2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season

2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
Head coach	Chot Reyes
Owner(s)	Smart Communications
Philippine Cup results
Record	19–8 ; (70.4%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Champions ; (def. Powerade, 4-1)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	13–8 ; (61.9%)
Place	1st
Playoff finish	Runner-up ; (lost to B-Meg, 4-3)
Governors Cup results
Record	8–6 ; (57.1%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinalist
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons

The 2011–12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

August 28: The 2011 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Place Ermita, Manila.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	12	John Raymundo	Point guard	Philippines	San Sebastian

Roster

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
PG	3	Alapag, Jimmy (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Cal State San Bernardino
PF	4	Carey, Harvey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sonoma State
G/F	6	Gamalinda, Riego	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	San Beda
G	10	Reyes, Ryan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Cal State Fullerton
G/F	12	Fonacier, Larry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Ateneo
PG	16	Raymundo, John (R)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	San Sebastian
G	17	Castro, Jayson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Philippine Christian
C	18	Lao, Gilbert	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	UST
G/F	20	Dillinger, Jared	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Hawaiʻi
F	21	Williams, Kelly	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oakland
F	33	De Ocampo, Ranidel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C	34	Peek, Ali	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Saint Mary's
F/C	35	Aguilar, Japeth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Western Kentucky
F	40	Alvarez, Rich	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Ateneo
G/F	51	Aban, Aaron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Letran

Head coach

Chot Reyes (Ateneo)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie
(3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team

Injured

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	B-Meg Llamados	10	4	.714^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	10	4	.714^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Petron Blaze Boosters	9	5	.643^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	5	.643^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	.643^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1
6	Meralco Bolts	8	6	.571	2
7	Barako Bull Energy Cola	6	8	.429^{[lower-alpha 3]}	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	Powerade Tigers	6	8	.429^{[lower-alpha 3]}	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Alaska Aces	3	11	.214	7
10	Shopinas.com Clickers	0	14	.000	10

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head record: B-Meg 1–1 Talk 'N Text (B-Meg +8)
1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9
1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

Bracket


Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)

(#1 twice-to-beat)

1	B-Meg	88	123

8	Powerade	97	131*
				8	Powerade	4
(Best-of-3)
				5	Rain or Shine	3
4	Barangay Ginebra		0

5	Rain or Shine		2
							8	Powerade	1
(#2 twice-to-beat)
							2	Talk 'N Text	4
2	Talk 'N Text		81

7	Barako Bull		79
				2	Talk 'N Text	4
(Best-of-3)
				3	Petron Blaze	3
3	Petron Blaze		2

6	Meralco		0

*Game went into overtime

Quarterfinals

Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull

December 14

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 79
Talk 'N Text wins series in one game

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

Talk 'N Text-Petron Blaze series

January 5

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Petron Blaze Boosters 83

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

January 7

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Petron Blaze Boosters 91

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 9

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Petron Blaze Boosters 95

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

January 11

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 82, Petron Blaze Boosters 85

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 13

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Petron Blaze Boosters 91

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 15

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 111, Petron Blaze Boosters 108

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 18

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, Petron Blaze Boosters 91
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–3

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Finals

January 20

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 116, Powerade Tigers 100

Davao del Sur Coliseum, Digos, Davao del Sur

January 23

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 102, Powerade Tigers 96

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 25

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 133, Powerade Tigers 126 (OT)

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 27

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 97, Powerade Tigers 100

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

January 29

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101
Talk 'N Text wins series 4–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Commissioner's Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	7	2	.778	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Barangay Ginebra Kings	6	3	.667^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Advance to semifinals
3	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Alaska Aces	5	4	.556	2
5	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444^{[lower-alpha 2]}	3
8	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	6	.333^{[lower-alpha 3]}	4
9	Petron Blaze Boosters	3	6	.333^{[lower-alpha 3]}	4
10	Air21 Express	3	6	.333^{[lower-alpha 3]}	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

Bracket

Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)			Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)

			1	Talk 'N Text	3
4	Alaska	1	5	Barako Bull	2
5	Barako Bull	2				1	Talk 'N Text	3
						3	B-Meg	4
			2	Barangay Ginebra	1
3	B-Meg	2	3	B-Meg	3
6	Meralco	1

Semifinals

Talk 'N Text–Barako Bull series

April 10

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 77, Barako Bull Energy 84

Ynares Center, Antipolo

April 12

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 123, Barako Bull Energy 98

Ynares Center, Antipolo

April 14

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81, Barako Bull Energy 85

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

April 16

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 108, Barako Bull Energy 90

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 18

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 101, Barako Bull Energy 90
Talk 'N Text wins series, 3-2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

April 23

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 82, B-Meg Llamados 88

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 25

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 104, B-Meg Llamados 102

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 27

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, B-Meg Llamados 91

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

April 29

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 100, B-Meg Llamados 85

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

May 2

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 66, B-Meg Llamados 82

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

May 4

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92, B-Meg Llamados 82

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

May 6

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 84, B-Meg Llamados 90 (OT)
B-Meg wins series, 4-3

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Governors Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	8	1	.889	—	Advance to semifinal round
2	B-Meg Llamados	6	3	.667	2
3	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3
4	Barangay Ginebra Kings	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	5	4	.556^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3
6	Meralco Bolts	4	5	.444^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
7	Powerade Tigers	4	5	.444^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
8	Barako Bull Energy Cola	4	5	.444^{[lower-alpha 2]}	4
9	Alaska Aces	2	7	.222^{[lower-alpha 3]}	6
10	Air21 Express	2	7	.222^{[lower-alpha 3]}	6

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18
1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade
1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

Semifinals

Standings

Cumulative standings:

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	10	4	.714	—	Advance to Finals^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	B-Meg Llamados	9	5	.643^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	Guaranteed Finals berth playoff
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	9	5	.643^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	Qualify to Finals berth playoff
4	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	6	.571	2
5	Petron Blaze Boosters	6	8	.429^{[lower-alpha 3]}	4
6	Meralco Bolts	6	8	.429^{[lower-alpha 3]}	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

↑ If a team outside the top two teams wins four semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last Finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright.
1 2 Head-to-head record: B-Meg 2–0 Barangay Ginebra
1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–1, Petron; Petron +12, Meralco −12

Semifinal round standings

Pos	Team	W	L	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra Kings	4	1	Qualify to Finals berth playoff^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	B-Meg Llamados	3	2
3	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	3	2
4	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	2	3
5	Meralco Bolts	2	3
6	Petron Blaze Boosters	1	4

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

↑ Finals berth playoff: B-Meg 74–72 Barangay Ginebra

Transactions

Trades

Pre-season

August 28, 2011^[1]

To Talk 'N Text

Bam Gamalinda (from Meralco)
Shawn Weinstein (from Meralco)

To Meralco

Mark Yee (from Talk 'N Text)
2011 1st round pick (Jason Ballesteros) (from Talk 'N Text)
Mark Macapagal (from Powerade)

To Powerade

Chris Timberlake (from Meralco)
Ogie Menor (from Meralco)
2011 2nd round pick (John Marc Agustin) (from Talk 'N Text)

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New team
Shawn Weinstein	February 1, 2012	Barako Bull Energy

Recruited imports

Tournament	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Omar Samhan	February 17 (vs. Meralco)	February 26 (vs. Alaska)	2–0
Commissioner's Cup	Donnell Harvey	March 7 (vs. Air21)	May 6 (vs. B-Meg)	10–8
Governors Cup	Paul Harris	May 23 (vs. Meralco)	July 18 (vs. Ginebra)	8-6

References

↑ Meralco, Powerade, Talk ‘N Text complete first D-Day deal Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Reynaldo Belen, interaksyon.com, August 28, 2011

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[table_hth_BGSM0.61671992420066-2] 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Petron +8, Barangay Ginebra +1, Rain or Shine −9

[table_hth_BAR0.61671992420066-3] 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–1 Powerade (Barako Bull +35)

[table_hth_BMEG0.77736735845793-4] 1 2 Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg

[table_hth_BAR0.77736735845793-5] 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade

[table_hth_A210.77736735845793-6] 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80

[table_hth_BGK0.16039760511387-7] 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +18, Barangay Ginebra 0, Petron −18

[table_hth_BAR0.16039760511387-8] 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Meralco +11, Barako Bull +8, Powerade −18; sixth seed playoffs: Powerade 99–95 Barako Bull, Meralco 94–86 Powerade

[table_hth_A210.16039760511387-9] 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Air21

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[table_hth_MER0.67819552341392-12] 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–1, Petron; Petron +12, Meralco −12

[table_note_res_PO0.12149719387363-13] Finals berth playoff: B-Meg 74–72 Barangay Ginebra

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