Japeth Aguilar trying out for LA D-Fenders

Source : Manila Bulletin

Aguilar with Smart Gilas

MANILA, Philippines — Talk ’N Text’s athletic forward Japeth Aguilar is scheduled to have a tryout with the Los Angeles D-Fenders in the NBA Developmental League next week, which may determine his next move as far as his PBA career is concerned.

PBA Commissioners Cup Finals : Talk and Text forces game 7

Source : AKTV

After their loss in the last game, Chot Reyes wondered if his players still had anything left in the tank. Turns out, they had plenty.

PBA Commissioners Cup Finals : Bmeg a win away from the title

Source : AKTV

A mammoth crowd of 15,183 turned up for Game Five of the Commissioner’s Cup finals, and James Yap treated them to a fireworks display.

PBA Commissioners Cup Finals : Talk and Text ties 2-2; Conference Awardees named

Source : AKTV

The Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters served notice that they’re not giving up their Commissioner’s Cup crown easily, fashioning a 100-85 rout the B-MEG Llamados in Game Four of the finals Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum before a crowd of 18,696 fans, the biggest this season for the PBA.

PBA Commissioners Cup Finals : Talk and Text even series 1-1

Source : AKTV

In the fourth quarter of Game Two of the PBA finals, and with Talk ‘N Text down three points, “The Blur” Jayson Castro streaked down the court like, well, a blur.

PBA Commissioners Cup Finals : Bmeg Llamados win game 1

Source : AKTV

B-MEG squandered a 14-point first-quarter lead, but recovered in time by doing what they do best: playing tough defense.

PBA Finals : Powerade extends series to a game 5

Source : AKTV

Powerade survived a series of costly miscues in the final four minutes and held on for a dramatic 100-97 win in Game Four against Talk ‘N Text to stay alive in the PBA Philippine Cup finals Friday night at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

PBA Finals : Talk and Text take game 1

Source : ATKV

Talk ‘N Text encountered little trouble in dispatching a JVee Casio-less Powerade side, 116-100, in Game One of the best-of-seven finals of the 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup Friday night at Davao del Sur Cultural Sports Business Center in Digos City.

PBA Tuesday scores & photos

Source : AKTV
Last night's PBA photos and box score.

PBA Sunday scores & photos

Source : AKTV
Some photos of last night's action in the PBA. Box score and latest standings
POWERADE 131 - David 27, Lassiter 19, Anthony 17, Casio 14, Kramer 13, Adducul 10, Cruz 9, Crisano
7, Vanlandingham 6, Antonio 4, Martinez 3, Lingganay 2, Allera 0.

TALK N' TEXT 96 - Williams 18, Castro 15, Carey 15, Oreta 14, Fonacier 12, Aguilar 9, Weinstein 7,
Gamalinda 6, Raymundo 0, Membrere 0, Alvarez 0, De Ocampo 0, Lao 0.

Quarterscores: 27-18, 61-35, 95-70, 131-96

BARAKO 106 - Pennisi 22, Ababou 21, Miller 16, Seigle 14, Allado 11, Salvacion 6, Arboleda 5, Pena
5, Gatumbato 3, Aquino 2, Artadi 1.

RAIN OR SHINE 102 - Lee 24, Chan 21, Quinahan 14, Rodriguez 12, Matias 10, Belga 6, Arana 6, Tang 4,
Norwood 3, Cruz 2, Buenafe 0, Ibanes 0.

Quarters: 25-24, 49-48, 77-71, 106-102

TEAM STANDINGS

PBA Saturday : Talk and Text win a close one vs. Rain or Shine

Source : PBA

Cagayan de Oro City. -- There are some doubters as to the ability of Jayson Castro to carry Talk
‘N Text in the absence of fallen starting guards Jimmy Alapag and Ryan Reyes.

PBA Wednesday results

TALK AND TEXT GAINS SHARE OF LEAD WITH WIN OVER POWERADE
Source : PBA Official Website

Severely crippled, Talk n Text needed a strong finishing kick to overcome Powerade, 95-86, and
regain a piece of the lead in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday night.

PBA Sunday Scores and Latest Team Standings

Sunday Salvacion
Photo from PBA AKTV

BARAKO BULL BLOWS OUT POWERADE
Source : PBA.ph

BARAKO Bull registered the most lopsided win in franchise history, wallopping Powerade squad 117-78
Sunday night in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

PBA Friday [ October 28, 2011 ] scores

TALK AND TEXT GETS REVENGE ON PETRON
Source : InterAKTV

Talk ‘N Text got the “closure” it needed with Petron Blaze as it came away with a 96-86 win and tied Rain or Shine for the top spot of the 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup Friday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

PBA Friday Results [Oct.21,2011]

BARAKO BULL WINS 3RD STRAIGHT
Source : PBA Official Website

TAGGED with a favored billing for the first time in the PBA Philippine Cup, Barako Bull was hardput
getting any lift against Shopinas.com Friday.

PBA Wednesday [October 19, 2011] Results

Source : PBA Official Website
RAIN OR SHINE WINS VS MERALCO

Fired-up by a near fight at the end of the first half, Rain or Shine went on a searing third-quarter
breakaway and held on for an 89-84 win over Meralco in the 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart
Araneta Coliseum Wednesday night.

PBA Friday Results [Oct.14,2011]

Dylan Ababou
Thanks to PBA for the photo

Source : PBA Official Website
BARAKO BULL WIN LED BY ABABOU

Seemingly showing its true potential in its second game in the season, Barako Bull checked a long
12-game slump with an 88-75 drubbing of Barangay Ginebra, 88-75, in the PBA Philippine Cup at the
Araneta Coliseum Friday night.

Smart Gilas-Pilipinas : Toroman as consultant, Reyes as coach & Black as TNT coach?

Source : Jasmine W. Payo Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Norman Black is set to make a return to the Philippine Basketball Association as a coaching rigodon is expected to be formalized this month involving teams bankrolled by business tycoon-sportsman Manny V. Pangilinan.

PBA Friday Results [Oct.7,2011]: Petron get win #2; Talk and Text dominates

Photo courtesy of PBA

Source : PBA Official Website
TALK AND TEXT DOMINATES MERALCO

ANTIPOLO – Two years after playing one game with Burger King as the top draft pick, Japeth Aguilar
returned in the pro league with aplomb, making a huge impact in Talk n Text’s rousing debut in the
37th PBA season at the Ynares Sports Center here Friday night.

Talk and Text stranded in Dubai

Ali Peek (right, seated) showing what he feels

Source : boydubai.com
Today I learned a shameful news - The Talk n Text Tropang Texters team were stranded in Dubai Airport. Thanks to the promoter Mr. Ramon Pizzaras who left them out after the celebrated games.  According to a reliable source, the organizers missed to pay the hotel bills of the teams and their return tickets.