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Issue #72 February 2013 www.dimemag.com Editor & Publisher Josh Gotthelf joshg@dimemag.com Director of Content Patrick Cassidy pat@dimemag.com Senior Editor Sean Sweeney sean@dimemag.com Account Manager, Marketing Brandon Smith bsmith@94by50.com Art Direction Alexis Cook Contributing Photographers Steven Counts Dan Gamache Kirby Lee Scott Halleran Rob Hammer Aaron Hewitt Bob Metelus Kelly Turso Contributing Writers Jaimie Canterbury Andrew Greif Mirin Fader Daniel Marks Warren Shaw Interns Rodger Bramley Tim Brandl Sean Cochran Andrew Doyle Mirin Fader Carl Lamarre Michael Sykes II Thank God for the NBA League Pass. Yeah, the service has its issues (Somehow, inconceivably, you are still not able to watch every game in HD), but at its core, League Pass is a fantastic tool for seeing on a regular basis what most basketball fans outside of the NBC/ESPN/TNT realms do not. The ever-increasing rise of NBA apps, Twitter and Instagram as tools to virtually ���watch��� NBA games with millions of other fans is closing the gap quickly, but there still is nothing available to equal the luxury of being able to tune in to live game on your TV. For us at Dime, this year���s most compelling League Pass phenomenon has been the work of Portland���s Damian Lillard. The Blazers barely get a sniff when it comes to national TV coverage, so the majority of NBA fans have only really seen Lillard���s work on TV highlight packages or coverage on YouTube, at dimemag.com, or any number of other basketball sites ���ghting to be heard. We���ve been fascinated by Lillard from the jump and we���re putting him on the cover just an issue after highlighting him as a player to watch in Dime #71. The guy plays with a dynamic, explosive fervor that goes against the grain of his consistent, steadfast, placid demeanor. He���s so even-keeled under the bright lights we have to continuously remind ourselves that he���s just a rookie. In a basketball universe where young players go to the League early with little to no coaching discipline in their past, and their maturity is constantly in question, Lillard is truly a rare ���nd. We sent Dime writer Andrew Greif to Portland to spend time with Damian for his ���rst magazine cover shoot. Check out Andrew���s solid cover story on Lillard and learn what makes Damian an un���appable, budding star. You���ll be shocked to know that Lillard wasn���t fazed by the moment. Worldwide Newsstand Distributor Curtis Circulation Company, LLC. -Patrick Cassidy, Editor & Co-Founder Newsstand Consultant Howard White & Associates DIME��, THE GAME. THE PLAYER. THE LIFE.�� and THE BASKETBALL LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE�� are registered trademarks of Dime Magazine Publishing Co mpany, Inc. For new subscriptions, subscription problems and/or address changes please go to www.dimemag.com, call 818.286.3153 or e-mail dimcs@magserv.com PRINTED IN THE USA 16