# 2011–12 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

The 2011–12 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates

* August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 2 | Paul Lee | SG/SF | Philippines | University of the East |

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | B-Meg Llamados | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Powerade Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 11 | .214 | 7 | |
| 10 | Shopinas.com Clickers | 0 | 14 | .000 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

### 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 | B-Meg | 88 | 123 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Powerade | 97 | 131* | | | | | | |
| 8 | Powerade | 97 | 131* | 8 | Powerade | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 8 | Powerade | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | 5 | Rain or Shine | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | | 8 | Powerade | 1 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 8 | Powerade | 1 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | Talk 'N Text | 81 | | | | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| 7 | Barako Bull | Barako Bull | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Barako Bull | Barako Bull | 79 | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 3 | Petron Blaze | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze | Petron Blaze | 2 | 3 | Petron Blaze | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | Meralco | 0 | | | | | | |
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### Quarterfinals
#### Barangay Ginebra-Rain or Shine series

* December 16
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* December 21
Barangay Ginebra Kings 91, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 106 :
* Rain or Shine wins series 2–0 ||
* Ynares Center, Antipolo

### Semifinals
#### Powerade-Rain or Shine series

* January 4
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* January 6
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 8
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 10
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 13
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 15
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 18
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98, Powerade Tigers 107 :
* Powerade wins series 4–3 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 9 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

## Governors Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Semifinal round |
| 2 | B-Meg Llamados | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | Semifinal round |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | Semifinal round |
| 7 | Powerade Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 2 | 7 | .222 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

### Semifinals
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 10 | 4 | .714 | — | Advance to finals |
| 2 | B-Meg Llamados | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Guaranteed finals berth playoff |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | Qualify to finals berth playoff |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 4 | 1 | Qualify to finals berth playoff |
| 2 | B-Meg Llamados | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 1 | 4 | |

### Finals

* July 22
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* July 25
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* July 27
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* July 29
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* August 1
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* August 3
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* August 5
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 83, B-Meg Llamados 76 :
* Rain or Shine wins series, 4-3 ||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Transactions
### Pre-season
#### Trades

| August 26, 2011 | To Rain or ShineJR Quiñahan Norman Gonzales 2013 and 2014 second round picks | To PoweradeDoug Kramer Josh Vanlandingham |

### Recruited imports

| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Duke Crews | February 12 (vs. Alaska) | March 24 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 3–6 |
| Governors Cup | Jamelle Cornley | May 20 (vs. Alaska) | August 5 (vs. B-Meg) | 14-7 |