Rick Barnes Year Quotations

Right now, if there's any one thing I can change, it's handling the basketball. Sixteen turnovers at this time of year just kills you.

He went over in August last year and he was due back over here the middle of next month.

He's been through tougher things. What he went through a year ago, what happened (against A&M) pales to that.

We really beat an outstanding team today. This is a team that we respect as much as any team we have played this year and the fact that they play hard. They compete every possession.

Believe me, I'd prefer it not be this way. But one thing about our team is that we've had different guys all year finding different ways to win.

A year ago we were fighting to get into the NCAA tournament.

You're not playing this time of year if you're not a good basketball team.

The major reason for our score is we had four of our five seniors leave school early last year to chase their dream of playing professionally. I'm not sure the score is a true reflection to the commitment and success we've had when it comes to education in our basketball program.

It's obvious he's been in pain. I've been worried all year just watching. I knew he was having a tough time.