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
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.
clean saw talk
I saw it. It was a clean block. There's no need to talk any more about it.
basketball doubted good guys kept tough tremendous
Our guys showed a tremendous will to win. We had some tough times, but we kept believing, and our guys never doubted they were a good basketball team.
ball good job minutes played rotation smarter
I thought the first 20 minutes we were outstanding defensively. I thought we played smarter defensively, and I thought we did a good job of corralling to the ball and rotation was pretty good for the most part.
athletic create defensive effort good great maybe realize seen
I thought they were great defensively, maybe as good a defensive effort as I've seen this year. They really realize their athletic ability. They can create a lot of problems.
aggressive couple decisions fact free good guys happy job last needed pushed run seven situation stayed staying throws
I thought our guys did a good job of staying aggressive the last couple of minutes. We probably didn't make as many good decisions as we needed to be making in that situation but, overall, when they made their run and got back in it, we stayed with it. We pushed it back out there and made some free throws at the end. I'm happy with the fact that we had only seven turnovers and the job we did on the boards.
missed night obviously situation taller
I think it was a situation on this night that (Tech) missed a lot of shots. We were obviously taller and longer, so we could get those rebounds.
game good win
We have one game left. If we're good enough to win the league, we'll win it.
beat compete fact played respect team year
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.
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.