That timeline doesn’t really fit. Khmel hadn’t moved on from NSWIS/AA until October 2004 when matt had already been out of the sport for 3 years and the coach that inherited the hard drive and oft used that exact quote didn’t do so until November 2005 and he never coached Matt.
I think you may be confused with the suggestion that he should train with MK in '00 and actually going to JG instead.