Is Festus the bestest answer for us at backup C?

[CitySushi]

I have absolutely no faith in the Latvian Tax to get anywhere near a productive level this season. That being said, what do you realistically expect from this rookie? He's still raw in terms of his basketball skills, but he had 4 blocks last game against the Jazz and the coaching staff seems to be enamored by him. Can he really be in line for 15 minutes a game?

 

[ChuckDurn]

I think the reality is that we're going to see a front line with Lee and Landry for 5-10 minutes / game - assuming Lee plays 35 minutes / game, there's no way Landry is only going to play about 13 minutes / game - more like low 20's, which means they're going to be playing together a few minutes. That's really only going to leave ~8-10 minutes / game for the "true" back-up center, most likely Ezeli, based on what we're seeing and hearing. And I think Ezeli is going to be more than capable of that.

In sum, I think the C/PF minutes will shape up as the following for the 96 minutes/game for the 2 positions:
Lee: ~34 minutes
Bogut: ~30 minutes
Landry: ~24 minutes
Ezeli: ~8 minutes

 

[Heathbar012]

At least Beans won't have to actually work while he pays back the Latvian government.

 

[CitySushi]

Another good game from Festus last night.

33 minutes
7-8 fg
1-1 ft
15 points
8 Rebounds
2 Assists
2 Blocks
+21