196 Quotes by Rick Barnes

I didn't know how P.J. would react. What he went through the other night was tough. We spent a lot of time to tell him he could bounce back. I told him the best thing would be to get lost in the game defensively and thought he was really good.

I wasn't expecting us to be a No. 1. I learned a long time to quit worrying about that. Regardless of where we're seeded, we have to go out and win games.

By reaching the Final Four, George Mason is going through something we all dreamed about back in 1980.

He's very quiet, not a very emotional person.

We have one game left. If we're good enough to win the league, we'll win it.

If he hadn't gotten hurt, we wouldn't have watched him play tonight. I think he'd be in the NBA.

We really beat an outstanding team today. This is a team that we respect as much as any team we have played this year and the fact that they play hard. They compete every possession.

If he gives you a fist pump that's pretty emotional for him.

We realize we're in the middle of a conference race. We're not going to take anything for granted.