Rod Barnes
Rod Barnes
Rodrick Kenneth Barnesis an American college basketball coach and current head coach of the Cal State Bakersfield Men's Basketball program. He previously served as head coach for the Georgia State University men's basketball team of the NCAA Division I's Colonial Athletic Association. Barnes was also head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Mississippi...
easily forward lost row steps though three win won
We won three in a row, we lost three in a row and we can very easily win three in a row again. What we can't do is take steps back. Even though we didn't win, we made a step forward today.
letting stayed talking
We stayed there for a while talking to him, just letting him know we were there for him.
guys prepared sure task tough
It's a tough task for us. I'm sure their guys will be prepared for this game. We've just got to play better.
guy hurting league people quiet scoring shooting since
Darrel's been scoring in this league ever since he's been in this league. He's a quiet guy that many people don't think about, but he's making buckets, shooting 3s and hurting defenses for a long time.
against passing team top
There were some turnovers that they had nothing to do with. It was just passing and catching. You can't do that against a top 10 team and win. It just doesn't happen.
attacked guys kids mental position ready standpoint state
It's mental at this point. We're at a position now where kids know the plays. Mississippi State was more aggressive. ... Mississippi State attacked us, and now I've got to get our guys ready from a mental standpoint to attack Kentucky.
basketball game good minutes separated team
For 18, 19 minutes it was a really good basketball game (but) their team making 3s separated us.
stop
It snowballed on us. We couldn't stop it.
days played stop
It snowballed on us, and we could not stop it. It was one of those days when things don't go right for you, and they go for the other team. I just thought they played better than we did.
deal happened lift tough wednesday
It's one of those things that happened and happened at a tough time. But we've got to deal with it. ... We've got to go without him on Wednesday and lift each other up. He would want us to go out there and play well.
consistent numbers putting
They're putting up numbers on a consistent basis.
continue happiness happy
They've done what they need to do to get to this point. It's something to be happy about. But we've got to continue to try to get better.
call contact either father game last later maybe night surgery
They told us it could go either way. As of (Friday) I didn't know if he had the surgery or not. His father said they would contact us after the game and let us know how everything was going. Then we got a call last night about 9:30, maybe a little later than that.
tough trap tried
They tried to trap him, make things tough on him.