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That leaves less of a desire to discuss the past. He'd rather talk about what's ahead instead, and why shouldn't he? Minnesota is no longer an NBA outpost up north. Kevin Love signed a four-year extension in January, and Ricky Rubio's laser passes put the ball in the hands of high-flying youngsters Derrick Williams and Wesley Johnson. You can see why Beasley has taken to this year's roster; the Timberwolves are what Beasley hopes to be. Fast, cool, up-and- coming, and able to change an impres- sion with the swish of a jump shot. Dime: What's the feeling like on the team this year? Michael Beasley: It's better inside the locker room because everyone's so cool and everybody wants to see each other get better. Dime: Is that a feeling that's different than any other team you've been on? MB: Yeah, but no. I say yeah because I'm actually a part of the rebuilding 59 process. In Miami, when I got there, there were a couple players established and [Dwyane] Wade was a multi-time All-Star. Like you said, we started from the bottom and now we're on the rise. Miami was one of those groups of veteran guys – Udonis [Haslem], Jer- maine (O'Neal), Wade – but here we've all grown together. Our oldest players are Brad Miller (35) and Luke [Ridnour] who's 30. We got four or five players on the team between 21 and 24. Us being so young it's good, and we're all the same age. We get to grow in life as well.