2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup
| 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February 20 - June 11, 2000 |
| TV partner(s) | Viva TV (IBC) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Alaska Milkmen |
| Runners-up | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska) |
| Finals MVP | Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska) |
| PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup or known as the 2000 Alaxan PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2000 PBA season. It started on February 20 and ended on June 11, 2000. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
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Group A:
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Group B:
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- Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 14 games per team.
- The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
- Quarterfinals:
- Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
- QF1: #1 vs. #8
- QF2: #2 vs. #7
- QF3: #3 vs. #6
- QF4: #4 vs. #5
- Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
- Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
- Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Team standings
| Qualified for quarterfinals with the twice to beat advantage | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals with the twice to win disadvantage |
| # | Teams | W | L | PCT | GB | PD | PO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 12 | 2 | .857 | -- | ||
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | +9 | |
| 3 | Alaska Milkmen | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2 | −9 | |
| 4 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | +10 | |
| 6 | Pop Cola 800s | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6 | −10 | |
| 7 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | +24 | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | +3 |  |
| 9 | Shell Velocity | 5 | 9 | .357 | 7 | –27 |  |
| 10 | Batang Red Bull Energizers | 3 | 11 | .214 | 9 |
Note: Red Bull had to forfeit two of their wins (both against Sta. Lucia) when they fielded an ineligible player
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| #1 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tanduay | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Brgy. Ginebra | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tanduay | 1 | ||||||||||||
| #4 twice-to-beat | 4 | Purefoods | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Purefoods | 68 | 89 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Sta. Lucia | 93 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Purefoods | 1 | ||||||||||||
| #2 twice-to-beat | 3 | Alaska | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Mobiline | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 1 | ||||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | 3 | Alaska | 3 | Third-place playoff | ||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 81 | 1 | Tanduay | 103 | |||||||||
| 6 | Pop Cola | 67 | 2 | San Miguel | 92 | |||||||||
8th-seed playoff
Mobiline had a better quotient on their games among Shell and Barangay Ginebra hence they were awarded with the #7 seed. [1]
Quarterfinals
Best-of-five semifinals
Tanduay–Purefoods series
- On May 22, PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino forfeited Tanduay's Games 2 and 3 victories in favor of Purefoods for the deportation of Sonny Alvarado. Purefoods now leads the series 2–1.
The day after Tanduay swept the series 3–0, the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) revoked Sonny Alvarado's Filipino citizenship as it uncovered that the player used fraudulent papers; consequently, the BID ordered Alvarado's deportation. This caused PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino to forfeit two of Tanduay's semifinal wins (Games 2 and 3) since Alvarado played on those games (he didn't play on the first game). The league earlier forfeited Batang Red Bull's wins when 18-year-old Kerby Raymundo was found to have deficient academic credentials. With the forfeitures, the series would have resumed on Game 4 with Purefoods leading the series 2–1; however, Tanduay secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) that prevented the league from staging Game 4 of their series.[2] The league suspended the Game 4 on the May 24 playdate, the first time a game has been suspended for a cause other than a typhoon, an earthquake, or a bomb threat.[3]
PBA legal counsel Butch Cleofe warned that Tanduay faced suspension from the league, a hefty fine and even expulsion when it fails to show up on the May 26 playdate. A P500,000 fine faced the franchise plus other penalties the commissioner may impose.[4] Prior to the game, Tanduay was able to secure an extension of the TRO hence Game 4 was suspended for a second time; this has been the first time a PBA game has been suspended via a court order. The league has already lost P600,000 on gate receipts and Viva TV lost about P2 million in TV commercials.[5] The league rejected Tanduay's offer of resetting the series with them leading 1–0, with the games that Alvarado played declared as "no contests"; the league insisted that the Rhum Masters play Game 4 with them trailing 1–2.[6] On May 30, Tanduay relented and agreed to play Game 4 with them trailing 1–2. Bernardino would deal with Tanduay's actions "accordingly with due process". To prevent such events from happening again, the PBA Board has decided that Filipino-Americans would have to secure clearances from the BID and the Department of Justice (DOJ; previously, only a BID clearance was sufficient).[7]
When Game 4 was finally played, the game went into overtime; Purefoods' Boyet Fernandez converted a three-point field goal with 0.2 of a second remaining to seal Purefoods' unlikely Finals qualification against 1990s rival Alaska.[8]
San Miguel–Alaska series
Playoff for third place
Finals
Alaska won the title on Game 5 despite trailing by six points late in the fourth quarter; Rodney Santos and Poch Juinio carried the scoring slack when Bong Hawkins and Johnny Abarrientos had bad starts. Abarrientos was able to make it up by hitting a jump-shot to give the Milkmen the lead 85–82. Noy Castillo converted both free-throws to cut the lead to one. Alaska missed four free-throws, including two intentional misses by James Wallkvist with 0.5 of a second remaining to clinch their first All-Filipino championship since 1998. Alvin Patrimonio had a series-best 22 points but went scoreless at the final quarter that helped Alaska to catch up.
References
- ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony. "Mobiline, Gin square off today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony. "Alvarado out; Tanduay stuns PBA with TRO". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ Castillo, Musong. "TRO calls off Game 4 as controversy deepens". Sun Star Manila. Archived from the original on 9 February 2001. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony. "Tanduay faces suspension". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony. "Tanduay gets 2nd TRO; game nixed indefinitely". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ Arcano, Jong. "PBA rejects Tanduay offer". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 20 June 2000. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony. "Game 4 today; sanctions sought". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 20 June 2000. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
- ↑ Reyes, Marc Anthony. "Purefoods-Alaska Game 1 today". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 19 June 2000. Retrieved 2009-03-20.