2007–08 PBA season

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2007–08 PBA season
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2007–08 PBA season
DurationOctober 14, 2007 – August 20, 2008
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Local: ABC, TV5
International: The Filipino Channel
Draft
Top draft pickJoe Devance
Picked byWelcoat Dragons
Conferences
Philippine Cup championsSta. Lucia Realtors
  Runners-upPurefoods Tender Juicy Giants
Fiesta Conference championsBarangay Ginebra Kings
  Runners-upAir21 Express
Awards
Season MVPKelly Williams (Sta. Lucia Realtors)
Top scorerMark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
Seasons

The 2007–08 PBA season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 14, 2007, at the Araneta Coliseum. The league started the season with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference, while capping off the season with the import-laiden Fiesta Conference.

Renauld "Sonny" Barrios was appointed as commissioner while serving as an officer in charge of the league until a replacement for former commissioner Noli Eala will be found.[1]

The first activity of the season was the 2007 PBA Draft last August 19 at the Market Market in Taguig.

Board of governors[]

Executive committee[]

  • Noli Eala (commissioner until August 7, 2007)
  • Sonny Barrios (officer-in-charge starting August 8, 2008)
  • Tony Chua (chairman, representing Red Bull Barako)
  • Joaquin L. Trillo (vice-chairman, representing Alaska Aces)
  • Robert Non (treasurer, representing Barangay Ginebra Kings)

Teams[]

Team Company Governor Alternate governor
Air21 Express Airfrieght 2100, Inc. Angelito Alvarez
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Joaquin Trillo
Barako Bull Energy Photokina Marketing Corporation Antonio Chua Rafaelito Casyao
Barangay Ginebra Kings Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Robert Non Gerardo Payumo
Coca Cola Tigers Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. Jose Bayani Baylon
Magnolia Beverage Masters San Miguel Corporation Roberto Huang
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Purefoods Corporation Rene Pardo Francisco Alejo III
Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Corporation Manuel Encarnado Ariel Salvador Magno
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Victorico Vargas Ramoncito Fernandez
Welcoat Dragons Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Carlo Quevada

Pre-season events[]

For trades done on draft day, see 2007 PBA Draft.
  • San Miguel Corporation changed the name of the San Miguel Beermen to the Magnolia Beverage Masters; "Magnolia" was their product name from 1985-87.
  • Gec Chia and Paolo Hubalde of the Barangay Ginebra Kings were traded to the Air21 Express for Paul Artadi who was traded by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.[2]
  • Joseph Yeo of the Coca Cola Tigers and the team's 2009 second round draft pick rights were traded to the Sta. Lucia Realtors for Mark Isip and Cesar Catli.[3]
  • On October 3, Magnolia Beverage Masters' Danny Seigle and Brgy. Ginebra's Billy Mamaril had an altercation during a pre-season tune-up game at the Greenmeadows Gym. OIC Commissioner Sonny Barrios fined Seigle P10,000.[4]
  • New rules were approved in order to make the league rules more consistent to FIBA's rules rather than the National Basketball Association (NBA):
    • The controlled handcheck foul will be implemented.
    • The three-point arc would now be reset to 20 feet and 6 inches (FIBA standard) from 22 feet.
    • The key would now be trapezoidal (FIBA) instead of rectangular (NBA).[5]
  • With a change in their team name, Magnolia unveiled their new logo and uniforms, using the blue and white motif. Alaska replaced their red uniforms with their black alternates first used in the 2007 Fiesta Conference Finals, while Purefoods replaced their navy blue dark uniforms with their red alternates from the 2007 Fiesta Conference. Red Bull introduced a new slightly-modified logo and uniforms, and Sta. Lucia slightly modified their old uniforms, adding a diagonal stripe on the shoulders.

Opening ceremonies[]

The season began on October 14 with the Magnolia Beverage Masters defeating the Air21 Express, 121-112.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Air21 Express
Alaska Aces Phoemela Barranda
Barangay Ginebra Kings Iwa Moto
Coca-Cola Tigers Pokwang
Magnolia Beverage Masters
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Kim Chiu
Red Bull Barako Red Bull models (Idyll, Mica, Sheena and Thea)
Sta. Lucia Realtors Maggie Wilson
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Marian Rivera
Welcoat Dragons

2007–08 Philippine Cup[]

Main article: 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup

Notable events[]

  • Red Bull Barako head coach Yeng Guiao was suspended for one game after verbally confronting league technical group chief Perry Martinez after their game against the Barangay Ginebra Kings.[6] Serving the suspension against the Welcoat Dragons, assistant Gee Abanilla became the head coach for the game, in which Red Bull won.[7]
  • Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants point guard Roger Yap was suspended for one game after hitting LA Tenorio of the Magnolia Beverage Masters; he served the suspension against the Welcoat Dragons in which Purefoods won.[8]
  • In Welcoat Dragons' 126-125 overtime win against the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals, both teams converted 29 three-point field goals, a new PBA record.[9]
  • On November 26, the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals traded Asi Taulava to the Coca-Cola Tigers in exchange for Ali Peek and a first-round pick.[10]
  • Talk 'N Text Phone Pals players Mark Cardona and Harvey Carey were suspended after their altercation against Welcoat Dragon Jojo Tangkay. The two Phone Pals will be suspended on their game against the Air21 Express, while Carey would also be suspended on Talk 'N Text's game against the Sta. Lucia Realtors. Both Carey and Cardona were fined 20,000 pesos each. The case of Welcoat's Ryan Araña's flagrant foul on Asi Taulava on their loss against the Coca-Cola Tigers was deferred.[11] Araña was later suspended on Welcoat's defeat against Red Bull Barako.[12]
  • The Air21 Express acquired Gabby Espinas from the Magnolia Beverage Masters in exchange for one of Air21's first round picks in the 2008 Draft.[11]
  • On January 17, 2008, the PBA Board of Governors named officer-in-charge Sonny Barrios as the new commissioner up to the end of the season after a deadlock ensued between governors that supported Atty. Chito Salud and Lambert Ramos. Barrios has yet to accept his appointment.[13]
  • Red Bull Barako's Carlo Sharma and Jondan Salvador of the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants were suspended for one game after figuring in a fistfight which led to their ejection from the game. Aside from the suspension, Sharma was fined P25,000 while Salvador was fined P20,000. Sharma served his suspension on game 1 of their quarterfinals series against the Magnolia Beverage Masters, in which Red Bull won; Salvador will serve his suspension in game 1 of their semifinals series against Red Bull, in which Purefoods won.
  • On January 24, Barrios accepted his appointment as commissioner.[14]

Elimination round[]

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
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
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Sta. Lucia
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1, Red Bull, Alaska +29, Red Bull −29
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Air21 2–0, Coca-Cola

Playoffs[]

Wildcard phase
(One-game playoffs) 		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-7) 		Finals
(Best-of-7)
                                             
    3  Alaska 2  
    9  Coca-Cola 0  
6  Talk 'N Text 73       3  Alaska 3  
9  Coca-Cola 81       2  Sta. Lucia 4  
  9  Coca-Cola 109       2  Sta. Lucia 4
  8  Air21 102       1  Purefoods 3
7  Brgy. Ginebra 110     1  Purefoods 4
8  Air21 119       4  Red Bull 3      Third place playoff
  4  Red Bull 2     3  Alaska 104
  5  Magnolia 0     4  Red Bull 125
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Finals[]

Main article: 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 3–4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 97–109 101–112 118–107 106–98 76–88 89–81 88–100

Mid-season break[]

  • The Coca Cola Tigers acquired Nic Belasco from the Welcoat Dragons in exchange for Mark Isip and Coke's 2010 and 2011 second round draft picks.[15]
  • Caloy Garcia was named as the new head coach of the Welcoat Dragons on March 18 after Leo Austria resigned from his post.[16]
  • On March 19, Mike Cortez and Ken Bono of the Alaska Aces were traded to the Magnolia Beverage Masters for LA Tenorio and Larry Fonacier.[17]
  • Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants' center Romel Adducul took a leave of absence after being diagnosed to be afflicted with nasopharyngeal cancer. This event triggered a four team trade between Purefoods, Magnolia, Coca-Cola and Barangay Ginebra. Magnolia dealt Enrico Villanueva and Willy Wilson to Coca-Cola in exchange for . Then Coke traded Villanueva to Purefoods for Marc Pingris. Pingris was then traded to Magnolia in exchange of the team's future draft pick and Wilson was sent to Barangay Ginebra in exchange for Mark Macapagal.[18]

On March 20, Talk N Text traded franchise player Asi Taulava to Coca Cola in exchange for Ali Peak and 2nd picks for next season.

PBA Ateneo-La Salle Showdown[]

A game was held for the benefit of the PBA Players' Educational Trust Fund at the Araneta Coliseum featuring players from UAAP archrivals Ateneo and La Salle. Studio 23 aired the event with ABS-CBN Sports producing.

2008 Fiesta Conference[]

Main article: 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference

Notable events[]

  • Air21 Express' Homer Se was fined P20,000 for a flagrant foul-penalty 1 on their game against the Sta. Lucia Realtors when he put up a fighting stance after the looseball scramble between Williams and Air21 guard Wynne Arboleda directed towards SLR rookie Ryan Reyes and import Jamar Brown.[19]

Elimination round[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 W L PCT GB Qualification
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
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia −18
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Talk 'N Text, Alaska +9, Talk 'N Text −9

Playoff[]

Wildcard phase
(One-game playoffs) 		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-7) 		Finals
(Best-of-7)
                                             
    3  Brgy. Ginebra 2  
    9  Sta. Lucia 0  
6  Alaska 85       3  Brgy. Ginebra 4  
9  Sta. Lucia 99       2  Red Bull 0  
  9  Sta. Lucia 111       3  Brgy. Ginebra 4
  7  Talk 'N Text 96       1  Air21 3
7  Talk 'N Text 98     1  Air21 4
8  Purefoods 83       5  Magnolia 2      Third place playoff
  4  Coca-Cola 1     2  Red Bull 102
  5  Magnolia 2     5  Magnolia 90
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Finals[]

Main article: 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
Air21 Express 3–4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 96–105 124–90 97–87 77–90 76–73 75–80 84–97

2008 PBA All-Star Weekend[]

Main article: 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend

The 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend was held from April 25 to April 27 at Bacolod, Negros Occidental. The winners were:

Rookie-Sophomore Blitz Game[]

April 25
Rookies 101, Sophomores 97
West Negros University Gym, Bacolod

All-Star Game[]

April 27
6:30 p.m.
North All-Stars 158, South All-Stars 163 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 41–41, 37–38, 36–34, 35–34, Overtime: 14–9
Pts: Mark Caguioa 24 Pts: Peter June Simon 29
West Negros University Gym, Bacolod
Attendance: 4,000+

Awards[]

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps[]

  • Coach of the Year: Boyet Fernandez (Sta. Lucia)
  • Mr. Quality Minutes: Peter June Simon (Purefoods)
  • Comeback Player of the Year: Mike Hrabak (Red Bull)
  • Referee of the Year: Jess Fernandez
  • All-Rookie Team
    • Ryan Reyes (Sta. Lucia)
    • Chico Lañete (Purefoods)
    • Joe Devance (Welcoat)
    • Doug Kramer (Air21)
    • Ronjay Buenafe (Coca-Cola)

Cumulative standings[]

Champion
Second place
Third place
Semifinalist
Quarterfinalist
Wildcard qualifier
Elimination round
Team GP W L PCT Best finish
Red Bull Barako 53 31 22 .585 Third place
Barangay Ginebra Kings 50 28 22 .560 Champion
Sta. Lucia Realtors 54 29 25 .537 Champion
Air21 Express 51 27 24 .529 Runner-up
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 51 27 24 .529 Runner-up
Alaska Aces 45 23 22 .511 Fourth place
Magnolia Beverage Masters 47 24 23 .511 Fourth place
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 39 19 20 .487 Wildcard phase
Coca-Cola Tigers 43 20 23 .465 Quarterfinals
Welcoat Dragons 36 7 29 .194 Elimination round

Elimination rounds[]

Team W L PCT
Red Bull Barako 22 14 .611
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 20 16 .556
Alaska Aces 20 16 .556
Magnolia Beverage Masters 20 16 .556
Sta. Lucia Realtors 19 17 .528
Air21 Express 19 17 .528
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 18 18 .500
Barangay Ginebra Kings 18 18 .500
Coca-Cola Tigers 17 19 .472
Welcoat Dragons 7 29 .194

Playoffs[]

Team W L PCT
Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 4 .714
Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556
Air21 Express 8 7 .533
Red Bull Barako 9 8 .529
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 7 8 .467
Coca-Cola Tigers 3 4 .429
Magnolia Beverage Masters 4 7 .364
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 1 2 .333
Alaska Aces 3 6 .333
Welcoat Dragons 0 0 --

References[]

  1. ^ 'Sonny' Barrios picked PBA OIC[permanent dead link], Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  2. ^ Artadi now a Gin King after feud with Purefoods coaches[permanent dead link], Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed September 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Yeo now a Realtor, PBA.ph. Accessed September 23, 2007.
  4. ^ Seigle Fined P10,000 for Tuneup Game Scuffle, PBA.ph. Accessed October 15, 2007.
  5. ^ New Rules to Inject More Excitement to 33rd Pba Season
  6. ^ Guiao Slapped One-Game Suspension, Escapes Fine, PBA.ph
  7. ^ Career Game for Junthy As Red Bull Outplays Welcoat, PBA.ph
  8. ^ Purefoods Continues Mastery of Welcoat, PBA.ph
  9. ^ Belasco Triple Lifts Welcoat Past Tnt in Extra Time
  10. ^ Asi shipped to Tigers for Peek, top pick Philippine Star via ABS-CBNNews.com
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Air21 acquires Espinas; Carey Cardona fined, suspended Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine Philippine Daily Inquirer
  12. ^ Red Bull whips Welcoat, keeps grip on No. 2 [permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Barrios Named Permanent Commissioner PBA.ph
  14. ^ Barrios accepts key PBA position by Musong R. Castillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  15. ^ Belasco Moves to Coca-Cola for Isip, Draft Picks PBA.ph
  16. ^ Garcia named Welcoat coach Archived 2012-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Inquirer.net
  17. ^ Magnolia acquires 'Cool Cat' Cortez Inquirer.net
  18. ^ ADDUCUL’S ILLNESS LEADS TO BIG 4-TEAM DEAL PBA.ph
  19. ^ Se Fined P20,000 for 2 Offenses in Air21 – SLR Game

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