1991 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs season

1991 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs Elmer Yanga Yeng Guiao First Conference 12 10 3rd Semifinals All-Filipino Conference 15 10 2nd Finals Third Conference 4 7 7th Eliminated Cosmos Bottling Corporation(A subsidiary of RFM Corporation) 1990 1992 The 1991 Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs season was the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as the Diet Sarsi Sizzlers in the First and All-Filipino Conference. Draft pick Round Pick Player Details 2 Django Rivera Unsigned Occurrences Sizzlers' former import Lewis Lloyd replaces Kenny Sanders after Diet Sarsi lost their first game, 83–98 to Presto Tivoli. Lloyd led his team to one victory before getting injured and was replaced by Bernard Thompson. On April 14, the Sizzlers signed up Purefoods' back-up center Jack Tanuan, whose contract with the Hotdogs expired a week before. The PBA office fined the RFM franchise P50,000 and Purefoods forward Alvin Patrimonio P10,000 for tampering a contract. Beginning the Third Conference, Diet Sarsi change its team name to Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, a brand the RFM Company has been carrying during their amateur days. Notable dates March 7: Diet Sarsi snapped a four-game winning run of erstwhile unbeaten Purefoods in a 103–96 win. Al Solis, a former hotdogs who played a big role in their last year's title-conquest, hit a jumper off a foul by Elmer Reyes and completed a three-point play to give Sarsi a six-point cushion with 2:39 left in the game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K68mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5106%2C1295317 Sarsi strikes down Purefoods Manila Standard July 4: The Sizzlers raise their won-loss record to six wins and one defeat and on top of the standings in the All-Filipino Conference, dealing Purefoods its first loss in five games by winning over the Tender Juicy Hotdogs, 102–98.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i4YqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6176%2C706167 Soaring Sarsi socks Purefoods Manila Standard July 14: Al Solis pumped-in a running shot that banked off the board and went in to lift Diet Sarsi to a 105–104 triumph over San Miguel Beermen. Solis had taken possession at midcourt from Yoyoy Villamin who was hounded by Romy Lopez at the baseline. Then the Sarsi guard, who was still 25 meters from the goal, dribbled past Renato Agustin and heaved that shot from about 23 feet, erasing a 102–104 deficit and giving them their seventh win in nine games. Solis' last-second three-pointer spoiled a career-high 44-point production by Beermen' Ato Agustin. San Miguel put the game under protest as coach Norman Black contested that the clock didn't move when Solis received the inbound pass, but the Beermen later decided not to file a protest and accepted their second loss from the Sizzlers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jIYqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4100%2C2304875 Shell, Sarsi hurdles foes Manila Standard Runner-up finish In only their fifth conference so far, Diet Sarsi makes it to the finals for the first time. The Sizzlers defeated San Miguel Beermen, 100–95, in a playoff game on August 20 as they'll face corporate rival Purefoods for the All-Filipino crown. The Sizzlers took a 2–1 series lead and a win away from winning their first title, the Tender Juicy Hotdogs came back to win the last two games to finally ended their frustrations on winning the elusive All-Filipino championship. 1991 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals Roster Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs 1991 5 Sonny Cabatu C 6 5 PSBA PHI 6 Ricardo Cui GF 6 3 Lyceum PHI 7 Edgar Macaraya GF 6 0 San Sebastian PHI 8 Al Solis G 5 11 Visayas PHI 13 Elpidio Villamin FC 6 2 PHI 14 Joey Loyzaga G 6 1 San Beda PHI 17 Terry Saldaña F 6 3 Letran PHI 23 Ric-Ric Marata G 5 8 Southwestern University (Philippines) PHI 25 Pido Jarencio G 5 10 UST PHI 26 Andy De Guzman F 6 2 FEU PHI 41 Jack Tanuan C 6 5 FEU PHI 51 Bernie Fabiosa G 5 8 UE PHI PHI Yeng Guiao PHI Roehl Nadurata PHI Arturo Valenzona Transactions Trades Off-seasonTo Alaska Milkmen Elmer ReyesTo Diet Sarsi Elpidio Villamin Off seasonTo Alaska Milkmen Nap HattonTo Diet Sarsi Ricardo Marata Additions NameDeal InformationFormer team Al Solis Offered a two-year package worth 2.8 million contract which Purefoods didn't match Purefoods Edgar Macaraya Rookie Free Agent N/A Jack Tanuan Signed upon his end of contract with Purefoods in April 1991Purefoods Bernie Fabiosa Signed in the All-Filipino Conference Subtractions NAME#POSHTCOLLEGEREASON Joseph Pelaez 11 C 6"5' University of Manila Release by Sarsi upon signing Jack Tanuan Recruited imports NameConferenceNo.Pos.Ht.CollegeDurationKenny Sanders First Conference 33 Center-Forward 6"4'George Mason University February 19 (one game)Lewis Lloyd 32 Center-Forward 6"4'Drake University February 24 (one game)Bernard Thompson 34 Center-Forward 6"4'Fresno State University March 3 to May 9 Kelvin Upshaw Third Conference 77 Guard 6"1' University of Utah September 15 to October 29 References Category:Pop Cola Panthers seasons Diet