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...
business deal emotions welfare
All of my energy, and all of my focus, has to be on our players. I got into this business for students, for their welfare and their well-being. As long as I am coaching, that is how it's going to be. I'll deal with my emotions later.
control happen looks point team
A lot of things happen from your point guard. If he looks like he's in control, your whole team is more confident.
determination games tournament win
We were in a tournament with all of our guys. All of a sudden, we come back and ... we're determined. We win 27 games (in 2000-01).
last ncaa ok
We're going to play in the NCAA Tournament. So this is not their last go-around with me, OK ?
basketball behind focused good inside scoring year
When we can go inside to Curtis, he's good at scoring with the basketball. I've really focused this year on our offense. We're a little behind on defense.
played stop
I just thought they played better than we did, it snowballed and we couldn't stop them.
focus forward kids move sure
I think our kids are working hard. My focus is to make sure we move forward and get better.
defense improvement needs
I think our defense is what needs improvement now.
challenge forward looking playing top
Clarence Sanders really was impressive. I think he was looking forward to the challenge of playing a Top 25 team.
bench difficult guys helped
It helped to have guys come off the bench like that. That made it difficult for us.
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.
couple gave giving job past team tough word
I had a job to do. And as tough as this has been for all of us with this team over the past couple of weeks, I was going to go out there and do my job, giving it all I had. My word is my bond. I gave my word to my guys.
asked basketball looked practiced
If you had asked me before the game, I'd have told you we were ready. After the game, I'm concerned. We looked like a young and inexperienced basketball team, and we haven't practiced that way.