Jeremy Lin, Jeff Foster, Tracy McGrady…
The names on the list runs long when it comes to debating “The Most Underrated Role Players” in the NBA these days and certainly a case can be made for the likes of Lin, Foster and McGrady this season, but let’s open the discussion up a little bit as Darryl Howerton breaks down his Top 15 “MURP’s” for HOOP Magazine.
Two of the premiere teams in the NBA – the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs – each have three players on this list which says a lot about their overall success this season thanks to some unsung heroes.
With a little assistance from Jeremias Engelmann's RAPM stats and John Hollinger's Player Efficiency Ratings, Howerton details his criteria as a player “who has not averaged 24.0 minutes per game in either of the last two seasons”. It’s a pretty spot on assessment of what’s going on around the league too. It’s a telling tale of how this season is being played out and dominated not only by superstars, but also t...
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