2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup explained

Year:	2011–12
Conference Name:	Philippine Cup
Duration:	October 2, 2011 – January 29, 2012
Tv:	Sports5 - AKTV on IBC (Local) Aksyon TV International (International)
Best Player:	Gary David
Finals Mvp:	Larry Fonacier
Champion:	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Runner-Up:	Powerade Tigers
Prevconf Link:	2010–11 PBA Philippine Cup
Prevconf Year:	2010–11
Nextconf Link:	2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup
Nextconf Year:	2012–13
Prev Conf:	2011 Governors'
Prev Conf Link:	2011 PBA Governors' Cup
Next Conf:	2012 Commissioner's
Next Conf Link:	2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup

The 2011–12 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the first conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament started on October 2, 2011, with Rain or Shine Elasto Painters against Barangay Ginebra Kings as the opening game.^[1] The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which does not require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:^[2]

• Two-round eliminations, with each team playing 14 games. The teams are divided into two groups on the basis of their draft order prior to the trades. Each team will play teams within their group once, while they will play teams from the other group twice.
  • Group A:
    • Powerade Tigers (#1)
    • Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (#4)
    • B-Meg Llamados (#5)
    • Petron Blaze Boosters (#8)
    • Barangay Ginebra Kings (#9)
  • Group B:
    • Barako Bull Energy (#2)
    • Meralco Bolts (#3)
    • Alaska Aces (#6)
    • Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (#7)
    • Shopinas.com Clickers (#10)
• Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #8 seeds.
• Quarterfinals:
  • QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed (#1 seed twice-to-beat)
  • QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed (#1 seed twice-to-beat)
  • QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed (best-of-3 series)
  • QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed (best-of-3 series)
• Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
  • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
  • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
• Finals (best-of-7 series)
  • Winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Schedule

	Win
	Loss
	OT win
	OT loss

Team	Game number
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Alaska	BGK	BMEG	POW	ROS	MER	BBE	PBB	BMEG	POW	SHO	BGK	PBB	TNT	ROS
B-Meg	PBB	ALA	MER	TNT	POW	BBE	SHO	MER	ALA	BGK	ROS	TNT	BBE	SHO
Barako Bull	PBB	BGK	TNT	SHO	BMEG	ALA	POW	ROS	PBB	MER	ROS	BMEG	POW	BGK
Barangay Ginebra	ROS	ALA	BBE	POW	SHO	MER	TNT	SHO	BMEG	ALA	PBB	MER	BBE	TNT
Meralco	TNT	SHO	BMEG	ROS	PBB	ALA	ROS	BGK	BMEG	POW	BBE	PBB	POW	BGK
Petron	BMEG	BBE	SHO	MER	TNT	POW	ALA	SHO	ROS	BBE	MER	ALA	BGK	TNT
Powerade	SHO	ROS	ALA	BGK	BMEG	PBB	BBE	TNT	MER	ALA	SHO	TNT	MER	BBE
Rain or Shine	BGK	POW	TNT	MER	ALA	MER	SHO	BBE	PBB	TNT	BMEG	BBE	SHO	ALA
Shopinas	POW	MER	PBB	BBE	BGK	BMEG	ROS	PBB	BGK	TNT	ALA	POW	ROS	BMEG
Talk 'N Text	MER	ROS	BBE	BMEG	PBB	BGK	POW	SHO	ROS	POW	BMEG	ALA	PBB	BGK

Results

Quarterfinals

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine

Semifinals

(5) Rain or Shine vs. (8) Powerade

Finals

See main article: 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup finals.

Statistical leaders

Eliminations

Category	Player	Team	Games played	Totals	Average
Points per game	Gary David		14	291	20.79
Rebounds per game	Arwind Santos		14	178	12.31
Assists per game	Alex Cabagnot		14	100	7.14
Steals per game	Chris Lutz		7	16	2.00
Blocks per game	Japeth Aguilar		14	33	2.36
3-pt field goal percentage	Celino Cruz		11	13/25	0.520
Free throw percentage	JV Casio		11	20/22	0.909
Minutes per game	Sonny Thoss		14	529	37.79

Awards

Conference

• Best Player of the Conference: Gary David (Powerade)
• Finals MVP: Larry Fonacier (Talk 'N Text)

Players of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
October 2–9	Alex Cabagnot (Petron Blaze Boosters)	^[3]
October 10–16	Harvey Carey (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)	^[4]
October 17–23	Jeffrei Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)	^[5]
October 24–30	Gary David (Powerade Tigers)	^[6]
October 31 – November 6	Joseph Yeo (Petron Blaze Boosters)	^[7]
November 7–13	James Yap (B-Meg Llamados)	^[8]
November 14–20	Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)	^[9]
November 21–27	Gary David (Powerade Tigers)	^[10]
November 28 – December 4	James Yap (B-Meg Llamados)	^[11]
December 5–11	Mike Cortez (Barangay Ginebra Kings)	^[12]
December 12–18	Gary David (Powerade Tigers)	^[13]
January 9–15	Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)	^[14]

External links

• PBA.ph

Notes and References

1. http://www.pba.ph/news/entry/1151 GIN-ROS TIFF, HALL OF FAME INDUCTION USHER 37TH SEASON
2. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/221 2011-12 PBA PHILIPPINE CUP CONFERENCE FORMAT
3. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/223 CABAGNOT BIGGEST BOOST FOR PETRON
4. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/224 CAREY ANSWERS CALL FOR TNT
5. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/226 CHAN SIZZLES FOR E-PAINTERS
6. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/231 DAVID SHOWS STERNER STUFF
7. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/232 THE NINJA STRIKES
8. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/236 JAMES YAP LOVES THE TRIANGLE
9. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/238 ‘THE BLUR’ RAZZLE-DAZZLES WAY TO BEING WEEK’S BEST
10. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/239 DAVID BARES BIGGEST FANGS FOR TIGERS
11. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/240 'BIG GAME JAMES' SHOWS WAY FOR LLAMADOS
12. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/241 'COOL CAT' CHARGING
13. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/243 DAVID PICKS UP CUDGELS FOR TIGERS
14. http://www.pba.ph/blogs/entry/251 ALAPAG VOWS TO FIGHT ’TILL THE END