Asia Arena 5–4 10 September 20 Alaska W 112–82 J'Nathan Bullock (14) Norwood, Tiu (8) Chris Tiu (5) Ynares Center 6–4 11 September 23 Blackwater W 122–98 J'Nathan Bullock (30) Maverick Ahanmisi (9) three players (5) Smart Araneta Coliseum 7–4
2016–17 schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
		(#1 twice-to-beat)
	1	Meralco	91	104
	8	Blackwater	92	96
							1	Meralco	3
		(#4 twice-to-beat)					4	Star	0
	4	Star	89
	5	NLEX	77
												1	Meralco	3
		(#2 twice-to-beat)										3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	TNT	102	118
	7	Rain or Shine	106	114
							2	TNT	1
		(#3 twice-to-beat)					3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra	104
	6	San Miguel	84

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2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1
Quarterfinals: 1–1 Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record 1 September 27 TNT W 106–102 J'Nathan Bullock (31) J'Nathan Bullock (15) Gabe Norwood (6) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0 2 September 29 TNT L 114–118 J'Nathan Bullock (30) Maverick Ahanmisi (12) Maverick Ahanmisi (8) Smart Araneta Coliseum 1–1
2016–17 schedule

Transactions

Trades

Off-season

Philippine Cup

Governors' Cup

August
August 7 [1] [2]	To Rain or Shine Ed Daquioag	To Meralco Mike Tolomia
	To Rain or Shine Mark Borboran 2020 2nd Round Pick (from Phoenix)	To Phoenix Jeff Chan

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Country	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Shawn Taggart		7	March 17 (vs. NLEX)	May 6 (vs. Star)	4–4
	Duke Crews		2	May 19 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	June 7 (vs. Star)	1–4
Governors' Cup	J.D. Weatherspoon		24	July 21 (vs. GlobalPort)	July 29 (vs. Meralco)	1–2
	J'Nathan Bullock		4	August 13 (vs. Kia)	September 29 (vs. TNT)	7–3

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
James Yap	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	March 20, 2017	[3]
Jeff Chan		April 17, 2017	[4]
Jericho Cruz		May 22, 2017	[5]
Chris Tiu	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	August 25, 2017	[6]
Gabe Norwood	Sportsmanship Award	October 20, 2017	[7]
Honors
Gabe Norwood	All-Defensive Team	October 20, 2017

References

1. Jeff Chan's long Rain or Shine stay over after trade to Phoenix for Borboran, second-round draft pick, spin.ph, August 7, 2017.
2. Rain or Shine continues shuffle, trades Mike Tolomia to Meralco for fellow cadet Ed Daquioag, spin.ph, September 11, 2017.
3. "Yap Named PBAPC Player Of The Week". pba.ph. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
4. "Jeff Chan Takes Charge". pba.ph. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
5. "Jericho Cruz rises to the occasion". pba.ph. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
6. "Chris Tiu steps up at the right time". pba.ph. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
7. "Fajardo, Pogoy big winners at The Leos". PBA.ph. October 20, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.