2007–08 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
2007–08 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season | |
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Head coach | Derrick Pumaren (Philippine Cup) Chot Reyes (Fiesta Conference) |
General Manager | Frankie Lim Virgil Villavicencio (assistant) |
Owner(s) | Smart Communications |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 9–9 (50%) |
Place | 6th |
Playoff finish | Lost in the Wildcard First Phase |
Fiesta Conference results | |
Record | 9–9 (50%) |
Place | 7th |
Playoff finish | Lost in Wildcard First Round |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons | |
The 2007–08 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Phone Pals' notable move in this season was trading its superstar Asi Taulava to Coca-Cola Tigers for Ali Peek. Due to Peek's defensive specialization[1] the move made them the "team to beat" for the 2008 Fiesta Conference, but they failed to make it past the wildcard phase.[2] He won the Sportsmanship Award that season[3] and finished the season as second in the league in blocks per game.[4]
Also, Derrick Pumaren was fired and Chot Reyes was appointed to be the head coach at the start of the Fiesta Conference, and Reyes booked his first win as head coach by defeating Welcoat Dragons by 36 points, 131-95.[5] The two coaches are the top candidates to replace Joel Banal in 2006, ended up choosing Pumaren.[6][7]
Also, import Terrence Leather was having an altercation with Jondan Salvador by throwing him a ball, and with James Yap, as Yap attempted to kick his leg from behind, but only jersey shorts was kicked, and Leather rushed through Yap, only stopped by Peek. Leather paid Php 62,400 fine with no suspension occurred.[8][9][10][11]
Key dates
[edit]- August 19: The 2007 PBA draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
Draft picks
[edit]Air21 returned a draftpick to the Phone Pals (Yousif Aljamal).
Roster
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Performance
[edit]Philippine Cup
[edit]Team standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 12 | 6 | .667[a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 12 | 6 | .667[a] | — | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 7 | .611[b] | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611[b] | 1 | |
5 | Magnolia Beverage Masters | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | |
6 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | |
8 | Air21 Express | 7 | 11 | .389[c] | 5 | |
9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389[c] | 5 | |
10 | Welcoat Dragons | 3 | 15 | .167 | 9 |
Notes:
Schedule
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Wildcard phase (single elimination) | Wildcard phase (single elimination) | Quarterfinals (best-of-3) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Talk 'N Text | 73 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Coca-Cola | 81 | 3 | Alaska | 2 | 2 | Sta. Lucia | 4 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Coca-Cola | 109 | 9 | Coca-Cola | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Air21 | 102 | 2 | Sta. Lucia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Brgy. Ginebra | 110 | 1 | Purefoods | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Air21 | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Purefoods | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Red Bull | 2 | 4 | Red Bull | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Magnolia | 0 | 3 | Alaska | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Red Bull | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wildcard phase
[edit]First round
[edit]Fiesta Conference
[edit]Team standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Air21 Express | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
5 | Magnolia Beverage Masters | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
6 | Alaska Aces | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 3 | |
8 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | |
9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | |
10 | Welcoat Dragons | 4 | 14 | .222 | 8 |
Notes:
Schedule
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Alaska | 85 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sta. Lucia | 99 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 2 | 2 | Red Bull | 0 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Sta. Lucia | 111 | 9 | Sta. Lucia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Talk 'N Text | 96 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Talk 'N Text | 98 | 1 | Air21 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Purefoods | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Air21 | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Coca-Cola | 1 | 5 | Magnolia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Magnolia | 2 | 2 | Red Bull | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Magnolia | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wildcard phase
[edit]First round
[edit]Second round
[edit]Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]2008 |
To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Ali Peek |
To Coca-Cola Tigers Asi Taulava |
March 2008 |
To Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Gilbert Lao, JR Aquino |
To Barangay Ginebra Kings Chris Pacana, Victor Pablo |
Free Agents
[edit]Additions
[edit]Player | Signed | New team |
Kalani Ferreria | October | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
Donbel Belano | October | Barako Bull Energy Boosters |
Recruited imports
[edit]Name | Number | Duration |
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Aaron McGhee | 3 | March 29 vs. Coca-Cola |
Terrence Leather | 20 | June 13 vs. Air21 |
References
[edit]- ^ Zaldivar, A. C. (December 1, 2007). "Depensa ang kailangan". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Zaldivar, A. C. (April 19, 2008). "Bawi time". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Williams PBA MVP". Philstar.com. August 14, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Yap, Taulava PBA top gun, rebound king". Philstar.com. September 13, 2008. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Cordero, Abac. "Pals snare Dragons for Chot's first win". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "It's Derrick, not Chot at TnT". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Balik-coach si Pumaren sa TnT". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Phone Pals import escapes suspension". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "James on the line". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Heavy fines, ban up on erring cagers". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson. "Severe sanctions loom for participants of PBA's worst brawl in years". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.