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...
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.
game wake
After that game, I just wanted to wake up and see that everything is OK. We have to get back to work.
playing team won
At the end we were playing like a team that hadn't won in a while. We did everything we could to give it away.
arkansas played stopped zone
Arkansas played well on defense. It wasn't one person who stopped us. Their zone was very effective.
questions
I'm not going to take those questions today.
lean
I'm not going to get crushed. I may bend, I may lean over, but I'm not going to fall.
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.
played stop
I just thought they played better than we did, it snowballed and we couldn't stop them.
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.
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.
best bought care takes totally
The best thing about them is they have totally bought into winning. They don't care about their stats; they just care about doing what it takes to win.
bad league tough
That's huge. One thing about this league is that it's so tough when you get off to a bad start.