The 2006–07 PBA season was the 32nd
season
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of the
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA). The season started September 28 in
Guam
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and began its formal opening on October 1 at the
Araneta Coliseum
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, 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.
Philippine Basketball League team Welcoat Paintmasters became the tenth member of the league after acquiring the franchise from the defunct
Shell Turbo Chargers
The Shell Turbo Chargers were a Philippine Basketball Association team from 1985 to 2005. It won four PBA championships, two from 1998 to 1999. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Dragons, Welcoat Paints in February 2006.
Aside from be ...
. 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:
2006–07 Philippine Cup
Notable events
* On November 19,
Red Bull
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's
Enrico Villanueva and
Coca-Cola
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's
Joseph Yeo and
Mike Gavino had an altercation at the
Araneta Coliseum
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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.
* On November 30, Red Bull coach
Yeng Guiao
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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
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. Guiao and Lim were later ejected at the playing court. 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.
*
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) sold all of its shares of
Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines to
the Coca-Cola Company
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for
US$
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590 million. The fate of the
Coca-Cola Tigers is in doubt but rumors say that SMC will transfer the Tigers into different subsidiary.
*
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.
Elimination round
Wildcard round
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Finals
*Finals MVP:
Jayjay Helterbrand (
Brgy. Ginebra)
*Best Player of the Conference:
Mark Caguioa (
Brgy. Ginebra)
2007 Fiesta Conference
Notable events
*The Purefoods Chunkee Giants changed their nickname to the "Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants," a combination of the Chunkee Giants and TJ Hotdogs nicknames they've had.
*Twelve out of fifteen players who were selected to the national team were pulled out from their mother teams to begin their training for the upcoming
SEABA Championship 2007, a qualifying tournament for the
FIBA Asia Championship 2007. As a result, an apprenticeship draft was supposed to be held, but with players from the
Philippine Basketball League and the
Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association not taking part, the teams were advised to activate players from their respective injured reserve lists.
*The playoffs of the conference were supposed to be shortened for the national team but since the players themselves wouldn't participate in the conference, the semifinals was re-extended from a best-of-five series to a best-of-seven series.
*The
Coca-Cola Tigers and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines were sold by the
San Miguel Corporation to
the Coca-Cola Company
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. The Atlanta-based company honored the existing contracts of the team, except for team manager
Allan Caidic who voluntarily left the team.
*Former commissioner
Jun Bernardino died as he suffered a heart attack; all teams were to wear black bands in the duration of the conference.
*The
Sta. Lucia Realtors dealt
Kenneth Duremdes
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,
Alex Cabagnot and
Ricky Calimag to the
Coca-Cola Tigers in exchange for
Dennis Miranda,
Manny Ramos and Coca-Cola’s second round draft pick next year.
*After negotiations at
Ratchaburi,
Thailand
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,
Red Bull Barako traded
Enrico Villanueva for
Rommel Adducul of the
San Miguel Beermen. Prior to this, Pennisi replaced Villanueva in Red Bull's restricted trade list in order for the trade to push through.
*The
Purefoods Chunkee Giants then traded
Don Camaso and a second-round pick in either the
2007 PBA Draft or the
2008 PBA Draft for Adducul. This was criticized by PBA insider
Ronnie Nathanielsz saying the league was being used "as a business enterprise not to promote its products but to make money selling players" that would lessen the competitive balance between teams.
Competitive balance?
by Ronnie Nathanielsz at the Manila Standard Today
Elimination round
Playoffs
Wildcard phase
= 1st round
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= 2nd round
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place playoff
Finals
*Finals MVP: Willie Miller
*Best Player of the Conference: Mark Cardona ( Talk 'N Text)
*Best Import of the Conference: Rossel Ellis (Alaska
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)
2007 All-Star Weekend
The 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend was held at San Fernando City, La Union
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and Baguio
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. The winners were:
*Obstacle Challenge: Willie Miller ( Alaska Aces)
*Shooting Stars Challenge: Jayjay Helterbrand, Dominic Uy and San Fernando City councilor Panding Nince
*Trick Shot Challenge: Dennis Miranda ( Sta. Lucia Realtors)
*Three-point Shootout: Dondon Hontiveros
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( San Miguel Beermen)
*Slam Dunk Competition: Niño Canaleta ( Air21 Express)
*Legends Shootout: Active players - Willie Miller ( Alaska Aces), Dondon Hontiveros
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( San Miguel Beermen), Gary David ( Air21 Express)
Rookie–Sophomore Blitz Game
: Arwind Santos named the game's most valuable player.
All-Star Game
: 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
Third place playoff
Final
Awards
*Most valuable player:
** Jimmy Alapag
*All-tournament team:
** Jimmy Alapag
** Michael Madanly
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** Fadi El Khatib
** Kelly Williams
** Joe Vogel
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:
** Wynne Arboleda (Air21)
** Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
** Danny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
** Arwind Santos (Air21)
** Yancy de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text)
*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
* Coach of the Year: Jong Uichico (Barangay Ginebra)
* Mr. Quality Minutes: Chris Calaguio (San Miguel)
* Comeback Player of the Year: Gary David (Air21)
* Referee of the Year: Mario Montiel
*All-Rookie Team
** LA Tenorio (San Miguel)
** Jireh Ibañes (Welcoat)
** Jay-R Reyes (Welcoat)
** Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
** Arwind Santos (Air21)
Cumulative standings
Overall standings
Elimination rounds
Playoffs
Eala's resignation
League commissioner Noli Eala resigned on August 8, 2007, after being disbarred by the Supreme Court
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on charges infidelity.
References
External links
PBA.ph
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