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This blog is dedicated to my favorite team in the Philippine Basketball Association - The Talk n Text Tropang Texters. I have been a loyal fan since the team entered the league back in the 90's when they are still under the name Mobiline Phone Pals. I will be customizing this blog for the coming days and hopefully I will be able to start posting articles very soon. So all Talk n Text fans out there, feel free to contact me (click the envelope button under the social profile section) so we can share ideas and views about our favorite team.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Hard Earned First Win

If there's one team that is depleted in terms of line up, that would be the Talk N Text Tropang Texters. The team entered the Governor's Cup without six key players into their line up. Larry Fonacier, Jimmy Alapag, Jayson Castro, and Ranidel De Ocampo are having their well deserved rest after making the country proud with their second place finish in the recently concluded Fiba Asia Championship. Harvey Carey is currently in the United States to marry his long time girlfriend while Kelly Williams is still on leave of absence to recuperate from his recurring illness. On the other hand, the team acquired two players to fill in a huge hole, Sean Anthony and Jai Reyes are now a "katropa" but we lost our beloved lefty Jared Dillinger to Meralco Bolts.

Against the Barako Bull, the team had to rely on the scoring prowess of their explosive import Tony Mitchell. Tony is no stranger to the team as he was able to play three games for the team last Commissioner's Cup. On his first game as the returning import he scored 48 points along with 11 rebounds. He got a huge support from Ryan Reyes, Jai Reyes, and Sean Anthony. 

The first win did not come in handy, they had to go to overtime period for the game to be decided. It was a high scoring ball game as both teams reached atleast a hundred points. The guys were trailing most of the way until their 21-0 run in the third period turned things around. Sean Anthony made quite an impression as he showed the fans and the management that he's a good choice as Jared's replacement, he ended up the best player of the game with 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals.

The team's next assignment is the San Mig Coffee Mixers, it is going to be another tough game for them as they will again miss the services of the Gilas Pilipinas members. San Mig Coffee is on a two game skip, it is expected that they will do everything they can to get their first win in the tourney. We will be needing again the scoring power of Tony Mitchell and the support from the local players.