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2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| PBAyear | 2012–13 |
| coach | Norman Black |
| 1c-name | Philippine Cup |
| 1c-wins | 12 |
| 1c-losses | 2 |
| 1c-place | 1 |
| 1c-playoffs | Champions |
| (def. Rain or Shine, 4–0) | |
| 2c-name | Commissioner's Cup |
| 2c-wins | 7 |
| 2c-losses | 7 |
| 2c-place | 6 |
| 2c-playoffs | Semifinalist |
| (def. by Barangay Ginebra, 2–3) | |
| 3c-name | Governors' Cup |
| 3c-wins | 3 |
| 3c-losses | 6 |
| 3c-place | 9 |
| 3c-playoffs | did not qualify |
| owners | Smart Communications |
| (an MVP Group subsidiary) | |
| manager | Aboy Castro |
| prevseason | 2011–12 |
| nextseason | 2013–14 |
| 1c-name = Philippine Cup | 1c-wins = 12 | 1c-losses = 2 | 1c-place = 1 | 1c-playoffs = Champions (def. Rain or Shine, 4–0) | 2c-name = Commissioner's Cup | 2c-wins = 7 | 2c-losses = 7 | 2c-place = 6 | 2c-playoffs = Semifinalist (def. by Barangay Ginebra, 2–3) | 3c-name = Governors' Cup | 3c-wins = 3 | 3c-losses = 6 | 3c-place = 9 | 3c-playoffs = did not qualify (an MVP Group subsidiary)
The 2012–13 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Key dates
- Chot Reyes of the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters stepped down as head coach at the end of the 2011–12 season due to his appointment as head coach of Smart Gilas. Team consultant Norman Black has been appointed as head coach starting this season. Due to Black's commitments as head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the UAAP, assistant coach Nash Racela will serve as interim head coach until the UAAP basketball tournament ends.
- August 19: The 2012 PBA Draft took place in Robinson's Midtown Mall, Manila.
- October 20: Norman Black formally took over as head coach, replacing interim coach Nash Racela.
Draft picks
Main article: 2012 PBA Draft
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| 2 | 10 | Jaypee Belencion | G/F | Letran | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Jason Escueta | F/C | Ateneo de Manila |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
Background colors Win: bgcolor="#bbffbb" Loss: bgcolor="#edbebf"
-- |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 5 | Meralco | 112–110* | Dillinger (20) | Peek (9) | Dillinger, Castro, Reyes (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 12 | GlobalPort | 108–104 | Castro (30) | de Ocampo (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | October 17 | Air21 | 96–89 | de Ocampo (19) | Williams (13) | Alapag, Castro (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | October 20 | San Mig Coffee | 85–74 | Fonacier (26) | Williams (12) | Castro (5) | Ynares Center | 4–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | October 24 | Barako Bull | 79–76 | Castro (15) | Williams (13) | Reyes (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 5–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | October 27 | Rain or Shine | 80–77 | Alapag (15) | Williams (12) | Alapag (7) | Victorias City | 6–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 7 | November 2 | Alaska | 92–94 | Alapag (17) | Williams (9) | Reyes (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 6–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 7 | Petron Blaze | 92–82 | Fonacier (21) | Castro (9) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 7–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 9 | November 11 | Barangay Ginebra | 101–104 | de Ocampo (20) | de Ocampo (10) | Castro (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 7–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 16 | Meralco | 109–98 | Castro (23) | Reyes (8) | Alapag (7) | Ynares Center | 8–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 21 | San Mig Coffee | 92–63 | Alapag (19) | Williams (11) | Castro (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 9–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 25 | Air21 | 100–94 | Alapag (18) | Fonacier (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 10–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 28 | Petron Blaze | 95–82 | Castro (23) | Williams (9) | Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 11–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | December 9 | Barangay Ginebra | 87–80 | Castro (24) | Peek (18) | Castro (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 12–2 | Boxscore
Playoffs
Bracket
Game log
Background colors Win: bgcolor="#bbffbb" Loss: bgcolor="#edbebf"
-- |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 13 | Air21 | 105–100 | Reyes, Fonacier (16) | Reyes (9) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | December 19 | Alaska | 66–65 | Castro (17) | Castro (11) | Alapag (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | December 21 | Alaska | 88–100 | Dillinger (26) | Peek, Carey (6) | Alapag (6) | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | December 26 | Alaska | 93–79 | Williams (23) | Williams (9) | Alapag (11) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–1 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | December 28 | Alaska | 99–104 | Alapag (17) | Williams (11) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–2 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | December 30 | Alaska | 99–95 | Reyes (15) | Williams (9) | Alapag, Castro (5) | Mall of Asia Arena | 3–2 | |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | January 4 | Alaska | 83–78 | Castro (16) | Williams (10) | Castro (4) | Cuneta Astrodome | 4–2 | Boxscore
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | January 9 | Rain or Shine | 87–81 | Castro, de Ocampo (16) | Williams (12) | Alapag (6) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | January 11 | Rain or Shine | 89–81 | de Ocampo (30) | de Ocampo (9) | de Ocampo, Alapag (4) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | January 13 | Rain or Shine | 89–80 | Castro (19) | Reyes, Williams, Carey (8) | Alapag, Castro (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 3–0 | Boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | January 16 | Rain or Shine | 105–82 | de Ocampo (19) | Williams (11) | Alapag (8) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 4–0 | Boxscore
Commissioner's Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
Background colors Win: bgcolor="#bbffbb" Loss: bgcolor="#edbebf"
-- |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 1 | February 9 | Meralco | 92–99 | Benson (25) | Benson (11) | Alapag, de Ocampo (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 0–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | February 15 | Air21 | 86–83 | Benson (30) | Benson (18) | Castro, Fonacier (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | February 20 | GlobalPort | 99–79 | Benson (20) | Benson (19) | Alapag (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–1 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 4 | February 24 | San Mig Coffee | 82–90 | Castro (18) | Benson (17) | Alapag (5) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–2 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 5 | March 1 | Alaska | 69–92 | Benson (27) | Benson (14) | Alapag (4) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 2–3 | boxscore |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | March 9 | Barako Bull | 101–98 | Al-Hussaini (19) | Harvey (10) | Alapag (4) | Legaspi City, Albay | 3–3
| boxscore |
|---|
| 7 |
| March 13 |
| Rain or Shine |
| | | | | Smart Araneta Coliseum | | |- | 8 | March 17 | Barangay Ginebra | | | | | Smart Araneta Coliseum | | |- | 9 | March 22 | Petron Blaze | | | | | Smart Araneta Coliseum | |
Governors' Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Game log
Background colors Win: bgcolor="#bbffbb" Loss: bgcolor="#edbebf"
-- |- bgcolor= "#bbffbb" | 1 | August 16 | Barako Bull | 118–113 (OT) | Mitchell (48) | Mitchell (11) | three players (3) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 | Boxscore Recap |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 2 | August 25 | San Mig Coffee | 99–118 | Mitchell (38) | | | Mall of Asia Arena | 1–1 | Recap |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 3 | August 30 | Meralco | 86–92 | Mitchell (32) | Mitchell (11) | Castro (7) | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–2 | Boxscore Recap |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | September 1 | GlobalPort | 102–95 | Mitchell (35) | Al-Hussaini (15) | Reyes (7) | Mall of Asia Arena | 2–2 | Boxscore Recap |- bgcolor= | 5 | September 6 | Alaska | | | | | Mall of Asia Arena | | |- bgcolor= | 6 | September 7 | Petron | | | | | Smart Araneta Coliseum | | |- bgcolor= | 7 | September 13 | Air21 | | | | | PhilSports Arena | | |- bgcolor= | 8 | September 18 | Rain or Shine | | | | | Cuneta Astrodome | | |- bgcolor= | 9 | September 22 | Barangay Ginebra | | | | | Mall of Asia Arena | |
Transactions
Trades
Pre-season
- None
Philippine Cup
- None
Commissioner's Cup
| January 31, 2013 | To Talk 'N TextRabeh Al-Hussaini | To GlobalPortJapeth Aguilar |
|---|
| June 10, 2013 | To Talk 'N TextSean Anthony | To Barako BullJared Dillinger |
|---|
Governors' Cup
| October 14, 2013 | To Talk 'N TextRob Reyes |
|---|---|
| 2015 2nd draft pick | To Air21Rabeh Al-Hussaini |
| October 14, 2013 | To Talk 'N TextNonoy Baclao |
|---|---|
| Eric Salamat | To Air21Pamboy Raymundo |
| Bambam Gamalinda |
Recruited imports
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner's Cup | Keith Benson | February 9 (vs. Meralco) | March 1 vs. (Alaska) | 2–3 |
| Donnell Harvey | March 9 (vs. Barako Bull) | April 6 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4–3 | |
| Jerome Jordan | April 14 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | April 28 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 4–2 | |
| Tony Mitchell | May 8 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | May 12 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 1–2 | |
| Governors' Cup | Tony Mitchell | August 15 (vs. Barako Bull) | September 13 (vs. Air21) | 2–5 |
| Courtney Fells | September 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) | September 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–2 |
References
References
- [http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/reyes-to-move-to-smart-gilas-black-to-coach-talk-n-text-next-year Reyes to move to SMART-Gilas, Black to coach Talk ‘N Text next year] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-08-18 , Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV, February 19, 2012)
- [http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-sol-mercado-to-globalport-japeth-aguilar-for-rabeh-al-hussaini-trades PBA approves Sol Mercado to GlobalPort, Japeth Aguilar for Rabeh Al-Hussaini trades] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-02-02 , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, January 31, 2013)
- [http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pba-approves-trade-dillinger-allado-to-meralco-buenafe-to-barako-bull-anthony-to-talk-n-text PBA approves trade: Dillinger, Allado to Meralco, Buenafe to Barako Bull, Anthony to Talk ‘N Text] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 , Rey Joble, InterAKTV, June 10, 2013)
- [http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/al-hussaini-moves-from-tnt-to-meralco-as-air21-lands-cardona-in-complex-three-team-trade-v02 Al-Hussaini moves from TnT to Meralco as Air21 lands Cardona in three-team trade deal], Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 14, 2013
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