Rick Barnes Teams Quotations

I don't know what you guys expect; it's the NCAA Tournament. If you guys are thinking we're going to blow teams out, you're not watching basketball. ... You kidding me? I'm glad we're going to play one more time. I'm not disappointed.

Our man defense was good, but we used a lot more zone than I thought we would. Both teams were throwing the ball around because of the intensity of the game.

This time of year, it's all about winning. It's not an advantage playing those teams before. It's all about beating people to move on.

Both teams play good defense and I think that's why they are where they are right now. But both teams can explode offensively. Both can put up numbers.

The teams that mess up are the ones that play not to lose. You don't want to be the first game of the tournament. You'd probably want to be in the middle, but you just have to deal with it.

Teams may look at A.J.'s baby face and slight build and not take him seriously. Well, they won't anymore.

That's just stupidity. It's like the Indianapolis Colts (who won their first 13 games). We're six games in; teams are going to get better.

You're always going to be disappointed when you don't win. It's over and done with. Our No. 1 goal now is the NCAA tournament. We're one of 65 teams and we hope to be the last one standing.

That's stupidity. ... We're six games in. You've got to think teams are going to get better. That's just people wanting to write something. Our guys never thought that.

That's stupidity. We're six games in. That's just something for people to write about. There are plenty of good teams in this conference.

That's college basketball. I just told them they needed to finish the game. An 18-point lead is nothing that can't be overcome and in February you expect teams to play hard.