The Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association owned by the San Miguel-Purefoods Company, Inc., a company of the San Miguel Corporation. Its head coach is Ryan Gregorio. The Purefoods Corporation, once part of the Ayala Group of Companies, bought the Tanduay franchise prior to the 1988 PBA season. Purefoods-Hormel Corporation was later bought by SMC in 2001 with the team retaining their colors. The team later got its new moniker, Tender Juicy Giants, starting in the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference. Arguably, the most popular Purefoods player is Alvin Patrimonio, who led the franchise to six championships in the 1990s and early 2000s, and was named Most Valuable Player four times. Patrimonio retired in 2004 to concentrate more on his duties as team manager for his team. Their main rivals are the Alaska Aces and the Barangay Ginebra Kings, although Ginebra is their sister team.
Purefoods goes for historic sweep
Purefoods will try to sweep the Alaska tonight in Game 4 of their best-of-seven finals series. No team has ever swept an All-Filipino Finals in the history of the PBA, but Purefoods is just one win away in getting its 5th All-Filipino title and Coach Ryan Gregorio if they win will be the only coach for Purefoods to win 2 All-Filipino titles. (Other Purefoods coaches with All-Filipino titles: Ely Capacio-1991, Chot Reyes-1993, Eric Altamirano-1997).
Reply to this Topic | 4 RepliesPBA Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference
James Yap and Willie Miller will battle each other not just in Game 4 but for the title of âBest Player of the Conferenceâ in the current KFC-PBA Philippine Cup, which will be announced in Game 4 tomorrow between Purefoods TJ Giants and Alaska Aces. Other players in the top 6 in Statistical points are Kelly Williams (Sta Lucia Realtors), Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beermen), Mark Cardona (Tropang Texters) and another Aces player Joe Devance. Who deserves to win the Best Player of the Conference?
Reply to this Topic | 2 RepliesAnother come from behind win by Purefoods 3-0
Philippine Basketball Association KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 3 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants vs Alaska Aces Purefoods wins 79-78 Game Scores: Purefoods 79 â Yap J 14, Simon 12, Canaleta 8, Pingris 8, Reavis 8, Raymundo 8, Maierhofer 7, Yap R 5, Allado 5, Salvador 3, Artadi 1. Alaska 78 â Miller 20, Devance 16, Thoss 12, Dela Cruz 10, Tenorio 8, Hugnatan 6, Ferriols 4, Borboran 2, Fonacier 0.
Reply to this Topic | 7 RepliesPBA Finals: Purefoods wins Game 2
Philippine Basketball Association KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 2 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants vs Alaska Aces Purefoods wins 86-85 Game Scores: Purefoods 86 â Yap J 32, Reavis 17, Raymundo 14, Allado 5, Maierhofer 4, Canaleta 4, Artadi 4, Pingris 3, Yap R 3, Simon 0, Adducul 0. Alaska 85 â Tenorio 19, De Vance 12, Miller 12, Dela Cruz 9, Thoss 8, Ferriols 8, Cablay 8, Hugnatan 6, Borboran 3, Fonacier 0, Cariaso 0.
Reply to this Topic | 2 RepliesPBA Finals: Purefoods takes Game 1
Philippine Basketball Association KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 1 Purefoods TJ Giants vs Alaska Aces Purefoods wins 81-77 Game scores: Purefoods 81 â Yap J. 24, Raymundo 15, Pingris 13, Canaleta 8, Reavis 6, Allado 6, Yap R. 5, Maierhofer 2, Simon 2, Artadi 0. Alaska 77 - Miller 23, De Vance 10, Thoss 9, Tenorio 8, Hugnatan 8, Borboran 7, Cablay 4, Ferriols 3, Fonacier 0, Cariaso 0. Quarters: 15-19, 36-36, 61-58, 81-77.
Reply to this Topic | 2 RepliesCoach Ryan Gregorio vs Coach Tim Cone
Coach Ryan Gregorio (37yrs old) * 2002 (Interim), 2003-present * 2 PBA Titles (2002 Governors Cup, 2006 Philippine Cup) * 4 Finals appearances * 2-time PBA coach of the year (2002,2006) * 2-time All-Star Coach (2005,2008) Coach Tim Cone (52 yrs old) * 1989-present * 21 Finals appearances * PBA Grand Slam in 1996 * 1998 Centennial Team Coach (Bronze Medal)
Reply to this Topic | 0 RepliesPurefoods TJ Giants vs Alaska Aces
Purefoods Franchise * 4 All-Filipino Crowns * 13th All-Filipino Finals stint * Last All-Filipino Title: 2006 Alaska Franchise * 2 All-Filipino crowns * 12 PBA Titles * Last All-Filipino Title: 2000
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