"I really liked the coaches, Coach Guthridge who invited me to come here and I also respect Coach Dean Smith a lot even though I didn't talk to him."
Jake avoided talking about the players because it would be weird no matter what he said because of the current situation he was in after all he knew he was being ignored and excluded from the team because of sponsorship.
But they also had a lot of respect and were even a fan of some players like Vince Carter, so if he spoke badly it would be normal for the situation he was in and Charlie would not enjoy listening, and if he spoke well as he thought it would look like he was just being fake.
Luckily Charlie understood Jake's dilemma and didn't press the issue anymore, after all, he knew the team wasn't doing something right either and luckily everyone had already forgotten about it.
