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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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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I think there's a culture at Texas about winning. You come there expecting great things to happen, to be special. There is a culture on our campus about wanting to be the best at what you do.
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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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I don't know if we can guard Texas Tech for 40 minutes man-to-man. We were tired. Zone was good to us tonight.
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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Every chance we could go inside, that's what we wanted to do. We've always believed in playing inside-out.