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
time tough
He had it going. They were having a tough time with him.
aggressive daniel plays question
There's no question when Daniel plays aggressive and plays to his abilities, we're at our best.
afraid predict worst
How do I know? I can't predict it. They know there's a Big 12 championship on the line. I know that. And I know we can't be afraid to go at it. But the worst thing you can do right now is try to overanalyze it.
knew
I knew he'd make it back, ... He never pouted.
capable shoot
You know they're probably going to shoot 25 threes, and they're capable of making more than half.
ball basket drive law
We just didn't want (Law) to drive the ball to the basket or get a foul.
anytime played road win
We've played better than we've played tonight. (But) anytime you go on the road and win in this league, it's good.
built guys team
We've got some guys who are comfortable scoring. Our team is not built around one player.
daniel playing team thinking
We have to have Daniel playing and thinking that way for this team to play to its potential.
advised explore options
What I've always advised them to do is always explore and see what their options are. That's what it's there for.
aggressive ask believes block guy people stop
We ask him to be aggressive and block shots. He is just over anxious. He is a guy that really believes he can stop people from scoring.
helping liked looked seven sports
We were really swarming and helping each other. I liked most of all we had seven turnovers. I thought we looked like a team.
aggressive care couple course early expected half job missed offensive rebounds second shots taking talked turned
We did a better job in the second half of taking care of the ball. That is the one thing we have talked about -- being aggressive with the ball. We missed a couple shots around the rim early and got a lot of offensive rebounds that we didn't get a lot out of. But over the course of the game, it turned out a lot like I expected it.
conference middle race realize
We realize we're in the middle of a conference race. We're not going to take anything for granted.