Butiki Bullets: Tuesday October 13

• Japeth Aguilar is on his way out of Burger King and on his way to TNT. BK, as usual, is looking to acquire draft picks instead of players who can actually help the team win. Rey Joble of Manila Standard guesses that the Whoppers are looking at Barako Bull's draft pick, which is owned by the Tropang Texters from a previous deal. If this pushes through, BK potentially owns the top three picks of the 2010 PBA draft.

• Frankie Lim and Ato Agustin deserve credit for leading their respective teams to a playoff for the top spot in the NCAA. But man, how fortunate are these guys with their rookie classes? Usually, rooks take time to get used to playing in the league but San Beda's Sudan Daniel and Rome dela Rosa and San Sebastian's Ian Sangalang, Calvin Abueva and Ronald Pascual are all such gems that both teams barely even miss last year's veterans.

• Does the RP Patriots have the firepower to keep up with the Singapore Slingers?

• Nice little feature on UE mentor Lawrence Chongson on Bleachers Brew. I may have given coach Lawrence a lot of flak this year, but the man is a class act. Remember their Game 2 win in the UAAP finals? Instead of dribbling out the clock, UE guard Paul Zamar decided he wanted in on the scoring action and took a last second three-pointer to beat the buzzer. Chongson was visibly upset at his ward for not taking the higher road. After rushing to Norman Black to say some quick apologies, Chongson went right at Zamar and chided the youth for the act. Shots when the game is out of reach has been a common practice in Philippine basketball, unlike in other countries where it is perceived as a lack of sportsmanship. Still, it's nice to see a coach that taking so strong a stand on the matter.