Purefoods TJ Giants Basketball

Today, Sunday, March 14, 2010 is Pacquiao Day.

There will be a Victory Party for Purefoods Fans tomorrow 5pm at San Miguel Compound, Ortigas, Pasig City. The party is by invitation only and you will need tickets to enter and join the celebration.

A few only noticed but James Yap had to endure a sore back in the recent PBA Philippine Cup, despite the nagging injury, James Yap still led Purefoods TJ Giants to another All-Filipino Championship and won the Best Player of the Conference award and Finals MVP. Yap has a minor scoliosis problem and intends to have a rehabilitation procedure before the 2010 Fiesta Conference.

We just confirmed from the Purefoods/Derby Ace Coaching Staff that they have not yet finalized an Import for the upcoming PBA Fiesta Conference which starts March 21, but Purefoods/Derby Ace will have their first game after holy week so they still have enough time to practice with their import. Will post an announcement if an import is already final and is practicing with the team.

Purefoods TJ Giants will now be called the Derby Ace Llamados in the 2010 Fiesta Conference starting March 21. This change was to promote the Animal Feeds Product of San Miguel Corp for 1 conference only. Purefoods or Derby Ace might have Reggie Larry as Import in the next conference.

"Chapter closed, destination reached, mission accomplished. Now we can celebrate," said Giants head coach Ryan Gregorio, who bagged his third PBA crown. He is the first Purefoods coach to win two All-Filipino titles. Congratulations to Coach Ryan Gregorio and his Coaching Staff.

PUREFOODS completed its drive to some historic firsts Wednesday by riding the backs of its most trusted men.

Purefoods Tender Juicy completed only the 3rd sweep in finals history with a masterful 86-76 win in Game 4, clinching the KFC-PBAPhilippine Cup crown in front of more than 17,000 fans Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum. James Yap proved why he's the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the conference as he carried the Giants anew to their 8th title overall and 5th All-Filipino crown. Purefoods thus tied Crispa Redmanizers with most number of All-Filipino titles.

Philippine Basketball Association KFC-PBA Philippine Cup game 4 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants vs Alaska Aces Purefoods wins series 4-0 Purefoods TJ Giants made a rare sweep of the PBA Finals against Alaska Aces 86-76, winning the Philippine Cup Finals and once again All-Filipino champions for the fifth time for Purefoods and Second for Coach Ryan Gregorio. Purefoods winning 7 straight games including 3 straight in the semifinals against San Miguel and played in 30 games overall in this conference.

Philippine Basketball Association KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Awards Purefoods Guard James Yap was named Best Player of the Conference defeating Willie Miller of the Alaska Aces. Result of our Poll: Who deserves to win the Best Player of the Conference? * James Yap (95%, 115 Votes) * Willie Miller (4%, 5 Votes) * Arwind Santos (1%, 1 Votes) * Kelly Williams (0%, 0 Votes) * Mark Cardona (0%, 0 Votes) * Joe Devance (0%, 0 Votes)