He emphasizes the importance of keeping one's word and honoring commitments made to young players to build trust and set an example.

“these kids who I have now my 2026 class they were they were incoming freshman and I told them man by the time you guys are Juniors I'll coach you guys and this was their this was their junior year so it was one of those things where I just had to honor my word you know even when I had my doubts like”

He believes that consistent, genuine care from mentors is more valuable to him than receiving material support or transactional relationships.

“When they show consistency of caring about me instead of wanting from me. Yeah. Cuz I'm somebody that read the room, I know what's going on. I can see somebody text me how you doing and then boom, can I hold this? Come right after. Straight up. When you know somebody show me the consistency of, man,”