2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
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| Head coach | Jong Uichico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner(s) | Smart Communications (an MVP group subsidiary) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season is the 25th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- July 9: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters head coach Norman Black was moved to the Meralco Bolts, replacing Ryan Gregorio as head coach. Replacing Black in Talk 'N Text is assistant coach Jong Uichico.[1]
- August 24: The 2014 PBA Draft will take place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
- January 9, 2015: Jimmy Alapag formally announced his retirement during a press conference at the Smart Araneta Coliseum prior to the second game of the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals between the Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen.[2][3][4]
- March 5: The team will retire the jersey number of Jimmy Alapag during the All-Star Weekend, where he was also added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars.[5]
Draft picks
Main article: 2014 PBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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| 2 | 8 | Harold Arboleda | F |  Philippines |
Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | Perpetual |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
{{2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup standings|team=TNT}}
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (One-game playoff) |
Semifinals (Best-of-7) |
Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Alaska | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
| (#6 twice to beat) | 6 | Meralco | 69 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (#4 twice to beat) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 83 | 4 | Talk 'N Text | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| (#5 twice to beat) | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | GlobalPort | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
y – clinched twice to beat in the quarterfinals, x – clinched best-of-3 quarterfinals, w – clinched twice to win in the quarterfinals, e – eliminated
| 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Tie | |
| 1 | y–Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | 1.025 | |
| 2 | y–Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | 1.010 | |
| 3 | x–Purefoods Star Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | 0.969 | |
| 4 | x–NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 1.171 | |
| 5 | x–Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 0.854 | |
| 6 | x–Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 1.021 | |
| 7 | w–Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 1.019 | |
| 8 | w–Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 0.960 | |
| 9 | e–San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | 1.011 | |
| 10 | e–GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | 0.995 | |
| 11 | e–Kia Carnival | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | 0.994 | |
| 12 | e–Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | ||
Game log
Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
| September 22, 2014[6] | To GlobalPort Nonoy Baclao and 2017 1st round pick (from Talk 'n Text) |
To NLEX Harold Arboleda and 2018 2nd round pick (from Talk 'n Text via Globalport) 2016 2nd round pick (from Ginebra via GlobalPort) |
To Talk 'N Text Jay Washington (from GlobalPort) Matt Ganuelas (from NLEX via GlobalPort) |
| October 2, 2014[7] | To Rain or Shine 2015 & 2019 2nd round picks |
To Talk 'N Text Larry Rodriguez |
| October 9, 2014[8] | To Blackwater Larry Rodriguez and 2015 1st round pick (from Talk 'N Text) |
To NLEX Niño Canaleta (from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater) |
To Talk 'N Text Kevin Alas (from NLEX) 2015 1st round pick (from Blackwater) |
Recruited imports
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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| Commissioner's Cup | Richard Howell | January 28 (vs Rain or Shine) | February 15 (vs Ginebra) | 4–1 |
| Ivan Johnson | February 20 (vs NLEX) | |||
| Governors' Cup |
References
- ↑ Norman Black moves to Meralco, Jong Uichico to take over Talk ‘N Text as MVP group shuffles coaches, Interaksyon.com, July 9, 2014
- ↑ "Jimmy Alapag retires". Rappler. January 9, 2015.
- ↑ Badua, Snow (January 9, 2015). "Jimmy Alapag retires, takes on new role as Talk 'N Text manager, Gilas assistant coach". spin.ph.
- ↑ Lozada, Bong (January 9, 2015). "‘For me it’s time’, Alapag says as he retires". INQUIRER.net.
- ↑ Fitting curtain call as Salud names Jimmy Alapag '13th man' of South team in PBA All-Stars, Snow Badua, spin.ph, January 30, 2015
- ↑ Texters bag J-Wash, Ganuelas, Inquirer.net, September 22, 2014.
- ↑ , Inquirer.net, October 2, 2014
- ↑ Alas heads to TnT in 3-team trade deal philstar.com, retrieved October 9, 2014
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