# 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 |