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2006–07 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
2006–07 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season
Head coach	Derrick Pumaren
General Manager	Frankie Lim; Virgil Villavicencio (assistant)
Philippine Cup results
Record	10–8 (55.6%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Semifinals (Lost to Ginebra, 2-4)
Fiesta Conference results
Record	11–7 (61.1%)
Place	4th
Playoff finish	Fiesta finals (Lost to Alaska, 3-4)
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals seasons
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 17th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

They secured 4th spot in the Philippine Cup, With the Phone Pals playing with uptempo style of play, they faced the Purefoods Chunkee Giants having a deliberate-type of offense game. In Game 1, Phone Pals lost. At the dying moments of the game, Purefoods' Paul Artadi and Jimmy Alapag had an altercation, and both were ejected from the game; Alapag himself was suspended for Game 3 for punching Artadi in the face.^[1]^[2]

The Phone Pals dethrone the Giants in Game 4, facing first-seed Barangay Ginebra.^[3] The Phone Pals lost Game 1 in a blowout fashion, but with help of Mac Cardona, the Phone Pals won the Game 2 by a clutch trey 99-96.^[4] In Game 3, Cardona and former De La Salle teammate Ren-Ren Ritualo combined for 47 points to pull Talk 'N Text to the lead 2–1. Ginebra tied it in Game 4 thanks to Caguioa scored 26 of his 35 points in the second half to keep distance with Talk 'N Text. In Game 5, Ginebra led with 20 points, but Phone Pals crept back and led in the last 2 minutes, until Ginebra cut the lead to one. Due to a failed undergoal stab by Asi Taulava and a Mark Caguioa fast-break and an easy lay-up, Ginebra sealed a 3–2 lead. In Game 6, Phone Pals made a run led by Cardona, scoring 12 points until he was ejected after kicking Tubid on the gut, incurring his own flagrant foul-type 2; At the middle of the fourth quarter, Jay Washington converted a three-point shot to put TNT ahead 83–79. The Phone Pals would miss their next five attempts with the Kings converting 11 points to allow Ginebra to win the game. Cardona would be suspended for the third place playoff and was assessed with a P20,000 fine for his improper behavior.^[5] Phone Pals ended up third place.^[6]

In the next conference, Phone Pals reached semifinals facing Yeng Guiao-coached Red Bull Barako. Even Red Bull won Game 1,^[7] Phone Pals managed to wins two set of back-to back (only losing to Game 4 after losing Game 1) to reach the finals. But in the finals, Phone Pals lost to the Alaska Aces coached by Derrick Pumaren's coaching rival Tim Cone in 7 games.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Height	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Mark Andaya	6'9"	Center	Philippines	Letran

Roster

2006–07 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	From
F	0	Sullinger, James "JJ" (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Ohio State
SF	1	Santos, Abby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		UP Diliman
PG	3	Alapag, Jimmy (N)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		Cal State San Bernardino
G	4	Carey, Harvey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sonoma State
F	7	Washington, Jay	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)		Eckerd
G	8	Fran, Patrick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		UST
G	9	Cardona, Mark	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	De La Salle
F	12	Aldave, Jonathan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Letran
SG	14	Ritualo, Renren (N)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		De La Salle
C	18	de Ocampo, Yancy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C	28	Noble, Miguel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Utica
PG	29	Billones, Egay	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	651 lb (295 kg)	Centro Escolar Las Piñas
PF	33	Pablo, Victor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Far Eastern
F	41	Allado, Don	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	De La Salle
PG	42	Belano, Donbel	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Visayas
C	88	Taulava, Asi (N)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	BYU–Hawaii

Head coach

Derrick Pumaren (UE)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(I) Import
(N) Did not play due to NT commitment
Injured

Records

Philippine Cup

The Giants finished 5th in the standings.^[12]

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra Kings	13	5	.722^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722^[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
3	Red Bull Barako	11	7	.611	2	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	10	8	.556^[b]	3
5	Purefoods Chunkee Giants	10	8	.556^[b]	3
6	Sta. Lucia Realtors	10	8	.556^[b]	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Alaska Aces	8	10	.444	5
8	Air21 Express	7	11	.389	6
9	Coca-Cola Tigers	5	13	.278	8
10	Welcoat Dragons	3	15	.167	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

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

Fifth-seed playoff

On January 3, the Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Sta. Lucia Realtors, 92–78, at the Cuneta Astrodome. Purefoods advances to the quarterfinals, while Sta. Lucia has to go through the wildcard phase.

ABC

January 3

Purefoods Chunkee Giants 92, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Bracket

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

Fiesta Conference

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Red Bull Barako	13	5	.722	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Alaska Aces	12	6	.667^[a]	1	Advance to semifinals
3	Barangay Ginebra Kings	12	6	.667^[a]	1	Advance to quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals	11	7	.611	2
5	Air21 Express	10	8	.556^[b]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	10	8	.556^[b]	3	Advance to wildcard round
7	Coca-Cola Tigers	7	11	.389	6
8	Purefoods Chunkee Giants	6	12	.333	7
9	Sta. Lucia Realtors	5	13	.278	8
10	Welcoat Dragons	4	14	.222	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
^ ^a ^b Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

Bracket


Wildcard phase (Single elimination)			Wildcard phase (Single elimination)			Quarterfinals (Best-of-3)			Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)



6	San Miguel	102							2	Alaska	4

9	Sta. Lucia	85				3	Brgy. Ginebra	1	6	San Miguel	2

			6	San Miguel	102	6	San Miguel	2

			7	Coca-Cola	101							2	Alaska	4

7	Coca-Cola	100										4	Talk 'N Text	3

8	Purefoods	97

									1	Red Bull	2	Third place

						4	Talk 'N Text	2	4	Talk 'N Text	4

						5	Air21	1				6	San Miguel	96

												1	Red Bull	103