It's nice to have a cushion.

It's nice to have a bit of a cushion.

They go hand-in-hand... we haven't put up a good defensive and offensive game together.

That game haunts me a lot. I talk about it all the time. We wanted to win that state championship so bad.

It would be nice just to have that cushion so we live a little more calmly.

It's a magical start. It kind of gives me a nice little cushion there. If I just surf loose and get another result or two, then everything's lined up real good for the start of the year.