Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes
Richard Dale Barnesis the current head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team, a post he has held since 2015...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 July 1954
acted beat beaten looking team
I'm not going to take anything away from them because I thought they beat us in every way you could be beaten today. From looking at my team out there, I thought they acted like it was going to be (like the first game) again.
forced
I keep harping on turnovers. They forced some of those, some they didn't.
america atlantic best coach coast conference desire jobs quite
If you want me to be quite blunt, I've got one of the best jobs in America. I have no desire to coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference or any other part of the country.
knew
I knew he'd make it back, ... He never pouted.
game next win
I just want to win the next game we play, and then the next one after that. All I know is, we can't let down.
game good wants
The game is important to him. He wants to be really good at it.
defend environment good great hard memphis team
The environment was great and to come in here and find a way to get it done is huge. I feel good for our guys. Memphis is a very hard team to defend because of the way they play.
draft explore good players rule
This is a good rule put in place for players to explore their draft position.
confident count feed guys knocking
A.J. has the 'it' factor. He's a confident player. When he's being aggressive, knocking down shots, our guys feed off him. We've come to really count on him.
case couple depends games next week
You could probably make a case today. (But) there's too many games this week. It's an important week for a lot of people. It depends on what we do these next couple of games.
basketball chase commitment dream early education five four last leave major playing reason reflection school score seniors success sure true year
The major reason for our score is we had four of our five seniors leave school early last year to chase their dream of playing professionally. I'm not sure the score is a true reflection to the commitment and success we've had when it comes to education in our basketball program.
seem trend
It does seem like there's a trend of doing that.
anywhere terrific
He's a terrific guard. He can play anywhere at any level.
character
They play with so much character and heart.