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
coming great happened last sure switching team worried
I was worried coming in because it was a team we know. I am not sure what happened on that last play because we were switching everything. It was a great day. Wow!
execution upset
I think they know I'm upset because I think they know how much I want execution. It's always disappointing when you don't execute.
anybody chance final good
I think they've got as good a chance as anybody in the Final Four.
happened tougher year
He's been through tougher things. What he went through a year ago, what happened (against A&M) pales to that.
call definitely great happened
He's definitely stronger. He's always had great stamina. I don't know that I would ever call what happened to him a blessing, but he made the most of it, I know that.
skill
He's got such a feathery touch. He's physical, but it's his skill that really impresses you.
game separates
His versatility is what separates him. There's not really a part of the game he can't handle.
gotten hurt playing totally watching
He's a totally different player. I think if he hadn't gotten hurt, we wouldn't be watching him right now. He would be playing in the NBA.
asked great job
He's been great to me. He's always asked me what we could do to make my job better.
guard guys matter smaller worried
Our big guys will have to guard their smaller players, so it?s a matter of defense. I?m not worried about us offensively.
knows sure
P.J. will make sure every knows about it.
bit harder worked
P.J. still a little bit over-aggressive. I like him being that way. Some of those turnovers we can take. He's working harder than he's ever worked before.
anybody coach love player today
P.J. showed today why he's the player he is. Not only you look at his line, but defensively what he did for us. You love anybody as a coach that's going to give you everything he's got.
glad mean seeds team today
P.J. said it best, seeds mean nothing. You got a team today that was going to shorten the game. I'm glad we get to play one more time. ... If we made mistakes, they had a lot to do with it.