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College, High School / Apr 25, 2008 / 9:31 am

Coming Up to the Plate…

Is Jennings the next Derrick Rose?
(photo. Kelly Kline)
The ‘07-08 NCAA freshman class was one of the deepest and most talented groups we’ve seen in a while. But with at least a dozen players from that group having already declared for this year’s NBA Draft — most notably Michael Beasley, Eric Gordon, O.J. Mayo, Kevin Love […]

Smack / Apr 20, 2008 / 4:11 am

Timmy & Lords of the Underworld

Photo. adidas
As good as this past NBA regular season was, Day 1 of the playoffs topped everything by giving us the best single game we’ve seen all year on any level. We don’t care who you love or who you hate, Spurs/Suns was an amazing display of ball that included a virtuoso performance from one […]

Smack / Apr 18, 2008 / 2:46 am

And Now We Wait

Tyreke Evans (photo. Pineda)
Today’s your day off before we dive full into every NBA fan’s favorite time of year: the postseason. Here at DimeMag.com we ranked the 16 playoff teams in our latest NBA Hit List, as well as wrapping up the season for the Lottery teams. A lot of people had an issue with […]

Smack / Mar 27, 2008 / 3:04 am

Focus Factor

Kevin Garnett (photo. Gary Land)
Before the Celtics and Suns tipped off last night ,we went over the many reasons why the C’s, despite having locked up the Atlantic, shouldn’t take the game lightly. Turns out there was nothing to worry about, as Kevin Garnett (30 pts) and crew were extra-focused, jumping out to a double-digit […]

High School / Jan 25, 2008 / 3:02 pm

Tyreke’s World

‘Reke (Photo. Brian Maranan Pineda)
CNNSI.com has an in-depth profile of Philly high school phenom (and former Dime cover guy) Tyreke Evans. The story gives you a look into ‘Reke’s world, detailing everything from his recruiting saga to the trappings of his fame to stuff like this:
Typically, the only questions that Evans fields after games are […]

General / Oct 17, 2007 / 6:05 am

Sneak Preview

Dime #37, on newsstands 10/23
Normally we’d wait until the new issue of Dime hits newsstands before talking about it here. But since we’re pretty pumped about our latest creation, we couldn’t hold back. On Oct. 23, you can get your hands on Dime #37, our NBA preview issue. We’ve got two covers for this one: […]

Smack / Oct 16, 2007 / 5:09 am

Can’t Stop the Rain

Ricky Davis (Photo. Gary Land)
You think Ricky Davis isn’t gonna take a ton of shots this year? Between KG being gone, a team full of young T’wolves who will naturally defer to a veteran, the high likelihood that Minnesota will be trying to shoot their way back into a lot of games, and the fact […]

General / Aug 28, 2007 / 3:13 pm

Elite-ism

Dime #34
See the five kids to the left? When we slapped them on the cover of Dime #34 this summer, we wanted to capture a group that would represent the best that American high school basketball has to offer. It wasn’t about getting the flashiest or the most famous, and rather than five randomly-selected individuals, […]

General / Aug 6, 2007 / 8:31 am

Face the Nations

The adidas Nations ballers
“The Dream Team.” That’s the tag we put on Lance Stephenson, Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Derrick Favors and Luke Babbitt when they made the cover of our Summer ‘07 issue. Five of the top high school ballplayers in America, they’re all part of the adidas Nations, a sort of Team USA-in-training program […]

Smack / Jul 20, 2007 / 3:15 am

Right Franchise?

There was a time when having T-Mac, Yao and Steve Francis on the same squad meant you had an instant contender on your hands (or at least a team hyped up as one). With Francis agreeing to a deal with the Rockets yesterday, though, now it’s just a decent guard who’s past his prime joining […]

Hoopla / May 15, 2007 / 11:00 am

Q & A with Tyreke Evans

Tyreke Evans, Summer ‘06
One year ago I went down to Chester, Pa., to write a feature on high school star Tyreke Evans. Admittedly, two weeks before the trip, I didn’t know much of anything about Tyreke — I’d heard the name before, but wouldn’t have been able to ID the kid if he’d walked up […]