That First Loss!

I call it breaks of the game! Every team went through that same kind of experience. The goal tending call turned things around but I am not bitter about it. The important thing was that we played good and honest basketball. That game was never meant to be ours! We will be better next time around.  Coach Norman drew a perfect plan and the players executed it very well, it’s just unfortunate that the ball went in and out of the rim allowing...

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On A Hot Winning Streak

Everybody knows that Jayson Castro is now the face of the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters. He brings excitement and quickness to the team whenever he is on the court. He is just so quick that it is hard for his opponents to keep him in check. He’s instrumental in all of their 5 wins, however, he injured his hand during their last game against the Barako Bull Energy Cola as a result he did not suit up during their game against Rain or Shine Elasto...

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Five and Counting!

To an avid fan, it is such a joy to see your favorite team leading in the standings in the early stages of the Philippine Cup. Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters, the defending champions is looking for a 3 peat for them to keep the Jun Bernadino trophy for good. Looking at their win-loss record right now, the goal is just within reach. It looks like the guys are very comfortable with the new system of their new head coach because they haven’t lost a...

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First Game: No Problem

Even if I wanted to watch the first game of Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters on TV, my work doesn’t allow me to do so. Game starts at 5:15PM but my off from work is not until 6PM, on top of that I need to travel approximately 30 minutes before reaching home. So I just watch the first half of the game through online streaming. What I don’t like about online streaming is that it keeps on buffering every now and then. Well anyways, here’s what I have observed...

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First Game High

Tomorrow marks the first game of the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters in the 38th season of Philippine Basketball Association.  They will go against their sister team – Meralco Bolts. While the Bolts will parade new faces in their line-up, the Tropang Texters will be composed of the same players from last season. The team is the only team who didn’t change players during the off season though they lost the high flying Japeth Aguilar. Aguilar...

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PBA 38th Season

Four more days and it’s the 38th season of the PBA! It’s just so different without basketball to watch on TV. Season 38 will finally open this coming September 30, 2012 with each team parading their muses, new jerseys, and newly acquired rookies. Opening ceremony will start at 4:30PM followed by the first game of the season – Global Port Batang Pier against crowd favorite The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. This is going to be the banner year...

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PBA Rookie Draft 2012

August 19, 2012 was the big day for all PBA aspirants. It was the day whether they will be able to fulfill their dreams or not. Fifty-eight rookies were anxiously waiting for their names to be called by one of the PBA ball clubs. Among the 58 aspirants, only 39 players were drafted leaving 19 players empty handed. June Mar Fajardo was the star of night by being drafted as first pick overall by no less than the Petron Blaze Boosters. He was...

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37th PBA Leo Awards Winners

Its just so different watching PBA finals without Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in it. They were strutting their stuff last year against the Petron Blaze Boosters to try to chase that rare grand slam feat. They were so close to bringing home the Governor's Cup trophy only to falter in Game 7. It was such a heartbreaking loss for the team because I know they fought really hard to win the series it was just not meant to be.  Now I am watching...

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What An Amazing Run

It was tough seeing my team lose their game last night. I was not prepared to see them end their season just like that. I thought they will be able to chase their 6th straight finals appearance but I was wrong. They fell short in the last few seconds of the game. It was a tough game for them; they practically bled for every point. None of them were able to have fiery touch maybe because it was not meant to be. The Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters finished...

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Jimmy "The Mighty Mouse" Alapag Interview

From the time that he was drafted 10th overall pick by the Talk ‘N Text in 2003, I have been a fan of Jimmy Alapag. With his impressive debut in the Philippine basketball scene, he eventually won Rookie of the Year that year beating out the first overall pick Mike Cortez and his team mate fourth overall pick Harvey Carey for the award. His on-court partnership with former MVP Asi Taulava slowly changed the fate of the struggling Talk ‘N...

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On A Hot Winning Streak

After losing to Rain or Shine in their last elimination game and dropping their first semi finals game against BMeg Llamados, the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters are now again back to winning streak. The team is currently on a three game winning streak after beating the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters yesterday. For the second straight games, Paul Harris delivered the goods for the team. He scored 34 points and had 16 rebounds to help the Texters...

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First Semifinals Defeat

Paul Harris made a history by scoring the first basket in the newly constructed MOA Arena and Jimmy Alapag was the first one to hit a 3-point shot but B-Meg became the first team to win in what could be the newest home of many basketball tournaments here in the country. It was another tough loss for the team who showed a lot of intensity in the first half but can’t seem to maintain the momentum going into the second half. B-Meg were playing...

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Rising Higher by Kelly Williams

Kelly Williams is now a certified author! He just released his first book called “Rising Higher”. It was officially launched last June 28, 2012 at the Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street. The event was attended by his team mates and other personalities. Kelly is not only an athlete but an inspiration to many after all. I am excited to grab one copy when it hits store here in Davao. You can follow the official account of Rising Higher. Good news...

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Semifinals: Here We Go

It has been a while since the last time I wrote a blog post. I am just a little busy with my work lately. I wanted to write but I can’t seem to put my thoughts into writing. Well, it’s just proper to get my thoughts going because it is semi finals time. I am just so happy right now to see Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters made it to the next round. After being at the bottom of the standings, they came out strong and winning four consecutive games,...

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Finally A Second Win!

The two weeks rest proved to be a good one for the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters as they notched their second win in five games in the Governor’s Cup. Talk ‘N Text crashed the semi-finals hopes of the Alaska Aces as they gave them their sixth loss in seven games.  Playing with sense of urgency, Paul Harris was all business right after the tip. He needs to put up an impressive game to keep his spot as the import of the Tropang Texters. Anthony...

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Backs Against The Wall

With their convincing win against the Petron Blaze Boosters, Talk ‘N Text has a lot of momentum going on however they failed to sustain that momentum when they lost to Powerade Tigers last June 03, 2012. With their backs against the wall; the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters needs to win all of their remaining games to avoid early elimination.  It’s easier said than done! Their remaining games are all up against strong teams.  The teams...

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In An Unfamiliar Territory

Even with the return of Jimmy Alapag, Kelly Williams, and Ryan Reyes still Talk ‘N Text failed to notch their first win in the Governor’s Cup. Air21’s offense and defense was simply too much for the Tropang Texters to handle. Zach Graham contributed 38 points for his team and other locals for Air21 also stepped up enabling them to beat the powerhouse Talk ‘N Text.  From the start of the first quarter all the way to the fourth quarter,...

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First Game First Loss

With all the injuries hounding the camp of Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters, they were defeated by their sister team in their first game in the season ending tourney.  The team appeared to be in control in the early going of first quarter leading by as many as 11 points only to squander it in the second quarter. The Meralco Bolts just took advantage of the depleted line up of Talk ‘N Text by owning the next two quarters. It was the first time...

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Haters Gonna Hate

It is but natural that there are people who love to bash other people. In the case of Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters, they seem to get sizeable amount of bashers. I don’t get it why a lot of people love to hate and mock them. Yes, they are not the perfect team. They have few players who are sometimes arrogant and love to play physical. Guess what! They are not the only team who has players like that. Their coach is being criticized for whatever...

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Governor's Cup Video Promotion

PBA's third conference also known as the Governor's Cup will kick off this coming May 20 at the Smart Araneta coliseum. All 10 teams will again battle it out for the right to take home the Governor's Cup trophy. It will be an import laden tourney but this time around a height limit was imposed to all imports. Imports should not be taller than 6 feet and 4 inches. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters hired again the services of Paul Harris, the same...

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Ryan "The Energizer" Reyes Interview

I watched this video about a few months ago and I find him really cute when speaking Tagalog. I am happy that he is actually trying to speak the native language of the country. Ryan Reyes was picked third overall by the Sta Lucia Realtors during the 2007 rookie draft and winning over Joe DeVance and Samigue Eman for the Rookie of the Year award. Honestly, I never really had an idea that Ryan was already making a lot of impact in Sta Lucia during...

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That Heartbreaking Loss

May 06, 2012, game 7 of the Commissioner's Cup between two heavyweights and equally talented teams in the PBA - the Bmeg Llamados and the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. My heart was beating so fast and my hands were shaking during the dying seconds. In my mind, Talk 'N Text is on its way to defending their Commissioner's Cup trophy and their hopes for a grand slam this season is within reach. I was already jumping up and down until that last...

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Under The New Name

In 2001, the team was then again renamed to Talk 'N Text Phone Pals after Piltel became a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MNVO) in 2000. Then in 2003, the team drafted two Filipino – American players namely Harvey Carey (3rd overall pick) and Jimmy Alapag (10th overall pick), the latter was with the RP national pool in 2002. Asi Taulava also returned to the team after getting the approval of the Department of Justice. Even with the addition...

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The Entry of Mobiline Phone Pals

Pepsi Hotshots, this was the first name of the Talk n Text Tropang Texters. Luis F. Lorenzo Sr. of Pepsi Philippines first owned the team that also had several name changes. 7-Up Bottlers and Pepsi Mega Bottlers were the other names of the team. It was granted an expansion franchise prior to the 1990 PBA season. Then in 1996, Pilipino Telephone Corporation acquired the franchise and the team's name was again changed to Mobiline Cellulars...

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For The Love Of The Game

My love for basketball can be traced all the way back to my pre-teen years. My sister and I were fond of collecting NBA cards back then. Our favorite NBA player before was Grant Hill, we would spend most of our savings buying anything about him. I remember, I even had a huge poster of him courtesy of Sprite. We would always watch NBA games on TV and we witnessed how Michael Jordan ruled the most famous sports in the world. I grew up in...

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