His complaining about not wanting to put more on his back sure reminds me of Jack’s “I don’t want to be a role model for anybody”. I suspect he’s turned over to the Jack side more than we think. He’s probably just as disillusioned as Jack was when we got Curry and nixed the Amare deal, especially if the story is true that Rowell promised to bring a vet around Monta and Jack. Now I think he just wants to do his own thing and not worry about anyone else, like Jack.

If he had said something like “I cannot do any more than what I’m doing now. I need help”, then I can respect that, because it means he’s giving all he can as a leader, and there’s no shame in asking for help at that point. But the way he talked about wanting someone else to fill Jack’s shoes, it sounds to me like he doesn’t want to be a leader, or he doesn’t want to lead the youth movement here.

like this quote:

And we’re trying to get better as a defensive team. And now, who we got now that’s going to play defense? We got me. And who else?

While it’s true that Monta has put effort into playing defense, and it’s true that our other players aren’t exactly defensive specialists, this quote reeks of the “It ain’t me”, “It’s everyone else’s fault” attitude that we heard so often from Jack (there goes his influence again). That’s the path to alienating your teammates.

Well Monta, all eyes are now on you in the next few weeks to see how much of a spoiled brat you are.

what happened to the monta that didn’t talk much but when he did it was positive? that didn’t get frustrated on the court but just played and had the occasional smile? oh ya.. he jumped on a moped and ruined his career