MO Tautuaa is glad to work with Serbian trainer Stefan Stojacic as the Filipinos brace for a tough draw in the 2020 Fiba 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Stojacic, a member of the Serbian squad that won the 3x3 World Cup title, is handling the Philippine team preparing for the qualifiers set March 18 to 22 in Bangalore, India.
"Just to pick his mind and know how he does it, he is Mr. Robot for a reason. Being a robot means you don't stop. That means he is pretty good," said Tautuaa. "If I can anything be like coach Stefan, the better it will be for us."
Tautuaa was part of the Gilas squad that copped the gold in the 30th Southeast Asian Games and he understands there is much to do as the Philippines guns for a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics later this year.
"It's definitely a different sport compared to five-on-five," said the San Miguel center.
Tautaa and Philippine SEA Games teammate CJ Perez are teaming up with 3x3 pro circuit veterans Joshua Munzon and Alvin Pasaol for the Olympic qualifying.
"We just want to get good looks for the team and bring in a bigger body inside to make sure that we hold down on defense. Protecting the rim is not really a thing in 3x3, so it's just bringing another big body and help even out the playing field for us," said the Fil-Tongan.
"They are fastracking us here and we are getting a hang of it and picking up traction."
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