Chris Pacana

Event: TechKNOWlogy Launch

I had confirmed from Chris Pacana's Facebook Fanpage that he'll be joining the event. So, I'll see you guys there?


P.S.

I'm sorry for failing to update this blog for quite sometime now. I've been busy but I'll promise to catch up once I've settled some personal matters. Meanwhile, let me share a picture of him in his debut game against Alaska Aces.

Credits: The Visayan Daily Star

A one-point lead, 13-12, by Meralco Bolts against Alaska Aces, in a low-scoring first quarter threatened to disappoint the Negrense crowd that trooped to Victorias City Sports and Amusement Center, Saturday for another out-of-town PBA game.

But coach Ryan Gregorio and the Bolts electrified the crowd and stunned the Aces middle of third quarter to get away with a come-from-behind 83-71 win that made the game one of the classic actions in PBA’s Philippine Cup.

“It’s a monster victory for us. We fought hard, did not give up and were rewarded with our effort,” Gregorio said in the PBA website as he lauded his wards for a good job.

“We dug deep into our hearts and made the impossible possible. Defense was the key and we scored enough to win,” Gregorio said.

Chris Ross provided the spark late in the third quarter as rookie Hans Thiele and Chris Pacana combined forces to erase a 14-point Aces lead in the early quarters.

With Macmac Cardona still nursing an injury, the Bolts kept their focus to deal the Aces their fourth straight victory in the tournament.

Guangzhou Asiad-boudn Asi Taulava provided the bulk for the Bolts, while Beau Belga engaged Aces big men at low post as the Bolts pulled away in the final quarter for their third win in eight games.

Five Meralco players scored in double figure -- Ross 16, Gab Espinas 14, Taulava 12, Thiele 11, Belga 10 -- as the squad displayed an outstanding performance that earned the respect of the basketball-loving Negrenses.

Alaska was led by Joe Devance with 21 points while Sonny Thoss contributed 12 markers. Cyrus Baguio chipped in 10 points for the Aces losing quest as LA Tenorio ended the game with seven points.*NAB

I dreamed of Chris Pacana last Tuesday. And it felt great that I've sen him playing in the hard court (at least in my dream).

I don't know, maybe this dream is brought about by the recent happenings in PBA.

• Sta. Lucia Realtors will now become Meralco
  
• Coach Ryan Gregorio will be the coach of Meralco
• Purefoods is acquired by UNILAB and URC
• BMEG will now become Petron
  

No matter what, I hope these changes will all be for the better. While the PBA Fiesta Cup Conference is not yet finished, I am already bidding good lucks and God bless to PBA. Hope the next season will become a better one.

And by the way, I hope Alaska Aces wins the Fiesta Cup crown this time.

Let me leave you with my favorite picture of Chris, a game where he had 8 points and 10 rebounds with just 11 minutes of playing time.

For those who really love basketball, I'd bet you were all eyes on the current NBA Finals 2010 between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. You had your own player and team being cheered. How about Chris Pacana? Here is his response to Ms. Patricia Bermudez-Hizon's question on "Who do you think will be the 2010 champions and why they have the edge?" in her Fit to Post at Yahoo! Philippines entitled NBA Finals fearless forecast.

Chris Pacana, Sta. Lucia Realtors: Lakers. Black Mamba is the edge. Michael Jordan is 6 for 6 in the finals. Kobe is mad he let one slip away. Not to mention the added length that Bynum provides along with Artest’s defensive presence. Defense will win it.

Kobe Bryant #24, LA Lakers (Black Mamba)
Photo Credits: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

Hmmm... I'm sorry Chris, but I am rooting for the Boston Celtics. Aside from Ray Allen, I love this man:

I had stumbled on someone's Multiply account and read that Chris Pacana's look-a-like is Deron Williams. Hmmmm... I don't know that man; so, I Googled for William's pictures and it somewhat satisfies my eyes.




What can you say?

Photo Credits: Civil Service Club

Hi guys, I just want you to know that despite the sad reality that our Chris Pacana had been put in the reserve list, I am Still Updating this blog. To know what had been added recently, just check on the What's New? section of the side bar.

I have seen several photos of him, but I decided not to share most of them for they were personal photos, and I respect Chris' private life.

If you had something to share (pictures, videos, or articles), just email me; and I'll gladly post it here.

Thanks! Keep on praying!

Last week, while checking on PBA Online, I noticed that Chris Pacana's name is not listed under Sta. Lucia Realtors roster. I checked his name immediately at the players list; but his name is nowhere to be found. I immediately message Sir RV, the site's administrator and owner, and asked why Chris' name is not in his list. It could be an honest mistake of removing/deleting his name from the list. But later I realized that it was something really disappointing.

My fairy told me last Saturday (and I believe you Chris Pacana fans have the right to know as well) about a very bad news - that Chris had been put in the reserve list. That was something that paints a frown on my face, and made me think, "That verdict is something that he does not deserve." However, there's nothing we can do about it. That's fate. Probably it is a way of rewriting his destiny and putting him into a much better team who could give him the "break" that he needed (I firmly hope so). Let us all just pray and hope the best for our Chris Pacana. May God bless his PBA career.

Let me leave you with my favorite picture of Chris. He did great here (10pts and 11rebounds if I remember it right). That was the sweetest smile of Chris (at least for me).



Chris, I'll still be seeing you at the hard court SOON!

It is really boring to watch a game without your favorite player in the hard court. I had gone tired of watching Sta. Lucia Realtors (SLR) games. For one, because I am really not a fan of the team; secondly, Coach Boyet Fernandez always sidelined Chris Pacana at the bench. I am just missing Chris' debut at Barangay Ginebra Kings (BGK) where he had an average of 16.50 minutes per game. Unlike now, where he only got a maximum of 2 minutes? Tell me, how can he possibly prove himself with that playing minutes? I believe coaches should trust his player sometimes to prove his worth; like what Coach Ryan Gregorio did to Chris Timberlake in their last game.

Anyhow, I had watched SLR's game last night knowing that Chris would play. Sadly, he just played for some minutes. His first few seconds on the floor, he had a floater against two or three San Miguel Beermen.


I also saw his confidence when he shot another basket [although he missed it]. But that move made me smile and think that he no longer fears of making a shot. I just do hope that he'll be given some more playing minutes. Wondering if the table would turn around last night if he had his fair share of playing time.

Sadly, they lost against SMB with 93-74 to end the game.

I am in search for a picture of Chris Pacana over the internet that I haven't shared yet here in his blogsite. Luckily, I stumbled upon this one. I just don't know when this photo/game took place. Obviously, this was a game between the Sta. Lucia Realtors and Barako Bulls.

I just hope to see him play big time soon.

Eliminations
Date	Opp	Mins	3-Points	FG	FT	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk
040710	DAL	2	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0
041110	TNT	6	0/0	0/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	0
050710	SMB	6	0/0	1/2	0/0	2	1	0	0	0

Previous Season Game Log

Last Wednesday, Sta. Lucia Realtors (SLR) battled with the reigning All Filipino Cup Champions, Derby Ace Llamados. For me, this would be hitting two birds with one stone: seeing my favorites [Chris Pacana and Kerby Raymundo] in one game. However, at the back of my head, I am somewhat hearing thoughts from Coach Boyet Fernandez that he won't be utilizing Chris' skills. On top of that, I heard that Kerby won't be playing for he was still nursing a knee injury. Most likely, my stone won't hit any bird at all. With that in mind, I chose to run with my bestfriend at UP Diliman's Academic Oval. Only to find out a day after that Chris actually played, for 2 minutes. Short. But still seeing him play is noteworthy. Good thing I was able to download that game. I will be watching it and hopefully crop the part where he did play and post it here. Which quarter did he play?

Yesterday, while I was still on the hype of my new Personal Record of 01:14:56 in my 10K run [conquering Buendia Flyover twice], I forgot that SLR is battling against Talk N' Text (TNT). And it's already late when I realized that. I, once more, missed SLR game. But the most disappointing of that was, I again failed to see Chris play [this time for 6 minutes].

He played... but I failed to watch. *sigh*

I won't cover-up for the joy that I felt back when Purefoods TJ Giants [now Derby Ace Llamados] earned the All Filipino Cup Trophy. It is exactly the same feeling I had when the Barangay Ginebra Kings won the Fiesta Conference back in the Chris Alexander days. Championship victory is indeed the sweetest.

All this reminiscing is brought about by my search for new articles having "Chris Pacana" in it. I had found this interesting statement from Mico Halili:

"Chris Pacana, with no team at the start of the conference, and here he is a few moments away...." - Mico Halili after Pacana sinked 2 free throws that sealed game7, and the championship, for Ginebra!

I believe, for players, victory will become sweeter when you had become a part of it. I just miss how Chris contribute largely in the victory of his team. Hope to witness one soon.

After being bombarded by a number of runs in the previous months, I made it a point to pamper myself by providing time in watching PBA. So far, so good. I haven't missed a single game yet of Sta. Lucia Realtors (SLR). But most of the time, I had gone tired of watching it that I whole-heartedly allow my sister to switch the channel. Not because the game's already a sure win/loss; but because I'm pretty sure that Coach Boyet Fernandez would no longer tap Chris Pacana to at least be on the hardcourt for a minute or two. I am silently annoyed and disappointed.

But of course I still hoped that they would win over their opponent. For winning and having more games would definitely mean having greater chances that Chris would be needed to at least relieve the tired legs of Ryan Reyes or Bon Bon Custodio.

A part of my heart is still hoping that Chris would be given a chance to show off his skills, if not in SLR, then in any other team.

I almost missed the game of Sta. Lucia Realtors (SLR) and Barako Bull Coffee Masters. Good thing I had waken myself up just in time before the first quarter started.

I believe, last conference, it was the Barako Bulls who ended at the lowest spot; thus, being an underdog against a much competitive SLR. But on how the things transpired during the game, and on the surprises that I had seeing the new roster of both teams, SLR bowed in their first game against the Barako Bulls with a score of 97-93. They had rallied from as much as 10 points deficit.

This conference is a battle not only with the all Filipino line-up, but with a reinforcement of an import. SLR's Anthony Johnson did great in the game. He had several surprising dunks [not to mention Kelly William's own version]. But Sammy Monroe's debut game is just brilliant. He gained 39 points and 11 monster rebounds.

Well, yeah, it was disappointing that SLR loses against the underdogs. Probably, Joseph Yeo's loss is a big factor here. BonBon Custodio, although played great too is not someone that could replace Yeo, I think.

Atop that disappointment, I am disappointed too for I was not able to see Chris Pacana play. I know he had trained well, he even played great in their practice game against the Smart Gilas. I hope he'll be given another chance to show off what he got.

Are you excited? The 2009-2010 Fiesta Conference of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will open this Sunday, March 21, 2010. And to start the conference right, the Sta. Lucia Realtors (SLR) will be trying to notch the first win against the Barako Energy Coffee Masters (BECM). You can see the complete schedule at PBA.PH. But for SLR fan base, I had collated their schedule here.

Game Date	Venue	Team (Dark)	Team (Light)	Result
Sunday March 21, 2010 4:00 PM	Araneta Coliseum	Barako	SLR	97-93
Friday March 26, 2010 7:30 PM	Cuneta Astrodome	SLR	BGK	86-72
Sunday March 28, 2010 6:30 PM	Ynares - Antipolo	ROS	SLR	84-77
Wednesday April 7, 2010 7:30 PM	Cuneta Astrodome	Derby Ace	SLR	86-79
Sunday April 11, 2010 4:00 PM	Ninoy Aquino Stadium	SLR	TNT	89-102
Sunday April 18, 2010 4:00 PM	Araneta Coliseum	SLR	Air21	106-98
Saturday May 1, 2010 5:00 PM	Ynares - Antipolo	Coca-Cola	SLR	94-108
Friday May 7, 2010 7:30 PM	Araneta Coliseum	SLR	SMB	74-93
Wednesday May 12, 2010 7:30 PM	Araneta Coliseum	Aces	SLR	87-91

Source: Bleacher's Brew | Rick Olivares

A couple of vids taken from the practice game between Sta. Lucia and Smart Gilas Pilipinas. The Realtors were without their import yet who is supposed to arrive next Monday. The National Team won 95-83 behind the excellent game of Chris Tiu, Mark Barroca, Greg Slaughter, Dylan Ababou, and Japeth Aguilar. Jayvee Casio is out for two weeks because of an injury. For Sta. Lucia, Kelly Wiliams, Marlou Aquino, Chris Pacana, and Joseph Yeo played well. Some nifty moves by Marlou! Wooo! Oh, the vids... not what I just described. Excerpts from the game. Was busy chatting too. Hahaha!

I was extremely shocked knowing that the Sta. Lucia Realtors (SLR) had exited the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) 35^th Season this early; I mean, in the wildcard face off against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (RoS).

I admit that I was unable to watch the game for the n^th time. I still have a Wedding and Debut Fair to attend to. I could count in my fingers the number of games that I had watched (including those of Purefoods'). I was that calm and confident that I would still be able to catch Chris Pacana's game in the quarter finals then. However, I was so wrong. I underestimate RoS. Probably because they (RoS) failed to win a game until they met up with the Alaska Aces (ranked #1 at that time, until now) in the first round of the eliminations.

But the game already ended, and I have to wait for the season to finish before I could get another look at Chris'. *sigh*

Chris Pacana did not play. *sigh* I thought that he was sick or something. But it turns out that Coach just do not need him at that moment. And I hate it.

Sometimes I was thinking, he's better off to the lowest team in the league, given that his talents will be utilized at its optimum; rather than be a part of the strongest team in PBA, and just spend the 48 minutes of the game on the bench.

I, for the n^th time, missed to watch the game of Sta. Lucia Realtors (SLR) against Alaska Aces. I can't really remember how many times I have been able to watch any of the PBA games this season.

Last night, while on the cab, I heard that the driver was listening to Radyo PBA. And so I listened attentively and heard that it was already 4^th Quarter, with a score of 75-79 in favor of Aces. I so thought, it was a close game. I am sorry that I had missed it. I was waiting for the commentator to mention Chris' name. But when he mentioned that it was Josh, I sit back and told myself that Chris was on the bench. Unfortunately for me, I had to alight the cab and failed to know who wins the game.

So, early this morning, I checked on PBA.ph to see who won. And unfortunately, it was Aces, giving them one foot closer to a semi-finals berth, and closing the doors to SLR on the other hand. At the back of my head, I am already thinking that maybe, just maybe, SLR fans might be throwing once more harsh and rude comments over Chris; cursing him that he is THE reason for SLR's loss. Gladly, SLR's official website isn't updated yet; and, PBA Online only got negative comments against the referees (which I agree 100%).

I browse over Chris' statistics and consoled myself that he had been Slowly Improving. I hope to see more of him in the succeeding games of SLR.

I know I haven't been posting something new here for a month now. But that doesn't mean that I had abandoned this website. It won't happen. I just had my Christmas vacation last December and that meant NO blogging for me. I wanted to rest my mind from the sponsored posts and everything. So to make up for the things that I missed, I had this post.

December 11, 2009 : SLR vs Coke (98 - 92)

News: Sta. Lucia tames Tigers Again

Statistics:

• 6 minutes played
• 1 rebound
• 2 assists

I was not able to watch the game. I really don't know what transpired during the game. But one thing's for sure, Pacana haters strikes again. They just don't get enough of their hate comments that even though SLR wins the game, they still throw trash on Chris.

December 16, 2009 : SLR vs BGK (93 - 88)

News: Inspired Josh puts SLR to Lucky '7'

Statistics:

• 15 minutes played
• 4 points
• 3 rebounds
• 3 assists

Again, I was not able to watch this game. But I am glad that SLR wins again vs Chris' former team. It is the sweetest revenge.

December 23, 2009 : SLR vs TNT (112 - 117)

News: Reyes Conference High Not Enough

Statistics:

• 3 minutes played
• 2 points
• 2 rebounds

Hmmm, does that little minutes played by Pacana contributed to SLR's loss? If he had played a bigger number of minutes, he might be able to contribute more, and Reyes could have rested much better and longer.

December 24, 2009 : Chris' Birthday


Happy Birthday Chris! Well, belated happy birthday! All I wish for you is good health and a wonderful career. Can you be a part of my favorite team? *smile*

January 6, 2010 : SLR vs ROS (95 - 91)

News: K-Will's Scores Big as SLR Wins


Statistics:

• 9 minutes played
  
• 4 points
• 4 rebounds
• 1 assist
• 2 steals

WOW! That's a pretty statistics. But, I am pretty sure too that his haters won't be able to see those contributions. Their eyes are blinded by Chris' flaws.

Anyhow, January 6 is something special because I received a present from Chris and his family. They were just so thoughtful that I am really speechless and overly grateful.



This Christmas card comes along with a Lucky Charm Bracelet customized for me using my birth date. I will posting about it at my personal blog. But the thought and feeling of being special to the family of Chris is really a wonderful feeling. Even if I haven't watched his games lately, I still remain as part of their lives. Thank you!

January 8, 2009 : BK vs SLR (79 - 83)

News: Unbelievable Yeo Does it Again

Statistics:

• 19 minutes played
• 2 points
• 3 rebounds
• 1 steal
  

Finally, I was able to watch the game. My last was October 31, 2009 (If I remember it right). As I watch, I am looking into what Chris had been contributing to the game and what the other SLR players are doing. And with my judgment, I believe that Pacana haters just shut their eyes and hopes on Chris. Okay, Josh is a speedy point guard, much like of a Paul Artadi. On the other hand, Chris is a slowly but surely type of PG. And I believe it is not his sole fault when someone cannot receive his assist or something. See his behind the back assist? Is it his fault that his teammate failed to deliver? And don't even tell me that Omolon's OFF night is also caused by him?

Basketball is a game played by a team. No ONE man can make or break it. I still remember back then when I am cheering for Johnny A's Alaska days. He scored 50 plus points, but they still lost the ballgame. It is just one of the many manifestations that basketball is a team effort.

Sometimes, I wish that Chris could go back to BGK, the time when JayJay is injured and the main PG was Artadi. It was when almost everyone appreciated him - most especially his witty defensive stops. Well, I just think that I MISS THIS - posting in this blog and providing Chris the support that he needed from his fans.