Craig eager to fit in with TNT teammates

PBA IMAGES

ANTIPOLO CITY—TNT import Michael Craig filled up the stat sheets in his first PBA game with a triple-double in their 106-96 win over Kia in the Governors’ Cup.

Craig led the KaTropa with 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists, and he knows that what he does is all for the improvement of his chemistry with his TNT teammates.

“I think it should be me fitting in with them, I’m the import,” said Craig Friday at Ynares Sports Center here in Antipolo. “And I feel like I’m doing a great job in that aspect.”

TNT played its first game of the Governors’ Cup later than the other teams in the league as the KaTropa played in the Commissioner’s Cup Finals, and Craig used the time between the two conferences to get acquainted better with his teammates.

“I’ve been here a little bit earlier,” said Craig, who was with TNT during the six-game series against eventual champions San Miguel. “So I’ll see how every thing works and how every thing goes. And I think I got to feel how they like to play.”

And Craig, despite not playing in the San Miguel series, added that the Beermen are already in his sights.

“I’m definitely looking forward to it,” said Craig. “I would definitely want to play in that game because of the intensity, I love their players, they’re competitive and I just want to go out and be part of that competitiveness.”