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
basketball coming five good people ranked six start team three top
Coming in, they were like us, a team that's up there. They start three seniors, and they are a good basketball team. If people thought they were just going to go away, you don't get ranked in the top five or six in the preseason if you don't have a good team.
ball consistency point question
Consistency. I've said to this team, 'If we've got to get a basket, what would we do?' There's no question that at some point we'll put the ball in his hands.
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We did a better job in the second half of taking care of the ball. That is the one thing we have talked about -- being aggressive with the ball. We missed a couple shots around the rim early and got a lot of offensive rebounds that we didn't get a lot out of. But over the course of the game, it turned out a lot like I expected it.
aggressive daniel plays question
There's no question when Daniel plays aggressive and plays to his abilities, we're at our best.
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There's no question. They're not going to take Penn lightly. They know better than that, and they know they're going to have to play good basketball to be successful.
effort left regular terrific week
We got a terrific effort from everyone. But we know we've got another week left in the regular season.
built guys team
We've got some guys who are comfortable scoring. Our team is not built around one player.
daniel playing team thinking
We have to have Daniel playing and thinking that way for this team to play to its potential.
difference obviously
That was obviously the difference in him, having to be on the bench.
expecting learned quit regardless time win worrying
I wasn't expecting us to be a No. 1. I learned a long time to quit worrying about that. Regardless of where we're seeded, we have to go out and win games.
game good win
We have one game left. If we're good enough to win the league, we'll win it.
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We really beat an outstanding team today. This is a team that we respect as much as any team we have played this year and the fact that they play hard. They compete every possession.
conference middle race realize
We realize we're in the middle of a conference race. We're not going to take anything for granted.
against daniel kansas presence proved step win
We proved against Kansas we can win without Daniel being a big presence for us on offense. You don't want to see that. But if it happens, in those 40 minutes, you've got to find someone else who can step up and get it done for you.