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2014–15  Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
Head coach Yeng Guiao
Owner(s)Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.
Philippine Cup results
Record9–2
(81.8%)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(lost to Alaska, 2–4)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record8–3
(72.7%)
Place1st
Playoff finishRunner-up vs Talk 'N Text 3–4
Governors' Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place3rd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
(lost to San Miguel, 1–3)
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters seasons

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

Key dates

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

Draft picks

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



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

  • a also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818 [a] Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818 [a]
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727 [b] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727 [b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545 [c] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545 [c] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545 [c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364 [d] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364 [d] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(Single elimination)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3 Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10 NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6 Meralco77
3Alaska3
7 Purefoods Star65
1San Miguel4
(#4 twice to beat)
4 Talk 'N Text105
1San Miguel4
9 Barako Bull76
4Talk 'N Text834Talk 'N Text0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Barangay Ginebra67
5 Barangay Ginebra95
8 GlobalPort78

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 [a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Tropang TNT 8 3 .727 [a]
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727 [a] Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545 [b] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545 [b] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455 [c] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455 [c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455 [c] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364 [d] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364 [d] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364 [d] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Game log

Playoffs

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1 Rain or Shine92
8 Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(Best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4 NLEX0
5 Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2 Talk 'N Text127
7 Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3 Purefoods Star2
6 Alaska0

Governors' Cup

Eliminations

Standings

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

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1 Alaska114
8 Ginebra108
1Alaska3
(#4 twice to beat)
5Star0
4 GlobalPort7394
5 Star126101
1Alaska0
(#2 twice to beat)
2San Miguel4
2 San Miguel99102
7 Meralco10686
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Rain or Shine1
3 Rain or Shine134**
6 Barako Bull132

*Game went into overtime [a]


a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Game log

Transactions

Trades

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

Tournament Name Debuted Last game Record
Commissioner's Cup Rick Jackson January 28 (vs. Talk 'N Text) February 14 (vs. Purefoods Star) 3–2
Wayne Chism February 20 (vs. Alaska) April 29 (vs. Talk 'N Text) 12–5
Governors' Cup Wendell McKines May 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