Doug Meacham Quotes (16 Quotes)

Credit Bingham, they brought it out right from the beginning and had a little more intensity while we were a little more passive. But I still had a gut feeling that we were still going to have a chance after we fell behind 17-4.

I think with the way Pleasant Grove has been playing, the way any of the teams have been playing, that we can win it. It's just a matter of getting on a roll. You hope you're hitting on all cylinders. If we are, I think we have as good a shot as anyone.

We had that look in our eyes tonight that we weren't going to let this slip through our hands. The biggest difference from the last time we played them to this time was that we played with confidence.

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.

Defense is how we've won games all year long. We had to tighten the pressure in the second half.

Everything (Pratt) shot was contested and I thought David did a good job on him the whole game.

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.

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.

He's a good shooter and he's been getting better through the year.

He was thinking attack, which is what we ask him to do. He's a skilled player and has performed well in games we've done well in. He did a good job tonight. He played his guts out.

You can sit back and hold sometimes, and I've been on both ends, but I thought we needed to attack.

Some times having a shot rim out does more to mess with your confidence then shooting it too hard. We had a lot of those tonight.

We were quicker in the second half. This team really likes to pressure. When we don't take chances, and we stay solid and we wait for our moments, that's when we're good.

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.

We improved on our free throws, but what I'm most proud of is how hard we played. It seemed like every loose ball was ours. We have the elements of having a great team, it's just a matter of us getting that tough look in our eyes and tonight we had that from the beginning.