2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
| 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season | |
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| Head coach | Caloy Garcia |
| Owner(s) | Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 6–5 (54.5%) |
| Place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Quarterfinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 0–2) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 9–2 (81.8%) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 1–3) |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 3–8 (27.3%) |
| Place | 10th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons | |
The 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
2017
- October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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| 1 | 8 | Rey Nambatac | G | Racal Tile Masters | Letran | |
| 2 | 7 | Jomari Sollano | F | Tanduay Light Rhum Masters | Letran | |
| 3 | 6 | Michael Juico | G | Wang's Couriers | San Sebastian |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | ||
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
| 2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 1–1
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January: 2–2
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February: 3–1
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March: 0–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 106 | |||||||||||
| 8 | TNT | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 2 | Magnolia | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | |||||||||||
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Magnolia | 4 | |||||||||||
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| 6 | NLEX | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | |||||||||||
Game log
| 2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 0–2
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Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals | |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364[c] | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
| 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 9–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 2–0
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May: 3–1
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June: 4–0
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July: 0–1
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Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 113 | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | |||||||||||
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| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Meralco | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Magnolia | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
Game log
| 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 1–1
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Semifinals: 1–3
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Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | ||
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
Game log
Transactions
Free agency signings
| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
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| JK Casiño[3] | April 29, 2018 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None |
Trades
Philippine Cup
| February | |||
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| February 15, 2018[4] | To Rain or Shine Kris Rosales Sidney Onwubere 2018 PBA First Round Draft Pick |
To TNT Jericho Cruz | |
| March | |||
| March 26, 2018[5] | To Rain or Shine Norbert Torres |
To TNT Don Trollano | |
Recruited imports
| Conference | Name | Country | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Reggie Johnson | 42 | April 27 (vs. Alaska) |
July 23 (vs. San Miguel) |
11–6 | |
| Governors' Cup | J'Nathan Bullock | 35 | September 22 (vs. TNT) |
September 26 (vs. Magnolia) |
0–2 | |
| Terrence Watson | 7 | October 3 (vs. Alaska) |
October 27 (vs. San Miguel) |
2–6 |
Awards
| Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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| Chris Tiu | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | April 30, 2018 | [6] |
| Governors' Cup Player of the Week | November 6, 2018 | [7] |
References
- ^ San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
- ^ a b c "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (2018-04-29). "JK Casiño finally lives the dream". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (February 15, 2018). "PBA greenlights Jericho Cruz trade to TNT". sports.Inquirer.Net.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (March 26, 2018). "TNT acquires Don Trollano for Norbert Torres in trade with Rain or Shine". Inquirer.Net. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Tiu's steady leadership puts ROS right on track". PBA.ph. April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Tiu saves best for last". PBA.ph.