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Final Four FAN Mail: Oscar Torres, CSKA Moscow

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Final Four FAN Mail: Jiri Welsch, Unicaja

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Final Four FAN Mail: Kaya Peker, Tau Ceramica

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Final Four FAN Mail: Dejan Tomasevic, Panathinaikos

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

FAN Mail: Kaya Peker, Tau Ceramica

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

After having come close several times before, Tau Ceramica big man Kaya Peker is going to a Final Four for the first time. Peker has been a part-time starter and one of Tau's main defensive presences inside this year. Send your questions to Kaya Peker

FAN Mail: Oscar Torres, CSKA Moscow

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Unlike almost any other player going to the Final Four, winning the Euroleague title was not a goal for Oscar Torres when this season began. That changed in February, when he signed with CSKA Moscow. Send your questions to Oscar Torres

FAN Mail: Dejan Tomasevic, Panathinaikos

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

One of the signature players of his generation in Europe, center Dejan Tomasevic of Panathinaikos is headed to his first Final Four of the decade. Few players bring more experience to the challenge than Tomasevic. Send your questions to Dejan Tomasevic

FAN Mail: Jiri Welsch, Unicaja

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

After a four-year hiatus, Jiri Welsch returned to the Euroleague this season and played a central role in helping Unicaja to reach its first Final Four. As a nearly full-time starter, Welsch's all-around game made him a key performer as injuries on occasion shook up the Unicaja lineup. A 27-year-old swingman and one of the most successful players ever from the Czech Republic, Welsch will try to take his game even higher in order to make Unicaja the surprise of Athens, too. In the meantime, he is the Final Four Fan Mail guest for Unicaja, so take advantage of the opportunity to ask Jiri about his aspirations for the big event. Send your questions to Jiri Welsch and the best ones will be published with his answers before the Final Four, right here on Euroleague.net!

Fan Mail answers: Pini Gershon, Olympiacos

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Fan Mail answers: Sani Becirovic

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Fan Mail: Gordon Herbert, Pau-Orthez

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Fan Mail answers: Pepe Sanchez, Unicaja

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

FAN MAIL answers: Oktay Mahmuti, Efes Pilsen

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Fan Mail answers: Tal Burstein, Maccabi Elite

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

It would be hard to find a player anywhere born 1980 or later who has had such pro success as Tal Burstein of Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv. Just 26 years old, Burstein counts three continental, six Isreali League and six Israeli Cup crowns in his careeer.

FAN MAIL: Sasa Obradovic, RheinEnergie

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

You know a player was loved when fans invent a song by putting his name to a Beatles tune and then remember it almost a decade later. Such remembrances were among the Fan Mail received by RheinEnergie head coach Sasa Obradovic.