2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup

The 2012 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament began on February 10 and ended on May 6, 2012. The tournament is an import-laden format, which means that a team may sign an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with no height limit.

2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup
DurationFebruary 10 – May 6, 2012
TV partner(s)Sports5 - AKTV on IBC (Local)
Aksyon TV International (International)
Finals
ChampionsB-Meg Llamados
Runners-upTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Awards
Best PlayerMark Caguioa
(Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Best ImportDenzel Bowles
(B-Meg Llamados)
Finals MVPJames Yap
(B-Meg Llamados)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[1]

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #6 seeds.
  • 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
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 7 2 .778 — Advance to semifinals
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 B-Meg Llamados 6 3 .667[lower-alpha 1] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 5 4 .556 2
5 Barako Bull Energy Cola 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Powerade Tigers 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
9 Petron Blaze Boosters 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
10 Air21 Express 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Schedule
Team ╲ Game123456789
Air21BBEPBBBMEGTNTALAROSPOWMERBGK
AlaskaBBEROSBGKTNTMERA21PBBBMEGPOW
B-MegMERBBEPBBTNTA21BGKALAROSPOW
Barako BullALABMEGA21ROSPOWTNTMERPBBBGK
Brgy. GinebraPBBALAROSPOWMERBMEGTNTBBEA21
MeralcoBMEGPBBTNTPOWALABGKROSBBEA21
Petron BlazeBGKMERBMEGA21ROSPOWALABBETNT
PoweradeROSMERBBEBGKPBBTNTA21ALABMEG
Rain or ShineALAPOWBBEBGKPBBMERA21BMEGTNT
Talk 'N TextMERALABMEGA21BBEPOWBGKROSPBB
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team Air21 ALA BMEG BBE BGK MER PBB POW ROS TNT
Air21 88–85 79–88 97–88 87–103 91–101 88–102 92–121 83–113 89–78
Alaska — 75–90 78–98 76–74 98–90 93–88 102–100* 109–102 98–110
B-Meg — — 88–86 109–93 96–93 77–84 96–94 95–101 96–102
Barako Bull — — — 81–91 89–82 94–80 101–91 95–99 106–113*
Brgy. Ginebra — — — — 80–89 84–82 105–96 89–88 94–91*
Meralco — — — — — 105–83 82–94 93–84 96–102*
Petron Blaze — — — — — — 88–98 110–103 80–107
Powerade — — — — — — — 122–120 97–111
Rain or Shine — — — — — — — — 90–102
Talk 'N Text — — — — — — — — —
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Sixth seed playoff

Second seed playoff

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
                           
        1 Talk 'N Text 3  
  4 Alaska 1     5 Barako Bull 2    
  5 Barako Bull 2         1 Talk 'N Text 3
      3 B-Meg 4
        2 Barangay Ginebra 1    
  3 B-Meg 2     3 B-Meg 3  
  6 Meralco 1  

Quarterfinals

(3) B-Meg vs. (6) Meralco
April 8
B-Meg Llamados 86, Meralco Bolts 76
B-Meg wins series, 2–1

(4) Alaska vs. (5) Barako Bull series
April 8
Alaska Aces 85, Barako Bull Energy 106
Barako Bull wins series, 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barako Bull
April 18
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 101, Barako Bull Energy 90
Talk 'N Text wins series, 3–2

(2) Barangay Ginebra vs. (3) B-Meg
April 17
Barangay Ginebra Kings 84, B-Meg Llamados 108
B-Meg wins series, 3–1

Finals
Main article: 2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
May 6
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 84, B-Meg Llamados 90 (OT)
B-Meg wins series, 4–3

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.

TeamNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Air21 Express Marcus DouthitFebruary 19 (vs. Barako Bull)March 28 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)3–6
Alaska AcesAdam ParadaFebruary 10 (vs. Barako Bull)April 8 (vs. Barako Bull)6–6
B-Meg LlamadosDenzel BowlesFebruary 10 (vs. Meralco)May 6 (vs. Talk 'N Text)15–9
Barako Bull EnergyDerMarr JohnsonFebruary 10 (vs. Alaska)February 23 (vs. Rain or Shine)1–3
Rodney WhiteMarch 2 (vs. Powerade)March 25 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)3–2
Reggie OkosaApril 1 (vs. Alaska)April 1 (vs. Alaska)1–0
Gabe FreemanApril 4 (vs. Alaska)April 18 (vs. Talk 'N Text)3–4
Barangay Ginebra KingsChris AlexanderFebruary 12 (vs. Petron Blaze)February 24 (vs. Rain or Shine)2–1
Jackson VromanMarch 4 (vs. Powerade)April 17 (vs. B-Meg)6–5
Meralco BoltsJarrid FamousFebruary 10 (vs. B-Meg)February 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text)1–2
Earl BarronFebruary 26 (vs. Powerade)April 8 (vs. B-Meg)5–5
Petron Blaze BoostersNick FazekasFebruary 12 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)March 16 (vs. Alaska)3–4
Will McDonaldMarch 21 (vs. Barako Bull)March 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text)0–2
Powerade TigersDwayne JonesFebruary 17 (vs. Rain or Shine)March 30 (vs. Meralco)4–6
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersDuke CrewsFebruary 12 (vs. Alaska)March 24 (vs. Talk 'N Text)3–6
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersOmar SamhanFebruary 17 (vs. Meralco)February 26 (vs. Alaska)2–0
Donnell HarveyMarch 7 (vs. Air21)May 6 (vs. B-Meg)10–8

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
February 13–19 LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) [2]
February 20–26 Gary David (Powerade Tigers) [3]
February 27 - March 4 Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) [4]
March 5–11 Mark Cardona (Meralco Bolts) [5]
March 12–18 Rudy Hatfield (Barangay Ginebra Kings) [6]
March 19–25 Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra Kings) [7]
March 26 - April 1 Mike Cortez (Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Mark Cardona (Meralco Bolts)		 [8]
April 2–8 Ronald Tubid (Barako Bull Energy) [9]
April 9–15 Danny Seigle (Barako Bull Energy) [10]
April 16–22 Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) [11]

Statistical leaders

Locals
CategoryPlayerTeamGames playedTotalsAverage
Points per gameGary DavidPowerade Tigers1027127.10
Rebounds per gameArwind SantosPetron Blaze Boosters910011.11
Assists per gameChris RossMeralco Bolts131027.85
Steals per gameChris RossMeralco Bolts13241.85
Blocks per gameArwind SantosPetron Blaze Boosters9161.78
Field goal percentageJondan SalvadorBarako Bull Energy1017/280.607
3-pt field goal percentageLarry FonacierTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters2137/860.430
Free throw percentageJoseph YeoPetron Blaze Boosters910/110.909
Minutes per gameMarcio LassiterPowerade Tigers1039839.80

References
  1. 2011-12 PBA COMMISSIONER’S CUP FORMAT, PBA.ph, February 1, 2012
  2. LA MAKING HAY, PBA.ph, February 20, 2012
  3. DAVID SPREE GOES ON, PBA.ph, February 27, 2012
  4. BACK IN THE GROOVE, PBA.ph, March 5, 2012
  5. CAPTAIN HOOK’S EXPLOITS SILENCE HECKLES & BOOS, PBA.ph, March 12, 2012
  6. BIG EXPLOSION FROM ‘H-BOMB’, PBA.ph, March 19, 2012
  7. CAGUIOA IMPLOSES WILL, PBA.ph, March 26, 2012,
  8. CORTEZ, CARDONA ANSWER CRUNCH TIME CALL, PBA.ph, April 2, 2012
  9. TUBID ADDS MORE ZING TO ENERGY, PBA.ph, April 9, 2012
  10. DYNAMITE DANNY STILL HAS IT, PBA.ph, April 16, 2012
  11. DE OCAMPO AT THE CLUTCH, PBA.ph, April 23, 2012
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