I have been a big supporter of Monty over the years. He knows basketball inside and out but he is not a leader of people. He is extremely insecure and immature. Monty is the guy that can and will only do things his way. He will not surround himself with good established coaches because of these personal flaws he has. The writing was on the wall years ago when he couldn’t get along with coach Todd Thompson. Thompson had many great Illinois connections and I believe Monty saw him as a threat to his job.