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...
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.
built care passive press realized settled tough
We were passive in the first half, and they were aggressive. After they built their lead, we settled down and realized it is not as tough of a press if we take care of the ball.
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.
guys prepared sure task tough
It's a tough task for us. I'm sure their guys will be prepared for this game. We've just got to play better.
deal happened lift tough wednesday
It's one of those things that happened and happened at a tough time. But we've got to deal with it. ... We've got to go without him on Wednesday and lift each other up. He would want us to go out there and play well.
tough trap tried
They tried to trap him, make things tough on him.
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.
definitely guys move player position special toughest year
He'll go down to me as one of the quietest, toughest guys in our league. To me, he's the player of the year in our league. Glen definitely has the numbers, but when you move a guy to a new position and he's exceptional at it, that's pretty special to me.
coach excitement great hard kids pearl places playing tennessee toughest
I think Coach Pearl has done a great job. There's a lot of excitement at Tennessee and their kids are playing hard and playing well. It's become one of the toughest places to go and play.
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.