2007–08 PBA season

33rd PBA season February 2023 February 2023 2007–08 PBA season Pba2007-08.png October 14, 2007 – August 20, 2008 10 Local: ABC, TV5International: The Filipino Channel 2007 PBA Draft Joe Devance Welcoat Dragons Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia Realtors) Philippine Cup 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup Sta. Lucia Realtors Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Fiesta Conference 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference Barangay Ginebra Kings Air21 Express 2006–07 PBA season 2006–07 2008–09 PBA season 2008–09 The 2007–08 PBA season was the 33rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). 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.'Sonny' Barrios picked PBA OICSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed August 13, 2007. 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 Eliezer Capacio 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 trades done on draft day 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 to 1987. 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.Artadi now a Gin King after feud with Purefoods coachesSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , Philippine Daily Inquirer. Accessed September 23, 2007. 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.Yeo now a Realtor, PBA.ph. Accessed September 23, 2007. 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.Seigle Fined P10,000 for Tuneup Game Scuffle, PBA.ph. Accessed October 15, 2007. 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).New Rules to Inject More Excitement to 33rd Pba Season 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 Jean Harn Alaska Aces Phoemela Barranda Barangay Ginebra Kings Iwa Moto Coca-Cola Tigers Pokwang Magnolia Beverage Masters Juliana Rogatti 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 Kat Labung 2007–08 Philippine Cup 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.Guiao Slapped One-Game Suspension, Escapes Fine, PBA.ph Serving the suspension against the Welcoat Dragons, assistant Gee Abanilla became the head coach for the game, in which Red Bull won.Career Game for Junthy As Red Bull Outplays Welcoat, PBA.ph 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.Purefoods Continues Mastery of Welcoat, PBA.ph 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.Belasco Triple Lifts Welcoat Past Tnt in Extra Time 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.https://archive.today/20070709212017/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=100625 Asi shipped to Tigers for Peek, top pick Philippine Star via ABS-CBNNews.com 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.Air21 acquires Espinas; Carey Cardona fined, suspended https://web.archive.org/web/20080117043040/http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=107702 January 17, 2008 Philippine Daily Inquirer Araña was later suspended on Welcoat's defeat against Red Bull Barako.Red Bull whips Welcoat, keeps grip on No. 2 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 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. 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.Barrios Named Permanent Commissioner PBA.ph 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.Barrios accepts key PBA position by Musong R. Castillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer. Elimination round Playoffs Wildcard phase First round (6) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 73–81 (9) Coca-Cola Tigers (7) Barangay Ginebra Kings 110–119 (8) Air21 Express Second round (8) Air21 Express 102–109 (9) Coca-Cola Tigers Quarterfinals 3 (3) Alaska Aces 2–0 (9) Coca-Cola Tigers 89–82 110–100 — (4) Red Bull Barako 2–0 (5) Magnolia Beverage Masters 107–104 112–94 — |} Semifinals 7 (1) Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 4–3 (4) Red Bull Barako 103–84 89–93 99–90 88–97 96–95 97–123 83–71 (2) Sta. Lucia Realtors 4–3 (3) Alaska Aces 94–107 86–77 91–82 80–93 96–90 87–106 92–84 |} Third place playoff (3) Alaska Aces 104–125 (4) Red Bull Barako Finals 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup finals 7 (1) Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 3–4 (2) Sta. Lucia Realtors 97–109 101–112 118–107 106–98 76–88 89–81 88–100 |} Finals MVP: Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia) Best Player of the Conference: Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia) 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.Belasco Moves to Coca-Cola for Isip, Draft Picks PBA.ph Caloy Garcia was named as the new head coach of the Welcoat Dragons on March 18 after Leo Austria resigned from his post.Garcia named Welcoat coach https://web.archive.org/web/20120210180851/http://www.ngetstudio.com/news/?id=4000 February 10, 2012 Inquirer.net 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.Magnolia acquires 'Cool Cat' Cortez Inquirer.net 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 Chester Tolomia. 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.ADDUCUL’S ILLNESS LEADS TO BIG 4-TEAM DEAL PBA.ph 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. March 23 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Studio 23 La Salle PBA-La Salle 90 Ateneo PBA-Ateneo 90 2008 Fiesta Conference 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.Se Fined P20,000 for 2 Offenses in Air21 – SLR Game Elimination round Playoffs Wildcard phase First round (6) Alaska Aces 86–99 (9) Sta. Lucia Realtors (7) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 98–83 (8) Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Second round (7) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 96–111 (9) Sta. Lucia Realtors Quarterfinals 3 (3) Barangay Ginebra Kings 2–0 (9) Sta. Lucia Realtors 92–90 113–85 — (4) Coca-Cola Tigers 1–2 (5) Magnolia Beverage Masters 96–108 91–90 60–78 |} Semifinals 7 (1) Air21 Express 4–2 (4) Magnolia Beverage Masters 87–113 103–102 82–78 102–104 82–72 99–91 — (2) Red Bull Barako 0–4 (3) Barangay Ginebra Kings 82–108 104–111 91–94 97–101 — — — |} Third place playoff (2) Red Bull Barako 102–90 (5) Magnolia Beverage Masters Finals 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference finals 7 (1) Air21 Express 3–4 (3) Barangay Ginebra Kings 96–105 124–90 97–87 77–90 76–73 75–80 84–97 |} Finals MVP: Ronald Tubid and Eric Menk (Barangay Ginebra) Best Player of the Conference: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra) Best Import of the Conference: Chris Alexander (Barangay Ginebra) 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend The 2008 PBA All-Star Weekend was held from April 25 to 27 at Bacolod, Negros Occidental. The winners were: Three-point Shootout: Renren Ritualo (Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) Slam Dunk Competition: Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia Realtors) Legends Shootout: Active players – John Arigo (Coca Cola Tigers), Dondon Hontiveros (Magnolia Beverage Masters), Renren Ritualo (Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) Rookie-Sophomore Blitz Game April 25 Rookies | score1 = 101 97 Sophomores West Negros University Gym, Bacolod ABC #eee Blitz Game MVP: Ronjay Buenafe (Rookies) All-Star Game #eee April 27 6:30 p.m. North All-Stars 158 41–41 37–38 36–34 35–34 14–9 163 South All-Stars Peter June Simon 29 Mark Caguioa 24 West Negros University Gym, Bacolod 4,000+ ABC All-Star Game MVP: Peter June Simon (South All-Stars) Awards Most Valuable Player: Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia) Rookie of the Year: Ryan Reyes (Sta. Lucia) First Mythical Team: Mark Caguioa (Brgy. Ginebra) Jayjay Helterbrand (Brgy. Ginebra) Arwind Santos (Air21) Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola) Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia) Second Mythical Team: Cyrus Baguio (Red Bull) Willie Miller (Alaska) Kerby Raymundo (Purefoods) Nelbert Omolon (Sta. Lucia) Sonny Thoss (Alaska) All-Defensive Team: Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia) Ryan Reyes (Sta. Lucia) Arwind Santos (Air21) Marc Pingris (Magnolia) Wynne Arboleda(Air21) Most Improved Player: Cyrus Baguio (Red Bull) Sportsmanship Award: Ali Peek (Talk 'N Text) 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 main WL percentage no no 1 none complete A21 27 24 ALA 25 22 BGK 28 22 COKE 20 23 MBM 24 24 PF 27 24 RBB 29 22 SLR 29 25 TNT 19 20 WEL 7 29 Air21 Express Alaska Aces Barangay Ginebra Kings Coca-Cola Tigers Magnolia Beverage Masters Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Red Bull Barako Sta. Lucia Realtors Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Welcoat Dragons 3rd C C F F SF SF WC QF X Best finish after gold Champions silver Finalist #CD7F32 Third place green1 Semifinalist blue1 Quarterfinalist yellow1 Wildcard phase red1 Elimination round Elimination rounds main WL percentage no no 1 none complete A21 19 17 ALA 20 16 BGK 18 18 COKE 17 19 MBM 20 16 PF 20 16 RBB 22 14 SLR 19 17 TNT 18 18 WEL 7 29 Air21 Express Alaska Aces Barangay Ginebra Kings Coca-Cola Tigers Magnolia Beverage Masters Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Red Bull Barako Sta. Lucia Realtors Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Welcoat Dragons Playoffs main WL wins no no none complete A21 8 7 ALA 5 6 BGK 10 4 COKE 3 4 MBM 4 8 PF 7 8 RBB 7 8 SLR 10 8 TNT 1 2 WEL 0 0 Air21 Express Alaska Aces Barangay Ginebra Kings Coca-Cola Tigers Magnolia Beverage Masters Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Red Bull Barako Sta. Lucia Realtors Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Welcoat Dragons References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ August 9, 2017 PBA