Random, off-the-Bench Player…
Posted by VeRonda Wicks March 1st, 2009I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to share. So many stories have been going on in the sports world that I thought I should write up something for you guys…
So, check this out… Today, Hubby and I were watching the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons play. When all of a sudden this random, off the bench player just started hitting threes in Stephen Marbury’s (Yes, bye bye New York Knicks. He’s with the Celtics now.) mouth. The commentators then explained the extraordinary story of the Argentinian player, Walter Herrmann.

Herrman is this guy with tremendous skill and at the height of his career the most devastating thing happened. The three most important women in his life–his mother, fiancée, and sister–were killed in an automobile accident. Crazy, huh? Well, it gets crazier. Some time later, he gets a call that his dad has died of a heart attack. Even the announcer got choked up in even telling the story.
All I could think of while he was running down the court was that “this”, basketball, the court, is where everything makes sense. You know? Because beyond that, I’m not sure what could possibly make sense in his world. So, then I realized that his hitting threes in Marbury’s mouth was more than just what it seemed… It was where he could control something in his life. Man, what a random, off-the-bench player, huh?…






March 2nd, 2009 at 9:26 am
Thanks for this wonderful article on Walter Herrmann. As fan of Argentina, I’m just have great respect just how far he has come despite of all those tragedies that has effected him.
He was an important figure in our 2004 Olympics gold medal winning team. We hope to see more great success from him. Hopefully the Pistons will realize just what a gem they have on their roster.
Please check out my re-cap on the Celtics/Pistons game.
http://mundoalbiceleste.blogspot.com/2009/03/nba-news-herrmann-provides-scoring.html
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Hey John… yeah, I was shocked by how this guy played. I mean, they never talk about him and he’s such a weapon. He’s definitely the reason why they won… Maybe that’s their tactic, not to talk about their weapons. As a sports fan, I love to find out something new… It’s something that’s never boring to me. Let me go check out your re-cap.
March 20th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Wow…thats a really tragic story. So being on the court probably helps him cope with all of that. Man…i still can’t get over that story.
March 24th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Yeah, the story was too sad… I couldn’t believe he was able to still do his job so well. But, I’m glad he’s deciding to make good decisions.