2008–09 PBA season
The 2008–09 PBA season was the 34th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on October 4, 2008[1] and ended on July 17, 2009. This was the first time that the league will hold their opening ceremonies on a Saturday. The league started the season with the 2008-09 Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference, while capping off the season with the import-laiden 2009 Fiesta Conference.
| 2008–09 PBA season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | October 4, 2008 – July 17, 2009 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | C/S9, Basketball TV |
| 2008 PBA Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Gabe Norwood |
| Picked by | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Season MVP | Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra Kings) |
| Philippine Cup champions | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| Philippine Cup runners-up | Alaska Aces |
| Fiesta Conference champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Fiesta Conference runners-up | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
The first activity of the season was the 2008 PBA Draft last August 31 at the Market! Market! in Taguig.
Pre-season events
Broadcast contracts
The 2008-09 season would be the first season under the PBA's new broadcast contract with Solar Sports. Games would now air on their cable channel Basketball TV, and on the stations of the Radio Philippines Network (who curiously, were the first broadcaster of the PBA) after an intense bidding war between Solar and ABS-CBN.[2]
Team re-brandings
- The Welcoat Dragons became the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (their last team name in the Philippine Basketball League).
- The Magnolia Beverage Masters returned to their previous identity as the San Miguel Beermen.
- The Talk 'N Text Phone Pals became the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters.
Major trades
- The Alaska Aces traded 6-foot-3 Veteran Forward Eddie Laure and 6-foot-1 Point Guard Solomon Mercado to Rain or Shine Elasto Painters for 6-foot-7 Forward Joe Devance.
- The Air21 Express traded 6-foot-4 Forward Mark Borboran to Alaska Aces in exchange for 6-foot-6 Forward/center J.R. Quiñahan.
Opening ceremonies
The season began on October 4 with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters defeating the Coca Cola Tigers, 98-97.
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[3]
2008-09 Philippine Cup
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 8 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 10 | 8 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 8 | 10 | .444[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | |
| 10 | Red Bull Barako | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
- Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21
Playoffs
| Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 99 | 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Coca-Cola | 89 | 3 | Ginebra | 1 | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 105 | 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Air21 | 86 | 1 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Purefoods | 82 | 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Air21 | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rain or Shine | 0 | 5 | Sta. Lucia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sta. Lucia | 2 | 6 | San Miguel | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sta. Lucia (OT) | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Alaska Aces | 3–4 | (2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 102–95 | 100–91 | 73–92 | 98–100 | 95–93 | 94–99 | 89–93 |
- Finals MVP: Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
- Best Player of the Conference: Willie Miller (Alaska Aces)
Smart Gilas exhibition games
Exhibition games were held prior to Games 4 and 6 of the Philippine Cup Finals between the Smart Gilas (Philippines team that will compete in the FIBA Asia Championship 2011) coached by Rajko Toroman and previously eliminated teams from the Philippine Cup. The games also marked the appearance of the newly renamed Burger King Titans team formerly known as the Air21 Express.
2009 Fiesta Conference
Notable events
- Red Bull Barako changed their name to Barako Bull Energy Boosters.
- The former Air21 Express were renamed as the Burger King Titans. However, with the failure of several business deals that would have changed the franchise's upper management, the Titans renamed into the Burger King Whoppers by their seventh game into the conference, retaining their old management headed by the Lina family.
- The May 16 game between the Barangay Ginebra Kings and the Alaska Aces held at the Albay Astrodome in Legaspi was canceled when the playing court was judged as too slippery, with Ginebra leading 9–2, and 8:04 remaining in the first quarter. The game was stopped twice and the stoppages lasted two hours before the game was canceled. The game was restarted at the Araneta Coliseum on May 22.[4]
Classification round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the wildcard round |
| 4 | Burger King Whoppers | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | |
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 7 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | One-game playoff in the wildcard round |
| 6 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 7 | 7 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 7 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 7 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 8 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 8 | .429[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | |
| 9 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 8 | .429[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | Twice-to-win in the wildcard round |
| 10 | Barako Bull Energy Boosters | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head differential: Rain or Shine +15, Barangay Ginebra −7, Burger King −8; second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 114–71 Rain or Shine
- Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +7, Purefoods +3, Talk 'N Text −10
- Eighth seed playoff: Coca-Cola 81–74 Alaska
Playoffs
| Wildcard phase | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||||||
| (#4 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Burger King | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alaska | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Burger King | 2 | 4 | Burger King | 2 | |||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sta. Lucia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sta. Lucia | 94 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Coca-Cola | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| (#3 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ginebra | 4 | Third place playoff | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Barako Bull | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 2 | 3 | Rain or Shine | 2 | |||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Purefoods | 1 | 4 | Burger King | 132 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Purefoods (2OT) | 126 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 118 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Talk 'N Text | 123 | ||||||||||||||||
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) San Miguel Beermen | 4–3 | (2) Barangay Ginebra Kings | 96–102 | 95–78 | 103–116 | 106–104 | 98–106 | 98–84 | 90–79 |
- Finals MVP: Jonas Villanueva (San Miguel)
- Best Player of the Conference: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra Kings)
- Best Import of the Conference: Gabe Freeman (San Miguel Beermen)
Philippines-Australia goodwill series
An Australian team was invited to a two-game series between the national team, with the winner of a game being awarded P75,000 (about A$4,340).[5]
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2009 PBA All-Star Weekend
The 2009 PBA All-Star Weekend was held from April 22 to 26 at three different cities, particularly: Victorias, Negros Occidental (April 22), Panabo, Davao del Norte (April 24), and Quezon City (April 26). The winners were:
- Obstacle Challenge: Paul Artadi (Barangay Ginebra Kings)
- Three-point Shootout: James Yap (Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants)
- Slam Dunk Competition: David Noel (Barangay Ginebra Kings)
All-Star Games
April 22 |
| Powerade-Team Pilipinas 98, North All-Stars 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 24–25, 25–10, 25–22 | ||
| Pts: Mick Pennisi 15 | Pts: Jhamar Thorpe 16 | |
April 24 |
| Powerade-Team Pilipinas 103, South All-Stars 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 23–28, 33–13, 19–37 | ||
| Pts: Jared Dillinger 12 | Pts: Peter June Simon 19 | |
April 26 6:30 p.m. |
| PBA All-Stars 97, Powerade-Team Pilipinas 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24-23, 22-23, 25-25, 26-18 | ||
| Pts: David Noel 18 | Pts: Arwind Santos 18 | |
David Noel named the All-Star Game MVP.
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra)
- Rookie of the Year: Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
- First Mythical Team:
- Jayjay Helterbrand (Brgy. Ginebra)
- Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
- Jay Washington (San Miguel)
- Arwind Santos (Burger King)
- Asi Taulava (Coca Cola)
- Second Mythical Team:
- Willie Miller (Alaska)
- Dondon Hontiveros (San Miguel)
- Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
- Jay-R Reyes (Rain or Shine)
- Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
- All-Defensive Team:
- Arwind Santos (Burger King)
- Billy Mamaril (Brgy. Ginebra)
- Asi Taulava (Coca Cola)
- Wynne Arboleda (Burger King)
- Ronald Tubid (Brgy. Ginebra)
- Most Improved Player: Jonas Villanueva (San Miguel)
- Sportsmanship Award: Ryan Reyes (Sta. Lucia)
- Motolite Pangmatagalan Player of the Year: Willie Miller (Alaska)
Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
- Coach of the Year: Chot Reyes (Talk 'N Text)
- Mr. Quality Minutes: Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text)
- Comeback Player of the Year: Mike Cortez (San Miguel)
- Executive of the Year: Danding Cojuangco (San Miguel)
- Referee of the Year: Throngy Aldaba
- Player of the Week Order of Merit: Arwind Santos (Burger King) / Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text)
- All-Rookie Team
- Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
- Sol Mercado (Rain or Shine)
- Bonbon Custodio (San Miguel)
- Jared Dillinger (Talk 'N Text)
- Larry Rodriguez (Barako Bull)
Cumulative standings
| Champion | |
| Second place | |
| Third place | |
| Semifinalist | |
| Quarterfinalist | |
| Wildcard qualifier | |
| Elimination round |
| Team | GP | W | L | PCT | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Beermen | 61 | 36 | 25 | .590 | Champions |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 47 | 26 | 21 | .553 | Champions |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 49 | 27 | 22 | .551 | Runners-up |
| Alaska Aces | 46 | 25 | 21 | .543 | Runners-up |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | 45 | 24 | 21 | .533 | Third place |
| Burger King Whoppers/Titans/Air21 Express | 45 | 23 | 22 | .511 | Third place |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 45 | 23 | 22 | .511 | Semifinalist |
| Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 37 | 17 | 20 | .459 | Quarterfinalist |
| Coca-Cola Tigers | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 | Wildcard phase |
| Barako Bull Energy Boosters/Red Bull Barako | 33 | 7 | 26 | .212 | Wildcard phase |
Elimination/classification rounds
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Beermen | 20 | 12 | .625 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 18 | 14 | .563 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 18 | 14 | .563 |
| Alaska Aces | 18 | 14 | .563 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 18 | 14 | .563 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | 17 | 15 | .531 |
| Burger King Whoppers/Titans/Air21 Express | 16 | 16 | .500 |
| Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 15 | 17 | .469 |
| Coca-Cola Tigers | 13 | 19 | .406 |
| Barako Bull Energy Boosters/Red Bull Barako | 7 | 25 | .219 |
Playoffs
| Team | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Beermen | 16 | 13 | .552 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 6 | .538 |
| Burger King Whoppers/Titans/Air21 Express | 7 | 6 | .538 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | 9 | 8 | .529 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 7 | .533 |
| Alaska Aces | 7 | 7 | .500 |
| Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 2 | 3 | .400 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 8 | .385 |
| Barako Bull Energy Boosters/Red Bull Barako | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Coca-Cola Tigers | 0 | 2 | .000 |
References
- Williams named MVP; Reyes picked top rookie, The Philippine Star. Accessed August 14, 2008.
- Macamay, Zean (May 28, 2008). "Solar gets it". People's Journal. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- PBA opens its 34th season, GMANews.tv, October 4, 2008
- "GINEBRA – ALASKA TIFF IN LEGAZPI HALTED". May 17, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- Powerade-Team Pilipinas off to a rousing debut, GMANews.tv
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