It has been a tough conference for Rain or Shine so far.

Dropping their first four games before finally ending the slump in their fifth try, the Elasto Painters are buried in the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup standings.

But hope is not yet lost for the Yeng Guiao-mentored squad.

Rain or Shine is taking advantage of the long break of hostilities to reflect on its past mistakes and regroup to turn its fortune around.

"We have a long break. We look at it as a time to reset," Guiao said after his team got the monkey off its back following a convincing 100-85 win over Phoenix last 17 March in Ynares Center in Antipolo.

With their outside shooting and running game clicking, the Elasto Painters rolled to a morale-boosting victory to get into the win column albeit still at 11th spot just above winless Converge.

It was a timely win heading into the All-Star and Holy Week break.

"(This is) a time to bring this team together and look at what has transpired in the last five games and see where we can improve. We have time to do that since we have a long break," Guiao said.

The fiery mentor wants to put a premium on addressing their lapses and building on the momentum of their first win.

But it will be easier said than done as the Elasto Painters are still missing the services of forward Keith Datu.

Things are not looking good for the rookie as Guiao admitted that it will take at least six more weeks for him to recover from a right knee injury.

"He'll be out for six more weeks according to the doctors. So, maybe he'll return in the next All-Filipino Conference," Guiao said.

"We can't tell so we're preparing for the worst, hoping for the best. Hopefully, he can still make it. But we're preparing for the possibility of him not making it in time."