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Issue #68 March 2012 38 40 44 50 56 62 68 Contents TAKE CARE After a breakout rookie season, Harvard forward Kyle Casey had to deal with more than high expectations as a sophomore. Now that he's fully healthy, the junior has helped lead the Crimson to its first Top 25 ranking in program history. POINT TAKEN When David Stern called Iman Shumpert's name at the 2011 NBA Draft, Knicks fans in attendance scratched their heads – some in disgust, and some in complete confusion. Seven months later, he's silenced the critics and put the entire NBA on notice. SEE ME NOW DeMar DeRozan got a taste of fame at an early age – it just wasn't his own. A childhood friend and AAU teammate of Romeo Miller, better known as Lil' Romeo, the Compton kid was exposed to the celebrity lifestyle before he even reached high school. But now in his third season with the Raptors, DeRozan has made it on his own. STOCK RISING He wasn't made for this, not originally. Te glitz, the fame, Spike Lee sitting courtside rocking his jersey on a nightly basis. None of this was supposed to be in Landry Fields' wheelhouse. Tat is, until he made the nation take notice of just how ready he really is. TALK THAT TALK While Minnesota has been haunted since Kevin Garnett left for Boston, Michael Beasley has long been knocked as a shoot-first, look-for-teammates-later kind of player. Tis season, signs are showing that the T-Wolves' rebirth is changing the way we think of Beasley, too. BAND OF BROTHERS Falling short of an NBA championship in 2011 was not part of the plan for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat. But it may have been exactly what the NBA's super-team needed to truly become a dynasty, starting with a title in 2012. NATIONAL TREASURE Spencer Haywood is a revolutionary for social change, a forefather of the sports entertainment business, and during his 13-year career in the NBA and ABA, arguably the most talented basketball player of all time. Don't believe it? Go straight to the source and ask. 56 Michael Beasley 4 Photo. Dime China