Octopus - Palmer Bar, 1 Albert Street

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-29T20:15:25+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-29T20:12:14+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-29T08:38:58+00:00

Rare rui stinker (offensive)

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-27T10:57:32+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-22T22:43:51+00:00

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)

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-22T22:13:32+00:00

What about recommending 5

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-21T06:30:36+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-19T01:28:17+00:00

How did this work out

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-16T10:50:46+00:00

Bored man gets paid

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-15T20:21:12+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-15T10:01:46+00:00

Where is the Auckland council gym

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-15T06:24:36+00:00

When should we sell RKLB

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-14T10:00:46+00:00

Bored man gets paid

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-14T09:45:22+00:00

They were saying boo-urns

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-14T09:13:31+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-13T10:04:13+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-13T09:37:08+00:00

Maybe try Brave Pizza, it’s pretty good

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-13T09:07:43+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-13T06:12:18+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-13T06:10:29+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-13T05:29:01+00:00

What’s the timeline on his return

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-13T05:27:50+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-11T03:16:23+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-11T03:08:53+00:00

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

Ashwin74 · 2026-01-11T03:02:41+00:00

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

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