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
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We know in one game, one 40-minute game, anything can happen. Any team that's playing right now has got a chance.
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Ask me in a week or so and I'll tell you. I don't know. Sometimes I think I do, sometimes I'm not sure. I haven't thought about it much. I believe that if you work and you go about your business the way you need to every day, and if you keep focused and don't allow outside things to creep in and if you're chasing something and if you stay with it, handle the ups and downs, I think that some way, somehow, something good will happen.
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A year ago we were fighting to get into the NCAA tournament.
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Back in the beginning of the season when I was looking at the schedule I knew it was going to be a tough finish for us.
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That's just stupidity. It's like the Indianapolis Colts (who won their first 13 games). We're six games in; teams are going to get better.
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You've just got to be impressed with the fact that they went through their league, won it, and are right here with everybody else still playing.
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You're not playing this time of year if you're not a good basketball team.
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You're always going to be disappointed when you don't win. It's over and done with. Our No. 1 goal now is the NCAA tournament. We're one of 65 teams and we hope to be the last one standing.
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They do a great job of creating offense with their defense. Out front, if you don't handle the ball well, those turnovers usually result in easy baskets at the other end.
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This might be the worst game he's had shooting 3s, but he did a great job at the free throw line. With those five assists, it was a real good night for him.
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There might be nights where the offense isn't there. The bottom line is, Daniel has really been excellent on the defensive end.
tight time
This is what it is this time of year. For us to do what we did today, in a tight game, it was terrific.
character
They play with so much character and heart.
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Anyone close to our program knows the kind of kid and person he is. He knew a lot of the things that happened were his fault. He said he would fix it, and he did. I'm not sure I ever coached a player that spent as much time improving the kind of person he is as he did improving his basketball game.