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...
beat game gone great home last opportunity places played time winning
We've just gone to two places and got beat pretty badly. We go back home, the last time we were at home we played a great game. We're one game away from a regular-season winning season, and that's something we haven't done (since 2002). We get the opportunity to do that Saturday.
team
We've got to be a team that bounces back.
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.
affect becomes cry guys older rallying situation team time
When you have a young time like we do, it's going to affect them. Sometimes when you have an older team you may have a situation where guys have been there, and it becomes a rallying cry for everybody.
entered expected game good shooter talked
We didn't know going into the game that he would play as well as he did. We talked about him being a good shooter when he entered the game, but who would have expected that from him?
determination games tournament win
We were in a tournament with all of our guys. All of a sudden, we come back and ... we're determined. We win 27 games (in 2000-01).
chose confidence couple gain guys shots squeezed work
We had a couple of times when our guys could have squeezed off shots when they chose not to. We've got to work our way out of this and gain our confidence back.
call phone sites sure water
We just make a phone call to the construction sites to make sure to water down the area.
doubt run
We run a lot of things offensively through Dwayne. When he's out, we've had doubts.
excited feeling game guys kids obviously ready realize time
We're obviously going into this game feeling better about ourselves. I think our guys will be excited about playing. By the time we get there, they'll (State) be ready to play, and our kids realize that.
battle fighting fights-and-fighting uphill
We were fighting an uphill battle all night.
focused hard ready work
We are going to work hard and be focused and ready to play.
confidence looked taking tense
We looked like we lacked confidence and we were tense taking the shots.
confident fight team
We're not the most confident team by our play right now, but we've got to fight through. We're going to keep fighting.