Reaping the fruits of an aggressive buildup, the Tropang Texters outfought the San Miguel Beermen for the Philippine Cup crown then beat the Barangay Ginebra Kings for the Commissioner’s Cup championship – victories that lined themselves up for a grand slam in the Governors Cup.
The Texters did reach the third conference finals and came to within a win of a rare Triple Crown before getting slammed by Petron Blaze (San Miguel).
TnT would have been only the fourth team to achieve the grand slam after Crispa, San Miguel Beer and Alaska Milk but the Texters settled for the distinction of being the first PBA ball club to score back-to-back championships in nearly a decade.
Jimmy Alapag and company showcased a swashbuckling run that gave them a .0723 winning percentage in the season – the most by any team since Great Taste notched .736 in 1984.
They beat the Ginebra Kings in the second conference finals in six games, capping the most dominant showing by a team in a tourney since the legendary Crispa Redmanizers went 20-1 in ruling the 1980 All-Filipino Conference. Talk n Text logged a 15-3 mark in its championship run.
The Texters later dominated the annual awards as much as they overwhelmed the opposition in the season.
Alapag won the Most Valuable Player award and was joined by teammate Kelly Williams in the Mythical First Five.
Jason Castro was virtually unopposed as the Most Improved Player and landed a berth in the Mythical Second Team while Ryan Reyes made the All-Defensive Team.
source by Philippine Star
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