In one of his videos he was learning to drive a stick shift car, so that is where it came from. I think he got mad about it because the university made him take them off Youtube, and he might've taken the comment to be making fun of him for that. Doesn't make too much sense to me either.
I agree with all of your comments. I thought Brandon Lopez struggled with his shot when he got in. Steele was the best out there by far. I thought Lester played with a lack of confidence, but that is understandable considering the competition. Tarwater didn't impress me at all, but in the one game I saw Hood play he blew me away with his talent. Like you said, it was too bad that Lester, Brandon, and the Tarwater kid all got on the same team that was already loaded with talent.