The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2010–11 PBA season. The tournament began on February 18 and ended on May 8, 2011. The tournament was an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with a height limit of 6-foot-4. Defending 2002 champions Barako Bull Energy Boosters took a leave of absence during this conference. Replacing them was the Smart Gilas Philippine national team.
The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters won their fourth and first back-to-back championship, defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 4–2.
Format The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:, By: Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, January 28, 2011.2011 COMMISSIONER’S CUP FORMAT, PBA.ph, February 10, 2011 Single-round robin eliminations; 9 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 two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals. The next four teams will play in a best of three quarterfinals series for the two last berths in the semifinals. Matchups are: QF1: #3 team vs. #6 team QF2: #4 team vs. #5 team The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-five semifinals series. Matchups are: SF1: #1 vs. QF2 SF2: #2 vs. QF1 The winners in the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven finals.
Elimination round
Team standings
Schedule
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Rain or Shine
(4) Air21 vs. (5) Alaska
Semifinals
(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (4) Air21
(2) Smart Gilas vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra
Finals
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 whole conference. Team Name Debuted Last game Record Air21 Express Geremy Robinson February 25 (vs. San Miguel) March 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 1-2 Alpha Bangura March 9 (vs. Smart Gilas) April 20 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 6-6 Alaska Aces LD Williams February 23 (vs. Powerade) April 13 (vs. Air21) 6-6 B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados Rob Brown February 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) February 23 (vs. Rain or Shine) 0-1 Shamari Spears February 26 (vs. Powerade) March 23 (vs. Smart Gilas) 3-3 Courtney Beasley March 27 (vs. San Miguel) April 1 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 1-1 Barangay Ginebra Kings Nate Brumfield February 18 (vs. Meralco) May 8 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 12-10Meralco Bolts Anthony Danridge February 18 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) March 4 (vs. San Miguel) 0-3 Chamberlain Oguchi March 11 (vs. Talk 'N Text) April 2 (vs. Smart Gilas) 3-3 Powerade Tigers Russell Carter February 23 (vs. Alaska) March 11 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 1-4 Martin Zeno March 16 (vs. San Miguel) April 3 (vs. Air21) 1-3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Hassan Adams February 23 (vs. B-Meg Derby Ace) April 13 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 5-7 San Miguel Beermen Ira Brown February 25 (vs. Air21) March 4 (vs. Meralco) 1-1 David Young March 9 (vs. Alaska) April 6 (vs. Rain or Shine) 1-6 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Paul Harris February 25 (vs. Smart Gilas) May 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 15-3
Awards
Conference Best Player of the Conference: Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text) Best Import of the Conference: Nate Brumfield (Barangay Ginebra) Finals MVP: Jimmy Alapag and Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text)
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. February 21 - February 27 LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) ALASKA’S GO-TO GUY DOWN THE STRETCH, PBA.ph, February 28, 2011 February 28 - March 6 James Yap (B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados) “BIG GAME JAMES” TO THE RESCUE, PBA.ph, March 7, 2011 March 7 - March 13 Joe Devance (Alaska Aces) DEVANCE HAVING FUN LEADING ACES’ DRIVE, PBA.ph, March 14, 2011 March 14 - March 20 Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) MARK THE TRANSFORMER, PBA.ph, March 21, 2011 March 21 - March 27 LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) Peter June Simon (B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados) LA & PJ DISH OUT BIG GAMES, PBA.ph, March 28, 2011 March 28 - April 3 Danny Seigle (Air21 Express) REJUVENATED DYNAMITE DANNY HELPS KEEP AIR21 STAY ALIVE, PBA.ph, April 4, 2011 April 4 - April 10 Larry Rodriguez (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) NORWOOD & RODRIGUEZ DELIVERING THE GOODS, PBA.ph, April 11, 2011 April 11 - April 17 Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) THIS COMPETITOR HATES LOSING, PBA.ph, April 18, 2011 April 18 - April 24 Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) MIGHTY MOUSE PEAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME , PBA.ph, April 25, 2011
Statistical leaders
Locals
Category Player Team Games played Totals Average Points per game Gary David Powerade Tigers 9 211 23.44 Rebounds per game Marc Pingris Derby Ace Llamados 9 99 11.00 Assists per game Chris Ross Meralco Bolts 9 53 5.89 Steals per game Ryan Reyes Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 17 1.89 Blocks per game Danny Seigle Air21 Express 6 9 1.50 Field goal percentage Ali Peek Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 9 37-58 0.638 3-pt field goal percentage Danny Seigle Air21 Express 6 7-12 0.636 Free throw percentage Joshua Urbiztondo Air21 Express 8 10-10 1.000 Minutes per game Marcio Lassiter Smart Gilas 9 360 40.00
Imports
Category Player Team Games played Totals Average Points per game Chamberlain Oguchi Meralco Bolts 6 184 30.70 Rebounds per game Marcus Douthit Smart Gilas 8 146 18.30 Assists per game Russell Carter Powerade Tigers 5 27 5.40 Steals per game Nate Brumfield Brgy. Ginebra Kings 9 24 2.70 Blocks per game Marcus Douthit Smart Gilas 8 26 3.30 Field goal percentage Marcus Douthit Smart Gilas 8 69-126 0.548 3-pt field goal percentage Chamberlain Oguchi Meralco Bolts 6 30-75 0.400 Free throw percentage Chamberlain Oguchi Meralco Bolts 6 38-46 0.826 Minutes per game Chamberlain Oguchi Meralco Bolts 6 256 42.70
References
External links PBA.ph