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
aggressive allowed dictate hit needed style
We hit them, they hit back and we didn't respond. We were not as aggressive as we needed to be, and allowed them to dictate to us our style of basketball.
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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.
basketball college expect february finish lead needed overcome teams
That's college basketball. I just told them they needed to finish the game. An 18-point lead is nothing that can't be overcome and in February you expect teams to play hard.
credit great needed oklahoma played
You have to give Oklahoma all the credit. They played a great game. They did what they needed to to get the win.
aggressive attacking ball knew needed
I didn't think we were aggressive enough. I didn't think we were attacking the ball like we needed to. We knew they were going to come with pressure.
bench bring deal mike small whether williams
Whether we bring Mike Williams off the bench or go small like we did, we have got to deal with those situations.
continue group played
We're better than we played tonight. I've said all along, 'We've got to improve. We need to continue to get better.' I think this group has responded all year. I'll be disappointed if we don't try to improve.
demand passive time worst
We want him to want the ball. He's going to have to demand it. ... The worst thing he can do is be passive this time of year.
aggressive night offensive open taking team turned
We're a better offensive team than we were the other night. We turned down some open shots, so we need to be aggressive. Being aggressive is taking an open shot.
settle
We didn't want him to settle for that.
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.