Jeff VanArsdel Quotations

Because we had transition baskets like that, it is kind of why we got sloppy. We were trying to make every play into a transition basket instead of playing solid basketball at certain times.

Free throw shooting was really bad. Since Christmas, we've improved a lot. We have been around 70 percent since Christmas, but tonight we were not very good from the free throw line.

He gets more confident each and every game. He runs the floor well and from an offensive perspective he has some moves. He's had four or five games in a row scoring big points for us.

It is important if they are going to get into a sectional environment they needed to be in tonight's environment as long as they could be. We were able to get them quality minutes tonight.

We're not a very good basketball team. We're very poor right now, and until we make a decision to mentally concentrate for 32 minutes, we'll be average at best.

We had talked about playing smart with our offensive possessions because they switch their defenses up a lot. For most of the game, we did a pretty good job. Our kids did play with composure in the fourth quarter, executed and got some things done that we wanted to do.

Early on, we had a real difficult time attacking their defense. We were standing around. We just didn't attack them. We were standing around waiting for things to happen. They're athletic and they're long and we were leaving our guards out to dry. We changed things a bit and we started getting more aggressive.

Each game is going to be competitive. A break here or there will make a difference in the game.

The senior class in the area was very strong. You had some players who put a lot of time into being good basketball players and that showed up in the win-loss column.

They are experienced players and have been in sectionals before. Hopefully that will work to our favor so they won't try to jump back in and try to do too much.

That is always a concern, but it is a close-knit group. Jordan and Derek practiced with us every day. Our other players understand their ability levels. Hopefully it is not an issue, but you never know.

It was just about decision-making. We discussed the fact that alcohol is an illegal thing at their age. We're trying to convince them to make better decisions.

The Harrison school community is a great place. I've had a lot of great players and some great coaches, and I have a wonderful family that allows me to be away from home a lot.