(PROCESS)[BREAKDOWN IS AS IMPORTANT AS SETUP.]

While you’re playing the game, there are no distractions. Right after the buzzer sounds, a lot of people shower and change as quickly as they can. For me, though, there was more work to be done.

Ice, the old reliable, was the status quo for me after every game, every practice. I’d always ice with two bags on the front and back of my knees and on my shoulder, and both feet in an ice bucket for 20 minutes. This would help bring down the inflammation and kick off my wind-down of this session and jumpstart my gear-up for the next.