2006–07_PBA_season

2006–07 PBA season

2006–07 PBA season

32nd PBA season

The 2006–07 PBA season was the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season started September 28 in Guam and began its formal opening on October 1 at the Araneta Coliseum, and ended on July 20. The league started the season with the All-Filipino Conference, now known as the PBA Philippine Cup while the PBA Fiesta Conference, an import laced tournament, ended the season.

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Philippine Basketball League team Welcoat Paintmasters became the tenth member of the league after acquiring the franchise from the defunct Shell Turbo Chargers. The Welcoat franchise has been renamed Welcoat Dragons

Opening ceremonies

The season began on October 1 with the Barangay Ginebra Kings defeating the expansion team Welcoat Dragons, 102-69 in the opener.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

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2006–07 Philippine Cup

Main articles: 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup and ABC Development Corporation

Notable events

  • On November 19, Red Bull's Enrico Villanueva and Coca-Cola's Joseph Yeo and Mike Gavino had an altercation at the Araneta Coliseum parking lot after the Tigers' loss to Red Bull. After a meeting at Commissioner Noli Eala's office, Yeo and Villanueva mended their ways. Gavino, Allan Salansang (of Coca-Cola) and Manny Ramos (of Red Bull) gave their testimonies. Villanueva and Yeo previously had an altercation at the Ateneo-La Salle Dream Game, in which Villanueva played for Ateneo while Yeo played for La Salle.[1]
  • On November 30, Red Bull coach Yeng Guiao and Talk 'N Text team manager Frankie Lim featured in a shouting match as Asi Taulava of Talk 'N Text and Carlo Sharma of Red Bull figured in an altercation, in a game held at Tacloban City. Guiao and Lim were later ejected at the playing court.[2] Guiao and Lim were later suspended for two games.
  • The PBA board approved the passing of the "Restricted Trading List (RTL)," a list of one, later two, players that can't be traded for, unless the replacement is also in the RTL. Qualifications for inclusion in the RTL include statistical points, salaries, longevity and marketability of a player. The RTL is designed to prevent one-sided trades, or trades that will favor only one team.[3]
  • San Miguel Corporation (SMC) sold all of its shares of Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines to the Coca-Cola Company for US$590 million. The fate of the Coca-Cola Tigers is in doubt but rumors say that SMC will transfer the Tigers into different subsidiary.[4]
  • Air21 Express traded Yancy de Ocampo and Leo Avenido in exchange for Abby Santos, Mark Andaya and two first round picks in 2009 and 2010 to the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.[5]

Elimination round

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Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
  2. Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

Wildcard round

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Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5) 		Semifinals
(Best-of-7) 		Finals
(Best-of-7)
1 Barangay Ginebra 4
4 Talk 'N Text 3 4 Talk 'N Text 2
5 Purefoods 1 1 Barangay Ginebra 4
2 San Miguel 2
2 San Miguel 4
3 Red Bull 3 3 Red Bull 3
6 Sta. Lucia 1 Third place playoff
4 Talk 'N Text 124
3 Red Bull 111

Finals

Main article: 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
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2007 Fiesta Conference

Main articles: 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference and PBA on ABC

Notable events

Elimination round

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  1. Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
  2. Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

Playoffs

Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
6San Miguel1022Alaska4
9Sta. Lucia853Brgy. Ginebra16San Miguel2
6San Miguel1026San Miguel2
7Coca-Cola1012Alaska4
7Coca-Cola1004Talk 'N Text3
8Purefoods97
1Red Bull2Third place
4Talk 'N Text24Talk 'N Text4
5Air2116San Miguel96
1Red Bull103
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Finals

Main article: 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals
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2007 All-Star Weekend

Further information: 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend

The 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend was held at San Fernando City, La Union and Baguio. The winners were:

Rookie-Sophomore Blitz Game

April 26
Rookies 122, Sophomores 107
Pacoy Ortega Gym, San Fernando, La Union
Arwind Santos named the game's most valuable player.

All-Star Game

April 29
South All-Stars 142, North All-Stars 145
Jayjay Helterbrand and Willie Miller named the game's co-most valuable players.

Manila Invitational

As part of the warmups for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship 2007, the PBA invited four national teams taking part in the Asian Championships for the first PBA-Smart Manila Invitational Championships.

Preliminary round

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July 12
Prelims
China  98–94  Syria
July 13
Prelims
Syria  60–95  Lebanon
July 13
Prelims
Philippines  74–77  China
July 14
Prelims
China  71–77  Lebanon
July 14
Prelims
Philippines  92–79  Syria

Final

July 15
3rd place
Syria  90–85  China
July 15
Final
Lebanon  81–87  Philippines

Awards

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Willie Miller (Alaska)
  • Rookie of the Year: Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
  • First Mythical Team:
    • Gary David (Air21)
    • Willie Miller (Alaska)
    • Jay Washington (Talk 'N Text)
    • Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
    • Dorian Peña (San Miguel)
  • Second Mythical Team:
  • All-Defensive Team:
    • Nelbert Omolon (Sta. Lucia)
    • Arwind Santos (Air21)
    • Harvey Carey (Talk 'N Text)
    • Wynne Arboleda (Air21)
    • Gary David (Air21)
  • Most Improved Player: Gary David (Air21)
  • Sportsmanship Award: Gary David (Air21)
  • Mr. Energy: Ronald Tubid (Brgy. Ginebra)

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings

Overall standings

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Elimination rounds

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Playoffs

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Eala's resignation

League commissioner Noli Eala resigned on August 8, 2007, after being disbarred by the Supreme Court on charges infidelity.

References

  1. [1]
    Villanueva, Yeo talk things over, settle feud. Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star. Published Wednesday, November 22, 2006, accessed December 2, 2006.
  2. [2]
    Villar, Joey (December 1, 2006). "Warriors book second seat in Final Four". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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    PBA shuts door on one-sided trade deals Archived January 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine by Musong Castillo. The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Published December 24, 2006, accessed January 3, 2007.
  4. [4]
    Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (December 31, 2006). "SMC sells share in Coke; disbandment looms". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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    "Yancy returns to Talk n Text in trade deal". Philstar.com. December 28, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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    "PBA IN MOURNING: "KUME" JUN B, 59 Longest-serving commissioner in fatal heart attack". www.pba.ph. March 24, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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    "Realtors ship Duremdes, Cabagnot to Tigers". Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
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    VILLANUEVA—ADDUCUL SWAP SEALED PBA.ph
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    WITH ELLIS BACK, ACES EYE OUTRIGHT SEMIS PLAYOFF; DO-OR-DIE FOR WELCOAT; Adducul goes to Purefoods which seeks outright wildcard slot along with SLR PBA.ph
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    Competitive balance? by Ronnie Nathanielsz at the Manila Standard Today
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