Rick Barnes People Quotations

If we're stepping backward, there's a lot of people who would like to do the Texas two-step with us.

Regardless of what people are saying, N.C. State has not offered me the job. Texas is one of the best jobs in the country, and I'm happy here.

Texas A&M definitely deserves to get in. There will be a lot of people who won't want to play A&M.

Look at Oklahoma. They start three seniors. They're a good basketball team. If people thought they were just going to go away, they (were wrong). You don't get ranked in the top five in the preseason if you don't have a good basketball team.

We ask him to be aggressive and block shots. He is just over anxious. He is a guy that really believes he can stop people from scoring.

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.

Coming in, they were like us, a team that's up there. They start three seniors, and they are a good basketball team. If people thought they were just going to go away, you don't get ranked in the top five or six in the preseason if you don't have a good team.

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.