2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
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2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season | |
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Head coach | Jong Uichico |
Owner(s) | Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary) |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 8–3 (.727) |
Place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Semifinalist (Lost to San Miguel, 0-4) |
Commissioner's Cup results | |
Record | 8–3 (.727) |
Place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Champions vs. Rain or Shine 4-3 |
Governors' Cup results | |
Record | 5–6 (.455) |
Place | 10th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons | |
2013–14 | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season is the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Contents
Key dates
- July 9: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters head coach Norman Black was moved to the Meralco Bolts, replacing Ryan Gregorio as head coach. Replacing Black in Talk 'N Text is assistant coach Jong Uichico.[1]
- August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
- January 9, 2015: Jimmy Alapag formally announced his retirement during a press conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum prior to the second game of the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals between the Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen.[2][3][4]
- March 5: The team retired the jersey number of Jimmy Alapag during the All-Star Weekend, where he was also added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars.[5]
Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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2 | 8 | Harold Arboleda | F | ![]() |
Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | Perpetual |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
y – clinched outright semifinals, x – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage w – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage, e – eliminated
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Tie | |
1 | y– San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | 1.101 | |
2 | y– Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | 0.908 | |
3 | x– Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | 1.020 | |
4 | x– Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | 0.980 | |
5 | x– Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 1.074 | |
6 | x– Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 1.056 | |
7 | w– Purefoods Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 0.877 | |
8 | w– GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | ||
9 | w– Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | 1.057 | |
10 | w– NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | 0.946 | |
11 | e– Kia Sorento | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | ||
12 | e– Blackwater Elite | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
Game log
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff) |
Semifinals (Best-of-7) |
Finals (Best-of-7) |
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3 | Alaska | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | NLEX | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Alaska | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
(#6 twice to beat) | 6 | Meralco | 69 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||
6 | Meralco | 77 | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Alaska | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
(#4 twice to beat) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Barako Bull | 76 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Talk 'N Text | 83 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 0 | ||||||||||||||
(#5 twice to beat) | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | GlobalPort | 78 |
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
y – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals, x – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals, w – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals, e – eliminated
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Tie | |
1 | y–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | 1.025 | |
2 | y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | 1.010 | |
3 | x–Purefoods Star Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | 0.969 | |
4 | x–NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 1.171 | |
5 | x–Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 0.854 | |
6 | x–Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 1.021 | |
7 | w–Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 1.019 | |
8 | w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 0.960 | |
9 | e–San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | 1.011 | |
10 | e–GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | 0.995 | |
11 | e–Kia Carnival | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | 0.994 | |
12 | e–Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 |
Game log
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) |
Finals (Best-of-7) |
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(#1 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Rain or Shine | 92 | ||||||||||||
8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | ||||||||||||
(Best-of-3) | 5 | Meralco | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | NLEX | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | Meralco | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | ||||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Talk 'N Text | 127 | ||||||||||||
7 | Barako Bull | 97 | ||||||||||||
2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | ||||||||||||
(Best-of-3) | 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Purefoods Star | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Alaska | 0 |
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
y – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals, w – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals, e – eliminated
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Tie |
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1 | y- Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | 1.065 |
2 | y- San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | 0.939 |
3 | y- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 1.063 |
4 | y- GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | 0.941 |
5 | w- Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 1.315 |
6 | w- Barako Bull Energy | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 0.761 |
7 | w- Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 1.125 |
8 | w- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 1.000 |
9 | e- Kia Carnival | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 0.954 |
10 | e- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 0.929 |
11 | e- NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
12 | e- Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 |
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) |
Finals (Best-of-7) |
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(#1 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Alaska | 114 | ||||||||||||
8 | Barangay Ginebra | 108 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
(#4 twice to beat) | 5 | Star | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | GlobalPort | 73 | 94 | |||||||||||
5 | Star | 126 | 101 | |||||||||||
1 | Alaska | 0 | ||||||||||||
(#2 twice to beat) | 2 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 99 | 102 | |||||||||||
7 | Meralco | 106 | 86 | |||||||||||
2 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
(#3 twice to beat) | 3 | Rain or Shine | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Rain or Shine | 134** | ||||||||||||
6 | Barako Bull | 132 |
a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.
Game log
Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
September 22, 2014[6] | To GlobalPort
Nonoy Baclao and 2017 1st round pick (from Talk 'n Text) |
To NLEX
Harold Arboleda and 2018 2nd round pick (from Talk 'n Text via Globalport) 2016 2nd round pick (from Ginebra via GlobalPort) |
To Talk 'N Text
Jay Washington (from GlobalPort) Matt Ganuelas (from NLEX via GlobalPort) |
October 2, 2014[7] | To Rain or Shine
2015 & 2019 2nd round picks |
To Talk 'N Text
Larry Rodriguez |
October 9, 2014[8] | To Blackwater
Larry Rodriguez and 2015 1st round pick (from Talk 'N Text) |
To NLEX
Niño Canaleta (from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater) |
To Talk 'N Text
Kevin Alas (from NLEX) 2015 1st round pick (from Blackwater) |
Recruited imports
Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Commissioner's Cup | Richard Howell | January 28 (vs Rain or Shine) | February 15 (vs Ginebra) | 4–1 |
Ivan Johnson | February 20 (vs NLEX) | April 29 (vs Rain or Shine) | 12–6 | |
Governors' Cup | Steffphon Pettigrew | May 10 (vs Barangay Ginebra) | June 19 (vs Kia) | 5–6 |
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May 10 (vs Barangay Ginerba) | June 19 (vs Kia) | 5–6 |
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References
- ↑ Norman Black moves to Meralco, Jong Uichico to take over Talk ‘N Text as MVP group shuffles coaches, Interaksyon.com, July 9, 2014
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- ↑ Fitting curtain call as Salud names Jimmy Alapag '13th man' of South team in PBA All-Stars, Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 30, 2015
- ↑ Texters bag J-Wash, Ganuelas, Inquirer.net, September 22, 2014.
- ↑ [1], Inquirer.net, October 2, 2014
- ↑ Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014