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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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.
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We ask him to be aggressive and block shots. He is just over anxious. He is a guy that really believes he can stop people from scoring.
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If we're stepping backward, there's a lot of people who would like to do the Texas two-step with us.
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Regardless of what people are saying, N.C. State has not offered me the job. Texas is one of the best jobs in the country, and I'm happy here.
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Texas A&M definitely deserves to get in. There will be a lot of people who won't want to play A&M.
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Look at Oklahoma. They start three seniors. They're a good basketball team. If people thought they were just going to go away, they (were wrong). You don't get ranked in the top five in the preseason if you don't have a good basketball team.
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Coming in, they were like us, a team that's up there. They start three seniors, and they are a good basketball team. If people thought they were just going to go away, you don't get ranked in the top five or six in the preseason if you don't have a good team.
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That's stupidity. ... We're six games in. You've got to think teams are going to get better. That's just people wanting to write something. Our guys never thought that.
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That's stupidity. We're six games in. That's just something for people to write about. There are plenty of good teams in this conference.
We wouldn't be where we are without him.
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Thomas Gardner has probably improved as much as any player in the league. He's a guy that can make some really tough shots.
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What I've always advised them to do is always explore and see what their options are. That's what it's there for.
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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.