DIME 50 IS HERE!
Welcome to the 50th issue of Dime Magazine -the culmination of eight years of blood, sweat and tears. We started this magazine because there was nothing out there for us. We had a simple desire for an intelligent, well-written basketball magazine that spoke to us as basketball players. That type of outlet just didn’t exist, so we made our own.
Now here we are, almost a decade later, still producing what we think is the best basketball magazine on the planet. It didn’t matter what the haters said at the start (there were many, and yes, we remember them all), and it doesn’t matter now that the economy is a mess and that the publishing industry is in shambles – we are in it to win it over the long haul.
There have been a lot of victories in the pages of Dime over the years, and we’re fiercely proud of them all, big or small. Having the courage to give Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Brandon Roy, and others their first covers while other magazines were sticking with the “safe” choices is something we wear as a badge of honor.
Dime has cultivated a rep as being a haven for basketball players, an outlet where they can be themselves, wear what they want to wear, and talk about what they want to talk about. We saw it as early on as Dime No. 5, when Paul Pierce chose to open up and let us be the first media outlet to photograph the scars left by a nightclub stabbing back in 2000.
We saw it in 2006, when Kobe Bryant, then on the rebound, repairing the damage wrought by incidents in his personal life, penned his own cover story to talk about where he saw his place in society and the game of basketball.
And that rep was on display again two years ago when we approached Shaq and offered to let him style his own cover shoot. The Diesel had one request: “Can you photograph me as The Godfather?” No problem, Shaq.
We can also admit that we aren’t perfect; we’ve had some misses over the years. There have been more than a few “What’s My Name?” players that haven’t panned out like we expected them to, and there have been fashion shoots that make us cringe when we look at them today. And the Ricky Davis “The Great Adventures of Slick Rick” cover from Dime No. 10? Clearly not our finest moment.
It was important to me though that this letter from the editor not focus solely on the past. Our path, our journey to this point, has been great. But our future? Even better. And that’s the main theme of this issue.
The first 50 issues of Dime Magazine have celebrated the players and personalities who, to this point, have shaped the game and the culture of what we like to call “The Dime Generation.” Our anchor feature in this issue looks ahead with a piece we’re calling “50 for the Future” – the 50 players, personalities and movements that we expect to dominate the pages of the next 50 issues of Dime Magazine. Think of it as a guide to the future of the greatest game on earth and the culture it drives.
One last thing to our readers – we wouldn’t have made it here without you. Our fans are loyal and rabid, and there’s nothing like when we receive an email or we meet someone who starts off with, “I’ve been reading you guys from the start …” It makes us feel great and gives us an extra push to keep battling. We can’t thank you enough.
Here’s to 50 more.
– Patrick Cassidy, Director of Content
CHECK OUT THE DIGITAL VERSION OF DIME 50 HERE AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
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July 20th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
jryu says:
congrats dime.
i can only imagine what level of productivity i would have at work if it wasn’t for you guys haha.
“we’re out like the first 50″ tomorrow?
July 20th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
bliz289 says:
congrats to the whole Dime crew. that’s a huge accomplishment.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
LFan says:
Best basketball publication, bar none. Congrats on the 50 Dime, thanks for giving us the pleasure.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
aj says:
Hooray Dime!
July 20th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
snoop says:
SLAM Mag is so so def, untouchable from the rest. and oh yeah purple and gold the Lakers are the best…
much luv Dime, I read yall too.
July 20th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
YOUNGFED says:
Yeah Dime Congrats “I Fux Wit’cha” lol
July 20th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Chicagorilla says:
Derrick on the Cover! HoopsTV represent!!!
July 20th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
weezy f says:
shaq is hilarious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPpYDuU0Gps
July 20th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Sambuu says:
congrats dime.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Luigi says:
lets work on 100!
July 20th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
srb says:
OLD
got this in the mail like 5 days ago
nice issue so far. only half way through.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Taj says:
Congrats Dime!!! Here’s to a bright future ahead!
July 20th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
the_don_mega (representin' the 3 stars and a sun) says:
congratulations Dime…
July 20th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
le_hotdawg says:
I’m still rockin that hoopstv.com t-shirt!!!
Thanks DIME!
July 20th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Ashlov says:
Congrats Dime. Keep up the great work. You had me at “We’re out like…”
July 20th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Simon says:
Congrats on 50 issues! Is there anyone else out there who was introduced to Dime through the links on foxsports.com?
July 20th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Leo says:
Congrats Dime. Good to see a quality basketball mag still going strong.
July 20th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Oscarisalakerfan says:
Hell Yeah Congrats….
To answer Simon’s question I was introduced to Dime on foxsports and havent looked back since…
best publication of ne sport out there….
I go here more than I go to espn,si, and foxsports combined….
You guys are my homepage …
July 20th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
doc says:
Good shit fellas.Yall tried to kill yallselves with that Slick Rick cover though..
July 20th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Nukky G. says:
Congrats guys! Here’s to 50 more…and then 50 more after that…and then 50 m…yeah, you get it.
Also, Derrick Rose looks a lot like Jalen in some pics…any blood lines somewhere along the road?
July 20th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
einnod says:
Congrats on 50 DIME mag!!!
Let’s make it another 50.
July 20th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
jzsmoove says:
Keep that Smack coming this way baby!!
July 20th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Patrick Cassidy says:
Guys –
Thanks for all the support, we definitely appreciate every single one of you being here every day reading the site, commenting on posts (and calling us out when we deserve it), and reading the mag when it hits the newsstands or your mailbox.
Couldn’t do it without you.
- Pat
July 20th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
sans says:
you guys stole me from SLAM, which I read through childhood. best ball website, sick mag. congrats.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Dukesman2000 says:
Good jobs guys. I am a longtime subcriber to your magazine and a frequent visitor to your site; and I must say, you guys are the truth. Your writing styles are very refreshing in that you guys speak to us basketball heads as if we were having a conversation with our boys. Keep up the good work and I wish y’all all the best (even though y’all pulled a fast one on picking bogus winners for the Nike Four Rings Tee…lol)
July 20th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
fallinup says:
Issue’s kinda thin for big numba 50. Biggups, though Dime, got mine last week.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
jksonics says:
congrats dime – i’ve been reading online and a sometimes subscriber or purchased from the shops over the last 8 years – keep up the great work. the basketball world would not be the same without Dime!
July 20th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
sh!tfaced says:
‘grats dime. nice one. dimemag is still da shit
July 20th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
that's whats up says:
BIG
BIG
UPS
…and
a heartfelt congratulations!
Times are tough so I’m re-upping tomorrow and subscribing a friend (on my dime)
July 20th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
dagwaller says:
Congrats, keep it up.
July 20th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Q says:
How can I get dime issue number 50? Do they sell them in any store?
July 20th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
rw says:
no shame doing ricky davis
he had some good years
July 21st, 2009 at 8:17 am
Aaron D. says:
Can anybody tell me who makes that coat that Tony Wroten Jr. Has on in the dime mag page 59? It’s 2 sick!!!
July 21st, 2009 at 9:07 am
smity far away says:
i agree with rw. ricky davis was one of my favorite “misunderstood” players at that time. Funny how things change though.
July 21st, 2009 at 10:49 am
Ryan says:
congratulations dime on 50 issues! consider me a subscriber for #51 onward!
July 21st, 2009 at 6:14 pm
T.J. says:
Congrats keep up the good work. I’m definately startin to like this mag more then ya competitors. Yall aren’t afraid to do ya own thing and thats why yall made it this far. Don’t stop now tho haha! Once again congrats to the whole dime crew!