1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season

1999 Mobiline Phone Pals Eric Altamirano All-Filipino 11 7 1st seed Quarterfinals (lost to Ginebra) Commissioner's Cup 3 6 8th seed Quarterfinals (lost to Alaska) Governors' Cup 4 6 7th seed Quarterfinals (lost to Tanduay) Pilipino Telephone Corporation Nick Dela PazDebbie Tan (assistant) 1998 2000 The 1999 Mobiline Phone Pals season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Draft picks RoundPickPlayerNationalityCollege14Bryan GaholUP211Renato AlforqueUV Direct hire PlayerNationalityCollegeAsi TaulavaTongaBYU Hawaii Summary Rookie Fil-Tongan 6-10 Paul Asi Taulava debut with a near triple-double of 32 points, 20 rebounds and 8 assists as Mobiline rout comebacking Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters, 90-64, in the opening of the league's 25th season on February 7. The Phone Pals had their best start in franchise history by winning their first seven games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJQVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_QoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4152%2C1142035 Mobiline gets big scare Manila Standard Mobiline finish on top of the standings in the All-Filipino Cup with an 11-5 won-loss slate and seeded number one with a twice-to-beat advantage against Barangay Ginebra Kings in the quarterfinal round. The Phone Pals were upset and lost two straight in which the last one was a heartbreaking 81-82 defeat on Bal David' winning shot at the buzzer. Last season's Governors Cup best import Silas Mills return to the Phone Pals in the Commissioner's Cup. Mobiline lost their first two games before picking up their win against Shell, 78-74 in Sta.Cruz, Laguna on July 7.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j2YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6233%2C891707 Mobiline finally ekes out win by edging Shell Manila Standard The Phone Pals were three wins and five losses and seeded 8th and last in the quarterfinal round, they lost to top-seeded Alaska Milkmen. Reinforced by former San Miguel import Larry Robinson in the Governors Cup, the Phone Pals had a similar three wins in eight elimination round assignments, they forced a sudden-death playoff with 2nd seeded Tanduay Rhum Masters before losing, 75-84 on November 17. Occurrences In Mobiline's first game on July 11 following the Andy Seigle-Jerry Codinera trade, rookie Asi Taulava played listless in scoring only six points and was fined for his below-par showing in a 74-103 loss to Sta.Lucia.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j2YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6258%2C1327922 Sta.Lucia routs Mobiline Manila Standard Roster Mobiline Phone Pals 1999 3 Tonyboy Espinosa G 5 7 De La Salle PHI 8 Al Solis G 6 0 University of Visayas PHI 9 Jose Francisco basketball GF 6 1 FEU PHI 11 Anastacio Mendoza G 5 9 FEU PHI 12 Glenn Capacio G 6 2 FEU PHI 14 Enrique Reyes F 6 3 Ateneo de Manila PHI 17 Patrick Fran G 6 0 UST PHI 21 Bryan Gahol F 6 5 Sonoma State PHI 22 Jeffrey Cariaso F 6 2 University of the Philippines PHI 29 Josel Angeles F 6 2 Lyceum of the Philippines PHI 44 Jerry Codinera FC 6 5 University of the East PHI 55 Asi Taulava C 6 9 BYU-Hawaii TON *PHI Eric Altamirano *PHI Frankie Lim PHI Ryan Gregorio PHI Bong Go Transactions Trades Off-seasonTo Barangay Ginebra Merwin CasteloTo Mobiline Anastacio Mendoza Drafted by Ginebra, 2nd overall pickJuly 1999 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j2YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6161%2C1011437 Codiñera to Mobiline, Andy Seigle to Purefoods Manila Standard To Purefoods Andy SeigleTo Mobiline Jerry Codiñera Recruited imports TournamentNameNumberPositionUniversity/CollegeCommissioner's CupSilas Mills1ForwardUtah StateGovernors' CupLarry Robinson20Guard-ForwardCentenary References Category:TNT Tropang 5G seasons Mobiline