Rick Barnes
Rick Barnes
Richard Dale Barnesis the current head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team, a post he has held since 2015...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 July 1954
biggest consistency
The biggest thing we need right now is consistency.
coach deserves herb poured
Herb hasn't been appreciated the way he should be appreciated. He deserves more than the way he's been treated. He has poured everything he has into the job. I don't think they could find a better coach for their program.
emotional fist gives pump
If he gives you a fist pump that's pretty emotional for him.
difference obviously
That was obviously the difference in him, having to be on the bench.
beginning effort finish game great inside knew season team tough
The whole team put in a great effort and our inside game was just great. Back in the beginning of the season ... I knew it was going to be a tough finish for us.
played totally
I don't think they played any different. I think they still did the same things, but I think we were a totally different team.
four seven
It's not four out of seven or two out of three. It's a one-shot deal.
bottom daniel defensive excellent line might nights offense
There might be nights where the offense isn't there. The bottom line is, Daniel has really been excellent on the defensive end.
point win
At this point in the season, you take a win any way you can get 'em.
week
Greg never has been a 'me' person. He's never had a 'me' week or a 'me' month.
call definitely great happened
He's definitely stronger. He's always had great stamina. I don't know that I would ever call what happened to him a blessing, but he made the most of it, I know that.
skill
He's got such a feathery touch. He's physical, but it's his skill that really impresses you.
improved iron man might player
He might have improved as much as any player that I've ever coached. And he has become an iron man.
happened tougher year
He's been through tougher things. What he went through a year ago, what happened (against A&M) pales to that.