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...
basketball bruce buy early far flow great guys hard intensity job pearl understanding
Bruce Pearl has done a great job of getting those guys to buy into what he is doing. If we had responded with some intensity and aggressiveness early on, it would have been a much better basketball game. After we got into the flow of understanding how hard they play, we were just too far down.
Being without Dwayne, we didn't play as well as we would have liked.
call phone sites sure water
We just make a phone call to the construction sites to make sure to water down the area.
built care passive press realized settled tough
We were passive in the first half, and they were aggressive. After they built their lead, we settled down and realized it is not as tough of a press if we take care of the ball.
came confidence easy great lacking missed shots
We missed some easy shots and had great opportunities and came up short. Obviously, we're lacking some confidence.
leave next tonight travel western
We wouldn't want to leave tonight and travel to Alabama. We've got to play better than this (against Western Carolina) next Tuesday.
doubt run
We run a lot of things offensively through Dwayne. When he's out, we've had doubts.
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.
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.
giving guys older stayed
We're giving a lot of guys opportunities. We've stayed with our older guys for a long time. Not that we're going away from them, we're just going to use (the freshmen).
eddie fox last post
Last year, we had Tommy Eddie in the post, who was 6-7. Kendrick Fox started and was not really a post player.
conference means obvious rivals schedule season soon whenever
Whenever you play Mississippi State, it's obvious it means a lot. You don't take that lightly. What I don't do is, I don't put our whole season into it. But when you look at the schedule, obviously, every year, as soon as you get the conference schedule and you look and see when you play Mississippi State. That's what rivals are all about.
gonna lots ups
There's gonna be ups and downs, for lots of teams.
came commitment excited guys helped kids played reasons situation welcome
The thing that has helped him, our guys are so close. This is a close-knit group. I think that's one of the reasons why he came back. Most kids in that situation wouldn't have played today. But he made the commitment to come back, and I think the guys were excited to see him and really welcome him.