2014–15 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season

The 2014–15 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the ninth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

2014–15 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coachYeng Guiao
Owner(s)Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record9–2
(.818)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(Lost to Alaska, 2-4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3
(.727)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up vs Talk 'N Text 3-4
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4
(.636)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(Lost to San Miguel, 1-3)
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons

Key dates
  • August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.

Draft picks
Main article: 2014 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality PBA D-League team College
1 2 Kevin Alas G  Philippines NLEX (D-League) Letran
1 9 Jericho Cruz G  Philippines Zambales M-Builders AdU
2 2 Kevin Espinosa F/G  Philippines none MIT
2 9 Mike Gamboa G  Philippines Junior Powerade Tigers UP

Roster
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-11-26 Golden West
G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989-02-04 UE
G/F 5 Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-02-09 George Mason
F 6 Ibañes, Jireh (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1982-04-20 UP
G 8 Teng, Jeric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1991-03-18 UST
G 9 Cruz, Jericho (R) 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-11 Adamson
G 11 Tang, Tyrone 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1984-09-25 La Salle
G 16 Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-02-11 FEU
G 17 Tiu, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1985-07-15 Ateneo
G 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983-03-23 La Salle
F/C 20 Cruz, Jervy  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-09-09 UST
F/C 30 Belga, Beau  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1986-11-30 PCU
F/C 48 Quiñahan, JR 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1984-05-08 UV
F/C 57 Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989-08-02 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Mamerto Mondragon [a]
  • Boy Lapid (assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured
  • a also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Standings

{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=ROS}}

Bracket
  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Alaska 82  
  10 NLEX 78  
            3 Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 Meralco 69     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  7 Purefoods Star 65  
    3 Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 San Miguel 4
  4 Talk 'N Text 105  
  9 Barako Bull 76       1 San Miguel 4
            4 Talk 'N Text 83     4 Talk 'N Text 0  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5 Barangay Ginebra 67    
  5 Barangay Ginebra 95  
  8 GlobalPort 78    

Commissioner's Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB
Source: PBA.ph

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Rain or Shine 92    
  8 Barangay Ginebra 91    
            1 Rain or Shine 3    
    (Best-of-3)       5 Meralco 0  
  4 NLEX 0  
  5 Meralco 2    
    1 Rain or Shine 3
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 4
  2 Talk 'N Text 127    
  7 Barako Bull 97    
            2 Talk 'N Text 3
    (Best-of-3)     3 Purefoods Star 1    
  3 Purefoods Star 2  
  6 Alaska 0    

Governors' Cup

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[lower-alpha 4] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice to beat)                        
  1 Alaska 114    
  8 Ginebra 108    
            1 Alaska 3    
    (#4 twice to beat)       5 Star 0  
  4 GlobalPort 73 94
  5 Star 126 101  
    1 Alaska 0
    (#2 twice to beat)     2 San Miguel 4
  2 San Miguel 99 102  
  7 Meralco 106 86  
            2 San Miguel 3
    (#3 twice to beat)     3 Rain or Shine 1    
  3 Rain or Shine 134**  
  6 Barako Bull 132    

*Game went into overtime[a] a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Transactions

Pre-season
October 2, 2014[1]
 To Rain or Shine
2015 & 2019 2nd round picks		 To Talk 'N Text
Larry Rodriguez
October 4, 2014[2]
 To Rain or Shine
2015 1st round pick		 To NLEX
Kevin Alas

Recruited imports
TournamentNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Commissioner's CupRick JacksonJanuary 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text)February 14 (vs. Purefoods Star)3–2
Wayne ChismFebruary 20 (vs. Alaska)April 29 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 12–5
Governors' CupWendell McKinesMay 12 (vs. San Miguel) July 8 (vs. San Miguel) 9–7

References
  1. Rodriguez to TNT trade OK'd, inquirer.net, October 2, 2014
  2. Alas to NLex, inquirer.net, October 4, 2014
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