1980 Great Taste Discoverers season explained

Pbayear:1980
Team:Great Taste Discoverers
Coach:Alfonso "Boy" Marquez
1C-Name:Open Conference
1C-Wins:13
1C-Losses:14
1C-Place:4th
1C-Playoffs:Semifinals
2C-Name:Invitational Championship
2C-Wins:0
2C-Losses:0
2C-Place:N/A
2C-Playoffs:N/A
3C-Name:All Filipino Conference
3C-Wins:1
3C-Losses:11
3C-Place:N/A
3C-Playoffs:N/A
Owners:CFC Corporation
Nextseason:1981

The 1980 Great Taste Discoverers season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team was known as Presto Fun Drinks in the All-Filipino Conference.

Transactions

ADDITIONS
Ernesto Estrada Acquired from Toyota
Adriano Papa Acquired from defunct Filmanbank

Summary

In the Open Conference, the Discoverers had returning import Jim Hearns, who saw action for the team last season, being paired with 6-11 Lewis Brown, a Milwaukee Bucks' draftee and the tallest among the crop of imports. [1] Great Taste won eight of their nine games in the first round of elimination phase and losing only to Toyota Tamaraws. Great Taste finish second behind Toyota in the team standings after 18 games with 13 wins and five losses. In the semifinal round, the Discoverers lost all their six assignments and were swept in three games by Crispa Walk Tall Jeans in their series for third place.

The CFC ballclub known as Presto Fun Drinks in the All-Filipino Conference have lost all their nine outings in the one-round eliminations as the franchise set a season record for the longest losing streak by any PBA team at 18 games. [2]

Win–loss record vs opponents

Teams Win Loss 1st (Open) 3rd (All-Filipino)
Galleon Shippers 1 3 1-1 0-2
Gilbey’s Gin 1 2 1-1 0-1
Honda 3 1 2-0 1-1
Royal / San Miguel 2 1 2-0 0-1
Tanduay 2 1 2-0 0-1
Tefilin 2 2 2-0 0-2
Toyota Tamaraws 0 5 0-4 0-1
U-Tex Wranglers 2 3 2-2 0-1
Walk Tall / Crispa 1 7 1-6 0-1
Total 14 25 13-14 1-11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great Taste wallops U-Tex by 16.
  2. Web site: Blackwater ties Presto for worst losing streak in PBA history. sports.inquirer.net.