From Chris McCosky’s blog:
Jarvis Hayes was sent home from practice today. He was sick. The Pistons think it was food poisoning. What that could mean, though, is our first look at Walter Herrmann. He hasn’t put on a Pistons game uniform yet, since coming over from Charlotte. With the Pistons playing Indiana back-to-back, the Pistons might let Hayes sit out and rest Friday.
Herrmann didn’t do much for Charlotte before being traded this year, but check out how he finished the 2006-07 season for the Bobcats. He’s kind of been tagged a three-point specialist (he shot 46% from beyond the arc last year) but is a complete player when he’s at his best. If he does in fact see the court, I’ll be very curious to see what he can do.
(Kudos to DBB reader Diablo for the head’s up.)
If Herman doesn’t play does that mean we could a lineup of Hunter- Stuckey- Afflalo? That would be in interesting combo. There wouldn’t be Hunter running the offense but still have his great d out there.
I’m interested to see what he can do. The Bobcats have done a lousy job of cultivating their talent.
I’m really not holing my breath for either scenario. Despite his current shooting slump I’m okay overall with what Hayes has given us. Either way lets hope that Stuckey gets some of the plays we call for Hayes when the 2nd units in….
“Kudos to DBB reader Diablo for the head’s up.”
Sure feels good being recognized…
So funny how we collectively seemed to be ready to give Hayes an extension after his good start during the first 15 games, but now the last 10-12 game slump has us ready to bench him. What fickle men we are
I’m probably the least fickle. Once a dude puts on the Pistons jersey, I usually back him up, even until the bitter, turnover-laden, offense sputtering end (I’m talking, of course, of Arroyo’s downright pathethic tenure as our back up PG). Hayes does some stuff I like, even when he’s not shooting well: he rebounds and plays passable (if foul-prone) D. If he gets his shot back, he’ll be that much better.
Hermann would do very well if he understood all the plays. I saw him play in Charlotte, and he was a quick little guy and really good from behind the three-point line. However he rarely knew where he was going and usually threw himself around, defensively, switching between two or three players.
To respond to kevin s.’s comment, Nazr Mohammed was a very beneficial trade for the Bobcats, and he was playing better than Hermann and Brezec combined. It wasn’t a lack of “cultivation”, he just could not figure it out in the seasons that the Bobcats had him, and I doubt he will figure it out as a Piston either.