| 2014–15 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season | |
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| Head coach | Jong Uichico |
| General manager | Jimmy Alapag Magnum Membrere (assistant) |
| Owners | Smart Communications (anMVP group subsidiary) |
| Philippine Cup results | |
| Record | 8–3 (72.7%) |
| Place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Semifinalist (lost to San Miguel, 0–4) |
| Commissioner's Cup results | |
| Record | 8–3 (72.7%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Champions vs. Rain or Shine 4-3 |
| Governors' Cup results | |
| Record | 5–6 (45.5%) |
| Place | 10th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters seasons | |
The2014–15Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters season was the 25th season of the franchise in thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA).
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
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| 2 | 8 | Harold Arboleda | F | Jumbo Plastic Linoleum Giants | Perpetual |
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| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818[a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818[a] | — | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[b] | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727[b] | 1 | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[c] | 3 | |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[c] | 3 | |
| 7 | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 5 | |
| 10 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 5 | |
| 11 | Kia Sorento | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
| Quarterfinals (1st phase) (Higher seedstwice-to-beat) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Meralco | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk N Text | 83 | 4 | Talk N' Text | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | GlobalPort | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 7 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | San Miguel Beermen | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 11 | Kia Carnival | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 92 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 91 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | NLEX | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 127 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Barako Bull | 97 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | |||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Purefoods Star | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Purefoods Star | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | |
| 4 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 1 | |
| 5 | Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545[c] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 6 | 5 | .545[c] | 2 | |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455[d] | 3 | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 6 | .455[d] | 3 | |
| 9 | Kia Carnival | 5 | 6 | .455[d] | 3 | |
| 10 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 5 | 6 | .455[d] | 3 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 |
| Quarterfinals (Top 4twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 114 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ginebra | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Star | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | GlobalPort | 73 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Star | 126 | 101 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 99 | 102 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Meralco | 106 | 86 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Rain or Shine | 134** | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Barako Bull | 132 | ||||||||||||
*Game went into doubleovertime
| September 22, 2014[6] | ToGlobalPort Nonoy Baclao and 2017 1st round pick (from Talk 'n Text) | ToNLEX Harold Arboleda and2018 2nd round pick (from Talk 'n Text via Globalport) 2016 2nd round pick (fromGinebra via GlobalPort) | ToTalk 'N Text Jay Washington (from GlobalPort) Matt Ganuelas (from NLEX via GlobalPort) |
| October 2, 2014[7] | ToRain or Shine 2015 &2019 2nd round picks | ToTalk 'N Text Larry Rodriguez |
| October 9, 2014[8] | ToBlackwater Larry Rodriguez and 2015 1st round pick (from Talk 'N Text) | ToNLEX Niño Canaleta (from Talk 'N Text via Blackwater) | ToTalk 'N Text Kevin Alas (from NLEX) 2015 1st round pick (from Blackwater) |
| Tournament | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner's Cup | Richard Howell | January 28(vs Rain or Shine) | February 15(vs Ginebra) | 4–1 |
| Ivan Johnson | February 20(vs NLEX) | April 29(vsRain or Shine) | 12–6 | |
| Governors' Cup | Steffphon Pettigrew | May 10(vsBarangay Ginebra) | June 19(vsKia) | 5–6 |
| May 10(vsBarangay Ginerba) | June 19(vsKia) | 5–6 |
(* Asian import)