You seem to think that being a jock-sniffer of young men you have no professional reason to be around makes you the second coming of Hank Iba, but it actually makes you a major league creepster.
Here's a thought experiment: What would Jerome Dyson's most likely response have been had a friend of his seen the two of you talking and asked Jerome "who is that guy"?
(A) "That's my man. He's helping me take my game to the next level."
(B) "Just a cool guy I don't know really well, but he's always got super solid, actionable advice to make me a better player and person."
(C) "Some balloon knot I don't know talking bullsh_"
DAVE CARLSON: This is funny, almost Fishy level