The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup is the third and last conference of the 2010-11 PBA season. The tournament started on June 11 and ended on August 21. The Barako Bull Energy Boosters have extended their leave of absence and Smart Gilas declined to join the season ending conference.Commissioner Salud: Only 9 teams for PBA Governors Cup, GMA News Online, May 30, 2011
The tournament featured a handicapping system in which will be based on the results of the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup (60% for the Philippine Cup and 40% for the Commissioner's Cup). The top four teams will be allowed with an import with a 6'2" height limit. The next four teams will be allowed with a 6'4" import and the last two teams will be allowed with a 6'6" import.6 ROAD GAMES IN BUSY COMMISSIONER’S CUP SKED, PBA.ph, February 11, 2011
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:, By: Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, April 12, 2011. Single-round robin eliminations; 8 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 six teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals. Semifinals will be a single round-robin affair with the remaining six teams. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least four of their five semifinal games that does not finish within the top two. The top two teams (or the #1 team and the winner of the playoff between team with at least 4 semifinal wins and the #2 team) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series.
Elimination round
Team standings
Schedule
Semifinal round
Team standings
Results
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 entire conference. Team Import height limit Name Debuted Last game Record Air21 Express 6'4" Alpha Bangura June 15 (vs. Rain or Shine) July 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 0-8 Alaska Aces 6'4" Jason Forte June 15 (vs. Talk 'N Text) August 3 (vs. Rain or Shine) 7-5 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6'2" Curtis Stinson June 12 (vs. Powerade) July 1 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 2-2 Donald Sloan July 16 (vs. Alaska) August 5 (vs. Rain or Shine) 4-3 B-Meg Llamados 6'2" Stefhon Hannah June 11 (vs. Rain or Shine) June 26 (vs. Meralco) 2-2 Darnell Hinson June 30 (vs. Talk 'N Text) July 15 (vs. Air21) 2-2 Myron Allen July 22 (vs. Rain or Shine) August 3 (vs. Petron Blaze) 1-4 Meralco Bolts 6'4" Chamberlain Oguchi June 12 (vs. Petron Blaze) June 26 (vs. B-Meg) 2-2 Tim Pickett July 7 (vs. Air21) July 20 (vs. Powerade) 1-3 Petron Blaze Boosters 6'2" Mike Taylor June 12 (vs. Meralco) June 12 (vs. Meralco) 0-1 Jeremy Wise June 17 (vs. Air21) July 15 (vs. Powerade) 4-2 Anthony Grundy July 24 (vs. Alaska) August 21 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 6-5 Powerade Tigers 6'6" Chris Porter June 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) July 20 (vs. Meralco) 4-4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6'4" Arizona Reid June 11 (vs. B-Meg) August 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) 6-7 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 6'2" Maurice Baker June 15 (vs. Alaska) July 17 (vs. Air21) 6-2 Scottie Reynolds July 22 (vs. Alaska) August 17 (vs. Petron Blaze) 5-3 Maurice Baker* August 19 (vs. Petron Blaze) August 21 (vs. Petron Blaze) 1-1
Import handicapping Team PHI COM Weightedaverage ImportheightlimitWLWLWLPCTTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters 20 7 15 3 18.0 5.4 .769 6'2"Petron Blaze Boosters 18 9 2 7 11.6 8.2 .586Barangay Ginebra Kings 14 9 12 10 13.2 9.4 .584B-Meg Llamados 11 11 4 5 8.2 8.6 .488Alaska Aces 8 9 6 6 7.2 7.8 .480 6'4"Air21 Express 6 9 7 8 6.4 8.6 .427Meralco Bolts 7 9 3 6 5.4 7.8 .409Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 5 10 5 7 5.0 8.8 .362Powerade Tigers 3 11 2 7 2.6 9.4 .217 6'6"Barako Bull Energy Boosters* 3 11 DNP 1.8 6.6 .214*did not participate in the Governors Cup
Awards
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. June 13 – 19 Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) CASTRO, SANTOS RISE TO THE OCCASION, PBA.ph, June 21, 2011 June 20 – 26 Larry Fonacier (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) CAREER GAME GIVES TNT LONG-RANGE GUNNER NOD AS WEEK’S BEST, PBA.ph, June 27, 2011 June 28 – July 3 James Yap (B-Meg Llamados) BIG GAME JAMES BACK IN FORM, PBA.ph, July 4, 2011 July 4 – 10 Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) CAGUIOA TAKES THE LEAD , PBA.ph, July 11, 2011 July 11 – 17 LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) KING ACE LA GETTING HIS RHYTHM BACK , PBA.ph, July 18, 2011 July 18 – 24 Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE WEEK FOR THE KINGS’ MAIN MAN, PBA.ph, July 25, 2011 July 25 – 31 Ronjay Buenafe (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) BUENAFE COMES UP BIG IN GAMES THAT MATTER, PBA.ph, August 1, 2011 August 1 – 7 Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) ARWIND MOTIVATED BY VENGEANCE, PBA.ph, August 8, 2011
References
External links PBA.ph