2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

The 2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup Finals is the championship series of the 2007-08 PBA season's 2007-08 PBA Philippine Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The series is a best of seven affair and is the 94th championship disputed in the league. The teams competing are first-seed Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants and the second-seed Sta. Lucia Realtors. The Realtors are in their first Philippine Cup Finals stint.

Qualification

Finals Most Valuable Player

*Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia Realtors)

tatistics

Broadcast notes

uspensions and other issues

James Yap suspension

With Game 3 already decided, James Yap committed a flagrant foul (penalty 1) against Joseph Yeo. Yeo was driving to the basket when he passed the ball to a teammate; after that, Yap slapped Yeo in the face to mete a flagrant foul. Commissioner Sonny Barrios suspended Yap for a game and fined the 2005-06 MVP P20,000. Purefoods coach Ryan Gregorio remarked it as a "damning decision" while Realtors coach Boyet Fernandez said it was a "big boost" for his team. [ [http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb22/spor1.htm Giants to miss Yap] , Malaya] Yap will serve his suspension at Game 5 since notification to Gregorio arrived in the late evening. [ [http://www.pba.ph/content/view/2005/1/ PUREFOODS SEEKS EQUALIZER] , PBA.ph]

In a related event, Purefoods alternate governor Rene Pardo resigned as chairman of the PBA ethics committee as a direct off-shoot of the team’s disgruntlement on the way Barrios handled the James Yap case. Pardo said that, Barrios, who suspended Yap on the same day the commissioner met with some top Sta. Lucia officials at the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, "the timing was awful. It should have been with some sense of propriety that the lunch offer was turned down." Barrios on his part didn't see anything wrong with the lunch meeting since the meeting was done at a public place. [ [http://www.malaya.com.ph/feb25/spor4.htm Pardo quits post in ethics committee] , Malaya]

Meanwhile, San Miguel Corporation pulled out their ads from the Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC)'s TV coverage. No reason was given. [ [http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Sports&p=49&type=2&sec=30&aid=20080227169 SMC cancels PBA ads] , The Philippine Star.] The league's technical head, Perry Martinez, went on an indefinite leave of absence after voicing his disagreement over Yap's suspension, due to "health issues."

Joseph Yeo suspension

With SLR on a fouling spree to conserve time on Game 4, Yeo committed a flagrant foul (penalty 2) when he hit Noy Castillo in the face. Yeo and Castillo then had a shouting spree before Castillo missed his two free throws. This would assure that Yeo will miss Game 5 along with James Yap.

References

External links

* [http://pba.ph/ PBA official website] PBAseason2
yearA=2007-08
Conference 1=Philippine Cup
yearB=2008
Conference 2=Fiesta Conference