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...
confidence few lack missing process rebuilding season starting team
We're the third-youngest team in the league, and it's starting to show. We're in a rebuilding process and we've still got a few missing pieces. We lack in confidence --kind of like my first season here. This is an unforgiving league. But one of these games, we're going to put everything together.
above allowing kids season unless
I've never been one to quit, not necessarily quit. I started the season with these kids, and unless there was someone above me, not allowing me to do that ... I couldn't do that.
change concerned counts focused guy job learn perception season situation stays whether win winning
You're always concerned and I'm concerned about our kids. But you know, let's win. And not win to change anybody's perception of what my job situation is. I've just always been a guy that, when I set goals, stays focused on accomplishing it. I still see that winning season out there. All the other things, whether I'm going to be back, all that, you just learn that all that counts is Saturday.
conference means obvious rivals schedule season soon whenever
Whenever you play Mississippi State, it's obvious it means a lot. You don't take that lightly. What I don't do is, I don't put our whole season into it. But when you look at the schedule, obviously, every year, as soon as you get the conference schedule and you look and see when you play Mississippi State. That's what rivals are all about.
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.