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When he arrived as an unknown in the middle of the 2007-08 season, it's fair to say that Fenerbahce Ulker center Omer Asik took the Euroleague by storm. His first full phase was that season's Top 16, during which he averaged more blocks, 3.2 per game, than any Euroleague player in any phase of the competition in the previous five years! What's more, his 20-minute-per-game contribution helped lift Fenerbahce to the Quarterfinal Playoffs, still its high-water mark in the competition. While answering your Fan Mail this week, Asik recalled that fast Euroleague start among the highlights of his young career, even as he promised that he and his Fenerbahce teammates were ready to push for even more success. "As a team, we have a desire to be in the Final Four," Asik said in one answer. "The thing is that, sometimes being a quality team is not always enough to be a success. For this reason, we know that we have to act together as a team, and then it will not be impossible for us to reach our goals."
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October 26, 2009
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Along the way, Darjus Lavrinoic of Real Madrid answered your Fan Mail. Although his move to Madrid may have been as far away as possible geographically, Lavrinovic's fellow Lithuanians are following him closely.
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October 15, 2009
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One of the most versatile players in the world, Chuck Eidson, will make his Euroleague return on Thursday in a different uniform, the famous yellow of Maccabi Electra.
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October 12, 2009
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Few young players captivate the imagination of basketball fans quite like Olympiacos center Sofoklis Schortsanitis.
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April 30, 2009
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He came, he saw and he helped conquer the Euroleague champions' trophy at his first Final Four last season.
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April 30, 2009
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A young veteran at 25, Yotam Halperin has relied on more experience than most players his age to help Olympiacos reach the Final Four.
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April 30, 2009
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Fran Vazquez is one of the most improved players in the Euroleague this season and a main reason that his club is back in the Final Four.
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