[In 1991, after losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs, my wife, kids, and I returned to Spokane to enjoy the summer.
We had a good season and performed well in the playoffs, but we just couldn't climb over the mountain that was the Los Angeles Lakers.
Magic Johnson is the greatest Point Guard, and the gap between us wasn't just about height.
I hadn't prepared myself to step into the offseason yet because if we could have gotten past the Lakers, I would've faced Ah Gan in the semifinals.
Sadly, I let myself down once again. It made me upset, feeling that my basketball career still had a long way to go before I could call it complete.
But in the end, I accepted the early elimination and decided to adjust my training plan during the offseason, making some changes to both my body and technique to recover from this loss.
Coach Sloan made me understand that at this stage of my career, recovery is more important than training every single day.
