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...
attacked guys kids mental position ready standpoint state
It's mental at this point. We're at a position now where kids know the plays. Mississippi State was more aggressive. ... Mississippi State attacked us, and now I've got to get our guys ready from a mental standpoint to attack Kentucky.
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.
arkansas played stopped zone
Arkansas played well on defense. It wasn't one person who stopped us. Their zone was very effective.
florida turned
I'm disappointed we didn't play better. Florida had something to do with it. But we turned it over way too many times.
affected allowed arkansas ball capable good inside job particular zone
I thought Arkansas did a good job of defending. I don't think it was one particular person. I think their zone affected us and allowed us not to get the ball inside to where we were capable of getting it.
backup challenged few games good helped knocking last lost minutes played playing point running shots state
He has really helped us and been a good backup point guard, but we have got to get him back playing well. I challenged him after the Mississippi State game. He has lost some of his aggressiveness. He was attacking, knocking down shots and running the team. The last few games he has not played as many minutes as we need him to play.
tough trap tried
They tried to trap him, make things tough on him.
nine paper pick
I won't have to pick up the paper and read that it's nine in a row.
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.
continue far league ncaa particular point special teams work
I think we have the makings of a special team. But there are so many teams in our league that are better than we are, I believe, at this particular point that we've got a lot of work to do. But if we continue to work hard, this team could be an NCAA team, but we're so far from that right now.
affected ball capable inside kept zone
I thought their zone affected us. It kept us from getting the ball inside the way we're capable of getting it.
continue ending
I don't know about ending the streak. We just want to come out and continue to play well.