Troy 'n' Tautuaa

Good, but not great... yet.
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One was hyped to be a dominant, beast-like of a well-traveled basketball player. A human-imagining of a raging bull gifted with size, speed and athleticism. The other was billed to be the second-coming of all the homegrown greats at his position, combining hustle with range and dexterity.

Two games in, we have yet to see the kind of impact that was expected of both men. Two games in, and we could dismiss all the hype right now and say that there is definitely room for improvement.

Maybe, a lot of it.

The 1st and 2nd overall picks of the 2015 PBA Draft, the Talk 'n' Text Tropang Texters 6"7 duo of Moala Tautuaa and Troy Rosario have been solid thus far though a bit unimpressive. For one, Tautuaa was already making headlines even before he made it known that he wanted to play in the PBA, strutting his slam dunking, beastly ways over at the ASEAN Basketball League. The transition should've been easier, since TNT was a team without a true center ever since Ali Peek opted to retire.

Tautuaa was supposed to be the answer.