You can blame Thomas for acquiring a punk named Nate Robinson, who is 5-7 and has to always show he's so much bigger than that. I was on Bill Mazer's radio show in Westchester the other day, said I was afraid that one night Robinson is going to incite an oncourt riot. He wasn't the worst culprit, but he should get a nice suspension from Stu Jackson, already reviewing the case.
Six months ago, Thomas drafted Mardy Collins, whose tackle foul around the neck of J.R. Smith in the final two minutes began the brawl. Soon, there was Robinson in the middle of it, fists up, looking to rumble, then getting tackled himself into the third row by Smith. Afterward, Robinson said the Nuggets shouldn't have had their starters on the court with Denver up 20 points.
It was laughable to hear Robinson talk about sportsmanship. Ironically, a few weeks ago, Robinson, after getting in trouble for botching that well-documented bounce-the-ball-off-the-court dunk in Cleveland, said he'd only try it in the future if his team was up 20