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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