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
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.
ball good job minutes played rotation smarter
I thought the first 20 minutes we were outstanding defensively. I thought we played smarter defensively, and I thought we did a good job of corralling to the ball and rotation was pretty good for the most part.
beat compete fact played respect team year
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.
attitude capable played trying
I want to see us play better. We haven't played as well as we are capable of playing, but we have the attitude of trying to get better.
finding played row won
They were young and finding their way. They've won 10 in a row and played great.
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.
against game knew next played team
It wasn't. That was a very hard-fought game against a team that played us the way we knew they'd play us. I think this next one will be no different.
ball bottom line played shot
The bottom line is we shot the ball well. We played well. We really did.
against brought needs played pressure team
The team needs to keep getting smarter. And I think they played well against a team that brought out a lot of pressure all over the floor.
anytime played road win
We've played better than we've played tonight. (But) anytime you go on the road and win in this league, it's good.
played totally
I don't think they played any different. I think they still did the same things, but I think we were a totally different team.
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.
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.