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Issue #66 November 2011
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Contents
SHE WILL Chances are you've never heard of Kristen Mann. But after reading this, you'll probably never forget her.
TRUE GRIT For many, any mention of the country Iran brings about negative connotations. Trough his tremendous play on the basketball court, Iranian-born Arsalan Kazemi is changing the discussion.
LOOK AT ME NOW With Maya Moore now in the WNBA, Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins is the new face of women's college basketball.
BURN NOTICE J.J. Barea probably wasn't the guy you had pegged to be the NBA Playoffs' breakout star. And although the diminutive guard's future is just as tricky to predict, try telling Puerto Rico's favorite son the party will be stopping anytime soon.
LA FAMILIA For the Grizzlies, everything and everyone finally came together last season. Everyone that is, except for Rudy Gay. Te stakes are high in Memphis, and Gay's the one who promises to bring it all together.
BREAKOUT Here are the Top 25 players and teams primed to breakout this season…
LIFT OFF John Wall came out of nowhere four years ago to take over the high school basketball scene. Now, at the age of 21, he's poised to become the NBA's next breakout star. What drove Wall as a youngster is what's driving him now, and it's all taking him to places only a few point guards can ever hope to see.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT For one night this summer, any worries about the NBA lockout were set aside as the game's brightest stars took the floor in our nation's capital.
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Rudy Gay