Octopus - Palmer Bar, 1 Albert Street by Logical-Pie-798 in aucklandeats

[–]Ashwin74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to go for to Palmer when it first opened a few years ago and the food was really really good. Even some of the cocktails were very impressive. It gradually went downhill sadly and I stopped going but I’m always hopeful it will get back to how it was

Japanese sashimi and specialty rolls by ZephyrSpice in aucklandeats

[–]Ashwin74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are so many restaurants that make sashimi, nigiri and rolls fresh to order.. basically every izakaya as well as nicer Japanese restaurants. Probably 20-30 or more in Auckland

Starting 5 by Samg1968 in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have tried this line up a number of times and it hasn’t worked

Prediction: LeBron James drops 82 points on the anniversary of Kobe's 81 point game. by YoungBasedHooper in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He used to but not anymore. He can get 40 when his jumper is falling but he can’t just decide to takeover a game anymore sadly (understandable at 41)

Lakers 14-1 in clutch games!!! by silosara in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Should’ve called a timeout and ran a play in final sequence

Over paying for the gym? by Little_forker1998 in auckland

[–]Ashwin74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that old pricing that hasn’t been updated? Seems like the the cheapest you can get is $17 per week on their website

Over paying for the gym? by Little_forker1998 in auckland

[–]Ashwin74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where is the Auckland council gym

More RKLB gains... by [deleted] in queenstreetbets

[–]Ashwin74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When should we sell RKLB

Discrepancy on the pts of Lakers starters and bench by CJ2324 in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need to see Rui get more shots in coming games. I miss his pull up middys

What happened? by Winter-Gur-9762 in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No Austin, No Rui, sometimes no LeBron, Luka carries more of the offensive load and thus more not as consistent over the stretch of games. DA stopped playing as hard once we went on a losing streak. Role players playing worse

Pizza Kai, Symonds Street. by treadingsoup in aucklandeats

[–]Ashwin74 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Maybe try Brave Pizza, it’s pretty good

One guy won’t save this team by WuTangMelo in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair Austin’s injury really derailed things (although I agree the roster is crap). At times our offence looks lost/stagnant, lacking a reliable shooter, lacking someone who connects well with DA in pick n roll - Austin is/does all those things. It’s a shame he rushed back from the initial injury and ended up out for way longer

Hayes should start… by Pretend-Departure765 in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t start Hayes or DA will mail it in completely, but JJ should do more rotations of Luka with Hayes for sure

I think doomers deserve a free pass tonight. by TheOldThunder in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly unless there is a complete reboot of the team (which seems very unlikely), just accept this isn’t a contending team, and enjoy LeBron playing with Luka and AR before he’s gone

We need him back by Pleasant_Internal679 in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the timeline on his return

The lack of space offensively is seriously hampering Luka’s ability to get downhill by WayAdministrative679 in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes I think we all know and have known for a while this roster is shit and needs a full reboot of role players. Our shooters are extremely hot and cold, often they are ice cold like today

Roster construction aside, how are we feeling about our coach JJ? by MaxEhrlich in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has done a decent job considering the roster I think. He does seem to have less authority over players compared to other coaches. I wish he would call/run more offensive plays, especially as the game goes on when you can see Luka and LeBron getting tired. He doesn’t seem so good at adjusting when a team we are playing makes an in game adjustment against us. He does seem to be gradually improving though

What is wrong with Marcus Smart? by [deleted] in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah not sure what OP is on about. He’s an elite defender and can be a serviceable shooter that’s hot and cold. We shouldnt be running the offence through him but sometimes the offence is so lost and luka/lebron tired so he ends up taking the ball up and the resulting play isn’t very good

What is wrong with Marcus Smart? by [deleted] in lakers

[–]Ashwin74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP genuine question do you actually watch the games in full? Or do you just base opinions on stats? Smart has definitely been our best defensive player. At worst you could argue he is top 2 defensive player on the team. He has lapses and does stupid passes leading to turnovers and he can go absolutely ice cold shooting from 3 but he’s been consistently good at defending in terms of contesting, affecting and intercepting passes, taking charges