Entering his second Final Four, Fan Mail guest David Bluthenthal of Maccabi Elite is aiming for nothing short of a repeat of his first trip.

After playing for three teams in as many countries in three seasons, Tau Ceramica swingman Simas Jasaitis has picked up quite a following, which can be seen from the questions posed to him.

Montepaschi Siena big man Ben Eze is delighted to be making his Final Four debut - and to talk about it as a Fan Mail guest!

The ways in which Olympiacos head coach Panagiotis Giannakis has touched basketball supporters in his native Greece are numerous.

For the second time in his two Euroleague seasons, Fan Mail guest Alex Acker of AXA F.C. Barcelona is knocking on the door of the Quarterfinal Playoffs.

In less than two seasons at the head of a bench, 38-year-old Simone Pianigiani of Montepaschi Siena has already established himself as a rising star in the European coaching ranks.

It's not everyday that fans get to pitch their questions at the main decision-maker of a sport's top continental competition.

He didn't start wearing high white socks until he joined the Euroleague, started dunking around age 11 and prefers to be called Jay. Such are the details that only could have come from the Fan Mail answers of Jeremiah Massey, the Aris TT Bank big man.

Their team's record might not be among the Euroleague's best, but after reading their questions for head coach Fan Mail guest Jasmin Repesa, it is certain that Lottomatica Roma fans retain high hopes for the near future.

One of the pleasant surprises for Euroleague fans so far is a 30-year-old rookie who has helped Unicaja tie for first place in Group B at the midpoint of the regular season.

That his team has all but owned Group B since the Euroleague started - unexpectedly for some - is no accident at all The first head coach Fan Mail guest of the season, Aleksandar Trifunovic of Lietuvos Rytas, had planned to have his team on-form as early as possible to be ready if opportunities arose.

The avalanche of Fan Mail that came in for Arvydas Macijauskas of Olympiacos proves one thing for sure: despite his having hardly played for the last two seasons, the sharpshooter once nicknamed "Kalashnikov" for his accuracy is still a favorite around Europe.

He has won almost everything there is to win - except the Euroleague. Reigning world and ULEB Cup champion Felipe Reyes of Real Madrid would love to rectify that single hole in his resume this season, knowing that the Final Four is coming to the Spanish capital.

If any player can appreciate how difficult it is to reach and win a Final Four, it might be Dejan Tomasevic of Panathinaikos. The veteran center played his first Final Four in 1998, and since then has been a regular season MVP.

His many far-flung fans made it clear that Turkish big man Kaya Peker of Tau Ceramica have their best wishes for good luck at the Final Four. Peker, on the other hand, made it clear that he and his teammates don't plan to depend on luck.

In his return to the Euroleague after four seasons, Unicaja swingman Jiri Welsch brings confidence that his underdog team can get the job done in what is the first Final Four experience for practically the entire organization.

It is rare enough for any player to join the defending Euroleague champions in midseason. When that player is a 31-year-old veteran who has never played in the competition before and becomes a starter within weeks, it is even more interesting.

It comes as no surprise that one of the most successful coaches in the world, Pini Gershon, generated plenty Fan Mail from all sorts of countries, nor that the Olympiacos boss was more than happy to answer them with the candid spontanaeity for which he is known.

Considering the way he has led his team through an undefeated Top 16 to early qualification to the Quarterfinal Playoffs, it is no wonder that the Fan Mail arrived in droves for Panathinaikos guard Sani Becirovic.

After guiding Pau-Orthez to the Top 16 for the first time in three years, fans across Europe bombarded head coach Gordon Herbert with questions about a range of topics from the future of French basketball to how he beat CSKA Moscow earlier this season.

One thing is for certain after reading the Fan Mail for Pepe Sanchez of Unicaja: Fans around the world consider him to be one of the unique players in modern basketball. And that was before he helped lift Unicaja into the Top 16.

It was apparent from the nearly 100 questions he received from all over Europe and beyond that Fan Mail guest Oktay Mahmuti, head coach of Efes Pilsen, has already made a huge impact despite being one of the Euroleague's youngest coaches.