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
knew obvious pain tough worried year
It's obvious he's been in pain. I've been worried all year just watching. I knew he was having a tough time.
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.
aggressive attack felt knew
I didn't think we were aggressive enough offensively. We knew they were going to come with pressure, we felt like we should attack that pressure.
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I didn't think we were aggressive enough. I didn't think we were attacking the ball like we needed to. We knew they were going to come with pressure.
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One thing we knew about this tournament is, when you're wearing the white jersey, other than your team's fans everyone else in the building is cheering for the dark jersey.
anybody carolina developed knew north
I don't think we had any idea we were getting what we got. I don't think anybody in North Carolina knew he'd be what he developed into.
anyone basketball close coached fix happened improving kid knew knows player program spent sure time
Anyone close to our program knows the kind of kid and person he is. He knew a lot of the things that happened were his fault. He said he would fix it, and he did. I'm not sure I ever coached a player that spent as much time improving the kind of person he is as he did improving his basketball game.
beginning finish knew looking schedule season tough
Back in the beginning of the season when I was looking at the schedule I knew it was going to be a tough finish for us.
beginning goal handled knew looking obviously proud start target team
Obviously it was a goal we had at the beginning of the season. At the start of the year, looking at our schedule, we knew we had a target on our backs, and I am proud of the way the team handled it.
knew
I knew he'd make it back, ... He never pouted.
scratched surface
He hasn't even scratched the surface of what he can be.
fought run virginia west
It was a gut-wrenching game. The way West Virginia fought to the end, I'd like to congratulate them on the way they run their program.
believed chance playing
Every chance we could go inside, that's what we wanted to do. We've always believed in playing inside-out.
game separates
His versatility is what separates him. There's not really a part of the game he can't handle.