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...
drive fight level practice respect rival today took trip
My level of respect for him just took a whole different level, to make that trip and then drive back and then practice and then play today and then fight in a rival game.
continue happiness happy
They've done what they need to do to get to this point. It's something to be happy about. But we've got to continue to try to get better.
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.
growing guys leadership
Some nights, we'll have guys that look like all-conference. It's been difficult. We are going through some growing pains. I take it personally. We need better leadership on the floor.
days played stop
It snowballed on us, and we could not stop it. It was one of those days when things don't go right for you, and they go for the other team. I just thought they played better than we did.
opportunity pull time win
It's time to get back up and get started back to work. We will look to pull out another win and this is our first opportunity to get that win.
stop
It snowballed on us. We couldn't stop it.
carolina game helps kids lost south team
If we lost that first game at Alabama, our kids would be questioning themselves. We accomplished that. To come back and play an experienced team like South Carolina and win, it helps with our confidence.
lean
I'm not going to get crushed. I may bend, I may lean over, but I'm not going to fall.
asked basketball looked practiced
If you had asked me before the game, I'd have told you we were ready. After the game, I'm concerned. We looked like a young and inexperienced basketball team, and we haven't practiced that way.
concerned focus miss trying win
I'm concerned about these kids. My focus is trying to get a win for Ole Miss and these kids.
concerned kids mindset
I'm concerned about the mindset of our kids.
consistent numbers putting
They're putting up numbers on a consistent basis.
attacked hurt physical todd trap tried
They were a lot more physical when we started our offense. They double-teamed Todd and tried to trap him. They attacked him, and that hurt us at times.