Walter Herrmann has been released from a Boston area hospital after suffering a mild concussion Thursday night against the Celtics. Here he describes what happened and how he’s doing today.

On Wednesday.

Walter Herrmann, who has been sidelined with a rib injury, was back at practice Sunday and barring any further setback should play on Wednesday.

“He was a little rusty and he was a little off on some of our coverages,” coach Michael Curry said. “But we will clean that up. He’s a smart player. We may not get all the rust off right away but he will be on point when it comes to our coverages.” -Via Detroit News

John Conner watch out, the DP5000 is ready and equipped to bomb from long range.

I know this is some exciting news for the legions of Walter Herrmann fans in Pistons Nation; Walt tore it up last night at the Pistons open scrimmage held at Oakland University.  According to reports, Big Herm was knocking down trey’s from all over the court.

Big ups for Walter from Sheed:

“Lighting it up,” said Rasheed Wallace, referring to Herrmann’s shooting. “Herm did good. That’s the best I’ve seen Herm shoot for a practice since he’s been here.”

If last season was any indication Pistons fans will be yearning for their favorite Argentinian to get some burn.  I hope M.C. is good at shuffling because it seems he’s got a stacked deck in this year’s Pistons bench.

Another Walter, rookie Walter Sharpe, was also a pleasant surprise at the inter-squad  showdown.  The Walters will be competing for the same playing time at SF.

Walter Herrmann did indeed play well in the 15+ minutes he was allotted last night against the Timberwolves. The result to that being that when I took the pulse of the Pistons Nation this morning I knew there’d be calls for Walter to replace Jarvis Hayes as Tay’s backup. Boy, do we love our end of the bench guys here in the Motor City? I guess you attribute that to the main guys being so good for so long there’s no need to speculate about them, but maybe we need to take a step back before the Herrmania runs wild on us.

While I agree that Herrmann could help if given a few more minutes I’m not convinced that he’s a better option than Jarvis. Look, I just don’t think that when Joe D picked up Herrmann from Charlotte in exchange for Nazr Mohammed he figured we were short one Walter Herrmann. It was a salary dump. Not to say Walter Herrmann is a scrub he’s just on a loaded team.

Let’s also keep in mind that this was against the 19 win T-Wolves which is not the same as Jarvis’ break out game against the Hornets who have been at or near the top of the Western Conference all season.

Jarvis is a streaky shooter but he’s also a capable post scorer and I think it’s something the Pistons should explore more. I don’t think Walter has a better perimeter game. He’s a capable shooter, but not as good as Hayes (when Hayes is on at least). I’m also beginning to think Walter is a one trick pony with that big hand swoop shot along the baseline whereas Hayes has proven to be pretty versatile when he takes it to the rack especially in transition.

On defense it’s about a wash. I know what the Walter backers are gonna say “What about the job Herrmann did on Dirk back in January?” He did a good job, that’s true. But playing good D on Nowitzki is not all that monumental, just refer to any Maverick’s postseason as evidence of that. Furthermore Dirk isn’t isn’t all that tough of a cover if you’re moderately athletic with some size. Size is the one thing Walter has on Jarvis defensively, Jarvis isn’t big enough to cover fours. But, here’s where the wash comes in; Walter isn’t athletic enough to cover threes. Walter doesn’t have very good lateral movement and he kinda has that Mark Madsen spastic look on the court.

So, no I don’t think Walter has shown enough to warrant him replacing Jarvis Hayes in the rotation. But, like I said he can be helpful if he gets time but more situational minutes than anything.

Also seeing as that the Palace crowd has become so endeared to “Big Herm” the Pistons need to cash in. I’m suggesting Walter headbands (like the fro headbands), and by suggesting I mean if they start producing these I want a cut $.

Damn, I guess Sheridan is the truth. We’ll have more on this tomorrow.

Via Detroit News:

AUBURN HILLS — The Pistons traded reserve center Nazr Mohammed for Bobcats center Primoz Brezec and forward Walter Herrmann before Friday’s game against the Hawks.

The Pistons also requested waivers on forward Ronald Dupree.

The move accomplishes two things: The Pistons free up more than $20 million in salary by trading Mohammed and pick up two front-court players with expiring contracts.

“The financial ramifications of this are pretty significant for us,” Dumars said Friday night. “It allows us great financial relief, it’s a deal just from a financial standpoint that you have to make. But the fact that we’re getting two players that we like, makes it even better for us. …

“It’s a win-win situation for both sides.”

Brezec is making $2.75 million this season, while Herrmann will get $1.9 million.

Dumars said the trade talk started Friday afternoon, with the Bobcats calling the Pistons about Mohammed. The Pistons have been interested in Herrmann, inquiring about him earlier this season. Dumars had talked to the Bobcats last season about acquiring Brezec.

The Bobcats have been on the search for another big man, unsuccessfully trying to get Cavaliers power forward Anderson Varejao in the past two weeks.

The two sides quickly agreed on the trade, and it was deal done before the Pistons played the Hawks on Friday night.

Brezec, 28, a native of Slovenia, has been in the NBA for six seasons. He stands 7-foot-1 and weighs 255 pounds. He’s averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds over his career.

Brezec has a good shooting touch and can score from the outside.

Herrmann, 28, hails from Argentina. He’s 6-9 and 281 pounds. He’s in his second year in the NBA, with a career average of 7.8 points and 2.7 rebounds.

Dumars said he likes his energy, as well his ability to shoot 3-pointers.

Mohammed, 30, was signed as by the Pistons to a five-year contract during the 2006 offseason. It had been hoped he would somewhat fill the role of Ben Wallace, who left that offseason for the Chicago Bulls.

Things didn’t work out that way, as Mohammed proved to be a bit slow and clunky in the faster-paced Pistons offense.

Mohammed soon fell out of the main rotation. He wasn’t happy with the reduced role, but to his credit, did not complain or sulk.

But it was clear he had hoped to be a more integral part of the team. The Bobcats told Dumars they anticipate making Mohammed their starting center.

“He’s a good man, and he deserves to play some minutes,” Dumars said.

Dupree has been little-used, only appearing in one game this season.

Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com runs down a list of the 10 players most likely to be traded in the NBA. Flip Murray comes in at #6, which really shouldn’t be news to Pistons fans. I don’t think the Pistons will aggressively shop Flip until we get to see how Rodney Stuckey fits into the equation. He also goes onto say that the Pistons are looking to make a spot for Chris Webber (parting with Nazr Mohammed & Ronald Dupree) which is contrary to what we’ve heard from Dumars and his plans to commit to the team’s youth in the front court. We’ve been told that Joe Dumars is not looking to acquire veteran big men. This kind of sounds like a preseason relic when Nazr and Flip were all but traded in the media.

Then, when you scroll down to #8, Walter Herrmann, Sheridan reveals:

The Pistons are among the contending teams that would be willing to take a flyer on the forward who many remember as the difference-maker when Argentina defeated the U.S. in the semifinals of the Athens Olympics.

Herrmann really isn’t getting the minutes in Charlotte and his numbers reflect that. He’s a 28 year old 6′9″ forward. I’m not really sure how he figures into what the Pistons are doing. The only thing I an think of is maybe Dumars is looking to pick up a white guy so people can stop accusing him of being racist? Of course that’s in jest as I know that’s not the type of thing that determines personnel decisions with Joe D.