emotional investment in the game -
saw it a couple of times. You never know with a late addition coming in from a different culture (different culture in basketball terms and life terms) how they are going to mesh - but pretty clear the dude just loves ball and loves to compete and gets fired up to play.
That's great at any position, but a little more important given that the role we need him for involves, among other things, being a physical defender.
These pics of him on the bench provide a little glimpse.
https://twitter.com/BYUMBB/status/1854005211477754131