Has Jermaine O'Neal been underrated this season?

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I mean he is doing what he was brought into Miami to do. He is playing the role of second fiddle in Miami quite well and receiving very little attention in doing so. He isn't putting up the stat line he did when he was in Indy, but that just means he's doing his job working within the 2nd fiddle role.

However, this season I can say he has been Miami's most consistent player. D-Wade has had a lot of ugly games this season and when Wade was out of play. JO was balling putting up the numbers he did back in Indy for a bit.

Last game he picked up 25 points and reached double digits in rebounds picking up his 15th for the season. He's top 20 in the NBA in double-doubles in only 29 minutes of play. He's also done his part to stay away from injuries. If Miami's team was not so poorly built and run (Spolestra) then more people would be talking about JO's nice season.

He don't find greatness in every player in the league. There's a lot of players I think are overhyped, just not that good, or so so. I just know what undervalued is and I see the good in players that no one else sees cause they are too busy riding the jock of "superstars".

He Tony don't find greatness in every player in the league. There's a lot of players Tony thinks are overhyped, just not that good, or so so. Tony just knows what undervalued is and I see the good in players that no one else sees cause they are too busy riding the jock of "superstars". Batum has more upside than Beasley Tony think he is the better player and will be the better player between the two.

LOL @ talking in third person because of Raza

Tony concurs

JO has been good.. but I wouldn't say underrated.

he's shooting the ball 53% from the field, best of his career... but hhe's not taking nearly as many shots as he did back when he was scoring 20+ PPG and he isn't playing the same minutes so that's why he's not getting the same amount of blocks and rebounds. But thats what happens when you get injured hahaha