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...
deserved either lead second
We just didn't play well in either half. We were up by 14 in the second half, but I didn't think we deserved to have a lead like that.
against challenge chance definite georgia loss played road taken time year
We get a chance to find out where we really are. We had a disappointing loss against Georgia and now we're on the road again at Arkansas. This is the first time this year that we've taken back-to-back road trips. We've played well. This will be a definite challenge for us.
focused hard ready work
We are going to work hard and be focused and ready to play.
confidence confident weeks
We still have confidence - not as confident as we were, maybe, two weeks ago, but still confident that we can win.
change good gotten night team
We're a team that's gotten off to a good start. But we've got to come to play every night, or things will change in a hurry.
amount certain focus time urgency
To be a championship team, you've got to have some urgency about every possession. There's got to be a certain amount of focus that you've got to have every time down the floor.
amount certain focus team throw urgency
To be a championship team you have to have a sense of urgency on every possession. You've got to be able to play freely, but you've got to say, Man, we can't throw it away.' There is a certain amount of focus you have to have every trip.
letting stayed talking
We stayed there for a while talking to him, just letting him know we were there for him.
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.
basketball catching defense easy focused good gotten improvement kids needs offense scoring
He's really good at catching and scoring with the basketball. I don't think we've gotten it to him enough; I would like our kids to find him a little more. He has made it easy for us, and I've really focused on our offense this year, which is why I think that our defense is what needs improvement now.
florida turned
I'm disappointed we didn't play better. Florida had something to do with it. But we turned it over way too many times.
basketball chance coach next
I'm a basketball coach. I'm going to coach next year. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to do it in college. But if I have to coach sixth-graders, that's what I'll do.
concerned focus miss trying win
I'm concerned about these kids. My focus is trying to get a win for Ole Miss and these kids.
concerned kids mindset
I'm concerned about the mindset of our kids.