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
aggressive night offensive open taking team turned
We're a better offensive team than we were the other night. We turned down some open shots, so we need to be aggressive. Being aggressive is taking an open shot.
aggressive allowed dictate hit needed style
We hit them, they hit back and we didn't respond. We were not as aggressive as we needed to be, and allowed them to dictate to us our style of basketball.
settle
We didn't want him to settle for that.
ball both defense intensity man teams throwing zone
Our man defense was good, but we used a lot more zone than I thought we would. Both teams were throwing the ball around because of the intensity of the game.
expecting learned quit regardless time win worrying
I wasn't expecting us to be a No. 1. I learned a long time to quit worrying about that. Regardless of where we're seeded, we have to go out and win games.
beat compete fact played respect team year
We really beat an outstanding team today. This is a team that we respect as much as any team we have played this year and the fact that they play hard. They compete every possession.
conference middle race realize
We realize we're in the middle of a conference race. We're not going to take anything for granted.
eight game might nine winning won
In some ways, winning a game like this might be better for us than if we won by eight or nine points. We had to work.
good night shooting
I look at it, and we didn't have a good night shooting the ball, but we still scored 82 points. There really were some good things.
knew
I knew he'd make it back, ... He never pouted.
game next win
I just want to win the next game we play, and then the next one after that. All I know is, we can't let down.
attempting daniel draft explore good players problem rule status
I have no problem with Daniel attempting to find out what his status may be in the upcoming draft. This is a good rule put in place for players to explore their draft status.
blowing front man realize stay
I had to make A.J. realize he had to stay in front of people. We can't have his man always blowing by him. It's getting better.
america atlantic best coach coast conference desire jobs quite
If you want me to be quite blunt, I've got one of the best jobs in America. I have no desire to coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference or any other part of the country.