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'With Malice' has declared April 5 Unsung Hero Day and I am making my submission.

I think selecting Walter Hermann, aka Fabio, is the right choice for the Detroit Pistons.

First of all, pure physical attributes alone could win Walter Hermann this honor. The long greasy blond hair, furrowed eye brows with the look in his eye that could get any unsuspecting female in the hay, and his enormous banana hands that make a basketball look like a slightly over-sized orange are all characteristics worthy of recognition.

Fans who don't visit the Pistons website on a daily basis may not know this, but the Pistons even advertised their ladies' night at the Palace with Hermann's face. I imagine there were thousands of chicks at that game, swooning at the sight of him.

(A quick note: Great marketing job by the Pistons. As you may not know, Hermann's from Argentina and their women are absolutely babe-alicious. I'm sure the Pistons were thinking that Hermann's looks and allegiences to the country would at least attract a few more lookers. Kudos Pistons).

As for basketball, well, Hermann is just okay but everyone knows he gives it his all when given the chance. He doesn't really get a fair shot, despite being 6'9 with some of the biggest hands I've ever seen. He plays with a crooked smile all the time and almost once a game (when he plays), he palms the ball with one hand and takes three large steps past his defender and puts up some ridiculous circus shot (or maybe it's "sensational?") Either way, it's quite a display and he's a fan favorite.

He only averages 3.8 PPG (5.0 PPG in his career) and is shooting a less-than-desired 40 percent from the field this season, but I did a little research to see just how good Hermann could be if he got some regular minutes.

This season he has only played more than 15 minutes ten times. (I single out those ten games because those are the games where you can conceivably argue that he got enough minutes to warm up and show what he really could do. And those ten games are what really make his minutes per game sky rocket. He would be down in the three- to seven-minute range had it not been for these ten games. In fact, he received zero minutes for almost three months during this season).

Now, you might be thinking, "Well, he should feel so lucky with playing 15-plus minutes in ten games," but wrap your minds around this: In those ten games, Walter Hermann is averaging 11.3 PPG in just 19 minutes per game. Just for comparison, Tayshaun Prince starts, averages 37.8 minutes per game, and only averages 14.3 PPG.

Hermann could arguably be averaging 20 PPG if he got those type of minutes. It should also be noted, that Hermann is shooting 55 percent from the field in those games. Also, in a few of those games he only took three shots, so that average could be even higher with more shot opportunities.

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