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...
ball cause changed good lack last played teams turned
We changed our lineup in the last game. We turned the ball over way too much. I think we've played good teams that cause turnovers, but we've started to lack in confidence.
beat coming games hopefully kids played point ranked ready team teams third three
(Tennessee) will be our third ranked team in a row, and we're not at the point now where we can just beat ranked teams. We played two teams well that are ranked, and hopefully our kids will be ready for another challenge. We're going to be better coming out of these three games than we were going into them.
beat teams today
I didn't look out there today and think we were overmatched. Without the turnovers, I don't know how many other teams would beat us.
affect becomes cry guys older rallying situation team time
When you have a young time like we do, it's going to affect them. Sometimes when you have an older team you may have a situation where guys have been there, and it becomes a rallying cry for everybody.
team
We've got to be a team that bounces back.
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.
against country expect floor teams top
You can't come to the floor and get 19 turnovers against one of the top 10 teams in the country and expect to win. It just doesn't happen.
basketball game good minutes separated team
For 18, 19 minutes it was a really good basketball game (but) their team making 3s separated us.
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.
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 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.
confident fight team
We're not the most confident team by our play right now, but we've got to fight through. We're going to keep fighting.
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.
against passing team top
There were some turnovers that they had nothing to do with. It was just passing and catching. You can't do that against a top 10 team and win. It just doesn't happen.