Smith's teammate Tonya Edwards sits next to her in the whirlpool, sharing the pain of a short, but furious, season. Smith is answering questions about her first season in a new professional league, with a new team and a newly reconstructed knee. I have never had to deal with this before - the treatment and getting yourself going. Now, I've got to ice, heat and get a rubdown. It's been a new experience.
Some days are good and some days are bad.
I've tried to deal with it, and hopefully it will continue to get better. Smith could have been talking about her first WNBA season as well as her mending knee. Playing in the WNBA was a new experience for her, as well. You're not used to traveling and having a job and having to be places during the summer. Then there's the compactness of the whole thing.