Dude! It's me, Rich Muhlach!

Hey dudes! Dunno if you've heard, but apparently William Hung is attempting a comeback! Remember that dorky Asian from American Idol who "tried" to sing "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin? Well, sources say that he's trying to revive his short-lived career. So yes, he is alive. And no, those rumors that he died of drug overdose are totally untrue.

So yeah, was reading up on my three fave teams' game recaps and found out they've been using him as inspiration to maintain their positions in their respective games.

hung in (v.) - to channel your inner William Hung in order to maintain position

First was the Phoenix - Orlando game:

"The dreams of an undefeated season are now done," said Phoenix coach Alvin Gentry. "We hung in, but we had no answer, size-wise, for Dwight Howard. "He creates problems and we have to double-team him, which frees up the shooters."

http://www.nba.com/games/20091104/PHXORL/recap.html

Hung in. But no answer size-wise.

Then there was the Boston - Minnesota game:

"It was just our experience," said Boston coach Doc Rivers, whose veteran club improved to 6-0. "It's nice, on a night when we didn't play well at all, to call upon that experience. Nobody panicked. We just hung in there."

http://www.nba.com/games/20091104/BOSMIN/recap.html

Hung. Inspiration? Yes.

And finally, my beloved LA Lakers against the Houston Rockets:

"That was experience [at] winning games," said Lamar Odom when asked to explain how the Lakers managed to pull out the win. "That was just toughing it out. We hung in there and hung in there. Everyone hung in there."

http://www.nba.com/games/20091104/LALHOU/recap.html