It's never too soon to get started on these things . . . and by things . . . I mean ways to improve our team. I'm not really satisfied with how things are going in terms of PG and SG. Or SF, or C. I guess I'm only okay with PF at this point. Still! We need to look at the other positions to upgrade, even if it's 'renting' a guy for 2 years while our youth improves.
This is an incomplete list of some of the Unrestricted Free Agent Point guards and Shooting Guards. (For a complete list of ALL Free Agents click here) These are guys that our team may be looking at. I don't know, I have no clue how Kevin O'Connor makes his decisions -- coin flip or pin the tail on the donkey? Jokes aside, let's get to the guards:
| Name | Team | Ht | Wt | Age | PER | eFG% | USG% | AST% |
| Andre Miller | Denver Nuggets | 6'2 | 200 | 35 | 15.7 | 46.0% | 19.3% | 35.2% |
| Ray Allen | Boston Celtics | 6'5 | 205 | 36 | 15.5 | 58.3% | 19.5% | 14.1% |
| C.J. Miles | Utah Jazz | 6'6 | 210 | 24 | 14.5 | 43.8% | 25.7% | 9.7% |
| Willie Green | Atlanta Hawks | 6'4 | 200 | 30 | 14.1 | 54.2% | 20.3% | 8.4% |
| Goran Dragic | Houston Rockets | 6'4 | 180 | 25 | 14.0 | 47.3% | 19.2% | 27.8% |
| Nick Young | Washington Wizards | 6'6 | 200 | 26 | 13.8 | 45.9% | 25.6% | 6.4% |
| Jannero Pargo | Atlanta Hawks | 6'1 | 175 | 32 | 12.5 | 51.0% | 21.8% | 22.9% |
| Marco Belinelli | New Orleans Hornets | 6'5 | 192 | 25 | 10.8 | 49.2% | 18.0% | 7.0% |
| Roger Mason Jr. |
Washington Wizards | 6'5 | 200 | 31 | 10.2 | 47.1% | 19.0% | 10.0% |
| Anthony Parker | Cleveland Cavaliers | 6'6 | 215 | 36 | 8.8 | 45.2% | 14.4% | 15.8% |
| Terrence Williams | Houston Rockets | 6'6 | 220 | 24 | 7.9 | 47.8% | 16.5% | 6.9% |
| Kirk Hinrich | Atlanta Hawks | 6'3 | 190 | 31 | 7.1 | 42.5% | 17.6% | 19.8% |
It's a hodge-podge list of both PGs and SGs. Some guys are 'combo' guards, so it made sense to present the information this way. The players are ranked by their 2011-2012 regular season PER. You don't have to like PER, it's far from perfect as a metric -- but for the most part everyone understands what it means. And every website takes it into account -- we should to.
I've also included mundane things like players heights, weights, and ages -- so that you don't get overwhelmed by things like eFG%, USG%, and AST%.
I know it's going to piss people off, but C.J. Miles isn't the worst free agent guard out there. It is also interesting to note that Hinrich is having a very poor contract year. Dragic is promising, and also much younger. But if it is youth that interests you -- C.J. is the youngest still. I already know how some of you feel about him, so I'll just end this line of thought here. Also -- Ray Allen? I know we all love him, but he's not coming to the Jazz. But I wanted to list him anyway.
Tell me which of these guards you like? Any one you like who isn't on this list? Remember, this is just for unrestricted free agents -- not RFAs, or guys with Early Termination Options, or whatever.