Seriously Isiah Thomas, You Are Now A Coach, Act Like One

Isiah Thomas in his playing days had a reputation of being a hard nosed, tough player. Now he's an NBA coach and seems to think he can still carry that attitude towards the players on the opposing teams. The latest events with San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen on Saturday showed us why.

Bowen accused Thomas of threatening him during the game, saying the coach said he would "break his neck." Thomas became upset because he felt Bowen was intentionally sticking his foot under Jamal Crawford as the Knick guard was leaving his feet to take a jump shot, a tactic that Bowen has been accused of by Vince Carter and Ray Allen. Both Thomas and Bowen were called for technical fouls.

Thomas also shouted to his players that the "next time (Bowen) does that, break his --- foot."

The incident came one day after Thomas said before the Knicks-Rockets game how he would have reacted during his playing days if someone had used a similar method.

"I'd beat the --- out of somebody," Thomas said Friday. "Really, I would --- murder them. ... There's certain things you don't do."

Sure Bowen certainly does things during games that are questionable, but for a coach to say he was going to break his neck, that's going overboard.

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