I just listened to episode 7 of the Road Trippin' podcast, which is Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye's podcast. I think this is where all the flat-Earth stuff started.
And I gotta say... I don't think he was trolling. He seems to be legitimately think that the Earth is flat. He also seems to be convinced of some kind of conspiracy theory about Neil Armstrong never having actually walked on the moon and that there's a lot of shady business surrounding the JFK assassination.
So he's a conspiracy theory guy. He doesn't trust a lot of the information a lot of us assume is correct because we're told by some authority.
He also comes off to me as someone who generally cares about people, fwiw.
I gotta listen to that.
(Listened to it)
He talks to people with a therapist vibe maybe because he probably has a psychotherapist. He believes in aliens, and he really does believe the earth is flat. He has had Matrix moments where everything is a facade. Believing in far-out stuff like that, true or not, has the power to drive someone nutty, and it appeals to the already nutty. Now I get why he repeats "reality" and "reality-based", he has to remind himself, center himself, because someone else he talks to is guiding him to remind himself and not sound like a nutjob. We've got ourselves not just a rambler, but a genuine headcase! I say that with respect. I love it. It makes him interesting. He could still average 30 pts and win us a championship, anyway, so it doesn't ultimately matter.
Edit: He says his dad was like a mini Joe Jackson, so his emphasis on perfecting his craft is not just lip service. He must have an unquenchable thirst to be a perfect player. Hopefully Stevens can channel that drive into defense a little.