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...
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.
backup challenged few games good helped knocking last lost minutes played playing point running shots state
He has really helped us and been a good backup point guard, but we have got to get him back playing well. I challenged him after the Mississippi State game. He has lost some of his aggressiveness. He was attacking, knocking down shots and running the team. The last few games he has not played as many minutes as we need him to play.
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.
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.
game wake
After that game, I just wanted to wake up and see that everything is OK. We have to get back to work.
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.
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.
adversity bit confidence earlier eventually group handled michael players similar stage surprise talented team
It's very similar to back then in that we've got a lot of young and talented players who are getting better. I have to say this team is a little bit of a surprise to me right now. I thought we would eventually be good, but we have handled adversity a lot better than I thought we would. And that's similar to the way it was when we had Michael and Keith and all those other guys. This group probably has more confidence at an earlier stage than that group did.
opportunity pull time win
It's time to get back up and get started back to work. We will look to pull out another win and this is our first opportunity to get that win.
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.
against beat behind draw game last questions state tough words
They beat us up pretty bad. It's a tough draw for us, but after the game against LSU, I feel better about our team's state of mind. I think they're in a better state than the last game against Kentucky. That's when the uncertainty (about Barnes' future) started. Words have been spoken. A lot of those questions are behind us.