Chris Pacana

Chris Pacana had played in the Fall 2007 Season (6th season) for the Superstar Basketball League in Southern California (October - December 2007) for the #1 Stunners of the Diamond Division.

Caught Up
By Rocky Anciano
Contributing Writer
Black Out vs. 1 Stunners
DIAMOND DIVISION
4 p.m.

As the 1 Stunners continue to be a threat to the league, constantly setting the bar high with new prospects and veterans alike, will this be their year? They are already starting better then they have in seasons before with an 0-2 record.

Black Out will be playing their second game of the day, the first of which against Young Gunnaz, a team that defeated 1 Stunners by a mere three points. Will fatigue set in, only to make the circumstances extenuating as they already are? They will be facing two of the most elite teams in SSBL history and if they can make an undefeated run for today, expect some a big shift of fan loyalty to Black Out.

1 Stunners have made key acquisitions right before the lock, especially with Kenneth Ubom looking comfortable in black/pink uniform. He dropped a season high 55 points in the lowly Platinum Division – can he do the same in Diamond especially with Chris Pacana dropping game high seven dimes last Sunday in a 34 point victory against Hardest Out?

Black Out begs to differ. "This isn't Gold or Platinum Division" - can easily be read from Frost aka Keith Allen's grill when he went for 39 points last Sunday against Team Play.

"When you have players putting their nicknames on the roster, that's when you know you've established your reputation in SSBL. That name will carry on forever when you're in this league," commented a stats keeper.


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Midway
By Ghost Writer
Contributing Writer
Black Out vs. 1 Stunners
DIAMOND DIVISION
4 p.m.


"I'd put the ball in Mark's (Pagdilao) hands right now and have him nail the game winner on Shane's grill," said a Black Out rival.

"Actually, I'd have the rookie, Mousse, run the clock and dish it out. He'll find Big Ken and he will hit the big shot," said an Association fan.

"Well, what's Fresh Prince doing dribbling the ball. He ain't actually gonna take the last shot is he?" questioned a puzzled Stunners fan.

Reigning MVP Keith Allen is no stranger to these clutch situations but my main man blew it against the Stunners going winless on their double-header weekend. Final score said it all, 68-66, and you know "Frost" doesn't take losses too kindly. Deuce-deuce, 11 off the glass, and 2 swats. All that for two losses? DeMay was working the boards with 8 and Bim Okemriboye finished with 4 from long distance and Bim was the second leading scorer with 16.

"Bear" had a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. My main man, Bear, had a double-double by the 1st half and he looked like he was the only Stunner playing when they were down, 44-36. Unfortunately for Bear, he fouled out of the game and he's my dude and all but how is an All Superstar, All Galaxy, All Universe gonna cry about the refs hating him. Bear, you're my main man and all but you're All Superstar Power Forward... refs don't hate you. Crying to lil' man about your falls won't do anything, specially when the refs hate on him every time he's on the court.

C-Pac continues to shine at the 1 spot dishing a team-high, 4 dimes and finishing with 8 boards. The team logged 10 dimes and their now 3rd in that category dishing 10.3 apg. Kenneth Ubom finished with 13 and on a drive to the lane for a dunk, had his shot dunk attempt blocked by Frost who finished with a team-high 2 blocks. Terrance Martin was the leading scorer for Stunners last week but finished this week as the second-leading scorer with 13 and 4 dimes. He burned 13 seconds from the clock before taking a shot at the baseline putting the Stunners up 68-66, game over, Black Out two game slide. G-Dub and im-out.

Chris Pacana had played in the Fall 2007 Season (6th season) for the Superstar Basketball League in Southern California (October - December 2007) for the #1 Stunners of the Diamond Division.

Week 3
By Ghost Writer
Contributing Writer
1 Stunners vs. Hardest Out
DIAMOND DIVISION
1 p.m.


Terrence Martin led the Stunners with 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Stunners convincingly won over Hardest Out, 85-51.

The Stunners front line was unstoppable in the 1st half putting the game away by halftime, 52-22. Kenneth Ubom finished with 13 points while Alex "Bear" Ivezaj led the team with 19 points and 2 steals. Chris Pacana led the team with 7 dimes and his options are unlimited specially when the Stunners forwards are on fire. GM Mark Pagdilao finished with 13 points after connecting for 3 three-pointers. The team dished 20 assists opposed to Hardest Out's 7.

Hardest Out was led by Kenny and he finished with 21 points and a team-high 3 assists. Justin Barksdale was the second leading scorer with 11 points and he finished with 2 blocks and 10 rebounds. Jordan Call also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The team played with just 5 players and GM Kameron Johnson is having a difficult time leading his team to their first "W". The team will face Parking Lot Pimps in Week 4.

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Chris Pacana had played in the Fall 2007 Season (6th season) for the Superstar Basketball League in Southern California (October - December 2007) for the #1 Stunners of the Diamond Division.

Week 1
By Hanz Jimenez
Contributing Writer
Young Gunnaz vs. 1 Stunners
DIAMOND DIVISION
5 p.m.


The 1 Stunners season started off slow as evident as their 22-12 first quarter deficit as Young Gunnaz held off a late Stunners run, 52-49.

GM Mark Pagdilao has been pressured to pick up players and his biggest acquisition was point guard, Chris Pacana. The rookie standout from the PBA scored 8 points and led his new team with 8 rebounds. "I know that guy...he played point guard for Ayala right? His addition makes the Stunners faster and because they're lacking in size, teams might overlook them if they're not careful," said a team analyst. Terrance Martin led the Stunners with 15 points and he grabbed a team high, 3 steals. Alex "Bear" Ivezaj is focusing more on defense with the Stunners as he blocked 2 shots and finished with just 7 points. Reigning Gold Division Finals MVP, Kenneth Uboom also joined the Stunners and once the chemistry issues have been worked out, the Stunners might be back as one of the elite teams in the Diamond Division.

Young Gunnaz was led by Andrew Knox's 17 points and 8 rebounds. The former rookie of the season had the luxury of playing with JR Resse last season but now the scoring burden will rely heavily on him and their General Manager, "Flight". The Stunners made sure Alphonso was on lock and he was limited to just 7 points in his season-opener. "Didn't the Stunners try to pick him up last season? Looking at the Spring 2007 All Star Highlight video, those two (Mark Pagdilao and Alphonso White) looked good playing together. I guess we'll have to wait for another All Star Game," said a team analyst. Rookie players, Amos Battle and Chris Davidson scored 7 points and 5 respectively. Chris and veteran Kenny Ali tied a team-high with 3 steals and Chris was the second leading rebounder with 7 boards.

The team out-rebounded their opponents, 28-18 but the game was virtually even once the Stunners erased the 1st half deficit with the score 27-24 at half time. The Stunners gained control in the beginning of the 2nd half until Young Gunnaz regained the lead in the middle of the 4th quarter. Young Gunnaz are now 2-1 in season-openers while the Stunners are 1-3.

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Thanks to Par U. Paro for the pictures... Cheers...

A review of Coke's previous game performance (courtesy of Pacana's game)

Pacana- previous game's hero

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Arboleda and Pacan struggle for possession of the ball

Dominic Uy reads a fan mail about Chris changing shoes in the previous game, Digmaan ng mga Dragon at Tigre ... something like: "dapat bilihan ng Coke management ng isang dosenang sapatos na katulad ng pinagpalit na sapotos ni Chris dahil ma-swerte yung shoes na iyon". (Coke won in that game with Chris as 'Player na Walang Katulad'.

Chris responds to the fan mail, saying that there wasn't anything special with those shoes. He had to change because the first pair was a new pair and they weren't that comfortable to wear yet.

Game story: "Patay Kung Patay" - David vs. Pacana

Fourth Quarter

Pacana rallies for a win

Chris gets coach's instructions

Fourth Quarter

another 4th quarter photo

Pacana trying to save the team's fate

Pacana shoots, reducing Coke's deficit. Coke lost by 2 pts. (110-112)

Biggest reason for Realtors’ huge turnaround (From www.pba.com.ph)

Sta. Lucia’s Kelly Williams, the top overall pick in this year’s Draft, is looking to help his team make the biggest turnaround in the league in the last nine years.

The 6-foot-5 workhorse of the Realtors, who can play the 2-3-4-5 positions, is one of the big reasons for Sta. Lucia’s currently being at the top of the team standings of the Talk ‘N Text-PBA Philippine Cup with their 5-1 slate and typifies the new-found vigor and athleticism of the SLR franchise.

Williams, whose mother -- the former Andrea Castro – is from Cebu, is leading his team in scoring and rebounding with his 15.0 ppg and 11.8 rpg averages, one of only two players in the league to do so, the other being Talk ‘N Text Asi Taulava, whose 17.9 ppg and 12.4 rpg norms are best at the Phone Pals camp.

A product of Oakland University, Williams is the only rookie averaging in double figures in rebounding and is ranked third overall behind the 13.3rpg of Barangay Ginebra’s Rudy Hatfield and Taulava. He is also one of only seven players currently averaging a double-double and his 1.2 shotblocks per game is tied for sixth overall in the conference.

Williams made the loudest noise in the Realtors' last three games, two of which they've won against league giants Red Bull and Talk `N Text. He capped the team's 102-90 rout of the Phone Pals in San Fernando, Pampanga last week with a career-high 25 points and a solid 11-rebound performance.

No other previous No. 1 pick in recent years is creating such a big ripple since Marlou Aquino, ironically a teammate of Williams now at Sta. Lucia. Aquino created a huge impact during his rookie year with Ginebra in 1996 and was rewarded with Rookie of the Year honors at season’s end.

Ginebra recorded a franchise-worst 5-25 win-loss record in 1995 but went 35-29 – an astounding 30-win turnaround -- when the 6-foot-9 center arrived the following season, capping it with a runner-up finish to Alaska in the 1996 Governors Cup.

The 6-foot-9 Aquino averaged 9.0 rebounds and 2.8 block shots – both bests among locals – and a third-best 17.9 points per game in his freshman season.

The Sonny Jaworski-coached Ginebra squad reaped more dividends with Aquino during the 1997 season when it trounced Alaska to capture the '97 Commissioner's Cup and also finished second to Purefoods in the All-Filipino Cup.

Williams is also tops among rookies in average minutes played (37.0) and is second in scoring and shotblocks, next only to this year’s second overall pick, Arwind Santos. The versatile forward out of Far Eastern U is averaging 15.9 points, 1.8 shotblocks and 9.8 rebounds, which is ranked second to Williams among all freshmen and is ninth overall.

Welcoat's pair of big men in JunJun Cabatu and JayR Reyes are ranked third and fourth among rookies in the scoring department, with averages of 12.6 and 11.1, respectively, while No. 4 pick Lewis Alfred Tenorio of San Miguel Beer shows the way in the assists department (3.2) and in the assist-turnover ratio (2.7).

Another unheralded greenhorn named Chris Pacana of Coca-Cola is the best rookie as far as steals is concerned (1.2) while Sta. Lucia's Mark Isip tops the Class of `06 in field goal percentage (58.6%).

It's too early yet how far can Williams bring the Realtors or if he can follow in the footsteps of Aquino, but he still has the rest of the season to prove his worth.

Other current rookie leaders include Tenorio, best in 2-point field goal (68.2%), Cabatu in 3-point field goal (45.5%) and Purefoods' Boyet Bautista in free throw percentage (100%, 4-for-4). (DBC)

Credits: SunStar Cebu

THE Coca Cola Tigers outlasted the Welcoat Dragons, 92-86, in yesterday’s Talk N’ Text 2006 PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

The Tigers, who played without Ali Peek, Will Antonio and Neil Raneses, clawed their way back into the game after falling behind by 11 points with a roaring endgame rally.

Allan Salangsang and Chris Pacana starred in the Tigers’ come-from-behind victory as their heroics in the last two minutes of the final quarter allowed Coca Cola to steal the glory from the Dragons.

Salangsang dished out a double-double performance as he tallied a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Pacana etched a career-high of 18 points in helping the Tigers secure the victory.

Rob Wainwright stretched the Dragons’ edge to five points, 80-75, after completing a three-point play but Pacana replied with a booming trey in the next play and teammate Joseph Yeo made a lay-up off a Dragons miss to level the count to 80-all in the last 2:12.

That turned out to be the turning point of the game as the Tigers made another five-to-nothing spurt courtesy of Pacana’s three-point bomb and Denok Miranda’s twinner in the last 1:15.

The Dragons refused to give up as Jojo Tangkay replied with a three-point conversion in the ensuing play, keeping his team in the thick of things as time dwindled down to 1:12 with Welcoat just behind by two, 83-85.

Endgame

Salangsang, who was five-of-eight in the three-point area, however, took charge in the endgame as he pulled another trey with only 54 ticks left seconds left to seal the win.

“With only nine men to shuffle, I just told the boys to cling together and work together. If we could do that, something good might happen,” said Coca-Cola coach Binky Favis, who worked the game without veteran center Ali Peek (injured knee) and shooters Antonio (groin injury) and Raneses (family problem).

“Sometimes when you work hard, you get lucky,” Favis added.

Their only third win in seven games was a breather for the Tigers who went into the game still reeling from a 75-102 blowout against Barangay Ginebra last Thursday and a 71-81 defeat against the Dragons last Oct.8.

Thanks to Salangsang, who made the big shots when they needed it, Coke was able to avenge that upset loss against Welcoat in their first meeting.

It was another frustrating game for Welcoat, which controlled the game throughout only to blow it in the closing minutes. The Dragons fell to a 2-5 (win-loss) card with their third straight loss.

Last Friday, The Dragons also went down in defeat against the Red Bull Barakos, 77-80, after leading by as many as 17 points.

Jojo Tangkay scored 25 points to show the way for the Dragons. (JAF with PBA Media Bureau)