Rick Barnes Knew Quotations

One thing we knew about this tournament is, when you're wearing the white jersey, other than your team's fans everyone else in the building is cheering for the dark jersey.

Obviously it was a goal we had at the beginning of the season. At the start of the year, looking at our schedule, we knew we had a target on our backs, and I am proud of the way the team handled it.

He loves this game. I knew he would be a person that would come back from it.

We knew going in it was going to be hard. This time of year, on the road, you can't take any of them for granted.

The whole team put in a great effort and our inside game was just great. Back in the beginning of the season ... I knew it was going to be a tough finish for us.

Anyone close to our program knows the kind of kid and person he is. He knew a lot of the things that happened were his fault. He said he would fix it, and he did. I'm not sure I ever coached a player that spent as much time improving the kind of person he is as he did improving his basketball game.

Back in the beginning of the season when I was looking at the schedule I knew it was going to be a tough finish for us.

It wasn't. That was a very hard-fought game against a team that played us the way we knew they'd play us. I think this next one will be no different.

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

I knew he'd make it back, ... He never pouted.

I didn't think we were aggressive enough offensively. We knew they were going to come with pressure, we felt like we should attack that pressure.

I didn't think we were aggressive enough. I didn't think we were attacking the ball like we needed to. We knew they were going to come with pressure.

I don't think we had any idea we were getting what we got. I don't think anybody in North Carolina knew he'd be what he developed into.