FTW: PBA Finals James Yap - PJ Simon Partnership

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BOX SCORE San Mig Coffee Mixers vs Barako Bull

2012-2013 Philippine Cup
Eliminations: October 28, 2012	Game # 28
Venue: Smart Araneta Coliseum	Referees: N.Quilinguen, R.Yante, J.Ferrer.

Team	Record	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
San Mig Coffee	3-2	17	25	24	26	92
Barako Bull	2-4	24	24	13	30	91

San Mig Coffee
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
#	S	Player	Mins	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
18	G	James Yap	36	2	6	0.333	8	19	0.421	3	4	0.750	21	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
8		Peter June Simon	28	0	1	0.000	7	15	0.467	1	1	1.000	15	3	1	2	1	0	1	1
17		Aldrech Ramos	13	1	2	0.500	3	4	0.750	3	4	0.750	10	2	1	0	0	0	3	1
15		Marc Pingris	26	0	0	0.000	2	3	0.667	5	7	0.714	9	5	2	2	1	0	0	2
5	F	Wesley Gonzales	17	3	4	0.750	3	5	0.600	0	0	0.000	9	1	1	3	0	0	0	0
14		Mark Barroca	26	0	0	0.000	3	4	0.750	3	3	1.000	9	2	0	4	2	0	0	4
95	C	Yancy de Ocampo	29	0	0	0.000	3	5	0.600	2	2	1.000	8	8	2	2	0	0	2	1
38		Joe Devance	17	1	4	0.250	2	7	0.286	0	0	0.000	5	1	0	3	0	0	0	1
4	F	Rafi Reavis	25	0	0	0.000	2	4	0.500	1	2	0.500	5	7	3	1	0	1	1	2
3	G	Jonas Villanueva	23	0	1	0.000	0	5	0.000	1	2	0.500	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	2
Team														2	1				1
Total				7	18	0.389	33	71	0.465	19	25	0.783	92	38	11	18	4	1	7	15

Barako Bull
				3-Points			Field Goals			Freethrows				Rebounds
#	S	Player	Mins	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	M	A	PCT	Pts	Tot	Off	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
71	G	Ronald Tubid	39	3	10	0.300	6	14	0.429	2	3	0.667	17	3	1	3	0	0	0	1
23	F	Enrico Villanueva	24	0	0	0.000	7	11	0.636	2	2	1.000	16	6	2	5	0	0	0	5
2	G	Joshua Urbiztondo	39	2	6	0.333	5	11	0.455	2	2	1.000	14	4	2	8	3	0	3	2
18		Doug Kramer	20	0	0	0.000	6	10	0.600	0	0	0.000	12	6	3	0	0	0	2	2
88	C	Mick Pennisi	39	2	9	0.222	4	11	0.364	2	2	1.000	12	9	2	3	0	0	2	3
14	F	Leo Najorda	22	1	2	0.500	3	7	0.429	2	2	1.000	9	8	2	1	0	1	2	3
13		Roger Yap	17	1	1	1.000	2	3	0.667	0	0	0.000	5	3	2	3	2	0	1	1
21		Sean Anthony	15	0	2	0.000	2	6	0.333	0	0	0.000	4	1	0	4	0	0	2	2
10		Reil Cervantes	6	0	1	0.000	1	4	0.250	0	0	0.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		Lester Alvarez	9	0	1	0.000	0	2	0.000	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
17		Jason Ballesteros	10	0	0	0.000	0	1	0.000	0	0	0.000	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	2
Team														2	1				1
Total				9	32	0.281	36	80	0.450	10	11	0.909	91	46	16	27	5	2	13	23

‘Face of the PBA’ James Yap fined P6k after ejection, escapes suspension

Rey Joble, InterAKTV · Monday, October 29, 2012 · 9:43 am

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PBA commissioner Chito Salud moved up his meeting with James Yap to Sunday night, meting a P6,000 fine to the San Mig Coffee superstar for incidents that happened in their game against Rain or Shine last Wednesday. But the two-time Most Valuable Player escaped suspension.
“Because of the long lull that happened last night (Sunday) as another issue needed to be resolved, I talked to James Yap regarding his actions during their game against Rain or Shine and reminded him about that,” Salud told InterAKTV.
“I told him about his responsibility of being the face of the PBA and because of that, he must always keep his cool.”
Yap was ejected from the match after a flagrant foul on Rain or Shine defensive specialist in the fourth quarter of their matchup. Because Yap was called for a technical foul earlier in the game — a second motion also against Ibañes — his flagrant became a disqualifying foul, leading him to being thrown out.
“He admitted na napikon siya,” said Salud. “Because his mind went out of the game, he was not able to help his team in the crucial stretch. But he promised he won’t do that again.”
Yap was assessed a fine of P5,000 for the flagrant foul and P1,000 for technical foul.

Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/face-of-the-pba-james-yap-fined-p6k-after-ejection-escapes-suspension

Why Rafi Reavis’ tip was legal: A look at the FIBA rules on goaltending and interference

Jaemark Tordecilla, InterAKTV · Monday, October 29, 2012 · 12:49 am

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On Sunday night, members of the Barako Bull Energy Colas were up in arms over their 92-91 loss to the San Mig Coffee Mixers. They were contending that Mixers center Rafi Reavis had committed a goaltending violation on the potential game-winning shot by Enrico Villanueva.
But the PBA explained that Reavis’ move was legal, since the league adopted FIBA rules on goaltending five years ago. A look at the actual FIBA rules bears out the PBA’s position.
Goaltending and Interference is covered in Article 31 of the Official Basketball Rules.
Sections 31.2.1 and 31.2.2 define what constitutes goaltending:

31.2.1 Goaltending occurs during a shot for a field goal when a player touches the ball while it is completely above the level of the ring and:
– It is on its downward flight to the basket, or
– After it has touched the backboard.
31.2.2 Goaltending occurs during a shot for a free throw when a player touches the ball while it is in flight to the basket and before it touches the ring.

These goaltending restrictions apply until the conditions defined in section 31.2.3:

31.2.2 The goaltending restrictions apply until:
– The ball no longer has the possibility of entering the basket.
– The ball has touched the ring.

There is some vagueness over how the two conditions are written; just by reading it on its face, one can interpret that both conditions must become true, or that only one condition has to be true.
In practice, however, the spirit of the rules become clearer. For example, imagine a shot that ends up being an airball. You can grab and tip the ball after an airball, even if the ball never touched the ring.
In this case, only the first condition becomes true, but it still leads to the lifting of the goaltending restrictions.
This means that only one condition needs to be true for goaltending restrictions to be lifted. This makes it legal for players to touch the ball as soon as it has touched the ring.
On Twitter, Barako Bull forward Sean Anthony cited another part of the rules, which reads: “No player shall touch the ball after it has touched the ring while it still has the possibility of entering the basket.”
That sentence is part of section 31.2.5, which reads:

31.2.5 When
– An official blows the whistle while the ball is in the hands of a player in the act
of shooting, or the ball is in flight on a shot for a field goal,
– The game clock signal sounds for the end of a period while the ball is in flight
on a shot for a field goal,
No player shall touch the ball after it has touched the ring while it still has the possibility of entering the basket.
All restrictions related to goaltending and interference shall apply.

The sentence highlighted by Anthony only applies during the first two conditions: when an official blows the whistle on or after an attempt (i.e., an and-1 play), or when the clock sounds after an attempt.
Neither of these conditions applied to Villanueva’s shot. This means that it doesn’t matter whether or not the ball has a chance to go in.
Rafi Reavis’ swipe was a perfectly legal move; it wasn’t goaltending.
Jaemark Tordecilla is the managing editor of InterAKTV.

source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/why-rafi-reavis-swip-was-legal-a-look-at-the-fiba-rules-on-goaltending-and-interference

Furore over goaltending issue mars San Mig's win over Barako By Karlo Sacamos

James Yap started cold for San Mig but caught fire in the end to bail out the Mixers. Jerome Ascano

SAN Mig Coffee survived Barako Bull, 92-91, in a PBA Philippine Cup game marred by controversy over a 'goaltending' non-call on a potential game-winner by Rico Villanueva in the final seconds on Sunday night.
The Mixers squandered a late fourth lead but held on thanks to PJ Simon’s clutch basket and the referees' decision not to call a goaltending violation on Rafi Reavis in the contentious final play of the game.
“We really needed this one tonight,” Mixers coach Tim Cone said after the team snapped a two-game losing skid. “It was just a little troublesome that we had a late lead but gave it up.”
Trailing, 72-81, with less than seven minutes remaining in the game, the Energy Cola turned to Ronald Tubid who sparked a 19-9 run that suddenly gave them a 91-90 lead with 1:18 to go.
Simon, though, saved the Mixers’ day after burying a contested mid-range jumper in their last offensive possession.
The Energy Cola, who dropped to 2-4, had the chance to retake the lead in the ensuing possession, but Villanueva’s hook shot bounced a couple times above the rim before Reavis tapped it out with the leather still within the cylinder.
Referees let the decision stand after a review as chaos erupted on the floor, with Villanueva and teammate Josh Urbiztondo seen complaining to Commissioner Chito Salud, who later stood by the referees’ call.
“It was a good call. It’s a legal play. Our rule since the 2006-07 season has been that once the ball hits the rim, any player can swipe it in or out. Goaltending is when the ball is (on the way) down,” he said.
Still, Barako Bull coach Junel Baculi aired his displeasure ove the call.
“We were robbed of the win. For me, they should’ve just let the players decide the game. We executed a well-designed endgame play wherein we were capable of winning,” he said.
Before Simon hit the go-ahead basket, it was James Yap who waxed hot. The former MVP fired 13 of his game-high 21 points in the payoff period including a layup with 7:04 remaining that gave the Mixers a nine-point lead.
But as Barako’s defense was able to adjust, the Mixers’ lead slowly disappeared.
“We were a little bit too James-reliant so when the defense focused on him, he was forced to take tough shots,” Cone said. “I feel sorry because we put so much pressure on him. We have to spread the defense out, have more options.
“We talked about it, but it's a habit we're having a hard time breaking.”
The scores:
SAN MIG COFFEE (92) – Yap 21, Simon 15, Ramos 10, Barroca 9, Gonzales 9, Pingris 9, De Ocampo 8, Devance 5, Reavis 5, Villanueva 1
BARAKO (91) – Tubid 17, Villanueva 16, Urbiztondo 14, Kramer 12, Pennisi 12, Najorda 9, Yap 5, Anthony 4, Cervantes 2, Alvarez 0, Ballesteros 0
Quarterscores: 17-24, 42-48, 66-61, 92-91

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SOURCE: http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/non-call-on-goaltending-violation-aids-san-migs-escape