Doug Meacham (born December 16, 1964) is an American football coach. He played college football at Oklahoma State University, where he was an offensive lineman.[1] (wikipedia)
He's our spark plug in our defense. That was the difference, having him come in and give us that momentum in the second half.
He's really physical, and because of his size he has a great ability to disrupt the dribble. And because of his quickness and ability to recover in a hurry, he can take chances that other players can't take.
He's so strong and so athletic that he can guard anyone, regardless of how big they are. He can defend inside, and he can defense outside.
It forced us to have to press. We played with more energy and hit some shots, but they were very good at going over the top of the press and attacking. But we were down and we had to create turnovers.
Defense is how we've won games all year long. We had to tighten the pressure in the second half.
The fact that we got to the free throw line was a key for us because it helped us get into a rhythm, and the way we were shooting we needed to get to the free throw line.
You can sit back and hold sometimes, and I've been on both ends, but I thought we needed to attack.
That's been the M.O. in this team. They really do lay it out on the line. I know at the end of the day they're going to give me everything they've got. Mason Porter kind of struggled last game and this game he goes out and gets 10 points and 15 rebounds and they were big rebounds.
You've got to give Bingham credit. They came out with a lot of intensity and we didn't match it in the first part of the game.
To come away with a road win in a game in which we committed 24 turnovers and shot poorly from the free throw line is huge for us.
