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
advantage beating move people playing teams time
This time of year, it's all about winning. It's not an advantage playing those teams before. It's all about beating people to move on.
along beat expect guys himself lets moves next time
P.J. is special, he really is. He's just one of those guys who lets things go and moves along to the next play. He's not going to beat himself up very long. This time of year, you would expect him to do what he's done.
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Kansas may be the hottest team in the country right now. I think they're a Top 10 team. On any given night, Kansas can beat any team in the country.
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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.
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I'm glad they said something like that. I'll be using that for the next few years. I guess we wanted it more during the regular season since we beat them and came into the tournament as the No. 1 seed. I don't doubt my players' desire one bit.
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.
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I remember getting beat and getting thrown out of the game. I guess you will ask me why I got thrown out of the game. Is that what you want to get into?
beat
They beat us every way you can be beaten.
We wouldn't be where we are without him.
guy improved player thomas tough
Thomas Gardner has probably improved as much as any player in the league. He's a guy that can make some really tough shots.
advised explore options
What I've always advised them to do is always explore and see what their options are. That's what it's there for.
knew time
We knew going in it was going to be hard. This time of year, on the road, you can't take any of them for granted.
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You have to give Oklahoma all the credit. They played a great game. They did what they needed to to get the win.
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Believe me, I'd prefer it not be this way. But one thing about our team is that we've had different guys all year finding different ways to win.