[ThePundit]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Isiah Thomas' quick third-quarter hook of Quentin Richardson led to a wild bench altercation that illustrated the mounting frustration and chaos of Team Titanic II.

Just 1:26 into the second half, Thomas yanked Richardson, who's endured a horrendous season as the starting small forward. Richardson, as he came to the bench, yelled at Thomas, who shot up out of his seat and went after the Knicks veteran.

Assistant coach Herb Williams hopped out of his chair to restrain Thomas, who in seconds settled down. Thomas walked over to Richardson's seat, knelt, chatted with him calmly for a few seconds before patting his side. Williams perhaps prevented a fistfight.

TENSION BOILS BETWEEN 'Q' AND HIS COACH

Herb should have let them go- Like a hockey fight..That would have been the most exciting thing to happen to the Knicks in the last 4 years.

[EmpireWF]

Imagine, a coach kicking a player's ass. That would have been a cherry on the top, right?

[azrael492]

They should have let them fight. Maybe that would have gotten rid of Isiah.

[EmpireWF]

Jeff Van Gundy tries to prevent his players from fighting, gets hit in the process.

Isiah Thomas sick and tired of horrible players, nearly gets into a fist-fight with one of his own.

May be apples and oranges but JVG was sooooo much better. (Isiah did respond to a catcall from a fan by saying Knick fans ran JVG out of town)