Quentin Richardson claimed he has no problems about Isiah Thomas making inquiries into Ron Artest, as volatile as Richardson is steady. Plus, Q won't be suspended for the first seven games like Artest.

"I have no issues,'' Richardson told me. "Whatever Coach Thomas does is for the betterment of the team. That's not my place to say (if we need him). That's why we have management. They'll do everything they think that needs to get done.''