2007.E2.80.9308 Philippine Cup 2007–08 PBA season

1 2007–08 philippine cup

1.1 notable events
1.2 elimination round
1.3 playoff
1.4 finals results

2007–08 philippine cup

notable events

red bull barako head coach yeng guiao suspended 1 game after verbally confronting league technical group chief perry martinez after game against barangay ginebra kings. serving suspension against welcoat dragons, assistant gee abanilla became head coach game, in red bull won.
purefoods tender juicy giants point guard roger yap suspended 1 game after hitting la tenorio of magnolia beverage masters; served suspension against welcoat dragons in purefoods won.
in welcoat dragons 126-125 overtime win against talk n text phone pals, both teams converted 29 three-point field goals, new pba record.
on november 26, talk n text phone pals traded asi taulava coca-cola tigers in exchange ali peek , first-round pick.
talk n text phone pals players mark cardona , harvey carey suspended after altercation against welcoat dragon jojo tangkay. 2 phone pals suspended on game against air21 express, while carey suspended on talk n text s game against sta. lucia realtors. both carey , cardona fined 20,000 pesos each. case of welcoat s ryan araña s flagrant foul on asi taulava on loss against coca-cola tigers deferred. araña later suspended on welcoat s defeat against red bull barako.
the air21 express acquired gabby espinas magnolia beverage masters in exchange 1 of air21 s first round picks in 2008 draft.
on january 17, 2008, pba board of governors named officer-in-charge sonny barrios new commissioner end of season after deadlock ensued between governors supported atty. chito salud , lambert ramos. barrios has yet accept appointment.
red bull barako s carlo sharma , jondan salvador of purefoods tender juicy giants suspended 1 game after figuring in fistfight led ejection game. aside suspension, sharma fined p25,000 while salvador fined p20,000. sharma served suspension on game 1 of quarterfinals series against magnolia beverage masters, in red bull won; salvador serve suspension in game 1 of semifinals series against red bull, in purefoods won.
on january 24, barrios accepted appointment commissioner.

elimination round

legend: gb = games behind; pct = winning percentage.

playoff

finals results

philippine cup finals: (2) sta. lucia (12-6) def. (1) purefoods (12-6), 4 games 3.

finals mvp: dennis espino (sta. lucia)


third place: red bull (def. alaska 125-104 in one-game playoff)
best player of conference: kelly williams (sta. lucia)




^ slapped one-game suspension, escapes fine, pba.ph
^ career game junthy red bull outplays welcoat, pba.ph
^ purefoods continues mastery of welcoat, pba.ph
^ belasco triple lifts welcoat past tnt in time
^ asi shipped tigers peek, top pick philippine star via abs-cbnnews.com
^ air21 acquires espinas; carey cardona fined, suspended archived 2008-01-17 @ wayback machine. philippine daily inquirer
^ red bull whips welcoat, keeps grip on no. 2
^ barrios named permanent commissioner pba.ph
^ barrios accepts key pba position musong r. castillo, philippine daily inquirer.