2016–17 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
# 2016–17 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

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

### 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.

## Philippine Cup

### Eliminations

**Standings**

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

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Star
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.09, GlobalPort 1.00, Phoenix 0.96, Barangay Ginebra 0.94.
* 1 2 Eighth seed playoff: Rain or Shine 103–80 Blackwater
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Mahindra 1–0 Meralco

**Game log**

2017 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 5–6 :

November: 2–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

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**Game log**

2017 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :

8th seed playoff: 1–0

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

1

February 3

Blackwater

W 103–80

Jay Washington (15)

Cruz (12)

Jeff Chan (6)

Smart Araneta Coliseum

1–0 :

Quarterfinals: 0–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

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

* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

**Game log**

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 5–6 :

March: 3–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

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**Game log**

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 0–2 :

Quarterfinals: 0–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries

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

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
* 1 2 3 4 Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

**Game log**

2017 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 7–4 :

July: 1–2

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

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**Game log**

2017 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 1–1 :

Quarterfinals: 1–1

GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord

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

### Free agency

| Player | Date signed | Contract amount | Contract length | Former team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Billy Robles | 2016 | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None |

### Trades

Off-season

Philippine Cup

**Governors' Cup**

August :

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

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commissioner's Cup | Shawn Taggart | 7 | March 17 (vs. NLEX) | May 6 (vs. Star) | 4–4 |
| Commissioner's Cup | 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 |
| Governors' Cup | J'Nathan Bullock | 4 | August 13 (vs. Kia) | September 29 (vs. TNT) | 7–3 |

## Awards

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