2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup 2017 Oppo -PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2016–17 PBA season . The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10".[ 1] [ 2]
The tournament had two breaks with no games scheduled for more than seven days: first during the All-Star Week (April 26 to 30) and second during the SEABA Championship (May 12 to 18).
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
Quarterfinals:
QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
Finals (best-of-7 series)
F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
Elimination round
Team standings
^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX
Schedule
Results
Source:
[citation needed Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
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 whole conference.
Awards
Conference
Players of the Week
References
^ New PBA import height ceiling throws monkey wrench into Ginebra plans for Brownlee , Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, November 4, 2016^ PBA eyes invitational for Asian teams, removal of import handicapping , Rappler , November 5, 2016^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 16, 2017). "Alaska finds Octavius Ellis replacement in nick of time with ex-Nets forward Cory Jefferson" . spin.ph. Retrieved March 16, 2017 . ^ a b Beltran, Nelson (March 1, 2017). "Ginebra to stick with Brownlee for PBA Commissioner's, Governors Cup" . The Philippine Star . Retrieved March 1, 2017 . ^ Ramos, Gerry (March 4, 2017). "Blackwater taps NBA veteran, D-League All-Star Greg Smith as Commissioner's Cup import" . spin.ph. Retrieved March 4, 2017 . ^ "2 NBA Vets Coming For 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup" . pba.ph. March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017 .^ Ramos, Gerry (April 7, 2017). "GlobalPort brings in new import Malcolm White to replace Williams as losses pile up" . spin.ph. Retrieved April 7, 2017 . ^ Sacamos, Karlo (May 9, 2017). "GlobalPort set to field third import this conference in NBA veteran Justin Harper" . spin.ph. Retrieved May 9, 2017 . ^ a b c Ramos, Gerry (March 2, 2017). "SMB takes chance on untested Charles Rhodes as Ginebra sticks with Justin Brownlee" . spin.ph. Retrieved March 2, 2017 . ^ Struggling Mahindra pins hope on new import in duel versus Star , pba.ph, April 4, 2017^ Sacamos, Karlo (February 23, 2017). "Meralco bringing in former NBA player Alex Stepheson as Onuaku unavailable" . spin.ph. Retrieved February 23, 2017 . ^ Wayne Chism looking in the best of shape as he reunites with Yeng Guiao at NLEX , Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, February 19, 2017^ Eugene Phelps back to hold the fort as Phoenix negotiates with import of choice , Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, March 8, 2017^ Sacamos, Karlo (March 20, 2017). "Phoenix taps defensive demon Jameel Mckay to replace high-scoring Eugene Phelps" . spin.ph. Retrieved March 20, 2017 . ^ Rain or Shine parts ways with Shawn Taggart, brings back Duke Crews , interaksyon.com, Rey Joble, May 10, 2017^ "Ricardo Ratliffe arrives to take over from Tony Mitchell as Star Hotshots import" . spin.ph. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017 .^ Amundson, Ka Tropa giving Black the cold feet , pba.ph, March 23, 2017^ Donte Greene on stand-by as fellow NBA veteran Lou Amundson makes TNT debut , Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, March 23, 2017^ Ramos, Gerry (May 19, 2017). "Fresh from Gilas stint, Castro, Pogoy, Rosario ready to suit up for TnT right away vs Alaska" . spin.ph. Retrieved May 20, 2017 . Joshua Smith, the former UCLA and Georgetown University product, is set to debut for the Texters after practicing with the team for almost a week now during the Seaba break. ^ "Yap named PBAPC Player of the Week" . pba.ph. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017 .^ "PBAPC picks Star's Mark Barroca as week's best" . pba.ph. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017 .^ "PBA Player Of The Week: Who Else But Sonny Thoss" . pba.ph. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017 .^ "All-around effort earns Tenorio Player of the Week honors" . pba.ph. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017 .^ "Jeff Chan takes charge" . pba.ph. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017 .^ "Another stellar performance earns Tenorio second Player of the Week citation" . pba.ph. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017 .^ "Only in his second season, Amer is already playing like a veteran" . pba.ph. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017 .^ "Jericho Cruz rises to the occasion" . pba.ph. May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017 .^ "Tenorio named Player of the Week for third time" . pba.ph. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .^ "All-around game earns Ross Player of the Week citation" . pba.ph. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017 .^ "Pogoy's Game 1 explosion earns him Best Player of the Week honors" . foxsportsasia.com. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Castro cops Player of the Week citation" . pba.ph. June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017 .
External links
