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What do players think when a girl friend zones them?

I matched with a guy on Tinder and, after meeting him a couple times, realized he was a big time player. After inviting me to his house twice and me rejecting him for sex, he stopped talking to me.

A while later I ran into him and he gave some off-handed excuse why he stopped texting. I told him not to worry and we went our way. Later that night (when I was drunk) I told him we should just be friends and nothing more.

Since then he messages me out of the blue, has asked to hangout, suggested road trips, and offered to help me work on my car. We've hung out once and during that time kept making flirty comments. I'm annoyed because I genuinely just want to be his friend, but I feel like he has some ulterior motive.

I would be interested in dating him if he wasn't a player as we get along pretty well. However, due to his life choice I have completely dismissed the possibility of him ever being more than a friend. Should I subtly friend zone him again? I'm afraid I've mistaken this new "friendship" as a ploy to sleep with me, and that he'll eventually give up (when I don't give in) and I'll lose said friendship with him.
What do players think when a girl friend zones them?
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