Rick Barnes meets with the media
Men’s basketball head coach Rick Barnes met with the media ahead of tonight’s match against the Racers and talked about what to expect from Murray State and how the team is preparing for the game, as well as other team-related topics.
When asked if he has a feel for what the team does well, he responded with this.
“I don’t know if we have a great feel yet, because we’ve dealt with injuries where we haven’t really been able to get everybody going in the same direction at the same time where we’re healthy enough to know exactly what we do have and what we can count on night-in and night-out. I like this team a lot. I think it’s a group of guys who want to be good. We’ve got some guys who are going to continue to grow up as we go through the season. Every time they go out, they’re going to experience some things they’ve never seen before in some situations. That’s why it’s so important that our older guys settle in quickly to help those (young) guys. We can’t have learning experiences with the older guys and the younger guys at the same time. The older guys should know right now, understanding and taking care of the ball, and not trying to create situations where they’re trying to hit a home run every single time they have the ball. They’ve just got to let it settle in and let it come to us. The younger guys are going to grow, and that’s what’s going to be fun with this team—watching them grow as we go through this.”
Barnes went on to discuss topics ranging from Uroš Plavšić and his eligibility appeal to his opinions on his freshman guards. You can read the rest of the transcript from the press conference in the link above.
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