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 care couple course early expected half job missed offensive rebounds second shots taking talked turned
We did a better job in the second half of taking care of the ball. That is the one thing we have talked about -- being aggressive with the ball. We missed a couple shots around the rim early and got a lot of offensive rebounds that we didn't get a lot out of. But over the course of the game, it turned out a lot like I expected it.
came talked
We've talked about it a lot. The real story would have been if he came back.
clean saw talk
I saw it. It was a clean block. There's no need to talk any more about it.
coming pros talked
We talked about the pros of coming back and pros of leaving. I told him he's going to have to make this decision; I can't.
talk
I can't talk about it. I don't think it's official.
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.
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.
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.
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.
believe finding guys prefer team ways year
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.
areas continue definitely game improve improvement night ready
Every game in this league, as you know in any league, that night you've got to be ready to play. We've got to continue to improve. There are areas we definitely can improve in.
believed chance playing
Every chance we could go inside, that's what we wanted to do. We've always believed in playing inside-out.