Rick Barnes Quotes

"Once he got it going, we were playing off him, running him off screens anywhere we could. When they concentrate inside, he has enough confidence to get it going."

"P.J. is special, he is. His mind-set, what he's got. I don't think he had any more motivation. ... This time of year, you would expect what he did today."

"I don't know if we can guard Texas Tech for 40 minutes man-to-man. We were tired. Zone was good to us tonight."

"P.J.'s a tough kid. He's overcome a lot more than that in his life."

"I've always loved P.J., but I love and respect him even more now because of what he has gone through and how he's handled it, ... It's amazing the turnaround that he's made."

"I don't know if anyone can really understand the stress of coaches until you go through it. I love this business, as we all do, but it's a tough profession. There's a lot of stress."

"He might have improved as much as any player that I've ever coached. And he has become an iron man."

"We're hopeful we'll know something by [Friday] afternoon, but we can't be sure of that. Mike's been great in practice, and he's been working hard, but like the rest of us he's hoping we can get a resolution to this thing and start playing him in games."

"I've never seen players take so much pride in their schoolwork."

"Those things work themselves out."

"I don't know if it's an advantage or a disadvantage. I told the guys were only going to worry about the game in front of us. From there, you move on to the next one if you're successful."

"We just didn't want (Law) to drive the ball to the basket or get a foul."

"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."

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

"We were really swarming and helping each other. I liked most of all we had seven turnovers. I thought we looked like a team."