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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Tyson on March 13, 2017, 04:49:12 PM
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https://youtu.be/Dk6un_i_DlM
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Good that there is no theme this time, still need a bracket though
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Guess this is the Pj part we been hearing about on the Slap forums recently
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Guess this is the Pj part we been hearing about on the Slap forums recently
PJ's time to shine baby!
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I feel like every time there is a BATB, all the best players always play.
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Dont bring Lil Will back
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Oh shit!
I'm going to have to take back what I said in the Berrics thread because I'm looking forward to see Donovan again
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They said all the winners and finalists, so does that mean Mike Mo is back?
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how is this still a thing
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The real battle at the berrics is for the employees to keep Berra away from spiking the kool aid
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bam gonna shut 2017 down
(http://i.imgur.com/AcaEOzQ.jpg)
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They said all the winners and finalists, so does that mean Mike Mo is back?
I doubt it
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how is this still a thing
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bam gonna shut 2017 down
(http://i.imgur.com/AcaEOzQ.jpg)
Didn't you read his interview! He can't skate flat ground!
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Wasn't there a dude who won the Joe's part of one of the BATB's and then he wasn't in the actually Pros vs Joes? He did a bunch of dorky tricks.
Is he invited?
Will this basically be Nike versus Adidas? Red Bull versus Monster?
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Didn't you read his interview! He can't skate flat ground!
misinformation to catch everyone off guard. bam comeback gonna rival guys.
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He should just do lip tricks on tranny on flat and he can win.
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how is this still a thing free max b
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how is this still a thing free max b
yeah how'd he forget to put in the free max b this is moderately concerning is pete okay
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moderately concerning
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They said all the winners and finalists, so does that mean Mike Mo is back?
He is gonna play that blind skater.
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moderately_concerned_parent
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I wonder if Mike Mo will be on this shit.
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Guys who cares about this bullshit. We should be way more worried that someone hacked Pete's account.
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Guys who cares about this bullshit. We should be way more worried that someone hacked Pete's account.
Admit it, we've all been waiting for this moment.
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Whoa. I've just had a Berenstain bears moment or whatever's it called when your mind plays tricks on you. I always thought the competition was called Battle OF the Berrics, even though I see "BATB" and immediately knows what it means.
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I'm guessing it will be 98% nike flow/am/pro. Koston's shoe fetish game is pretty strong.
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https://youtu.be/hWUkHzxi7e4
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Whoa. I've just had a Berenstain bears moment or whatever's it called when your mind plays tricks on you. I always thought the competition was called Battle OF the Berrics, even though I see "BATB" and immediately knows what it means.
Here I got all excited thinking there was another Beauy and the Beast trip
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A lot of those guys never even got to the finals like Blake, Miles , Louie Lopez and Malto. I like Donovon being on there though. I actually hope at least that game isn't taken too serious. Just let them fuck around and start tossing double hardflips and what not.
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Whoa. I've just had a Berenstain bears moment or whatever's it called when your mind plays tricks on you. I always thought the competition was called Battle OF the Berrics, even though I see "BATB" and immediately knows what it means.
Wow! Me too! hahahaha damn.
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hyped that they got moose back in that.
he kind of fell off the radar, but all of his
past games were pretty good & exciting.
donovan strain in this is dope as well.
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i feel weird saying this but shouldnt jimmy carlin be on that list? as much as i dont want to be on a long car ride with him-- his flatground is undeniable. i thought he made it to the third round a few times.
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i feel weird saying this but shouldnt jimmy carlin be on that list? as much as i dont want to be on a long car ride with him-- his flatground is undeniable. i thought he made it to the third round a few times.
That would make more sense than Will Fyock, although I guess Carlin's fallen off the general radar?
Would like to see Creager back in it.
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i feel weird saying this but shouldnt jimmy carlin be on that list? as much as i dont want to be on a long car ride with him-- his flatground is undeniable. i thought he made it to the third round a few times.
That would make more sense than Will Fyock, although I guess Carlin's fallen off the general radar?
Would like to see Creager back in it.
They should do Creager vs Marc Johnson just for the fuck of it. Best two out of three
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What the fuck has that Will Fyock kid done since the last time hes been at BATB?
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What the fuck has that Will Fyock kid done since the last time hes been at BATB?
Tarnished the ?s footwear team roster
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Tarnished the ?s footwear team roster
right? creager, penny, koston, mccrank, muska, fyock?
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Stoked Donovan is on!
I find it funny that the berrics is still pushing Cody Cepeda
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No one has mentioned Dennis.
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What the fuck has that Will Fyock kid done since the last time hes been at BATB?
He didn't bring his hypemen that are 20 years his senior, he demanded a mulligan....
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What the fuck has that Will Fyock kid done since the last time hes been at BATB?
Probably still bitter that Sewa beat him in the last game of skate. Fuck that guy!
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No one has mentioned Dennis.
Winner in my book.
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Will Fyock caught me totally off guard. The only name in a long list of top pros that made me think, "Wait, who is that again?"
Excited to see Michael Sommer skate flat again, he showed such great style in the last one.
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are a lot of pros not that great at playin skate? like these guys all seem to have this shit down, and probably make good games to watch but shit, switch it up more. are they only using 'berrics compatible' skaters? theres definately people i want to see but, eh whatever.
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No one has mentioned Dennis.
Chris Cole v. Booze n tits way back is still the best game I've ever watched.
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No one has mentioned Dennis.
Chris Cole v. Booze n tits way back is still the best game I've ever watched.
This.
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No one has mentioned Dennis.
Chris Cole v. Booze n tits way back is still the best game I've ever watched.
What about berra vs. billy marks??
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https://youtu.be/saixX2N8baI
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What a fucking horrible watch.
Let me save ya'll ten minutes:
(http://image.prntscr.com/image/8d9a0b976a474eeb9dd04cd512677f6f.png)
Before Sean Malto faces off against Louie Lopez, he'll have to play against Buttery Ass Donovan.
I assume if Sean loses then surely Donovan's in?
5 pesos says finals are broadcast Live on ETN...
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I guess they matched up certain skaters right away to get some views. Luan and Tory should be a good match as well as Cole and Booze and Moose and PJ. Would be cool if they just played skate with just 3 people in the building rather than making it a spectacle. I bet it would calm the nerves of a lot of people.
Who is Michael Sommer?
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I guess they matched up certain skaters right away to get some views. Luan and Tory should be a good match as well as Cole and Booze and Moose and PJ. Would be cool if they just played skate with just 3 people in the building rather than making it a spectacle. I bet it would calm the nerves of a lot of people.
Who is Michael Sommer?
Yeah in the video Berra spins a lottery cage and pulls names out, with the exception of some of the rematches everyone wants to see like Busenitz vs Christopher Cobra Haole.
Norwegian skater that made it to the finals last time around. Good style.
Floats tricks like he weighs nothing. End of this battle was great:
BATB9 | Youness Amrani Vs Michael Sommer - 3rd Place Battle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLovSXdyXo8#)
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Would be cool if they just played skate with just 3 people in the building rather than making it a spectacle. I bet it would calm the nerves of a lot of people.
um, silence is nice but instead how about everyone who's not in the game claps 'kapow' in unison?
Virtuosity Kapow (UFC Scene) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8m-iX2Kp4Y#)
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Can one of yous set up a sight were we can bet on these matches, Im tryna come up out here.
If you want Ill hold all yalls money in escrow and I swear I wont dissapear.
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5 pesos says finals are broadcast Live on ETN...
Aren't the Berrics and ETN competitors in a way?
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Against my better judgement I clicked on the "selection" video. By the first two names, I already was quite uncomfortable with Berra's sweater, and general awkwardness.
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Can't wait for the cepeda vs papa hell in a cell.
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Anybody realize that this format is the best of the best and Koston put himself in there?
I mean i think he made it to the finals one year butt still cum on
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Anybody realize that this format is the best of the best and Koston put himself in there?
I mean i think he made it to the finals one year butt still cum on
? Tobey please finish your sentence.
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Haha I wonder if they intentionally put sewa cody cepeda and Micky Papa in the same bracket so that even in the worst case scenario only one of them will go through the second round
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All I care about is binking the bracket
Only losers watch this stuff
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What a fucking horrible watch.
Let me save ya'll ten minutes:
(http://image.prntscr.com/image/8d9a0b976a474eeb9dd04cd512677f6f.png)
Before Sean Malto faces off against Louie Lopez, he'll have to play against Buttery Ass Donovan.
I assume if Sean loses then surely Donovan's in?
5 pesos says finals are broadcast Live on ETN...
Shane playing Davis Torgerson should in interesting. They had a pretty good game a few years back from memory.
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PJ has already played everyone in his quarter of the bracket except for Miles.
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PJ has already played everyone in his quarter of the bracket except for Miles.
PJ vs Ishod was suchhhhhhh a good fucking game.
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All I care about is binking the bracket
Only losers watch this stuff
I <3 you Tracer
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Can't wait for the cepeda vs papa hell in a cell.
Ugly style show will be live.
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Has Sean Malto ever won a match? I don't get how he's among "the best of the best".
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wait, moose is still alive?
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Haha I wonder if they intentionally put sewa cody cepeda and Micky Papa in the same bracket so that even in the worst case scenario only one of them will go through the second round
Berra started pulling names out and drawing them up on the board right away, but three match-ups in I think he realised he needed to 'curate' the brackets for the reason you mentioned and reverted to pulling out all the names, and then placing them on the board.
wait, moose is still alive?
Moose has had a couple of fucked up games in the past, so hopefully we get to see another one of these:
BATB 6 Moose VS PJ Ladd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkqjwVZN5k#)
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Haha I wonder if they intentionally put sewa cody cepeda and Micky Papa in the same bracket so that even in the worst case scenario only one of them will go through the second round
Berra started pulling names out and drawing them up on the board right away, but three match-ups in I think he realised he needed to 'curate' the brackets for the reason you mentioned and reverted to pulling out all the names, and then placing them on the board.
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wait, moose is still alive?
Moose has had a couple of fucked up games in the past, so hopefully we get to see another one of these:
BATB 6 Moose VS PJ Ladd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkqjwVZN5k#)
LOL, that was absurd!
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this weekend is
Cody Cepeda vs Micky Papa
Ishod vs Miles
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this weekend is
Cody Cepeda vs Micky Papa
Ishod vs Miles
You know what's weird? While we're stoked to get the shitty one out of the way straight out of the gates, there's also probably tonnes of little kids out there frothing to see Cody vs Micky.
I'd love to see the viewer stats for these games.
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I bet Torey is practicing those switch 360 bigspin heels right now as we speak.
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this weekend is
Cody Cepeda vs Micky Papa
Ishod vs Miles
You know what's weird? While we're stoked to get the shitty one out of the way straight out of the gates, there's also probably tonnes of little kids out there frothing to see Cody vs Micky.
I'd love to see the viewer stats for these games.
My prayers have been answered. I was hoping they'd start off with the shittiest match up of the bunch.
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im 33 and i like watching games of skate. it's kinda fun. fuck me, right?
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Would be cool if they just played skate with just 3 people in the building rather than making it a spectacle. I bet it would calm the nerves of a lot of people.
'kapow' Koston in unison?
Virtuosity Kapow (UFC Scene) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8m-iX2Kp4Y#)
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BATB is dead......They should be doing a Double Dare style "Physical Challenge" game soon. That or build a faux wash, And have a legit Joust, Maybe even a Slalom. Otherwise I won't watch, And haven't watched since 2012
#joust #noserings #spikebelts #switchblades #punkybrewster #bandanabrands
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Same dudes, same dudes as always. And we all know why Malto is in there and that is because of Nike. Can't believe Berra and his stupig website are still around though. I though Thrasher is where it is at these days, espcially since their mercandise really kicked off. Thrasher hoodie beeing mainstream and all that.
Seriously though, who watches the Berrics? Just kids?
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i lol'ed when i saw this "best of the best"
(http://theberrics.com/media/video/cache/1/cached_thumbnail/700x400/af097278c5db4767b0fe9bb92fe21690/cached_thumbnail/p/r/promo314676856.jpg)
these two arent the best of the best by a long shot.
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i lol'ed when i saw this "best of the best"
these two arent the best of the best by a long shot.
By BATB standards they are. Cody won and Micky made it to the finals last year.
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i lol'ed when i saw this "best of the best"
(http://theberrics.com/media/video/cache/1/cached_thumbnail/700x400/af097278c5db4767b0fe9bb92fe21690/cached_thumbnail/p/r/promo314676856.jpg)
these two arent the best of the best by a long shot.
Andy Samberg has something to say about Cody's hair.
(http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/COOL-BEANS.gif)
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That was a pretty good game though.
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fakie triple flip?
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmWgcsizAsU#)
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Why Cody is so sad?
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good game; super awkward high five at the end
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They need to stop reading the rules before every fucking game. I'm sure everyone who has any sort of interest in watching this knows them already.
The game was alright though.
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That was a pretty good game though.
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Cody has such a terrible style though
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They need to stop reading the rules before every fucking game. I'm sure everyone who has any sort of interest in watching this knows them already.
The game was alright though.
if they do, how could berra justify his on air time?
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damn, I thought papa roach would beat cody "the human centipeda". I actually enjoyed that game.
is there a ghetto nickname for varial heel back 180s?
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damn, I thought papa roach would beat cody "the human centipeda". I actually enjoyed that game.
is there a ghetto nickname for varial heel back 180s?
should be called a "papa roach"
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That game was good.
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Why Cody is so sad?
Super awkward high fives are the best high fives.
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Why Cody is so sad?
Because he has to come back next week now.
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Malto and Nick Tucker have never won a game in BATB. They should have got alex mizurov even though hes a suppressive person.
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I don't know if I'm down with emo cody
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has cody ever skated street?
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has cody ever skated street?
...do people want to see him skate street? slowest skater I've ever seen
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has cody ever skated street?
No.
He'd have to learn to push fast, and that scares emo cody
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No one has mentioned Dennis.
Chris Cole v. Booze n tits way back is still the best game I've ever watched.
This.
I rewatched this game just now and realized that it's from BATB 2 and Dennis is wearing his pro model. It's crazy how long that shoe has been out.
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wonder if the pros have to pay their way to the Berrics if they live out of town. or maybe the pro's sponsors bring them in.
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Just when I thought Micky couldn't be anymore cringe worthy he brings out the yo flip.
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Malto and Nick Tucker have never won a game in BATB. They should have got alex mizurov even though hes a suppressive person.
haha.
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Guys who cares about this bullshit. We should be way more worried that someone hacked Pete's account.
Haha nah technically the shits in my profile so it was still there. Was not and will never be hacked. Been telling y'all since the beginning this shit is logged in on like ten computers. Some of your favorite AMs and notorious skateshop employees been running this shit for years but slap is super beat these days you kids still take the berrics serious like ten years later do still have your blue razor scooter in the garage just in case too? I hope Steve Berra gets into a horrible car accident with his family in the car free Max b
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Ishod is too good. I like that they scrapped the post-game bullshit and aren't announcing the weekend games; just posting then.
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Ishod is a machine.. he is looking like an early pick for the finals based on that game...
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Ishod is a machine.. he is looking like an early pick for the finals based on that game...
Yeah but they stuck to "normal" tricks.
Can ishod hang with triple flips and shit??? I doubt he's ever done that shit, but if anyone could pull it off I guess it would be ishod
My guess is Shane O'Neill. He's firing on all cylinders. Whoever plays him I hope you have 5 good impossible variations because that's seems to be the only trick he cannot do
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i like how they set this one off. doing
all kickflips, all heelflips, all 360 flips.
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damn what has berra done to cody
he looks so weird
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That was no impossible
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzPaHEmje84#)
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That was no impossible
Yep. It's that stank leg 3 shove.
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somebody please spike Mickey Papa's monster with ayahuasca. looks like someone bullied him into skating.
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i think it was COTG that said Ishod skates flat like he's doing tricks over a hip
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Ishod's board sounded pretty horrible.
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Ishod's board sounded pretty horrible.
Mother fucker had bumble bee's for bearings.
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The skaters I'm rooting for are: Ishod, Billy Marks, Cole, Koston, Shane O'Neill... and Cody Cepeda, sure.
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Crazy people still watch this I liked the berrics when it first started and didn't know any better
Buttery ass Monday's were always good
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miles kept it proper, no matter the outcome
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miles kept it proper, no matter the outcome
yeah.
and was that Gino in the crowd after Miles nollie 360 flip?
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
Truth...every trick with pop and good flick.
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This BATB is already off to a better start than the last one with no pre/post match shit.
I'll come out and say I don't mind Cody Cepeda's skating at all.
That Miles and Ishod match got me stoked to go skate. They're both so good. Interesting to the movement of how they set up their feet and pop/flick so quickly and spread their legs to catch the board so perfectly bolts. As a skater who grew up with parking lots and tarmacadam, it's always crazy to see flips with perfect form like that. Inspiring, even.
So I guess Miles can't really front bigspin? I wouldn't have guessed that, but a lot of top tech pros sometimes have that one movement that they can't manage. Reminds me of Moose vs PJ, all of Moose's letters were some kind of inward heel variation (the four stances and a fakie inward big heel, I think).
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
Truth...every trick with pop and good flick.
Found myself having these same thoughts while watching the games. Should interesting to see who advances because I'm rooting for style instead of just getting it done ugly and like a robot.
Also, being a Chris Chann fanboy myself I was wondering why he isn't in the bracket.
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
Truth...every trick with pop and good flick.
Found myself having these same thoughts while watching the games. Should interesting to see who advances because I'm rooting for style instead of just getting it done ugly and like a robot.
Also, being a Chris Chann fanboy myself I was wondering why he isn't in the bracket.
???
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
Truth...every trick with pop and good flick.
Found myself having these same thoughts while watching the games. Should interesting to see who advances because I'm rooting for style instead of just getting it done ugly and like a robot.
Also, being a Chris Chann fanboy myself I was wondering why he isn't in the bracket.
???
Channboys A.K.A The Dragon Flip Appreciation Society
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This might be the new real confessions thread
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Was curious how this was going to go now that Berra is of Berrics and it's funny he's missing from this video. Wonder when they actually filmed this
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Was curious how this was going to go now that Berra is of Berrics and it's funny he's missing from this video. Wonder when they actually filmed this
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Also they're doing some kind of a review talk show on the games now with mike mo and Crob, shit was super awkward to the point that it's pretty funny, you can tell Chris doesn't give a shit about the battles or nerding out on flatground tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg)
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Ishod's tricks were pretty ugly. Also, I'm still not a fan of doing kickflips, heelflips, and 360 flips for the first twelve tricks, it gets repetitive after a while
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
Truth...every trick with pop and good flick.
Found myself having these same thoughts while watching the games. Should interesting to see who advances because I'm rooting for style instead of just getting it done ugly and like a robot.
Also, being a Chris Chann fanboy myself I was wondering why he isn't in the bracket.
???
He's not that bad and seems like a cool guy, but I just don't think he's as consistent as most of the other guys in the competition.
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Was curious how this was going to go now that Berra is of Berrics and it's funny he's missing from this video. Wonder when they actually filmed this
???
Also they're doing some kind of a review talk show on the games now with mike mo and Crob, shit was super awkward to the point that it's pretty funny, you can tell Chris doesn't give a shit about the battles or nerding out on flatground tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg)
Mike Mo sounds like such a jock.
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Was curious how this was going to go now that Berra is of Berrics and it's funny he's missing from this video. Wonder when they actually filmed this
???
Also they're doing some kind of a review talk show on the games now with mike mo and Crob, shit was super awkward to the point that it's pretty funny, you can tell Chris doesn't give a shit about the battles or nerding out on flatground tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg)
Mike Mo sounds like such a jock.
Dude asks, "How'd he miss a tre flip?" like he didn't break his leg in half driving a fucking golf cart.....
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oof
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Mike Mo sounds like the kind of guy who likes to talk about tricks and how they're done. You ever see his trick tips from years back. You can tell he is always thinking about the details of how to do tricks.
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Cody Cepeda: ultimate crop dust flipper who you'd never want to watch a part from but also the number 1 skater for a competition like BATB. Having some psycho wildcard like him in the competition assures we'll see some interesting shit.
I also love the addition of the C-Rob version of the post-game show. Fuck it the Berrics is a fun park to skate and BATB has been the harbinger of spring for a decade now. You can act like you hate it but you know you don't.
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Was curious how this was going to go now that Berra is of Berrics and it's funny he's missing from this video. Wonder when they actually filmed this
???
Also they're doing some kind of a review talk show on the games now with mike mo and Crob, shit was super awkward to the point that it's pretty funny, you can tell Chris doesn't give a shit about the battles or nerding out on flatground tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg)
Mike Mo sounds like such a jock.
Jock?? More like a total nerd, not that it's any better though
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has cody ever skated street?
Yeah he does, he's from some crazy rust belt part of Michigan i think, he and all his friends skate this plaza in one of the downtowns that has everything. I'm guessing it was something built when the auto industry was killing it and the city had crazy tax base and now that city is totally dead, and no one seems to care that they skate this spot.
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Was curious how this was going to go now that Berra is of Berrics and it's funny he's missing from this video. Wonder when they actually filmed this
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Also they're doing some kind of a review talk show on the games now with mike mo and Crob, shit was super awkward to the point that it's pretty funny, you can tell Chris doesn't give a shit about the battles or nerding out on flatground tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg)
Mike Mo sounds like such a jock.
Dude asks, "How'd he miss a tre flip?" like he didn't break his leg in half driving a fucking golf cart.....
Mike Mo never won a BATB, but act like he's the best on it.
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Mike Mo never won a BATB, but act like he's the best on it.
???
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Cody Cepeda: ultimate crop dust flipper who you'd never want to watch a part from but also the number 1 skater for a competition like BATB. Having some psycho wildcard like him in the competition assures we'll see some interesting shit.
I also love the addition of the C-Rob version of the post-game show. Fuck it the Berrics is a fun park to skate and BATB has been the harbinger of spring for a decade now. You can act like you hate it but you know you don't.
I heard ETN is real cool too
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for the same reason i love juggalos ill always root for the guy in the red dragon gear.
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For the dude who said Berra is of the Berrics, you meant "off" ?? Cause he's sitting with Crob in the bleachers during one of the games.
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you meant "off" ??
uhhh
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Was curious how this was going to go now that Berra is of Berrics and it's funny he's missing from this video. Wonder when they actually filmed this
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Also they're doing some kind of a review talk show on the games now with mike mo and Crob, shit was super awkward to the point that it's pretty funny, you can tell Chris doesn't give a shit about the battles or nerding out on flatground tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg)
Mike Mo sounds like such a jock.
Dude asks, "How'd he miss a tre flip?" like he didn't break his leg in half driving a fucking golf cart.....
Mike Mo never won a BATB, but act like he's the best on it.
He was the first one to ever win.
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
Truth...every trick with pop and good flick.
Found myself having these same thoughts while watching the games. Should interesting to see who advances because I'm rooting for style instead of just getting it done ugly and like a robot.
Also, being a Chris Chann fanboy myself I was wondering why he isn't in the bracket.
???
Channboys A.K.A The Dragon Flip Appreciation Society
Hey...
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
Truth...every trick with pop and good flick.
Found myself having these same thoughts while watching the games. Should interesting to see who advances because I'm rooting for style instead of just getting it done ugly and like a robot.
Also, being a Chris Chann fanboy myself I was wondering why he isn't in the bracket.
???
He's not that bad and seems like a cool guy, but I just don't think he's as consistent as most of the other guys in the competition.
This game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmJwzaQ1e7E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmJwzaQ1e7E) begs to differ...
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Was curious how this was going to go now that Berra is of Berrics and it's funny he's missing from this video. Wonder when they actually filmed this
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Also they're doing some kind of a review talk show on the games now with mike mo and Crob, shit was super awkward to the point that it's pretty funny, you can tell Chris doesn't give a shit about the battles or nerding out on flatground tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8coW86RYVgg)
Mike Mo sounds like such a jock.
Dude asks, "How'd he miss a tre flip?" like he didn't break his leg in half driving a fucking golf cart.....
Mike Mo never won a BATB, but act like he's the best on it.
He was the first one to ever win.
Oh shit, this is true.
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The level is insane nowadays. Everyone can do every trick, fuckups are the exception. Not sure if that makes it more or less interesting though.
I guess it makes it a more even competition for everyone, but nothing "shocks" me anymore. Once somebody does an insane trick in these, soon everyone does it and becomes the norm.
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dayumn, berra is such a hard nippled kook. his new
haircut looks like he fell straight into a lawn mower.
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Wanted Blake to win that one. Maybe I'm wrong but it seems like he wants to call bullshit on so many things and talk shit all the time, but he stays friendly for the camera.
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dayumn, berra is such a hard nippled kook. his new
haircut looks like he fell straight into a lawn mower.
3 years tops, he's gonna look just like Elma Fudd.
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I pretty much enjoy all skaters/content, but Felipe really fuckin annoys me.
I can't wait to see luan destroy him like nothing
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"Nigga why does everything you say sound so soft?"
BATB X | Malto Has A Message For Donovan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddBJ3NnyCxo#)
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so did konston win?
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"Nigga why does everything you say sound so soft?"
BATB X | Malto Has A Message For Donovan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddBJ3NnyCxo#)
Maltos can't overcooks or switch flip his way outta this one. He's fucked.
Soft talk, for real
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Why the hell didn't Malto just tell Donovan to get hungry on it girl?
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Why the hell didn't Malto just tell Donovan to get hungry on it girl?
Hahaha. Why doesn't girl make that an add campaign is a better question. Boards hats t shirts etc
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"Nigga why does everything you say sound so soft?"
BATB X | Malto Has A Message For Donovan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddBJ3NnyCxo#)
Maltos can't overcooks or switch flip his way outta this one. He's fucked.
Soft talk, for real
Especially considering he has a 0% win rate in BATB, sounds like the worst of the best to me...
By the way, where the fuck is benny fairfax, cory kennedy, alex mizurov, etc? you know, people that actually play a good game of skate
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Shit talk just doesn't have the same effect when you talk like a white girl trying to fit in with all the minorities in school.
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XD lmao yeah it's pretty hard to watch that malto rant.... especially considering the fact that he's 26 or whatever
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What a week game. Winner as expected.
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I pretty much enjoy all skaters/content, but Felipe really fuckin annoys me.
I can't wait to see luan destroy him like nothing
Your hate is destroying you.
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I pretty much enjoy all skaters/content, but Felipe really fuckin annoys me.
I can't wait to see luan destroy him like nothing
Your hate is destroying you.
Yeah I was on my rag yesterday and super bitchy. Now I gotta make up for it before bad karma comes my way.
Asta looks good on flat. Perfect t tricks but not robotic. Surprised you need missed a bunch of basics. Must have been on off day because you need is really fuckin good.
P.s. love you Felipe! Big fan since the plan B video
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"Nigga why does everything you say sound so soft?"
BATB X | Malto Has A Message For Donovan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddBJ3NnyCxo#)
Maltos can't overcooks or switch flip his way outta this one. He's fucked.
Soft talk, for real
Especially considering he has a 0% win rate in BATB, sounds like the worst of the best to me...
By the way, where the fuck is benny fairfax, cory kennedy, alex mizurov, etc? you know, people that actually play a good game of skate
Fell off the radar
Became a drunk
Not allowed back in the Berrics
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I pretty much enjoy all skaters/content, but Felipe really fuckin annoys me.
I can't wait to see luan destroy him like nothing
Your hate is destroying you.
Yeah I was on my rag yesterday and super bitchy. Now I gotta make up for it before bad karma comes my way.
Asta looks good on flat. Perfect t tricks but not robotic. Surprised you need missed a bunch of basics. Must have been on off day because you need is really fuckin good.
P.s. love you Felipe! Big fan since the plan B video
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Lol. Auto correct
YOUNESS
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Kinda expected tougher game from Youness. :(
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Dude looked like he knew he lost before the game even started.
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Youness has got a reallll stanky flippin leg, damn.
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Younness care level at zero.
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So far zero surprises.
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So far zero surprises.
I'm a little surprised Tom Asta so easily whooped Youness with one hand
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I'm a little surprised Tom Asta so easily whooped Youness with one hand
Youness of giving a shit.
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I'm a little surprised Tom Asta so easily whooped Youness with one hand
Youness of giving a shit.
Likeliest scenario
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After seeing his 100 kickflips for CCS and now this, I think Tom has the prettiest kickflips in skateboarding
(https://media.giphy.com/media/IJzTMbzgMlqkE/giphy.gif)
Edit: I know the people in BATB don't take it that seriously (except for PJ where it seems BATB is like the olympics in his mind, and even though it's still more of a contest than a homie game, but is just me or is it a dick move to set the same trick your opponent just missed e.g. tom missing a switch flip and Youness setting one right after?
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After seeing his 100 kickflips for CCS and now this, I think Tom has the prettiest kickflips in skateboarding
(https://media.giphy.com/media/IJzTMbzgMlqkE/giphy.gif)
Edit: I know the people in BATB don't take it that seriously (except for PJ where it seems BATB is like the olympics in his mind, and even though it's still more of a contest than a homie game, but is just me or is it a dick move to set the same trick your opponent just missed e.g. tom missing a switch flip and Youness setting one right after?
I was thinking the same thing. But thats just part of the game I guess. If it wasn't a game of skate and if he was just trying to show him up for no reason than yeah it would be kinda lame.
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but is just me or is it a dick move to set the same trick your opponent just missed e.g. tom missing a switch flip and Youness setting one right after?
I was thinking the same thing. But thats just part of the game I guess. If it wasn't a game of skate and if he was just trying to show him up for no reason than yeah it would be kinda lame.
I see it the other way, it's a friendly competitor's move. Asta tried a switch flip b/c he knows he can do one. He missed it. Youness (and others who do the same thing) did it to give Asta another chance to land the trick he knows he can do. A lot of us can land dialed tricks second try. And possibly, by redoing the switch flip, it makes it easier to do other related tricks.
Also anyone who does this might just copy what happened because it's easier than thinking of a new trick.
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Buttery Ass BATB hype:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BShpkBugRdl/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/BShpkBugRdl/)
It probably won't happen, but I REALLY want Donovan to whoop Malto's ass to put him up against Louie, then either P-Rod or Chris Colbourn after that.
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I can imagine their match will probably be set up for entertainment purposes, like Donovans rematch with koston from all those years back or the match P-Rod played against Carlos Ribeiro. If they do a non fixed match it'll probably just end up sucking and being one sided, especially if malto goes first. Donovan has all those weird circus tricks here and there but seems to not have a lot of the more standard tricks too well at all. I can picture Sean just doing five switch or nollie flip variations in a row and blanking him out.
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Has Malto seriously not won any BATB games?? why the fuck is he in the "best of the best" when Benny Fairfax was the first winner and not even in it. Berries to cheap to fly him out maybe? By looking at all the skaters involved, it looks like Morgan is the only one that resides further then SF.
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Has Malto seriously not won any BATB games?? why the fuck is he in the "best of the best" when Benny Fairfax was the first winner and not even in it. Berries to cheap to fly him out maybe? By looking at all the skaters involved, it looks like Morgan is the only one that resides further then SF.
A lot of companies invested in Malto and they want/need their moneys worth. Push him back in front of everyone's eyes so they can sell those dunks and boards and coconuts and whatever else. The kid didn't take talking-to-the-camera-lessons (I made that up but he has child actor vibes) for nothing. Who cares what he skates like now or if anybody gives a shit about him, they have a marketing strategy in place and that machine doesn't stop.
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Has Malto seriously not won any BATB games?? why the fuck is he in the "best of the best" when Benny Fairfax was the first winner and not even in it. Berries to cheap to fly him out maybe? By looking at all the skaters involved, it looks like Morgan is the only one that resides further then SF.
He wasn't. He lost to Mike Mo in the finals.
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Has Malto seriously not won any BATB games?? why the fuck is he in the "best of the best" when Benny Fairfax was the first winner and not even in it. Berries to cheap to fly him out maybe? By looking at all the skaters involved, it looks like Morgan is the only one that resides further then SF.
He wasn't. He lost to Mike Mo in the finals.
I remember this match being a lot more boring, but it was actually decent.
Benny Fairfax was such a different skater back then. Can't imagine him doing half of these tricks in a Palace edit now.
Mike-Mo VS Benny Fairfax (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld7f_zIiXvI#)
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The kid didn't take talking-to-the-camera-lessons (I made that up but he has child actor vibes) for nothing.
that couldve been a great rumor, but you ruined it.
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The kid didn't take talking-to-the-camera-lessons (I made that up but he has child actor vibes) for nothing.
that couldve been a great rumor, but you ruined it.
Misdirection. Malto is 200% a child actor no matter how old he is.
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The kid didn't take talking-to-the-camera-lessons (I made that up but he has child actor vibes) for nothing.
that couldve been a great rumor, but you ruined it.
Misdirection. Malto is 200% a child actor no matter how old he is.
HAHAHAHA
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The kid didn't take talking-to-the-camera-lessons (I made that up but he has child actor vibes) for nothing.
that couldve been a great rumor, but you ruined it.
Misdirection. Malto is 200% a child actor no matter how old he is.
HAHAHAHA
Are we all forgetting Malto's two seasons on that Nickelodeon show?
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I love Chris Roberts but seriously, these pre game interviews are so awkward.
It's Carlos Ribeiro vs Morgen today.
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I love Chris Roberts but seriously, these pre game interviews are so awkward.
It's Carlos Ribeiro vs Morgen today.
I like that he didn't know Morgan won a batb.
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I love Chris Roberts but seriously, these pre game interviews are so awkward.
It's Carlos Ribeiro vs Morgen today.
They're awkward because he has to toe the official Berrics "this is the best of the best" line while knowing it's bullshit. I only saw the first vid, in which Roberts and Mike Mo first enthused for several minutes about how all of the skaters in this were equally good, you really can't make any predictions, any of them could win it - and then proceeded to make exactly the same predictions/brackets until the finals.
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I know I'm in the minority here, but goddamn, I do not enjoy watching Morgan Smith skate. Not a fan of no-catch flip tricks.
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I know I'm in the minority here, but goddamn, I do not enjoy watching Morgan Smith skate. Not a fan of no-catch flip tricks.
Morgan is dope. I enjoy his skating. He reminds me off someone that would have skated for Alien around timecode era
He's savage. We all know how good Carlos is and Morgan made easy work of him.
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Weiss in the house
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Sw Front Shuv, Fakie Bigflip, Sw Backside Flip ... it was clearly Carlos' nerves. Good game though, Morgan's consistency is impressive + his style is a bit snakey, as if he was made of gum imo.
Despite all the crap like awkward interviews, Malto-Donovan-videos, rules etc. I just can't stop watching BATB ...
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skateboarding is way too easy for that dude Carlos. Watch the way he flicked that nollie front big flip..... so much control with that pop and llate flick.
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morgan went 'stompin tom' on carlos.
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i miss the baggy morgan :/
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Nobody can win BATB with Indy's.
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Surprised Morgan kept his glasses on. Cairo Foster said they're an "occupational hazard." Are contacts safer? I don't know.
I've also fanned out on him, saw him murdering Ashbridges early in the morning when no one else was there and at Shred Central years ago. At the Loft as well, he's got miniramp skills. Always been amazing. That's my contribution to Slap's excessive Torontonian content.
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On the real Morgan looked on fucking point.
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Amazing game from both, Morgan more for the what and Carlos more for the how. Agreed, Morgan could go far.
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Morgan skates alot more than most pros, he's got every basic trick in his arsenal.
Plus he's used to shitty Canadian conditions. Most pros wouldn't even think of skating when it's -15 outside
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morgan always seems like he's too kind, or humble, or good natured to bring the massacre again. but look at him with those glasses on that barely hide what he truly is...
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Morgan skates alot more than most pros, he's got every basic trick in his arsenal.
Plus he's used to shitty Canadian conditions. Most pros wouldn't even think of skating when it's -15 outside
Shit I couldn't even imagine skating with it being -15. I've skated a several times when it's -5 Fahrenheit and I had to where full thermal under layers wool socks and gloves with Vaseline on my nose.
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Nobody can win BATB with Indy's.
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Morgan skates alot more than most pros, he's got every basic trick in his arsenal.
Plus he's used to shitty Canadian conditions. Most pros wouldn't even think of skating when it's -15 outside
I'd assume he was using celsius, so -5 Fahrenheit is colder than -15 celsius.
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Morgan's put on some kilos. Guy still kills it but he must be doing something wrong nutritionally.
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Morgan's put on some kilos. Guy still kills it but he must be doing something wrong nutritionally.
Thanks, Jenny Craig.
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Morgan's put on some kilos. Guy still kills it but he must be doing something wrong nutritionally.
LOL
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skateboarding is way too easy for that dude Carlos. Watch the way he flicked that nollie front big flip..... so much control with that pop and llate flick.
I watch his clips, especially stuff like this that I can sort of relate to (meaning flat ground) , and think maybe I should buy one of those shiny Primitive boards, maybe its going to help me.
Bet it doesn't...
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Morgan skates alot more than most pros, he's got every basic trick in his arsenal.
Plus he's used to shitty Canadian conditions. Most pros wouldn't even think of skating when it's -15 outside
Yeah I meant Celsius. That's gnarly to skate in. We're Canadian so it's not so much the cold, it's your trucks.
Toronto gets alot colder too but then it's pretty safe to assume there is a few feet of snow accumulation at that point.
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Nobody can win BATB with Indy's.
Only ventures and thunders riders won it.
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can u wear an army green hat with a maroon striped shirt?
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can u wear an army green hat with a maroon striped shirt?
Runs well with the rest of the cunt ensamble.
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Morgan skates alot more than most pros, he's got every basic trick in his arsenal.
Plus he's used to shitty Canadian conditions. Most pros wouldn't even think of skating when it's -15 outside
Yeah I meant Celsius. That's gnarly to skate in. We're Canadian so it's not so much the cold, it's your trucks.
Toronto gets alot colder too but then it's pretty safe to assume there is a few feet of snow accumulation at that point.
I might as well be Canadian...Except I'm not even allowed in the country. I guess there's usually snow on the ground here too but that's what parking garages are for. Shit everything about your skateboard starts to suck when it's that cold. Trucks don't turn wheels literally feel like rocks. griptape will start ripping away.
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Morgan skates alot more than most pros, he's got every basic trick in his arsenal.
Plus he's used to shitty Canadian conditions. Most pros wouldn't even think of skating when it's -15 outside
Yeah I meant Celsius. That's gnarly to skate in. We're Canadian so it's not so much the cold, it's your trucks.
Toronto gets alot colder too but then it's pretty safe to assume there is a few feet of snow accumulation at that point.
It's only cold here in the winter(unless you go waaa?y north)
But yeah, skating in winter sucks. Falling hurts 10x worse, flip tricks are super hard because how tight your trucks get
I mentioned it in the wax thread, I carry a 5lb propane torch in my vehicle for those reasons.
Back on topic.
As look as koston has become, it's nice to see him flip his board. No fuckin. Way could he beat anyone in this bracket though
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Koston should've done a switch front three, maybe he would've stood a chance if he only did the awkward tricks no one else has had twenty years to learn. And the Morgan vs. Carlos game was steeze world.
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Too bad Koston doesn't really play to win anymore, that would have been fun. Haven't seen a pressure flip in BATB for years now.
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that was embarrassing watching Koston, he obviously hasn't been spending much time on his board lately.
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that was embarrassing watching Koston, he obviously hasn't been spending much time on his board lately.
Lately? He has not been taking it seriously ever since they started The Berrics. He should thank his lucky star for the talent he possesses.
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i dont think any of them are taking this serious. Carlos is a good example
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C'mon now.
Slides & Grinds > BATB > Mano A Mano
Anyone else think it's strange that they let people who are still in the competition referee, i.e., Ishod reffing the koston v tucker game?
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koston vs. tucker was some of the sloppiest looking tricks ive seen from two pros.
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Wasn't it Koston who was saying he didn't want to ever practice for BATB (pros vs joes) because it was like beating up on a bunch of "high school kids"? I think Nick Tucker was one of the joes...
Watching him huck that frontside flip was just ugly, and having him call his own re-dos only to fuck it up twice was pretty cringey. Does Koston know it's ok for the camera to be recording AND for him not to be in front of it?
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Konstons flat game was doo doo
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Wasn't it Koston who was saying he didn't want to ever practice for BATB (pros vs joes) because it was like beating up on a bunch of "high school kids"? I think Nick Tucker was one of the joes...
Watching him huck that frontside flip was just ugly, and having him call his own re-dos only to fuck it up twice was pretty cringey. Does Koston know it's ok for the camera to be recording AND for him not to be in front of it?
I know Koston played a kid named Nick Holt a.k.a. Nick Bolts during Pros vs Joes... and won.
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Konston problems in batb are...
Although he loves the camera, he doesn't like the pressure his career has put on him. He's on a pedestal career wise.
So, this leads to problem #numbers2, he dorks around to take off the pressure so people think he's joking around.
#numbers3. He doesn't skate enough. He's still fully capable of bangin' out basic flatground tricks and dork tricks if he skates.
#numbers4, it's a fact skaters today are just waaay more fuckingawesome, and he'd lose regardless
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Wasn't it Koston who was saying he didn't want to ever practice for BATB (pros vs joes) because it was like beating up on a bunch of "high school kids"? I think Nick Tucker was one of the joes...
Watching him huck that frontside flip was just ugly, and having him call his own re-dos only to fuck it up twice was pretty cringey. Does Koston know it's ok for the camera to be recording AND for him not to be in front of it?
I know Koston played a kid named Nick Holt a.k.a. Nick Bolts during Pros vs Joes... and won.
I'm guilty of mixing these two up.
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Wasn't it Koston who was saying he didn't want to ever practice for BATB (pros vs joes) because it was like beating up on a bunch of "high school kids"? I think Nick Tucker was one of the joes...
Watching him huck that frontside flip was just ugly, and having him call his own re-dos only to fuck it up twice was pretty cringey. Does Koston know it's ok for the camera to be recording AND for him not to be in front of it?
I know Koston played a kid named Nick Holt a.k.a. Nick Bolts during Pros vs Joes... and won.
I'm guilty of mixing these two up.
(https://lfelivefree.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/nick-holt-and-nick-tucker.jpg)
I confused them also cause I have no idea who either of them are.
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Wasn't it Koston who was saying he didn't want to ever practice for BATB (pros vs joes) because it was like beating up on a bunch of "high school kids"? I think Nick Tucker was one of the joes...
Watching him huck that frontside flip was just ugly, and having him call his own re-dos only to fuck it up twice was pretty cringey. Does Koston know it's ok for the camera to be recording AND for him not to be in front of it?
I know Koston played a kid named Nick Holt a.k.a. Nick Bolts during Pros vs Joes... and won.
I'm guilty of mixing these two up.
(https://lfelivefree.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/nick-holt-and-nick-tucker.jpg)
I confused them also cause I have no idea who either of them are.
eating that big ass burrito then trying to play skate is a guaranteed loss
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If you're OG steezy with your style you psych out the other person to miss their trick. #facts. This isn't just "going fast" and "popping high" it's just straight style. Like when you see the trick and go "oHhhh shhhhitttt" in front of your computer, even though it was just a backside 180 heelflip. Also, I'm waiting to see someone do a Gazelle Spin in BATB I don't remember anyone ever doing one.
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Despite his social media missteps in recent years, Koston is a legend. It kinda sucks watching him decline though. It happens to us all. Unless, of course, you're Reynolds.
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Despite his social media missteps in recent years, Koston is a legend. It kinda sucks watching him decline though. It happens to us all. Unless, of course, you're Reynolds.
Nothing against his formidable legacy, at all.
Just wondering what the cut off is for "not taking it seriously" and just riding that legacy into the ground, instead of stepping aside for the young bucks. Koston always has to have his kooked out face all over shit he doesn't seem to give a fuck about, not to mention the fact that he perpetuates the rumor that Steve Berra is a person.
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Koston being in these games is just like when Sam Rothstein used to walk the floor. Just an owner showing his face.
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Despite his social media missteps in recent years, Koston is a legend. It kinda sucks watching him decline though. It happens to us all. Unless, of course, you're Reynolds.
Nothing against his formidable legacy, at all.
Just wondering what the cut off is for "not taking it seriously" and just riding that legacy into the ground, instead of stepping aside for the young bucks. Koston always has to have his kooked out face all over shit he doesn't seem to give a fuck about, not to mention the fact that he perpetuates the rumor that Steve Berra is a person.
I personally love Berra's DVS part
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i dont think any of them are taking this serious. Carlos is a good example
Not taking it serious is prob. better than the contrary (taking it too serious). But really... The "taking it serious or not" conversation in the first place wouldn't exist at all if skating really belonged anywhere near the Olympics.
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I'm sure there's a separate thread for this, but I actually didn't know skating is going to be in the 2020 Olympics until recently. I saw people joking about it in videos but I thought it was a joke. The fact that it's real is pretty weak. Shout out to everyone else who didn't know it's a real thing until right now. ;D
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Koston being in these games is just like when Sam Rothstein used to walk the floor. Just an owner showing his face.
Some skaters have been skimming off the top. Like that drunnelmen over there, where the wallet was, minus the cash.
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Ishod had an insta story with him in the ref shirt and someone holding a baby in the background only 2 weeks ago.
Pretty interesting that they've decided to film these so close to release in comparison to previous 'seasons' where it was said that there was months before release.
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Maybe I missed this discussion elsewhere, but I noticed Borra in Adidas. Didn't they specifically say they have a policy against sponsoring scientologists?
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i am no expert but maybe he just bought it?
there's not much adidas can do against that.
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Right, it doesn't necessarily mean anything. However, considering how much money shoe sponsors dump into advertising at the Berrics, it would be weird if he weren't getting boxes left and right.
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Maybe I missed this discussion elsewhere, but I noticed Borra in Adidas. Didn't they specifically say they have a policy against sponsoring scientologists?
Berra and Skin have always been big homies and i'm sure they still are, so i'm sure Berra can get anything he wants. If you look at any old Berra photos most of them were shot by Skin. Plus being the Berrics is the biggest skateboard media outlet right now i'm sure Berra can get boxes any company he wants aside from FA and Workshop.
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Maybe I missed this discussion elsewhere, but I noticed Borra in Adidas. Didn't they specifically say they have a policy against sponsoring scientologists?
I thought Skin said that Berra's a cunt. Maybe I'm wrong. Cunt.
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Maybe I missed this discussion elsewhere, but I noticed Borra in Adidas. Didn't they specifically say they have a policy against sponsoring scientologists?
you really think the berrics is bigger than thrasher?
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Maybe I missed this discussion elsewhere, but I noticed Borra in Adidas. Didn't they specifically say they have a policy against sponsoring scientologists?
Yep
Not that I like it though
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Maybe I missed this discussion elsewhere, but I noticed Borra in Adidas. Didn't they specifically say they have a policy against sponsoring scientologists?
Yep
Not that I like it though
Tween market could do that but damned if I know how you'd get accurate web traffic stats on this. What's Thrashers average YouTube views versus say the Remive kooks? I do know that when I went to the west end yesterday I saw six Thrasher tees in 20 minutes on people that have definitely never gripped a board (and probably don't know Thrasher has a website).
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Tween market could do that but damned if I know how you'd get accurate web traffic stats on this. What's Thrashers average YouTube views versus say the Remive kooks?
(http://i.imgur.com/h84dYH1.jpg)
Currently Revive > Thrasher > The Berrics on YouTube stats alone, but Thrasher + The Berrics have their own major sites with their own video players that get content before it's put on YT. According to Alexa (website ranking), Thrasher has the larger traffic of the two:
(http://i.imgur.com/gS7GkAv.jpg)
Here's where I got these numbers from;
https://socialblade.com/youtube/compare/andrewschrock/thrashermagazine/theberrics (https://socialblade.com/youtube/compare/andrewschrock/thrashermagazine/theberrics)
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thrashermagazine.com (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/thrashermagazine.com)
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/theberrics.com (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/theberrics.com)
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Koston being in these games is just like when Sam Rothstein used to walk the floor. Just an ex owner showing his face.
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I wonder what the states are just from site visits. Weren't The Berrics the highest view skate site at one point? Thrasher really came in and revamped themselves and made it work. Revive stats are definitely skewed but impressive as well.
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Malto vs. Donovan post-"match" questions
How much did Nike/Mountain Dew pay to produce that skit?
Who do you think they hired to direct it?
How many tries did it take Malto for those advanced flatground tricks?
Will Malto make out of the 1st round
"I just walked in on this." - Steve Berra
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Fake as fuck, I wonder how long/how many tries it took them to film the first half. Also Maltos back wheels touched before he popped the nollie flip.
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Obviously fake but still, I bursted out laughing when Malto said: "Time to end this shit". It's like you're in High School and first graders comes up to you and says "time to end this shit" in a cringeworthy deep voice.
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"I just walked in on this." - Steve Berra
hes so stoked to be on camera.
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Maybe I missed this discussion elsewhere, but I noticed Borra in Adidas. Didn't they specifically say they have a policy against sponsoring scientologists?
I think you're thinking of Swift. Not Skin.
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Fakie Taylor
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Looked real to me.
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They should have had Sean win with a switch grape flip.
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maltos trash talk was awful. he's so whack
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Malto should get on SOVRN so they can have the cringiest team in skateboarding
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Malto should get on SOVRN so they can have the cringiest team in skateboarding
All cringe team:
Alex Midler
Mikey Taylor
Sean Malto
Eric Koston
Steve Berra
Team Manager - Yoon
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How has Malto remained 17 years old for the past ten years? Also, it was Lame for me to scroll down on YT and just see all "oMg Diss is sooo FaKe!1" (btw, with no basis) in the comments, but then again, it's my own fault for scrolling before just watching without looking at comments. It was clearly real on some level, they did play skate against one another. Also Mikey Taylor showed up to break up any fight that might've taken place.
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"I just walked in on this." - Steve Berra
hes so stoked to be on camera.
did you photoshop a limp dick in place of his nose or does he always look like that?
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I know it's been mentioned in the pro lookalike thread, but damn does Steve Berra look like Scott Aukerman.
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Damn, I wish Berra would of joined hevens gate instead off Zenu...
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Makes you wonder how many other games are doctored. Didn't Mizurov get banned because he called them out on facebook?
An inside source tells me they have a huge backlog, and most segments are filmed well in advance.
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How has Malto remained 17 years old for the past ten years? Also, it was Lame for me to scroll down on YT and just see all "oMg Diss is sooo FaKe!1" (btw, with no basis) in the comments, but then again, it's my own fault for scrolling before just watching without looking at comments. It was clearly real on some level, they did play skate against one another. Also Mikey Taylor showed up to break up any fight that might've taken place.
i heard it's because he has a portrait he keeps under a curtain in his attic and every time he tells a girl to 'get hungry on it' or anything else that ages a person the painting appears a little more ag-ed.
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we all know they would never let donovan beat malto but still how was there not a single grape flip in this
ps donovan is still that nigga
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Damn, I wish Berra would of joined hevens gate instead off Zenu...
You have to ride for Nike if you wanna roll with Heavens Gate.
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This is the first Malto win ever?
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"I just walked in on this." - Steve Berra
hes so stoked to be on camera.
did you photoshop a limp dick in place of his nose or does he always look like that?
that would require a lot more time spent staring at his ugly face than i would ever do willingly.
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fake and gay
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Was this really fake? Malto's shit talk sounded fake but that's coming from the "suck on it gurl" or whatever he said. Just seems if fake they'd add more drama. When they were tied they looked pissed and I thought we'd be treated to a Raven/Clint fake fight. And they seemed to really stress at times.
Also Donovan barely did any of those crazy tricks from his lil shit talk video. He should have just done that shit... He only did a few.
But since it's Berrics I don't really care. Maybe I'm infested with Thetans.
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Was this really fake? Malto's shit talk sounded fake but that's coming from the "suck on it gurl" or whatever he said. Just seems if fake they'd add more drama. When they were tied they looked pissed and I thought we'd be treated to a Raven/Clint fake fight. And they seemed to really stress at times.
Also Donovan barely did any of those crazy tricks from his lil shit talk video. He should have just done that shit... He only did a few.
But since it's Berrics I don't really care. Maybe I'm infested with Thetans.
it's not fake you idiot they were just messing around because it was for fun, i thought it was really obvious but i'm starting to doubt myself because of all these comments
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Was this really fake? Malto's shit talk sounded fake but that's coming from the "suck on it gurl" or whatever he said. Just seems if fake they'd add more drama. When they were tied they looked pissed and I thought we'd be treated to a Raven/Clint fake fight. And they seemed to really stress at times.
Also Donovan barely did any of those crazy tricks from his lil shit talk video. He should have just done that shit... He only did a few.
But since it's Berrics I don't really care. Maybe I'm infested with Thetans.
it's not fake you idiot they were just messing around because it was for fun, i thought it was really obvious but i'm starting to doubt myself because of all these comments
Why'd you quote me? I'm the one thinking it is real. Your name is fitting.
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Was this really fake? Malto's shit talk sounded fake but that's coming from the "suck on it gurl" or whatever he said. Just seems if fake they'd add more drama. When they were tied they looked pissed and I thought we'd be treated to a Raven/Clint fake fight. And they seemed to really stress at times.
Also Donovan barely did any of those crazy tricks from his lil shit talk video. He should have just done that shit... He only did a few.
But since it's Berrics I don't really care. Maybe I'm infested with Thetans.
maybe ur an autist
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It was definitely fake. Think Malto really can focus a brand new board first go?
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Was this really fake? Malto's shit talk sounded fake but that's coming from the "suck on it gurl" or whatever he said. Just seems if fake they'd add more drama. When they were tied they looked pissed and I thought we'd be treated to a Raven/Clint fake fight. And they seemed to really stress at times.
Also Donovan barely did any of those crazy tricks from his lil shit talk video. He should have just done that shit... He only did a few.
But since it's Berrics I don't really care. Maybe I'm infested with Thetans.
oh i misread i guess. kook me and carry on i suppose
it's not fake you idiot they were just messing around because it was for fun, i thought it was really obvious but i'm starting to doubt myself because of all these comments
Why'd you quote me? I'm the one thinking it is real. Your name is fitting.
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Damn, I wish Berra would of joined hevens gate instead off Zenu...
You have to ride for Nike if you wanna roll with Heavens Gate.
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It was definitely fake. Think Malto really can focus a brand new board first go?
No. And no one does a manual in a game of skate. What is this amateur hour? If anything they should allow old school tricks. No comply's... eh.
But maybe I'm just bitter because I almost ate sh*t trying a no comply not that long ago.
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That was fucking stupid, and I am still wondering why Malto is in this and not Benny Fairfax
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^ I still can't believed he pulled out a nollie BS bigflip and made it look good, that came out of nowhere.
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It's possible that the reason you may not see certain people from past games is that they were not interested or couldn't fit it in to their schedule.
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It's possible that the reason you may not see certain people from past games is that they were not interested or couldn't fit it in to their schedule.
I mean, I'm sure it's not a coincidence that the last few years have been more or less the same people over and over while older alumni are never on the site anymore.
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That's why the first few BATBs were so rad, it had way less of a "please our corporate overlords" feel and way more of a "dudes who are hanging out at the park" vibe. Anyone remember being surprised at how well Erik Ellington did in the first one?
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the park has changed locations and it's bigger with each incarnation. This was inevitable considering that the park is the heart of the website's content. To keep content new while just still being in a single park, they had to open it up to a larger number of skaters. People who hang out at the park are still producing most of the content, it's just a different crew than the earlier days. That's to be expected.
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It was definitely fake. Think Malto really can focus a brand new board first go?
No. And no one does a manual in a game of skate. What is this amateur hour? If anything they should allow old school tricks. No comply's... eh.
But maybe I'm just bitter because I almost ate sh*t trying a no comply not that long ago.
It was fake, the manual was meant to be a joke, and ffs you take this shit way too seriously.
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That's why the first few BATBs were so rad, it had way less of a "please our corporate overlords" feel and way more of a "dudes who are hanging out at the park" vibe.
This.
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It was definitely fake. Think Malto really can focus a brand new board first go?
No. And no one does a manual in a game of skate. What is this amateur hour? If anything they should allow old school tricks. No comply's... eh.
But maybe I'm just bitter because I almost ate sh*t trying a no comply not that long ago.
I think I saw some "old school tricks" allowed game of skate between...I think Mike Vallely vs Chris Cole? It was a boring 3 minutes of streetplant variations.
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the park has changed locations and it's bigger with each incarnation. This was inevitable considering that the park is the heart of the website's content. To keep content new while just still being in a single park, they had to open it up to a larger number of skaters. People who hang out at the park are still producing most of the content, it's just a different crew than the earlier days. That's to be expected.
Is it though? Mikey Taylor has always been there all the time. I feel like it's expanded as new skaters show up but they all have the same feel so it's felt basically the same. But I've also stopped going to the Berrics except for BATB and if someone posts a video for someone I care about that was there.
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the park has changed locations and it's bigger with each incarnation. This was inevitable considering that the park is the heart of the website's content. To keep content new while just still being in a single park, they had to open it up to a larger number of skaters. People who hang out at the park are still producing most of the content, it's just a different crew than the earlier days. That's to be expected.
Is it though? Mikey Taylor has always been there all the time. I feel like it's expanded as new skaters show up but they all have the same feel so it's felt basically the same. But I've also stopped going to the Berrics except for BATB and if someone posts a video for someone I care about that was there.
Taylor rides for SOVRN so it makes sense that he maintains a consistent presence there. So yeah, you see a few consistent faces but a lot of new ones. Do they all "feel" the same? Not to me but no two people have the same eye when it comes to judging skaters.
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The McClungs are all so fucking boring.
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Even though he skates kinda slow, I always love watching Moose in these things.
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I'm just now catching up on these...does Berra have cancer or something? His hairline is insanely atrocious.
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the moose the moose the moose is on fire
can't believe he messed up a 360 ollie, haven't been so shocked about flatground bail since pj fucked up the kickflip.
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I don't like that McClung chap's style one bit. Glad he lost. :-*
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the moose the moose the moose is on fire
can't believe he messed up a 360 ollie, haven't been so shocked about flatground bail since pj fucked up the kickflip.
Moose did a bs 360 in hollywood 16...that surprised me too.
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the moose the moose the moose is on fire
can't believe he messed up a 360 ollie, haven't been so shocked about flatground bail since pj fucked up the kickflip.
made me laugh
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People hate on trent just because he his a McClung.
All his tricks were properly popped, flicked and caught, great clean style. Moose skated slow, a lot sloppier and was lucky as hell.
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People hate on trent just because he his a McClung.
All his tricks were properly popped, flicked and caught, great clean style. Moose skated slow, a lot sloppier and was lucky as hell.
That bs 360
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People hate on trent just because he his a McClung.
All his tricks were properly popped, flicked and caught, great clean style. Moose skated slow, a lot sloppier and was lucky as hell.
He bends his back leg weird on nollie tricks.
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People hate on trent just because he his a McClung.
All his tricks were properly popped, flicked and caught, great clean style. Moose skated slow, a lot sloppier and was lucky as hell.
Yes. His legs go weird, he sticks his ass out worse than Koston and just generally doesn't look good. I don't give a fuck if he's a McClung or not.
That 360 was proper though, but generally his style is not enjoyable at all to me.
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Damn, what a bummer. I'm pretty indifferent on the McClungs but Moose skates slow as shit (let's get a two-push minimum going, shall we?) and his flip tricks always look so floppy to me. Taking someone out with a double flip is a pretty weak move, too.
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People hate on trent just because he his a McClung.
All his tricks were properly popped, flicked and caught, great clean style. Moose skated slow, a lot sloppier and was lucky as hell.
Yes. His legs go weird, he sticks his ass out worse than Koston and just generally doesn't look good. I don't give a fuck if he's a McClung or not.
That 360 was proper though, but generally his style is not enjoyable at all to me.
Other than GAY I think you're probably the only guy here noticing how the skaters arse look (not that's any problem with it :-*), but yeah I can see the wierd knee bend he does, but it works so fuck it.
I still think he has a amazing board control and some sick ledge skating.
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DonVMal was a fun game.
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Trent McClung is sick as fuck.
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moose skates like he left his bloard outside in the rain, along with the rest of him.
a solid inch between where diego's beanie ends and his ears begin. worst trend.
when did all these girls start coming to the berrics, mostly rhetorical.
mcclung rocking a nice pair of skate adv's. or campus vulc 2s, why is this only 720p.
I liked his nollie front heel. he's like a weird mix between joslin and donnelly.
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I really hope Moose will win the whole thing, just to piss off all the big name sponsors.
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I really hope Moose will win the whole thing, just to piss off all the big name sponsors.
A Moose/PJ rematch would be cool in the next round. I highly doubt he'd make it any further than that, though.
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It was definitely fake. Think Malto really can focus a brand new board first go?
No. And no one does a manual in a game of skate. What is this amateur hour? If anything they should allow old school tricks. No comply's... eh.
But maybe I'm just bitter because I almost ate sh*t trying a no comply not that long ago.
I think I saw some "old school tricks" allowed game of skate between...I think Mike Vallely vs Chris Cole? It was a boring 3 minutes of streetplant variations.
funny, that's still my fav match. I like it better when both contestants have to get out of their comfort zones
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hating on mcclung in this one.. pretty ridiculous. His style and speed is way better than moose in this game. Popped higher, cleaner. If you are hating on good style because it is too good then just say so or stfo
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Haha. I had to go rewatch it to make sure I wasn't talking of someone else. I can't believe people think he has good style. Dude just simply doesn't look good no matter how technically good he is or how much faster than Moose he skates. He just looks awkward to me. Sorry if my unpopular opinion upset you guys. :-*
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i'd rather watch mcclung push... ::)
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People hate on trent just because he his a McClung.
All his tricks were properly popped, flicked and caught, great clean style. Moose skated slow, a lot sloppier and was lucky as hell.
Agree, Trent's style was clean... good skating.
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That's why the first few BATBs were so rad, it had way less of a "please our corporate overlords" feel and way more of a "dudes who are hanging out at the park" vibe. Anyone remember being surprised at how well Erik Ellington did in the first one?
Seeing how Ellington is one of the greatest skaters of all time, not surprised he would do well in BATB
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Ellington vs Fairfax is amazing to watch
Benny Fairfax Vs Erik Ellington: BATB1 - Round 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDnyaU0eX-U#)
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Dang. Was pulling for Louie. Malto is annoying as shit to the camera.
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Malto broke my bracket
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Dang. Was pulling for Louie. Malto is annoying as shit to the camera.
fully.
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I'm tired of the whole "I won't win" mentality. If they think that it's fine, but you don't have to voice it every time you play against someone. Not everyone does it, but a lot of skaters have in BATB
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Why is Malto acting like he's 42 years old?
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There are so many skaters out there, and they do this best of the best bullshit. You know how they have the big event for the finals? Why don't they do that the whole fucking time? It's so fucking weird. For 10 years all the early rounds are 1-2 dozen people half ass watching a game of skate. That is fucking mental. Those guys are such fucking haters shunning everyone to their private flat ground game that they make a mockery of while they are playing. That is haterism to the tenth degree, and they call everyone haters, they need to fucking check themselves. It's no wonder that you can have youtube celebrities in skateboarding with this bullshit.
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People miss the pop on nollie tres so often, I'm going to go do one that puts Malto to shame!
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Why is Malto acting like he's 42 years old?
Acting like koston
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There are so many skaters out there, and they do this best of the best bullshit. You know how they have the big event for the finals? Why don't they do that the whole fucking time? It's so fucking weird. For 10 years all the early rounds are 1-2 dozen people half ass watching a game of skate. That is fucking mental. Those guys are such fucking haters shunning everyone to their private flat ground game that they make a mockery of while they are playing. That is haterism to the tenth degree, and they call everyone haters, they need to fucking check themselves. It's no wonder that you can have youtube celebrities in skateboarding with this bullshit.
When you and your friends play skate, is there a huge crowd with barriers and you all take it so very seriously?
No... because that would be completely ridiculous. You sound like someone who wants to play skate in the BATB but you haven't been invited yet. I bet if you were invited and won afterwards you'd be like "That was tight!"
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There are so many skaters out there, and they do this best of the best bullshit. You know how they have the big event for the finals? Why don't they do that the whole fucking time? It's so fucking weird. For 10 years all the early rounds are 1-2 dozen people half ass watching a game of skate. That is fucking mental. Those guys are such fucking haters shunning everyone to their private flat ground game that they make a mockery of while they are playing. That is haterism to the tenth degree, and they call everyone haters, they need to fucking check themselves. It's no wonder that you can have youtube celebrities in skateboarding with this bullshit.
what an absolutely adorable hissy fit you threw there. did u get turned away at the berrics once? i'm sorry. it's real fun there.
the early ones happen when they can get the guys together it's not an event for each match and they have to have security and shit if they're letting lots of people in.
you're a stupid crybaby. shut up.
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The more enjoyable skater to watch has lost pretty much every game.
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louies pop shuv was amazing, he popped his front 360 so well and malto slid his along the ground, love watching louie skate.
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louies pop shuv was amazing
so good. in the 90's most people had a sick pop shuv but u don't see 'em that proper these days. his switch pop shuv (one of the most deceptively difficult tricks in skating) was good as well
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You two quoting me sound like such groupie douche bags, it's a fucking contest with all the street league pros who are making bank. Are you trying to say it's something else? I think it's fucked up that these guys are being super lame and lazy on camera collecting checks while other dudes are out putting in work and not getting paid.
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There are so many skaters out there, and they do this best of the best bullshit. You know how they have the big event for the finals? Why don't they do that the whole fucking time? It's so fucking weird. For 10 years all the early rounds are 1-2 dozen people half ass watching a game of skate. That is fucking mental. Those guys are such fucking haters shunning everyone to their private flat ground game that they make a mockery of while they are playing. That is haterism to the tenth degree, and they call everyone haters, they need to fucking check themselves. It's no wonder that you can have youtube celebrities in skateboarding with this bullshit.
what an absolutely adorable hissy fit you threw there. did u get turned away at the berrics once? i'm sorry. it's real fun there.
the early ones happen when they can get the guys together it's not an event for each match and they have to have security and shit if they're letting lots of people in.
you're a stupid crybaby. shut up.
so... berrics apologists
mkay
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I hoped and expected Louie to win, but I'll say this for Malto: his nollie flips are fucking nuts.
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the park has changed locations and it's bigger with each incarnation. This was inevitable considering that the park is the heart of the website's content. To keep content new while just still being in a single park, they had to open it up to a larger number of skaters. People who hang out at the park are still producing most of the content, it's just a different crew than the earlier days. That's to be expected.
Is it though? Mikey Taylor has always been there all the time. I feel like it's expanded as new skaters show up but they all have the same feel so it's felt basically the same. But I've also stopped going to the Berrics except for BATB and if someone posts a video for someone I care about that was there.
Seems most of the earlier years a lot of the guys hanging out there were Crailtap dudes, the early BATB mostly had Girl and Chocolate guys. Seems almost all those guys have been chilling at Biebel's park for the last while. Some other guys who you used to always see there haven't done anything there in ages, such as Cory Kennedy (has he been there since he showed up drunk to the Billy Marks game?).
As for the battles. The Malto thing was way overproduced and cheesy. I doubt either them actually went on that long a run without a bail, just by watching Malto's other games. Louie Lopez is sick. Moose skates way too slow compared to most of the others.
As for the Crowds, I actually think its a bit stupid for the finals, and actually fucks with the guys who skate fast as it limits their space.
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i think louie is gonna win the whole thing
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i think louie is gonna win the whole thing
Wanna put money on it?
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People miss the pop on nollie tres so often, I'm going to go do one that puts Malto to shame!
Film it. ;)
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Moose has such ugly flatground style, hard to watch
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Mike Mo's pretty uppity about toe drags for somebody who toe dragged a fucking golf cart.
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Mike Mo's pretty uppity about toe drags for somebody who toe dragged a fucking golf cart.
(http://cdn.niketalk.com/9/9c/900x900px-LL-9cfb67fd_tumblr_lpmpgvZZjk1qc93th.gif)
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Mike Mo's pretty uppity about toe drags for somebody who toe dragged a fucking golf cart.
(https://media.giphy.com/media/gtakVlnStZUbe/giphy.gif)
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Mike Mo's pretty uppity about toe drags for somebody who toe dragged a fucking golf cart.
(http://5ro6n247wym19uq4u12mvm6y.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/images/news/12oz-free_lunch-with-mike_mo_capaldi-thumb.jpg)
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Mike Mo's pretty uppity about toe drags for somebody who toe dragged a fucking golf cart.
(http://media.giphy.com/media/LYDNZAzOqrez6/giphy.gif)
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i will always hate on lil will. and someone photoshop him squatting on something coz every time he pops his ass is touching the ground
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Best of the best, eh?
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as i read in YT comments, what the fyock with his hair ?
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Who is Will Frylock?
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they need jim bates..
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"HATE wills style. Bieber looking motherfucker. But can't hate on the the skill" youtube coment
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who are these dorks
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Dude looks like an obnoxious boy band reject.
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he looks like one of the rejected sigourney weaver clones of baby scumbag
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Huge inwards from Will holy Fyock.
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Huge inwards from Will holy Fyock.
No flick. They look like shit.
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Will Fuck
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Mike Mo's pretty uppity about toe drags for somebody who toe dragged a fucking golf cart.
(http://i.imgur.com/QONVIyz.gif)
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Bummed on the turn out of that match.
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"HATE wills style. Bieber looking motherfucker"
I came here to write this.
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pretty cool hair
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I was about to say that gave me an entirely unquenchable irrational loathing for will fyock but then i realized it's entirely rational because what a punchable face
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Man I'm pissed
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Kid seems like a douche. Hope whoever he comes against in the next round wipes the floor with him.
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Don't forget Will Fyock is just an illegitimate child of steve berra's ego
Game Of Skate - Paul Rodriguez vs Lil Will (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a9G088K-GE#)
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I put my money on Shane to win the whole thing. Dude is on fire.
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I was rooting for Walker and Davis so hard. These games get super predictable with who's going to win after this long, I don't even know why I watch them anymore.
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Shane is going for gold. Skynet is pleased.
Maybe it's because I only go on the Berrics for BATB, but is anyone else having issues with their media player? Half the time I've been getting a commercial loop, the sounds is a couple seconds off, or I get a black screen with sound.
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Shane is going for gold. Skynet is pleased.
Maybe it's because I only go on the Berrics for BATB, but is anyone else having issues with their media player? Half the time I've been getting a commercial loop, the sounds is a couple seconds off, or I get a black screen with sound.
It's on youtube the same day.
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Shane is going for gold. Skynet is pleased.
Maybe it's because I only go on the Berrics for BATB, but is anyone else having issues with their media player? Half the time I've been getting a commercial loop, the sounds is a couple seconds off, or I get a black screen with sound.
It's on youtube the same day.
Ahh, thanks! I'm used to waiting for it to be bootlegged.
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Shane is going for gold. Skynet is pleased.
Maybe it's because I only go on the Berrics for BATB, but is anyone else having issues with their media player? Half the time I've been getting a commercial loop, the sounds is a couple seconds off, or I get a black screen with sound.
It's on youtube the same day.
For the record, I think the issue with the black screen with sound is what happens when you view the berrics with an adblocker running.
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Lol the expression on Walker Ryan's face is priceless while Fyock is acting like a tool.
I'm rooting for Shane all the way. Dude deserves the W.
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I was rooting for Walker and Davis so hard. These games get super predictable with who's going to win after this long, I don't even know why I watch them anymore.
I was rooting for Davis too but I knew deep down Shane was going to fuck him.
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I want shane to go the whole way.
I wish Lil Will was in that golf cart. When someone is that good and not hooked up in any legit way it lets you know what a douche they are. i remember in one of those old FKD videos he was twirling his finger to make the Pros re-do their tricks. I see no evidence he has changed.
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just once i want someone to say "dude, i think i'm gonna win today. i believe in myself" in the pre-interview
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I was rooting for Walker and Davis so hard. These games get super predictable with who's going to win after this long, I don't even know why I watch them anymore.
I think they've really exhausted this format. Compared to eg the mano a mano or the slides and grinds competitions this is so predictable because everybody always does the same tricks in this. In the miniramp or on a ledge even two amazing skaters can have totally different bags of tricks with very little overlap. On flatground I think sth as simple as allowing no-complies would make a huge difference, just so that different types of skating can compete against each other. As it is it's getting boring indeed.
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would primo slides be legal at the berrics, since technically your foot doesn't touch the ground
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would primo slides be legal at the berrics, since technically your foot doesn't touch the ground
Coconut wheelies, manuals, pogo's.
Don't see why not?
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remember when everyone thought pj would win and he kept getting close but wouldn't take it, then he came through with two in a row? it's shane's turn.
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Shane is looking good on board, such a treat to watch him. Hope he goes to the top!
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Davis seems cool as fuck, the type of dude you could hang with for days but Shane's just so fucking elite it's unreal.
Funny to cop a letter on that trick though. Torg cracking up was great. ;D
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Davis' front 360. wooooo
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Waiting for someone to do a Fingerflip in one of these games. That's not really a "grab" is it? Maybe it is I don't know. How about a 360 body var. Or how about primo slide. Damn I'm old. Noticing a lot of people are doing backside big spin and then switch frontside big spin. Also surprised how good all these skaters are. It's like switch varial heel, no problem... pretty ridiculous.
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Really insightful shit doc. A fingerflip is a grab because of how you have to grab your board to do it.
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Really insightful shit doc. A fingerflip is a grab because of how you have to grab your board to do it.
Can you use 1 finger?
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I don't watch these, has anyone done the Paulo Diaz no handed airwalk?
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CRob lookin like he's almost ready for Walking Dead.
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Waiting for someone to do a Fingerflip in one of these games. That's not really a "grab" is it? Maybe it is I don't know. How about a 360 body var. Or how about primo slide. Damn I'm old. Noticing a lot of people are doing backside big spin and then switch frontside big spin. Also surprised how good all these skaters are. It's like switch varial heel, no problem... pretty ridiculous.
http://youtu.be/R_Absdq34C4 (http://youtu.be/R_Absdq34C4)
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Chris Cole saying "Ahh fuck it" had me legit dying of laughter for 10 minutes. I have no idea why I found that so damn funny but wow I haven't laughed that hard in awhile FeelsGoodMan
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Really insightful shit doc. A fingerflip is a grab because of how you have to grab your board to do it.
Case could be made you don't really grab the board, you just shove it with your fingers. Watching old games I enjoy how there was less etiquette. If you watch billy marks play mike mo in BATB1 they do all sorts of what could be considered "cheap" tricks against one another (billy does a heelflip late underflip? or something). Another game that surprised me was Peter ramondetta vs. Mike mo. Ramondetta does a front-shove late flip and does some sort of impossible variation I'm not sure what it was. Or Albert Nyberg vs PJ Ladd, he does those Ollie sex changes. Waiting for someone to do something that's not another Nollie flip or bigspin kickflip or Nollie Hardflip. Is it possible to do a fakie big spin but rotate your body the opposite way as the baord? like reverse half-cab.
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Waiting for someone to do a Fingerflip in one of these games. That's not really a "grab" is it? Maybe it is I don't know. How about a 360 body var. Or how about primo slide. Damn I'm old. Noticing a lot of people are doing backside big spin and then switch frontside big spin. Also surprised how good all these skaters are. It's like switch varial heel, no problem... pretty ridiculous.
http://youtu.be/R_Absdq34C4 (http://youtu.be/R_Absdq34C4)
still my fav match to date (moose vs pj a close second)
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waiting for someone to pull the shawn mallots manual loophole in one of these games now that he's exposed light on the situation mountain dew
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i fucking love battle talk. it goes down like a light wheat beer. i watch it when i eat lunch.
part of me hopes that if Olympic skateboarding is broadcast they choose chris and mikemo as the commentators.
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i fucking love battle talk. it goes down like a light wheat beer. i watch it when i eat lunch.
part of me hopes that if Olympic skateboarding is broadcast they choose Fred Gall and Tim Oconnor as the commentators.
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i fucking love battle talk. it goes down like a light wheat beer. i watch it when i eat lunch.
part of me hopes that if Olympic skateboarding is broadcast they choose Fred Gall and Tim Oconnor as the commentators.
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Now there's a thread idea.
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Will Fyock winning is disappointing in a bunch of ways. It makes me want to see the competition with only the nicest dudes in skateboarding.
Give me Karl Watson vs Richard Mulder
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Christ, you can tell Sewa has been training for this shit. His next game is against Cepeda, one S.K.A.T.E. pro versus another.
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" you have T?! Allow me to do the gayest/dweebiest trick of all time that I practiced for months with my stank foot style"
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This should be the last BATB for a while.
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" you have T?! Allow me to do the gayest/dweebiest trick of all time that I practiced for months with my stank foot style"
Truth.
I honestly expected that hardflip f/s slide thing, whatever that trick is called
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI0XOybYBio (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI0XOybYBio#)
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" you have T?! Allow me to do the gayest/dweebiest trick of all time that I practiced for months with my stank foot style"
LOL, perfectly accurate.
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I wish Sewa would go for the kill immediately instead mixing in odd tricks here and there. His passive aggressiveness is a waste of my time. They should start a second bracket for skaters that will go through all the basics first. Is there a monetary prize this year?
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I wish Sewa would go for the kill immediately instead mixing in odd tricks here and there. His passive aggressiveness is a waste of my time. They should start a second bracket for skaters that will go through all the basics first. Is there a monetary prize this year?
probably, but most of them only showed up because it's like jury duty for pro skaters.
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Thousands are watching, of course he practices for BATB, he's in it. What do you want to see someone stumble in pitching their smoke and bailing f/s flips? Sewa's sponsors and the Scientologists wouldn't like that.
Calling a 540 pop shuv a bitch move is insane. That's a legit hard as fuck trick on flat.
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Sewa is good but damn does he come off as robotic. Dolph Lundgren indeed, but more Universal Soldier Dolph than Rocky Dolph.
Him vs Cepeda might end up taking 15 mins plus.
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If Sewa keeps winning the roshambo he's gonna take the whole thing.
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If Sewa keeps winning the roshambo he's gonna take the whole thing.
Is roshambo what Americans call it?
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Is roshambo what Americans call it?
I personally don't know a single person who calls it roshambo unless they're trying to be being a cunt about it. But that might just be the region I live in.
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Looks like pj gets a pass through the first round
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I played skate today at my local park. It reminded me that I wouldn't last a goddamn second with any of these cunts.
I primo'd on a pop-shove and got credit carded on a regular heelflip attempt.
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Rasta Ladd.
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Rasta Ladd.
That's just what pj looks like when he hasn't skated in 8 months
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That's just what pj looks like when he hasn't skated in 8 months
If you think PJ doesn't skate everyday, you're tripping.
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Yup. Had the same experience except he just did a kickflip over something. I think it was a Red Bull demo back when PJ, Getz, and Maldonado were on. At least you got the privilege to see him do TWO tricks in person.
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Yup. Had the same experience except he just did a kickflip over something. I think it was a Red Bull demo back when PJ, Getz, and Maldonado were on. At least you got the privilege to see him do TWO tricks in person.
Yeah and prod was there. If it was in jersey it's the same one. Prob confusing the nollieflip with a kickflip. I just remember being super bummed:
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Yup. Had the same experience except he just did a kickflip over something. I think it was a Red Bull demo back when PJ, Getz, and Maldonado were on. At least you got the privilege to see him do TWO tricks in person.
Yeah and prod was there. If it was in jersey it's the same one. Prob confusing the nollieflip with a kickflip. I just remember being super bummed:
I don't recall Prod being there ( I definitely would have remembered that). The only time I saw Prod was at a Nike demo about 10 years ago with Danny Supa and whoever else showed up. But yeah it was in Jersey, Sayreville skatepark. It was the same demo that Getz got pissed off and threw his board into the lake next to the skatepark haha.
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not for sure if zered was there but if so he could've been the reason. pj didn't get a ton of footage in that red bull contest a decade ago when teams from different cities skated the respective cities and at the end points were tallied because he was scared zered was gonna go KRS=ONE and hit him w/ the boom bap.
pj's dad taught him well 'never fight a man uglier than you, he has less to loose' and zered's bald so why chance it?
Cat Power - I don't blame you (kurt cobain video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdQz9ghg_sk#)
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Yup. Had the same experience except he just did a kickflip over something. I think it was a Red Bull demo back when PJ, Getz, and Maldonado were on. At least you got the privilege to see him do TWO tricks in person.
Yeah and prod was there. If it was in jersey it's the same one. Prob confusing the nollieflip with a kickflip. I just remember being super bummed:
I don't recall Prod being there ( I definitely would have remembered that). The only time I saw Prod was at a Nike demo about 10 years ago with Danny Supa and whoever else showed up. But yeah it was in Jersey, Sayreville skatepark. It was the same demo that Getz got pissed off and threw his board into the lake next to the skatepark haha.
Yep. Same demo. Prod didn't skate though either. Rolled ankle. Just chilled and signed autographs and was bombarded by kids. Pj wanted nothing to do with anything.
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That's just what pj looks like when he hasn't skated in 8 months
If you think PJ doesn't skate everyday, you're tripping.
I know he skates almost everyday, it was sarcasm.
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That PJ vs Legion game was pretty great. PJ lookin' good out there but damn Felipe's tricks were high as shit.
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Yup. �Had the same experience except he just did a kickflip over something. �I think it was a Red Bull demo back when PJ, Getz, and Maldonado were on. �At least you got the privilege to see him do TWO tricks in person.
Yeah and prod was there. If it was in jersey it's the same one. Prob confusing the nollieflip with a kickflip. I just remember being super bummed:
I don't recall Prod being there ( I definitely would have remembered that).� The only time I saw Prod was at a Nike demo about 10 years ago with Danny Supa and whoever else showed up.� But yeah it was in Jersey, Sayreville skatepark.� It was the same demo that Getz got pissed off and threw his board into the lake next to the skatepark haha.
Yep. Same demo. Prod didn't skate though either. Rolled ankle. Just chilled and signed autographs and was bombarded by kids. Pj wanted nothing to do with anything.
That explains why I don't remember him being there that day.
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Yup. �Had the same experience except he just did a kickflip over something. �I think it was a Red Bull demo back when PJ, Getz, and Maldonado were on. �At least you got the privilege to see him do TWO tricks in person.
Yeah and prod was there. If it was in jersey it's the same one. Prob confusing the nollieflip with a kickflip. I just remember being super bummed:
I don't recall Prod being there ( I definitely would have remembered that).� The only time I saw Prod was at a Nike demo about 10 years ago with Danny Supa and whoever else showed up.� But yeah it was in Jersey, Sayreville skatepark.� It was the same demo that Getz got pissed off and threw his board into the lake next to the skatepark haha.
Yep. Same demo. Prod didn't skate though either. Rolled ankle. Just chilled and signed autographs and was bombarded by kids. Pj wanted nothing to do with anything.
That explains why I don't remember him being there that day.
He ripped at the Nike demo though. So did Omar.
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That PJ vs Legion game was pretty great. PJ lookin' good out there but damn Felipe's tricks were high as shit.
I like how Felipe is that asshole that does the trick you just tried and missed. Glad PJ gave him a taste of his own medicine. Felipe is one of the worst dudes.
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Yup. �Had the same experience except he just did a kickflip over something. �I think it was a Red Bull demo back when PJ, Getz, and Maldonado were on. �At least you got the privilege to see him do TWO tricks in person.
Yeah and prod was there. If it was in jersey it's the same one. Prob confusing the nollieflip with a kickflip. I just remember being super bummed:
I don't recall Prod being there ( I definitely would have remembered that).� The only time I saw Prod was at a Nike demo about 10 years ago with Danny Supa and whoever else showed up.� But yeah it was in Jersey, Sayreville skatepark.� It was the same demo that Getz got pissed off and threw his board into the lake next to the skatepark haha.
Yep. Same demo. Prod didn't skate though either. Rolled ankle. Just chilled and signed autographs and was bombarded by kids. Pj wanted nothing to do with anything.
That explains why I don't remember him being there that day. �
He ripped at the Nike demo though. So did Omar.
Yeah Prod was a treat to see in person. He just landed everything so casually and everything he did regular he did switch too. Didn't fall short of my expectations one bit.
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Yup. �Had the same experience except he just did a kickflip over something. �I think it was a Red Bull demo back when PJ, Getz, and Maldonado were on. �At least you got the privilege to see him do TWO tricks in person.
Yeah and prod was there. If it was in jersey it's the same one. Prob confusing the nollieflip with a kickflip. I just remember being super bummed:
I don't recall Prod being there ( I definitely would have remembered that).� The only time I saw Prod was at a Nike demo about 10 years ago with Danny Supa and whoever else showed up.� But yeah it was in Jersey, Sayreville skatepark.� It was the same demo that Getz got pissed off and threw his board into the lake next to the skatepark haha.
Yep. Same demo. Prod didn't skate though either. Rolled ankle. Just chilled and signed autographs and was bombarded by kids. Pj wanted nothing to do with anything.
That explains why I don't remember him being there that day. �
He ripped at the Nike demo though. So did Omar.
Yeah Prod was a treat to see in person. He just landed everything so casually and everything he did regular he did switch too. Didn't fall short of my expectations one bit.
Yep he definitely didn't disappoint. Was expecting the same from PJ but that didn't happen.
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Í have a somewhat similar but a really positive experience. When I was 14, PJ skated in this rather small contest in Finland. He would not skate the course at all expect for his contest runs, he just sat in the corner. I think he skated for a total of 3-5 minutes the whole weekend. He landed pretty much everything first try, nollie flipped in to a quarterpipe and won the contest. I thing it was just before the WHL - video came out and he was not well known yet. It was a magical experience for my teenage brain.
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that pj vs legion game was actually pretty tight. I like games when people are just having fun
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I'll never forget when I was 15 PJ came to town for a demo. Me and my buds were so hyped because at the time it was PJ fucking Ladd. So he gets into the park does 1 Ollie and a nollie flip and leaves and sits at the van for the entire fucking thing. We were so fucking bummed.
Similar episode. I was fortunate enough to see him at an Element demo a couple of years before WHL and he fucking destroyed the place. Keep in mind that this was the same Element squad that had Kenny Hughes, Jake Rupp, Jeremy Wray, etc. I knew of him from small exposure they were giving him and left that demo with his name tattoed in my brain
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that pj vs legion game was actually pretty tight. I like games when people are just having fun
Unfortunately, most of the fun was taken out of these years ago.
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If Sewa keeps winning the roshambo he's gonna take the whole thing.
Is roshambo what Americans call it?
what was the version that Robert Smith played with Cartman on South Park? Is sorta who can punch the softest contest? Robert Smith kicked him in the nuts and told him he won.
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That PJ vs Legion game was pretty great. PJ lookin' good out there but damn Felipe's tricks were high as shit.
I like how Felipe is that asshole that does the trick you just tried and missed. Glad PJ gave him a taste of his own medicine. Felipe is one of the worst dudes.
dont care how talent he is, cant stand em.
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What if legion of doom would have won the game or even the whole BATB... would they let this happen?
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wait so what happened...Billy Marks injured or some shit?
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What if legion of doom would have won the game or even the whole BATB... would they let this happen?
They should if it happened, it was the most entertaining thing to happen so far. I wish they'd do a another game where the rules are thrown out, but I doubt it.
Anyways, I thought it was silly that before I got out of bed I remembered and got stoked that I'd get to watch some PJ Ladd flatground footage, but that totally satisfied me.
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lulz, that was skate equivalent of some bruce lee shit.
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I've seen PJ put on demo's lollygagging in his prime just skating a park with Ryan Gallant. Basically never fell forever . That was many moons ago. Most consistent skating I've ever seen just mulling around.
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How the hell does one get that consistent? That's rhetorical question, but seriously, PJ's performance in that game was amazing.
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Probably the best game and one of the only ones I've watched where I wasn't bored. The original Legion of doom game with MJ was great but this one was amazing. Now that LoD is eliminated, I don't have to watch berrics anymore
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Chris Roberts is pretty fun.
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Chris Roberts is pretty fun.
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He's making the Berrics not so cringe worthy
Except for Sewa on his team....that dude wanted to win, he always wants to win.
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Would have been great to see the legion win and win the whole thing.
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Most PJ footage since WHL. Seems like he's just as good as he ever was. What a great game, if only all of them were like this.
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Chris Roberts is pretty fun.
He's making the Berrics not so cringe worthy
Except for Sewa on his team....that dude wanted to win, he always wants to win.
Sewa was thinking, Lets put some circus tricks on this game.
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Most PJ footage since WHL. Seems like he's just as good as he ever was. What a great game, if only all of them were like this.
You may be right, if he actually released a street part we may know for sure.
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Check the pre-game where Chris asks PJ about The Nine Club:
BATB X | Before The Battle: PJ Ladd vs. Billy Marks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRuaFg01eJs#)
He's more outgoing than usual and not entirely sheepish about the offer. Would be crazy if he did it.
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Check the pre-game where Chris asks PJ about The Nine Club:
BATB X | Before The Battle: PJ Ladd vs. Billy Marks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRuaFg01eJs#)
He's more outgoing than usual and not entirely sheepish about the offer. Would be crazy if he did it.
That would seriously need to be a 2+ hour podcast. Its crazy to think that hes been pro for so long and hasn't had an interview were people really dig into his head. Hes still very recluse.
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wait so what happened...Billy Marks injured or some shit?
Think they said sick. The team was entertaining but I really wanted to see Billy and if he'd take it seriously. On KOTR he acted like he was retired.
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Check the pre-game where Chris asks PJ about The Nine Club:
BATB X | Before The Battle: PJ Ladd vs. Billy Marks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRuaFg01eJs#)
He's more outgoing than usual and not entirely sheepish about the offer. Would be crazy if he did it.
That would seriously need to be a 2+ hour podcast. Its crazy to think that hes been pro for so long and hasn't had an interview were people really dig into his head. Hes still very recluse.
Has he ever had a magazine interview? I think I read every Transworld from '99-'08ish and I never remember a pro spotlight or anything
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He had an interview in either Skateboarder or an early issue of TSM I'm pretty sure.
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i think he had a checkout w/ a trick on somerville ledges but i'd bet dollars to donuts he never had an actual interview where he answered questions. which is why we created fiction like alexis was his lady and a bunch more i can't recall.
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I'm fine with PJ being so silimar to Penny. Adds even more to his "mysterious" ways.
I'm also extremely partial towards PJ, in my head he is still in my top 5 skaters of all time, more footage or not. When he did his latest street trick (nosegrind up the ledge), I was all "Yepp, still in my top 5".
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? have a somewhat similar but a really positive experience. When I was 14, PJ skated in this rather small contest in Finland. He would not skate the course at all expect for his contest runs, he just sat in the corner. I think he skated for a total of 3-5 minutes the whole weekend. He landed pretty much everything first try, nollie flipped in to a quarterpipe and won the contest. I thing it was just before the WHL - video came out and he was not well known yet. It was a magical experience for my teenage brain.
Your tapping into my own PJ story here. I entered the same contest, the Pro Skate that was in Hartwall arena, i think?
It was pretty crazy how he didn't touch the course at all - he skated flat behind the course the whole time, dropped in and won. Had no idea who he was, I think I had seen an element ad with him before that, but nothing else.
Here's the thing though, me and my friend connected somehow with him, and went street skating in Helsinki with him a whole day, just us three. Skated the black marble ledges that is outside a museum or something? And a few other spots. He was friendly but a bit quiet.
A week or so after I was at a WESC shop in Stockholm and they just got a new video, the WHL video.. I put it in and got blown away. Nobody believed me when I told them I just had skated with that guy.
Thats like one of my all-time favorite skate hing to happen to me. Im happy it happen before the video though, after it would have just been us star strucked basically.
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That PJ vs Legion game was pretty great. PJ lookin' good out there but damn Felipe's tricks were high as shit.
I like how Felipe is that asshole that does the trick you just tried and missed. Glad PJ gave him a taste of his own medicine. Felipe is one of the worst dudes.
i'm no felipe fan either but that was probably out of good fun because its a fun game of skate and they travel around together being on PlanB having fun together skating!
skating is fun remember... especially playing a game of flatground with a bunch of other dudes trying to beat PJ Ladd
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You can see in the video that Will Fyock read all the hate on his haircut so he shaved his head and wears a cap now ;D
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That PJ vs Legion game was pretty great. PJ lookin' good out there but damn Felipe's tricks were high as shit.
I like how Felipe is that asshole that does the trick you just tried and missed. Glad PJ gave him a taste of his own medicine. Felipe is one of the worst dudes.
i'm no felipe fan either but that was probably out of good fun because its a fun game of skate and they travel around together being on PlanB having fun together skating!
skating is fun remember... especially playing a game of flatground with a bunch of other dudes trying to beat PJ Ladd
Did anyone notice on did it right back?
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Think they said sick. The team was entertaining but I really wanted to see Billy and if he'd take it seriously. On KOTR he acted like he was retired.
Oddly, I hope it's just that. I remember on KOTR there was a random aside where Mike Sinclair kind of touched on Billy having issues with gambling addiction, and in a later episode going through a divorce while doing the show. Mike kind of used it though, by paying for scratch tickets to get Billy to do a challenge in the book he kind of took advantage of Billy. I hope it's really just Billy being sick or injured last minute though, and if not I hope legit friends are looking out for him right now.
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wait so what happened...Billy Marks injured or some shit?
Think they said sick. The team was entertaining but I really wanted to see Billy and if he'd take it seriously. On KOTR he acted like he was retired.
Oddly, I hope it's just that. I remember on KOTR there was a random aside where Mike Sinclair kind of touched on Billy having issues with gambling addiction, and in a later episode going through a divorce while doing the show. Mike kind of used it though, by paying for scratch tickets to get Billy to do a challenge in the book he kind of took advantage of Billy. I hope it's really just Billy being sick or injured last minute though, and if not I hope legit friends are looking out for him right now.
did you get your name from the bill evan's song?
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wait so what happened...Billy Marks injured or some shit?
Think they said sick. The team was entertaining but I really wanted to see Billy and if he'd take it seriously. On KOTR he acted like he was retired.
Oddly, I hope it's just that. I remember on KOTR there was a random aside where Mike Sinclair kind of touched on Billy having issues with gambling addiction, and in a later episode going through a divorce while doing the show. Mike kind of used it though, by paying for scratch tickets to get Billy to do a challenge in the book he kind of took advantage of Billy. I hope it's really just Billy being sick or injured last minute though, and if not I hope legit friends are looking out for him right now.
did you get your name from the bill evan's song?
Ye
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wait so what happened...Billy Marks injured or some shit?
Think they said sick. The team was entertaining but I really wanted to see Billy and if he'd take it seriously. On KOTR he acted like he was retired.
Oddly, I hope it's just that. I remember on KOTR there was a random aside where Mike Sinclair kind of touched on Billy having issues with gambling addiction, and in a later episode going through a divorce while doing the show. Mike kind of used it though, by paying for scratch tickets to get Billy to do a challenge in the book he kind of took advantage of Billy. I hope it's really just Billy being sick or injured last minute though, and if not I hope legit friends are looking out for him right now.
did you get your name from the bill evan's song?
Classy.
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Expected a great game. Ended up getting fresh hot dog shit.
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Expected a great game. Ended up getting fresh hot dog shit.
Both those dudes were significantly better in '09.
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Both those dudes were significantly better in '09.
Both still kill it at skateboarding but BATB has been so overly done to death that no one cares about playing except sewa.
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Expected a great game. Ended up getting fresh hot dog shit.
Both those dudes were significantly better in '09.
Both still kill it at skateboarding but BATB has been so overly done to death that no one cares about playing except sewa.
And will fyock...
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Expected a great game. Ended up getting fresh hot dog shit.
Both those dudes were significantly better in '09.
Both still kill it at skateboarding but BATB has been so overly done to death that no one cares about playing except sewa.
And will fyock...
Forgot about wannabe beebs.
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You can see that they don;t really care
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the venerable pundits of Battletalk will closely examine this superb performance by cobra cole, topping this cake of shit with fresh turd icing, all in the name of content.
dennis, you're beautiful.
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You can see that they don;t really care
I came here to write this.
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Busenitz was looking mighty on point. This entire bracket was fucked the moment these rematches were decided upon.
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These get worse every year. It's time to put thit kibosh on this format.
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its a game of skate. if they cared about it 10 years ago why wouldnt they care about it now? judging by their recent footage/parts, their skill is clearly on the decline, it happens to everyone.
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Chris cole took a bad slam during that game. Fell on both forearms pretty hard. I always wonder if anyone gets really hurt during BATB by accident.
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Chris cole took a bad slam during that game. Fell on both forearms pretty hard. I always wonder if anyone gets really hurt during BATB by accident.
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Techkneeques
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Good that there is no theme this time, still need a bracket though
Oh wow
Guess this is the Pj part we been hearing about on the Slap forums recently
You lost your sence if time
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Naaah !! Sorry spilled my beer
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Berra is an idiot for thinking he can recreate the magic that game gave off the first time around. What made their original game so good in the first place was the surprise factor that came with it; Cole was at the top of his game and considered one of the better game of skate/flatground skaters at the time so everyone was expecting Cole to just completely destroy Dennis, no one expected Dennis to put up such a fight. The fact that Dennis exceeded everyone's expectations and got Chris to T and there was a moment where you genuinely weren't sure who was gonna win was what made the game so great to begin with. There was absolutely NO WAY that the berrics were gonna be able to recreate that magic, especially with how crazy the games of skate have gotten since then and how burnt out people have gotten on these. What made for impressive games back then don't really make for impressive games now because people have higher expectations now on what a good game should be since there's been so many of these; dudes can have a game where they match each other on cab flips and triple flips and shit and people will still think it was just a mediocre game, when back in the day if that were to happen it would automatically be considered a good game.
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Dennis even makes losing look good.
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Berra is an idiot
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Dennis even makes losing look good.
is it hard to look good in a battle with Chris ?
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Well the Najera vs Joslin match was pretty good yet felt underwhelming at the same time
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First good game in a while. Feels like all the games for the past few weeks have been garbage. Joslin has a better flatground game than I thought, dude fucking kills it. I guess to have all those tricks down huge gaps and stairs so well it only makes sense that he's consistent as fuck at them on flat as well. It'd be cool to see him make it to the finals!
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That one was really good. Diego's front 3 was a beaut
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Diego is sick.
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Berra is an idiot for thinking he can recreate the magic that game gave off the first time around. What made their original game so good in the first place was the surprise factor that came with it; Cole was at the top of his game and considered one of the better game of skate/flatground skaters at the time so everyone was expecting �Cole to just completely destroy Dennis, no one expected Dennis to put up such a fight. The fact that Dennis exceeded everyone's expectations and got Chris to T and there was a moment where you genuinely weren't sure who was gonna win was what made the game so great to begin with. There was absolutely NO WAY that the berrics were gonna be able to recreate that magic, especially with how crazy the games of skate have gotten since then and how burnt out people have gotten on these. What made for impressive games back then don't really make for impressive games now because people have higher expectations now on what a good game should be since there's been so many of these; dudes can have a game where they match each other on cab flips and triple flips and shit and people will still think it was just a mediocre game, when back in the day if that were to happen it would automatically be considered a good game.
I agree with everything you said. I would also like to add that back when BATB was new, we didn't really know what everyone's flat ground game was like, so every game was a surprise and made it exciting. That's why I was excited for BATB 9 because of new faces, even though it turned out kinda lame.
Damn Joslin is so damn consistent and Diego did a great job hangin in there.
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Diego is sick.
His pop is insane... just can't stand his toddler outfits and there's something about his style that seems forced/fake.
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What's the fucking problem with Berra's fucking jacket ?
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Hahaha Diego almost got skunked on basics. He did do some nice tricks though. His style looks like jscott haha.
Joslin vrs asta is gonna go 20 mins with every basic trick done flawlessly.
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His pop is insane... just can't stand his toddler outfits and there's something about his style that seems forced/fake.
It almost seemed like he had too much pop for the finesse required for a nollie backside heelflip revert like Joslin did. I would have loved to see a well popped, perfectly spun nollie 360 heel though.
Dude's sick.
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That was the most bizarre shit. On regular heelflips Diego had his foot like a kick flip and couldn't do them but switch he did them like nothing hanging his heel off like you normally would. His frontside 360 was a amazing. Could have done it over a hydrant on flat like nothing.
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What's the fucking problem with Berra's fucking jacket ?
It looks like he's got some kind of rash around his nose.
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I thought that was the point
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najera vs. joslin. not really sure who I give less of a shit about. although I am curious to know if najera is still doing that thing where he pops an ollie after his tricks.
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Najera got the pop, but a hate his forced steeze style. That's problem most of the Primitive dudes. Berra noses get bigger and bigger.
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Diego's skating offsets the fits. Front 3s aren't that easy...
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i hate diegos touques.
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Joslin is sick. Dude has way better style now that his knee is alright plus he fucking kills it on his instagram.
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Hahaha Diego almost got skunked on basics. He did do some nice tricks though. His style looks like jscott haha.
Joslin vrs asta is gonna go 20 mins with every basic trick done flawlessly.
Thought the exact same thing haha
Rooting for Joslin dude is a straight up no bullshit skate rat
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I prefer eS Diego over adidas Diego
The white kicks look like size 14 or something.
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nearly all games in this year's BATB just ended with some kind of variation of "the winner is..."
but of course, when berra is the rule guy and has some time on camera he has to talk a whole
lot of shit at the end of the game of skate. haha typical borra. joslin vs najera was a sick game.
joslin is a straight up skate-rat. nothing to hate here. all of his tricks were so god damn proper.
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"That's an art piece. I'm really into art"
Yeah, okay, you condom head cornball. ::)
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Glad to see the love Joslin is getting here, he deserves it. I didn't even know how good his flat ground game is before seeing this.
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methy papa
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diego has some bigass feet.
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Diego has a dope style... Huge pop and catches high.
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Chris Joslin looks like this kid I used to be friends with in high school.
The type of dude who greets you with trying to bum a cig, quit skating to fish in retention ponds while drinking BLPs and blasting radio country, and from what I last saw, rocks the same dusty zumiez sale rack looking kits. Also once told me "Man, meth ain't that bad."
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I prefer eS Diego over adidas Diego
The white kicks look like size 14 or something.
I was thinking the same.
Diego look like he has grown couple inches since last BATB.
It was sick game, could have gone either way.
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The white kicks look like size 14 or something.
I was thinking the same.
Diego look like he has grown couple inches since last BATB.
It was sick game, could have gone either way.
I came here to write about eS shoes. Looks like eS is better than Adidas to flatground skating.
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That's definitely why he missed a flat ground fs flip.
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it's crazy how many of these super-tech skaters can't do flatground f/s flips
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I can't look past that fuckin beanie.
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I can't look past that fuckin beanie.
Neither can he....
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I can't look past that fuckin beanie.
He is just being professional
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so is watching battletalk the new "watching bath at the berrics"? why isn't it a podcast
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I can't look past that fuckin beanie.
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wooooah
haven't seen anyone refer to that movie uh...ever. Would gnar if I could.
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in this weeks "battle talk" mike mos board is on the table and it looks like its been ridden. wheel bite and a few boardslide lines.
be great to hear if hes almost healed up.
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in this weeks "battle talk" mike mos board is on the table and it looks like its been ridden. wheel bite and a few boardslide lines.
be great to hear if hes almost healed up.
Biebel had some Insta footy on his stories and Mike Mo was doing variel heels I believe. It was at a demo and he still wasn't skating.
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"Mike Mo's board" looks like some dusty old shit you find on craigslist nobody's skating that thing. Look at those yellow ass wheels.
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
Too many dudes beat Mike Mo nowadays.
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
Nobody is on Shane's level.
A healthy Mike mo isn't even close
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
Nobody is on Shane's level.
A healthy Mike mo isn't even close
huh?? did you guys not see the championship battle when Sewa smoked him?? it was pathetic, rewatch it. plenty of people are on shanes level, mike mo and diego included
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
Nobody is on Shane's level.
A healthy Mike mo isn't even close
huh?? did you guys not see the championship battle when Sewa smoked him?? it was pathetic, rewatch it. plenty of people are on shanes level, mike mo and diego included
It's a game of skate idiot.
When has sewa stepped to a rail or switch flipped a huge stairset many pros couldn't Ollie?
It's obvious, if Shane wanted to learn hardflip lateflip reverts or some regular shit he could do it in a day.
Shane is hands down the best skater on the planet
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
Nobody is on Shane's level.
A healthy Mike mo isn't even close
huh?? did you guys not see the championship battle when Sewa smoked him?? it was pathetic, rewatch it. plenty of people are on shanes level, mike mo and diego included
It's a game of skate idiot.
When has sewa stepped to a rail or switch flipped a huge stairset many pros couldn't Ollie?
It's obvious, if Shane wanted to learn hardflip lateflip reverts or some regular shit he could do it in a day.
Shane is hands down the best skater on the planet
my b, thought the BATB thread would be referencing skill in terms of flat ground skate ::)
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
Nobody is on Shane's level.
A healthy Mike mo isn't even close
Cory Kennedy when he wants to be tech.
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Nah.....
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Shane could win it,he just doesn't want all those people running up to him after he wins.remeber when that kid kissed him on the cheek?he threw a shit fit.
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Shane could win it,he just doesn't want all those people running up to him after he wins.remeber when that kid kissed him on the cheek?he threw a shit fit.
Shane on homophobia? :-*
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
Nobody is on Shane's level.
A healthy Mike mo isn't even close
MAYBE but I feel like Shane would have better consistency out of the two.
Perhaps Cory saw the polished way in which the likes of Shane and co were taking their skating and decided to go the hesh tranny route instead?
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Cory did it 3 years filming for a part. Shane put out two parts in six month with super tech stuff and big sets and rails.
Shane is the best skater of the planet (2)
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Cory did it 3 years filming for a part. Shane put out two parts in six month with super tech stuff and big sets and rails.
Shane is the best skater of the planet (2)
Exactly! Plus those parts had tricks nobody can fuckin do, at all
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Mo is the only one on Shane's level, we need him back.
Nobody is on Shane's level.
A healthy Mike mo isn't even close
huh?? did you guys not see the championship battle when Sewa smoked him?? it was pathetic, rewatch it. plenty of people are on shanes level, mike mo and diego included
pull your head out of your fucking ass
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Sewa is not even close to Shane. Not one bit.
Maybe luan and Cory can be brought up, but that's it. Shane still kills both
Corey takes him on tranny for sure, but that's it
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Anyone else enjoy the battle talks?
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Anyone else enjoy the battle talks?
No. Not all.
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Sewa is not even close to Shane. Not one bit.
Maybe luan and Cory can be brought up, but that's it. Shane still kills both
Corey takes him on tranny for sure, but that's it
If Sewa wins ro sham bo, he can beat Shane. He just has to do all that hardflip revert and late flips that he has on lock. I would think that is the only way to beat Shane is the circus tricks.
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Cory did it 3 years filming for a part. Shane put out two parts in six month with super tech stuff and big sets and rails.
Shane is the best skater of the planet (2)
Exactly! Plus those parts had tricks nobody can fuckin do, at all
He dropped Beware of the Sasquatch before filming heavily filming for Pretty Sweet. Both parts had stuff in them on rails and sets that haven't been seen since. For example Cory's ender of the frontside half-cab to front feeble on a rail.
Shane is probably the best skater in the world, but Cory is up there when he wants to get tech. Unfortunately, he doesn't appear to have had the interest since filming for pretty sweet.
I want Shane to win, as he and PJ are probably the best and most consistent before resorting to circus tricks.
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Sewa is not even close to Shane. Not one bit.
Maybe luan and Cory can be brought up, but that's it. Shane still kills both
Corey takes him on tranny for sure, but that's it
If Sewa wins ro sham bo, he can beat Shane. He just has to do all that hardflip revert and late flips that he has on lock. I would think that is the only way to beat Shane is the circus tricks.
Yep. Shane has circus tricks too, he just won't bust them out until 20+ tricks are done.
If he really gave a shit im positive he could do switch Ollie late flips etc.
Also, sewas hardflip tricks are bullshit. I mean he lands them yeah, but it's a full 180 pivot after landing. At least do half the turn in the air ffs
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Sewa is not even close to Shane. Not one bit.
Maybe luan and Cory can be brought up, but that's it. Shane still kills both
Corey takes him on tranny for sure, but that's it
If Sewa wins ro sham bo, he can beat Shane. He just has to do all that hardflip revert and late flips that he has on lock. I would think that is the only way to beat Shane is the circus tricks.
Yep. Shane has circus tricks too, he just won't bust them out until 20+ tricks are done.
If he really gave a shit im positive he could do switch Ollie late flips etc.
Also, sewas hardflip tricks are bullshit. I mean he lands them yeah, but it's a full 180 pivot after landing. At least do half the turn in the air ffs
I do my fs flips by doing a 90 degree kickflip and then landing and pivoting the last 90 degrees, sometimes i get lazy and even do just a regular kickflip with a quick 180 degree pivot. I remember one time I was playing skate with an acquaintance and I had him at T and I busted out an fs flip and he got so angry and went on a mini tirade about how that wasn't even an official fs flip because of the pivot. I smiled, looked at him and said to him what I usually say to people who complain about that shit, "ok, fine, i guess it's not an fs flip then, so just do a kickflip 180 pivot instead then". He got even more frustrated because he knew I got him, so he tried two, missed, got even more frustrated, and lost the game. Moral of the story? A landed trick is a landed trick. If you're gonna complain about a trick being too reverted on the rotation and being overly "cheaty" then just do yours reverted too, that's just how they set it. Only time it should matter is when someone sets a trick a certain way on offense and the person tries to do it differently on defense.
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i'd put ishod on the same level as shane.
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i'd put ishod on the same level as shane.
Ishod has his own level and it's above everyone else
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i'd put ishod on the same level as shane.
Yeah, ishod for sure. Got me there
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i'd put ishod on the same level as shane.
Yeah, ishod for sure. Got me there
On tech stuff Shane is much better than Ishod. Shane is a wizard.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=96up38uaAwk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96up38uaAwk#)
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i'd put ishod on the same level as shane.
I might put ishod just a hair above for his tranny skills lately
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Would be awesome to see a Shane vs Pj battle.
Last one was like in 2010 and Pj smoked Shane with no letters.
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i'd put ishod on the same level as shane.
I might put ishod just a hair above for his tranny skills lately
Ishod is the GOAT
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Hahahha I just pooped a little.
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Paul is still looking real good on the board.Something about his gear that just isn't right though... Like his clothes are just a tad too tight; maybe it's just that the Steve Austin shirt was weird choice.
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batb 11
worst nicknames
round 1: t pudz vs t gunz
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Luan's flatground game is some next level shit.
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Luan's flatground game is some next level shit.
Yep, he smoked Torey
Luan has the best nollie heels ever
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Is Torey the best skater ever to look like total shit sometimes on a board?
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Is Torey the best skater ever to look like total shit sometimes on a board?
Possibly.
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Damn, Boo could barely read the rules.
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Weird to see Torey finally slowing down. Remember those first games? Dude popped everything so ridiculously high. Luan, on the other hand... that dude ain't slowing down.
Time to lay off the weed & start eating fruit, Tpuds. Your 30s are looming around the corner...
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Weird to see Torey finally slowing down. Remember those first games? Dude popped everything so ridiculously high. Luan, on the other hand... that dude ain't slowing down.
Time to lay off the weed & start eating fruit, Tpuds. Your 30s are looming around the corner...
to be fair, he just came back from injury.
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Why are they trying to pop so high? It's flat ground bros!
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Damn, Boo could barely read the rules.
Stay in school kids...
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Fuck, Torey was like the equivalent of the ugly friend effect. Luan's flatground style is the best thing about these.
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Luan's flatground is the best thing about Luan's skating period.
I'd honestly rather watch him skate flat than any recent parts he's put out.
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Luan's flatground is the best thing about Luan's skating period.
I'd honestly rather watch him skate flat than any recent parts he's put out.
I don't man if he had one of the classic skate filmers handle one of his parts it would be legendary
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Luan's flatground is the best thing about Luan's skating period.
I'd honestly rather watch him skate flat than any recent parts he's put out.
I don't man if he had one of the classic skate filmers handle one of his parts it would be legendary
Nike should pay luan to live and film with Shane O'Neill for a year
A shared video with Shane pushing luan would be insane.
Also, I just seen luan do a rail trick on his Instagram, first one I remember seeing from him and it's a kicky front board
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I think its the mustache
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I think its the mustache
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Luan's flatground is the best thing about Luan's skating period.
I'd honestly rather watch him skate flat than any recent parts he's put out.
I don't man if he had one of the classic skate filmers handle one of his parts it would be legendary
Nike should pay luan to live and film with Shane O'Neill for a year
A shared video with Shane pushing luan would be insane.
maybe another loud pack video. just put ishod back in there and it's full. man, ishod is so goddamn good. out of the couple million dudes wearing them, who could you think of that would complement a GT & CK vid as well as shane & luan vid? all i got is fuckin ishod
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BATB X | Paul Rodriguez vs. Chris Colbourn - Round 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_2PI5VNKOs#)
Really good game. Did not expect the outcome at all.
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Cookie takes out prod hahaha
That one fucked alot of brackets
Cookies nollie backside flip and Paul's bigspin spin were fuckin amazing!
Long game of mostly basics
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Cookie takes out prod hahaha
That one fucked alot of brackets
Cookies nollie backside flip and Paul's bigspin spin were fuckin amazing!
Long game of mostly basics
It's crazy what basic's are for pro's since I've never skated with anyone that could do a 1/4 of those those tricks consistently. Being able to do a trick and do it on queue is an entirely different animal. I guess that's why they are pro lol
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prod was going so slooooow.
chris colbourn has some damn good style, every trick was pretty proper. wish he would get more shine and maybe find a better home than element.
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For sure wasn't expecting that, great game.
I liked P-Rods shirt as well.
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Was that really an impossible or more of 360 shove what Prod did?
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prod was going so slooooow.
chris colbourn has some damn good style, every trick was pretty proper. wish he would get more shine and maybe find a better home than element.
I have never heard of this person
Oh, does NB# realize that shoe is repulsive?
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Was that really an impossible or more of 360 shove what Prod did?
360 shove no doubt.
Watch Ed templeton or Dylan to see an impossible, shit, go to the source and watch Rodney mullen
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Paul shoulda busted out the nollie front-foot flips n shit way earlier
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P-Rod and Torey are bosses, definitely do not have the time to lose training to win such a boring and tired championship.
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Fuck yeah Cookie, I knew you could do it! That was just as magnificent as I hoped it would be.
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Was that really an impossible or more of 360 shove what Prod did?
I've heard it sometimes called "an imposter" where it's basically a 3 shove where your back foot kind of stays on the grip, but theres really no wrap around or anything. To be fair, most people have one or the other, not both, and they're very, very similar, the line between them blurs, so it's all good.
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Was that really an impossible or more of 360 shove what Prod did?
I've heard it sometimes called "an imposter" where it's basically a 3 shove where your back foot kind of stays on the grip, but theres really no wrap around or anything. To be fair, most people have one or the other, not both, and they're very, very similar, the line between them blurs, so it's all good.
Can you do both?
Fuck that man, both totally different tricks
Again, go watch Rodney Mullen do them. On an impossible the board Midway through is half flipped
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That was a great game, best one so far.
I didn't see it as an impossible, it was the back-footed three shove. And they called it in the YouTube comments, even Paul was shaking his head at his attempt. Maybe all pros should wear Gopros and film themselves, that way if an impossible's properly wrapped and you see the graphic, then you can count it. That should be a rule they read out in great length before every match as each pro is wearing a camera on their head. I'll start a petition.
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Speaking of impossible, has anyone whipped out a frontfoot impossible in batb?
Also, for as good as he is, it's hilarious prod sucks at shove its
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Speaking of impossible, has anyone whipped out a frontfoot impossible in batb?
Also, for as good as he is, it's hilarious prod sucks at shove its
In the first one ten years ago, with the legion of doom, can't remember who did it.
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Corey kennedy did a fronfooot impossible,ramondetta also.mike mo does a weird one.
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The trick that lives somewhere between an impossible and a 3 shove is an improbable
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Corey kennedy did a fronfooot impossible,ramondetta also.mike mo does a weird one.
Mike mo does a strange thing to get some letters.
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Dude doing the backside 360 kickflip was an OG way to beat P Rod.
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Enjoyed that game a lot more than the Torey and Luan game. The fact that I hadn't heard of Colburn didn't take away from the excitement. It seemed like Prod was enjoying himself too.
Being able to whip out a bs 360 kickflip THAT proper is impressive in itself.
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
39 minutes?
how do people have time for this shit
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
39 minutes?
how do people have time for this shit
to be fair that was hilarious
chris desperately "no will fyock is the coolest!!"
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
39 minutes?
how do people have time for this shit
to be fair that was hilarious
chris desperately "no will fyock is the coolest!!"
It makes me sound old, but I seriously don't know how people keep up with youtube streams and podcasts when each are getting to be multiple hours long.
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
39 minutes?
how do people have time for this shit
to be fair that was hilarious
chris desperately "no will fyock is the coolest!!"
It makes me sound old, but I seriously don't know how people keep up with youtube streams and podcasts when each are getting to be multiple hours long.
An hour is 60 minutes.
Multiple hours is much greater than 39 minutes
It's science
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
39 minutes?
how do people have time for this shit
to be fair that was hilarious
chris desperately "no will fyock is the coolest!!"
It makes me sound old, but I seriously don't know how people keep up with youtube streams and podcasts when each are getting to be multiple hours long.
An hour is 60 minutes.
Multiple hours is much greater than 39 minutes
It's science
It's assuming you subscribe to more than the berrics stream / more than one podcast or assuming there are multiple updates per week.
Thank you for confirming the multiple hours > 39 minutes though.
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It's crazy how much Luan uses his arms.....
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
39 minutes?
how do people have time for this shit
to be fair that was hilarious
chris desperately "no will fyock is the coolest!!"
It makes me sound old, but I seriously don't know how people keep up with youtube streams and podcasts when each are getting to be multiple hours long.
A lot of this long form content is pretty easy to digest if you just let it play in the background. I feel like it's not unreasonable to take care of stuff online or just dick around for an hour or so, so it's really not that big of a commitment. Same thing for podcasts, I'll put it on when I'm driving/doing chores around the house/etc.
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
whats the tl:dr of this. cant be bothered.
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
Part of DCs gripe with him when they didn't renew his contract was that he never wore DC stuff, so he was complaining about not getting credit for the 5 DC logos that were under 1 square inch in size. If I were Raymond DC III I wouldn't have been too excited about it either. Mikemo then says they should've just said it was because he was injured not because he wasn't repping them enough even though he probably wasn't.
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Hah Colbourn's a fucking beast. What a game.
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Speaking of impossible, has anyone whipped out a frontfoot impossible in batb?
Also, for as good as he is, it's hilarious prod sucks at shove its
In the first one ten years ago, with the legion of doom, can't remember who did it.
2:13 for both of these
Felipe Gustavo Vs David Gonzalez: BATB6 - Round 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMFW1RXEEjw#)
Cory Kennedy Vs David Gonzalez: BATB4 - Round 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qBSgth841U#)
And 2:18
Chris Haslam Vs David Gonzalez: BATB2 - Round 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHHrrtd5kd8#)
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Speaking of impossible, has anyone whipped out a frontfoot impossible in batb?
Also, for as good as he is, it's hilarious prod sucks at shove its
In the first one ten years ago, with the legion of doom, can't remember who did it.
2:13 for both of these
Felipe Gustavo Vs David Gonzalez: BATB6 - Round 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMFW1RXEEjw#)
Cory Kennedy Vs David Gonzalez: BATB4 - Round 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qBSgth841U#)
And 2:18
Chris Haslam Vs David Gonzalez: BATB2 - Round 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHHrrtd5kd8#)
Thanks for sharing these games, Daveed had a super good thing going back then!
Also, I can't help wishing that Corey came back to doing things like this again, at least temporarily, he's so good at it.
Finally: I think Chris Haslam's career could have gone very differently if he had only won that game.
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I don't know where else to post this, but I want to express my attraction to Morgan Smith. He is such a cutie! I'd love to kiss him, hold hands with him, and snuggle in bed with him. I'm being completely sincere about this.
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now there's a sig i could use. can i just do that is that a thing people do?
edit: well at least it looks better than that cinema size gif i have before
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I don't know where else to post this, but I want to express my attraction to Morgan Smith. He is such a cutie! I'd love to kiss him, hold hands with him, and snuggle in bed with him. I'm being completely sincere about this.
Sounds better than what Chase Gabor has planned for him.
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Steve you look fucked up. Your chin is gone and your hair makes you look like the half way point in one of those feel-good "I nursed a dog back to health" stories. Don't EVER make me listen to you feed your ego for a full minute again.
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Will Fyock did a steezy Nollie bigspin heelflip towards the end of that game. I imagine he'll lose in the next round to Sewa or Cody though, he almost lost to Morgan Smith. Must mention ANOTHER person missed a fakie big spin.
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BATB X | BATTLETALK: Week 8 - with Mike Mo and Chris Roberts (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5_5QP5kaqk#)
Mo's bitter.
Tried to watch a little of that to only come to the conclusion that I fucking hate Mike Mo. He was so good on fully flared when he had his mouth shut and just skated...
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Mo's bitter.
Tried to watch a little of that to only come to the conclusion that I fucking hate Mike Mo. He was so good? on fully flared when he had his mouth shut and just skated...
He can´t skate, though. Opening his mouth is one way to get exposure.
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Will Fyock did a steezy Nollie bigspin heelflip towards the end of that game. I imagine he'll lose in the next round to Sewa or Cody though, he almost lost to Morgan Smith. Must mention ANOTHER person missed a fakie big spin.
They're actually a lot harder when you have to pop em, well I think so at least.
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Steve you look fucked up. Your chin is gone and your hair makes you look like the half way point in one of those feel-good "I nursed a dog back to health" stories. Don't EVER make me listen to you feed your ego for a full minute again.
Steve forgot this (http://yourblackworld.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/3d28rope_noose-229x300.jpg)
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Best of the best being the worst ever.
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i was too distracted by that hot little emo librarian to notice any of the skating. good game.
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In terms of competitions I'd say Chris Cole is a little washed up. He still kills it but he's not anywhere near where he used to be. I really don't like Nick Tucker's face or existence but his switch inward heel is clean
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Nick Tucker is not someone I will ever intentionally watch skate.
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Nick Tucker is not someone I will ever intentionally watch skate.
Your loss. Dude is like inspector gadget of pop
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Cole over it
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Cole over it
He puts himself at a disadvantage being the only one on 149s... Considering the shit he did on that mini board maybe he should make the adjustment...
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when's the next season of slides and grinds start?
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Mo's bitter.
Tried to watch a little of that to only come to the conclusion that I fucking hate Mike Mo. He was so good on fully flared when he had his mouth shut and just skated...
been feeling that way for a while. he's a jock and an imbecile.
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Nick Tucker is not someone I will ever intentionally watch skate.
it's funny because i was watching this game thinking he almost has too much pop. like that bailed switch flip, you don't have to jump over a goddamn building every time dude
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I watched cole vs tucker and could only see product placement, team monster against team mt dew.
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Good to see cobra is still rocking that 3rd grader haircut/sweatband combo. Neat.
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Good to see cobra is still rocking that 3rd grader haircut/sweatband combo. Neat.
Jamie can't dress him forever now
(http://skately.com/img/library/print/large/circa-footwear-chris-cole-2003.jpg)
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Good to see cobra is still rocking that 3rd grader haircut/sweatband combo. Neat.
(http://skately.com/img/library/print/large/circa-footwear-chris-cole-2003.jpg)
I miss dying to live then bleached hair new blood path of destruction cole.
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Joslin's on fire
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How/why do you sag with a belt on??
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Asta dont care.
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joslin vs ladd finals
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That was a stellar game.
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wouldve rather seen Asta win that game, but whatever cool to see someone new going deeper
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Im starting to think that Koston might have a small brain damage or something.
Cringeworthy.
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Great game, Joslin has all the tricks he can do down 12 on flatground too, who would have thought
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did anyone complain about double flips yet
like cepeda = bad
joslin/whoever from ca = good
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if moose gets a letter on pj i will be shocked
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The hell, PJ missed tricks...
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PJ's switch 3 was great other than that..3 tries couldn't do an inward heel..hell must have froze over.
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pressure flip that early?!...dirty bastard. ;D
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fuck, I would've liked to see moose win
too bad he bailed some basic tricks
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The hell, PJ missed tricks...
The way I interpreted it, sometimes you just get stuck on a trick and can't let it go, even if it's not working. He also gave Moose letters with inward heel variations last time they played, that's probably where his head was at. I'm actually surprised he didn't give it a fourth try.
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That was horrible
By PJs standards at least. He looked really of.
Stoked he did a pressure flip though hahahah
He's gonna get smoked by shane
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Lets not forget that PJ did all those double flips. :D
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Love PJ but that cab bigspin was blatantly slid for the last 180 degrees - there was even a delay before the slide, come on...
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You guys must have missed all the lame as shit double flip variations that PJ nailed first try. So glad Moose's soggy ass is out.
I don't watch the videos after the last letter comes up on screen, did Chris Joslin tear his shirt off and grab the camera after he won?
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why do people hate on double flips its no different then all the big/biggerspin variations, that full cap doubleflip looked amazing
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why do people hate on double flips its no different then all the big/biggerspin variations, that full cap doubleflip looked amazing
I guess because people like to think of this as just a bunch of pros doing this shit for fun. They don't realize that there used to be a cash prize (maybe still) so hell I would pull out any of those stupid tricks to win money too. Also they probably don't realize that this is still the berrics and its going to be lame no matter what
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lol doubt PJ give two shits about this tournament anymore but 25k is 25k
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why do people hate on double flips its no different then all the big/biggerspin variations, that full cap doubleflip looked amazing
I guess because people like to think of this as just a bunch of pros doing this shit for fun. They don't realize that there used to be a cash prize (maybe still) so hell I would pull out any of those stupid tricks to win money too. Also they probably don't realize that this is still the berrics and its going to be lame no matter what
I think people really started getting fed up with it when they did the pro vs joes theme. Most pros were playing a regular game and then there was a bunch of kids doing ugly circus tricks. Can't blame the kids but it wasn't entertaining to watch. Granted, most of the pros don't start pulling out circus tricks til the last letter or if they are trailing bad.
I'm glad PJ advanced, mostly because I hate how Moose skates flat ground compared to the other pros. Pretty sure he played Luan once and the disparity in speed and pop was ridiculous.
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That was horrible
By PJs standards at least. He looked really of.
Stoked he did a pressure flip though hahahah
He's gonna get smoked by shane
PJ might be off consistency-wise, but I was thinking there's fire in his flick I ain't seen in awhile. He seems angry at the tricks. I like it.
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That was horrible
By PJs standards at least. He looked really of.
Stoked he did a pressure flip though hahahah
He's gonna get smoked by shane
PJ might be off consistency-wise, but I was thinking there's fire in his flick I ain't seen in awhile. He seems angry at the tricks. I like it.
Nah, you just haven't seen him skate since last years BATB.
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here's a double flip very few of you will hate on (1:06)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RiBy06w4kc
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That was horrible
By PJs standards at least. He looked really of.
Stoked he did a pressure flip though hahahah
He's gonna get smoked by shane
To be honest, PJ looked pretty soggy because that game had 0 warmup for him. He just got there and tried a couple tricks then went to get a drink and when he came out, everyone was sitting down ready for the game. So he just went for it totally cold. Just a little background is all. And he and I had just had a full pressure flip session 2 days earlier...so he brought it early... ;)
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He's gonna get smoked by shane
This will be a very interesting one, because Shane's strength is his massive bag of massive flips, and while PJ can often match these, his real strength is consistency with all the more simple tricks.
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Shane O'neill Vs PJ Ladd: BATB3 - Finals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r83UjKi-L0#)
For what it's worth here's PJ vs Shane from BATB 3.
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Shane O'neill Vs PJ Ladd: BATB3 - Finals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r83UjKi-L0#)
For what it's worth here's PJ vs Shane from BATB 3.
Fuck dude, this dude just set like 46 tricks in a row, and maybe two weren't stomped, bolts. Shane matched so much of it, but fuck, it's like PJ's board finds his feet and not the other way around.
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Shane O'neill Vs PJ Ladd: BATB3 - Finals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r83UjKi-L0#)
For what it's worth here's PJ vs Shane from BATB 3.
Fuck dude, this dude just set like 46 tricks in a row, and maybe two weren't stomped, bolts. Shane matched so much of it, but fuck, it's like PJ's board finds his feet and not the other way around.
Damn Shane was sweaty as fuck!!! ;D
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Everyone's favourite game is up! Cepeda vs. Sewa!
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It's only round 2 and sewa has won 3 games already.
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Stop putting Berra on camera he looks fucked up
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Stop putting Berra on camera he looks fucked up
All I know is if I was about to be on camera for a video to be seen by thousands and didn't have a "clean" shirt, I'd probably just go buy one.
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Everyone's favourite game is up! Cepeda vs. Sewa!
The worst two dudes in BATB!!!
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Shane O'neill Vs PJ Ladd: BATB3 - Finals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r83UjKi-L0#)
For what it's worth here's PJ vs Shane from BATB 3.
Geez what a gnarly game! Totally forgot about it hahaha
But I feel Shane is on the up still and pj is starting to slip(sorry rothdigga). Hopefully im wrong though
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Everyone's favourite game is up! Cepeda vs. Sewa!
The worst two dudes in BATB!!!
C'mon, give lil' Will some credit.
I appreciated Sewa bringing it back down when Cepeda was going straight to circus tricks, but still sick of these SKATE pros games.
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Berra seems like he might be on the fringe. About to have a nervous breakdown or something. His energy is weird and uncomfortable ???
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when has the energy of a scientologist ever not been weird and uncomfortable
anyways that game was a win/win and a lose/lose because i was stoked no matter who lost and bummed no matter who won
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Good thing Cepeda got to have a third go at the last trick, because there were only about 2 seconds between his hardflip and the revert.
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Next BATB should best best of 3
Tiago
Shane
PJ
Luan
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Sewa's got some nice nollie bs heels. Yo flips and dork tricks aside he can sometimes look really good on a board.
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"if he dies, he dies"
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The worst two dudes in BATB!!!
I appreciated Sewa bringing it back down when Cepeda was going straight to circus tricks, but still sick of these SKATE pros games.
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That kickflip by Sewa was beautiful (http://i.imgur.com/XRpv1CA.jpg)
He seemed a lot more comfortable than last years.
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"if he dies, he dies"
Lmao.
Cody put up a decent fight. I wonder who Sewa will play against next round. Also, the trick where Cepeda stepped off, That was kind of a make if you ask me.
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Lmao.
Cody put up a decent fight. I wonder who Sewa will play against next round. Also, the trick where Cepeda stepped off, That was kind of a make if you ask me.
at least a do over i thought but i'm glad to have his namby pamby ass outta here!
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That kickflip by Sewa was beautiful (http://i.imgur.com/XRpv1CA.jpg)
He seemed a lot more comfortable than last years.
Actually, he did about 10 tricks I thought looked amazing. It's just the 360 flip, 360 shove, 540 shove look horrible
His f/s flip was fuckin amazing
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Shane vs Ishod today, could be interesting. Shane probably has every existing flip trick on lock, whereas Ishod seems like the kind of guy who can do any trick in one or two tries, even if he has never tried them before.
I had a friend like that years and years ago. We would be trying some lame early 90's shit over and over - like a back foot varial heelflip or a pressure flip late kickflip. He would ask us what trick it was (he didn't know any trick names), we would explain the trick and he would always land them within 3 or 4 tries, then never do it again.
Too bad he quit skating and became a raver.
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Shane vs Ishod today, could be interesting.
Boy were you wrong on that one.
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Shit, when I saw the game was only 2:27 I said, "Yep, Shane won".
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Shane went full throttle, Jesus.
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Ishod got the best basics on the game, pure clean style. But Shane is the most competitive in this year.
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that last round...woo. Was hoping for more of a drag out but that was fun to watch.(https://frinkiac.com/meme/S08E03/695844.jpg?b64lines=IFdFTEwsIFRIRSBGQU5TIEFSRSBXRUFSWQogT0YgRklHSFRTIFRIQVQgQVJFIE9WRVIKIEJFRk9SRSBUSEVZIEhBVkUgQU4KIE9QUE9SVFVOSVRZIFRPIEVWRU4gR0VUCiBEUlVOSy4=)
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Shit, when I saw the game was only 2:27 I said, "Yep, Shane won".
Haha, yeah, same here!
Disappointed, especially as I watched Obtuse Moments again today, in which Ishod fucking rules. Oh well.
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Worst game so far, although ishods nollie double flip was on point.
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Shane vs Ishod today, could be interesting.
haha well I did say Ishod seems like the kind of guy who can do any trick in one or two tries, even if he has never tried them before.
He even said 'learning shit in the goddam game' before he pulled that half cab late shuv. ;D ;D
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Ishod is better regardless. Shane did come off competitive with his trick selection
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Shane vs Ishod today, could be interesting. Shane probably has every existing flip trick on lock, whereas Ishod seems like the kind of guy who can do any trick in one or two tries, even if he has never tried them before.
I had a friend like that years and years ago. We would be trying some lame early 90's shit over and over - like a back foot varial heelflip or a pressure flip late kickflip. He would ask us what trick it was (he didn't know any trick names), we would explain the trick and he would always land them within 3 or 4 tries, then never do it again.
Too bad he quit skating and became a raver.
that's the story of the 90's moe
shane did ishod greezy, having no letters and going for the throat like that. bad look.
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Why do they keep showing Berra's fucking face, no WAY that shit is helping anyone.
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Why do they keep showing Berra's fucking face, no WAY that shit is helping anyone.
Don't make eye contact with him when he looks in the camera. It reveals your location to him and feeds him some of your life energy.
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Ishod fell off and isn't good at skateboarding.
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I had a friend like that years and years ago. We would be trying some lame early 90's shit over and over - like a back foot varial heelflip or a pressure flip late kickflip. He would ask us what trick it was (he didn't know any trick names), we would explain the trick and he would always land them within 3 or 4 tries, then never do it again.
Too bad he quit skating and became a raver.
that's the story of the 90's moe
That killed me for some odd reason. Hahaha
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Shanes Nike reek was off putting to my eyes.
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Damn, disappointed Ishod didn't even get a chance to set a single trick.
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Ishod fell off and isn't good at skateboarding.
This is a sentence that will probably never be true.
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
I'd agree. Plus, did he get a talking to from Nike? Seems alot more talkative all the sudden in the pre game interview
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
I'd agree. Plus, did he get a talking to from Nike? Seems alot more talkative all the sudden in the pre game interview
I always thought it was weird when people hated on Shane for not being talkative but loved PJ for not being talkative. They're both pretty awkward but I'll likely never interact with them in real life so I don't care.
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
I'd agree. Plus, did he get a talking to from Nike? Seems alot more talkative all the sudden in the pre game interview
I always thought it was weird when people hated on Shane for not being talkative but loved PJ for not being talkative. They're both pretty awkward but I'll likely never interact with them in real life so I don't care.
Your correct. I just happened to notice it. It's like he just got on medication or something. PJ always talked a lil during these things but Shane seemed super uncomfortable. Now he's joking around and looks somewhat comfortable.
Shane on benzos comfirmed
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This comments section is pure comedy. Not to mention Sewa did that kickflip and Cody's right after was much nicer.
"Ishod sucks now"
"Shane got talking to from Nike and is on medication"
Lol. Such haters on here, but it's funny regardless.
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Is there a Kickstarter I can donate to so that I never have to see Cody Cepeda again?
The way he puts both hands up when he landed tricks sketchy is the worst
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
I'd agree. Plus, did he get a talking to from Nike? Seems alot more talkative all the sudden in the pre game interview
maybe its coz he has a daughter now
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
I'd agree. Plus, did he get a talking to from Nike? Seems alot more talkative all the sudden in the pre game interview
maybe its coz he has a daughter now
Shane is just one of those dudes I can't picture with a girl,not saying he is gay,but dude just seems like a mannequin off a skateboard
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
I'd agree. Plus, did he get a talking to from Nike? Seems alot more talkative all the sudden in the pre game interview
maybe its coz he has a daughter now
He had an Instagram story where he was dressed in a silk robe and demonstrating how to give a sultry foot massage.
No, that actually never happened. But maybe he has She Comes First in his library.
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it was today that i learned shane o'nial has a child
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it was today that i learned shane o'nial has a child
too obvious.
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
I'd agree. Plus, did he get a talking to from Nike? Seems alot more talkative all the sudden in the pre game interview
maybe its coz he has a daughter now
He had an Instagram story where he was dressed in a silk robe and demonstrating how to give a sultry foot massage.
No, that actually never happened. But maybe he has She Comes First in his library.
Haha!
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You can tell Shane has been training for this in his park.
I'd agree. Plus, did he get a talking to from Nike? Seems alot more talkative all the sudden in the pre game interview
maybe its coz he has a daughter now
He had an Instagram story where he was dressed in a silk robe and demonstrating how to give a sultry foot massage.
No, that actually never happened. But maybe he has She Comes First in his library.
Sick, added to my goodreads.
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well, who would have thought that the Malto/whateverotherguy would be one of the best battle of batb X
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I'm not sure how many tricks are left if that had to go longer. They did everything as well as all the shuvits. Good game.
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Best game so far. Malto did a proper frontside flip for once.
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interesting to watch the psyche of a skater that misses a trick 4-5 times but keeps doing it as an internal challenge despite it putting them at a disadvantage
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Coulbourn fucking rips.
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I don't know if I would count whatever Malto did as a front foot impossible. Nevertheless, fantastic game.
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Great game, lots of ugly makes haha
Coulburn sometimes looks great, other times he looks like Tom krauser
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That's pretty nuts considering I know nothing about coulbourne. Both front foot impossibles were fraudulent as fuck.
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So was that the malto manual shit that's been joked about for 5 weeks now? ???
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So was that the malto manual shit that's been joked about for 5 weeks now? ???
They filmed this is 1 day likely months ago. That's how the berrics operates.
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I don't know if I would count whatever Malto did as a front foot impossible. Nevertheless, fantastic game.
both were 360front shuvs
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I don't know if I would count whatever Malto did as a front foot impossible. Nevertheless, fantastic game.
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That game was sick, nothing too crazy and both could hang with the basics and weirder stuff.
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Re: Malto vs. Cookie:
Since I've been able to land a few flip tricks myself after well over ten years of trying... I've gained a new perspective on BATB. And the perspective is... some of these guys look really bad bailing on tricks. You don't roll your ankle in the Berrics on camera. Just miss the trick. But hey, just me. Some of the bails in this game were ridic. They aren't the only ones doing this either. Imo, one bad bail is fine for a gail, but 2+ and you're starting to look cray out there. If you bail so bad you roll your ankle to where you can't continue, then what?
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I was rooting for cookie.
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But maybe he has She Comes First in his library.
The Lowdown on Going Down is also good. Not like I have anyone to practice it with any longer, but maybe you do.
I was rooting for cookie.
Me too. Wanted to see him win it, honestly. Also both he and PJ and I think Morgan kept trying the same trick that they couldn't land over and over regardless of whether it's strategic, I guess that determination is telling of how good they are on flat. With this game felt like they were biased against him and in favour of Malto.
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Wanted to see Cookie win but whatever, that was an amazing game. Malto's switch flips are monstrous.
Also, I kind of hate skaters who win with hardflips.
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Is Crob ever not in a sweater?
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Does anybody know who this cute boy is? I hope he has some videos on Youtube or something. I bet he has a slightly furry chest.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4237/35188366846_1a96cbe7b1_n.jpg)
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Is Crob ever not in a sweater?
he gets cold, being 130lbs and all
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Re: Malto vs. Cookie:
Since I've been able to land a few flip tricks myself after well over ten years of trying... I've gained a new perspective on BATB. And the perspective is... some of these guys look really bad bailing on tricks. You don't roll your ankle in the Berrics on camera. Just miss the trick. But hey, just me. Some of the bails in this game were ridic. They aren't the only ones doing this either. Imo, one bad bail is fine for a gail, but 2+ and you're starting to look cray out there. If you bail so bad you roll your ankle to where you can't continue, then what?
what the fuck are you talking about? are you special or something?
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Re: Malto vs. Cookie:
Since I've been able to land a few flip tricks myself after well over ten years of trying... I've gained a new perspective on BATB. And the perspective is... some of these guys look really bad bailing on tricks. You don't roll your ankle in the Berrics on camera. Just miss the trick. But hey, just me. Some of the bails in this game were ridic. They aren't the only ones doing this either. Imo, one bad bail is fine for a gail, but 2+ and you're starting to look cray out there. If you bail so bad you roll your ankle to where you can't continue, then what?
what the fuck are you talking about? are you special or something?
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I mean that Crob and Mikemo game looks like it'll be good but why are they making us wait until Monday for a game of skate then Tuesday for the originally planned Game?
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Does anyone else think it's bullshit Malto didn't have to do the front foot impossible? Game was on the fucking line and you let him get away with some weak ass shit?
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Colbourn's front foot impossible was a fs 360 shuv as well.
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That's pretty nuts considering I know nothing about coulbourne. Both front foot impossibles were fraudulent as fuck.
When I first read this and Cuban Lynx's comment I was like "what the hell are they talking about? Did I watch a completely different game than them or or something? When in that game did they both try front foot impossibles?" Then i rewatched the game and noticed they labeled the fs 360 shuvs as front foot impossibles. I usually avoid the trick names in the games so I didn't even notice the mislabel until the second time around, but those were for sure fs 360 shuvits.
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The unsanctioned events are always the best games. It's nice to see Mike Mo can still land some good shit and that one trick was fucked whatever that was.
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That's pretty nuts considering I know nothing about coulbourne. Both front foot impossibles were fraudulent as fuck.
At first viewing, when I looked down at the trick name I thought I missed Colbourne's wrap, but no, both fs 360 shuvs.
(http://i.imgur.com/DbYfbX8.gif)
On the bright side, this reminded me to re-watch Penny's Menikmati part.
(http://i.imgur.com/5yxpAKr.gif)
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That's pretty nuts considering I know nothing about coulbourne. Both front foot impossibles were fraudulent as fuck.
(http://i.imgur.com/DbYfbX8.gif)
(https://media.giphy.com/media/l0IxZ7lPyUvcgTRDO/giphy.gif)
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this shit was on in the shop yesterday, what a bunch of fucking garbage for kooks to watch
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Mike Mo's impossible was the feel good trick of 2017
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Fat Mikey is the new.
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(http://i.imgur.com/7LlN7jv.jpg)
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Conston
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Does anybody know who this cute boy is? I hope he has some videos on Youtube or something. I bet he has a slightly furry chest.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4237/35188366846_1a96cbe7b1_n.jpg)
Yeah that's Glasses McBeardyhat, he's got a pretty sick instagram.
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How did Mikey T. become so shitty at skateboarding so fast?
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Does anybody know who this cute boy is? I hope he has some videos on Youtube or something. I bet he has a slightly furry chest.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4237/35188366846_1a96cbe7b1_n.jpg)
sick as mails
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How did Mikey T. become so shitty at skateboarding so fast?
in his Nine club he says he's injured and not back to full skating. Also, to the haters of my previous comment... If you're committing so hard to a trick you can't really do that well in BATB to the point where you fall and risk injury, by landing hard AF primo, etc... that's a "nah, I'm good" situation. but just my opinion.
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Luan vrs Felipe is up
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"Allow me to pull of some gay dork circus clown shit to end this game"
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I get mad at my feet while watching these for being made of brick.
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Luans nollie heels are amazing
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luan's fakie flip and ss fs 360. ::)
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luan vs. felipe game was... jaw-dropping
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The sound Luans board makes is a drastic difference when landing compared to nearly everyone he plays. Way more time between the pop and land and all four wheels nearly hit the same time nearly every trick
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That's pretty nuts considering I know nothing about coulbourne. Both front foot impossibles were fraudulent as fuck.
(http://i.imgur.com/DbYfbX8.gif)
Yeah, pretty clear it was whoever edited this video that mislabeled the trick.
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Luan lands everything like he's the one that set the trick.
This gave me a mini-stroke, crob's face sums it up
(https://media.giphy.com/media/qJwPmoM7jFPhe/giphy.gif)
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Luan and Felipe's flat ground clinic - minus the stank leg 360 flip & shuv shit.
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That was proper. None of that snail shit.
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Switch impossible oh god
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Switch impossible oh god
Who even has a proper one??? All I can think of is walker Ryan and zered basset
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Who even has a proper one??? All I can think of is walker Ryan and zered basset
I bet Ed templeton can do it.
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Watching Felipe make a smug face rolling away from the fakie 360 flip and immediately lose his balance and fall was my favorite moment of the series so far.
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yes ed templeton... world renowned for his switch game and flat ground skills
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Who even has a proper one??? All I can think of is walker Ryan and zered basset
I bet Ed templeton can do it.
Tyson Bowerbank does a proper one over a fire hydrant in the Almost 3AM vid
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minus the stank leg 360 flip
right? it's amazing that their switch/ fakie versions are so tight and yet they both stank :-X
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Does anyone know why luan and Felipe are bitter towards eachother? I remember seeing a luan interview where he mentioned he was amazed bc he saw Felipe win Tampa am and thought his style was disgusting or something along those lines (less harsh) and that's when lu knew it was possible for him to go take it. Either way luan is the best looking flat skater period. I no it's been said. It Nike really needs to do him justice w a proper part. Luan ishod gt Shane and cory. They are the "best of the best"
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(http://imageshack.com/a/img924/7057/sL3JJh.png)
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love luan blah blah blah, thought he had some class in his trick selection, but he goes for the sw tre flip revert all the time ... that is such a cheap trick, which a local skatepark hero would do to the cheering of scooter groms
kook away
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Watching Felipe make a smug face rolling away from the fakie 360 flip and immediately lose his balance and fall was my favorite moment of the series so far.
Felipepe Gustavo.
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Watching Felipe make a smug face rolling away from the fakie 360 flip and immediately lose his balance and fall was my favorite moment of the series so far.
Felipepe Gustavo.
hahahahaaa nice one
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Does anyone like this kid?
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yes ed templeton... world renowned for his switch game and flat ground skills
After 6 months of late 80's parking lot demos with Mike V in the blazing sun I'd bet he could cook up a switch impossible.
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(http://imageshack.com/a/img924/7057/sL3JJh.png)
Does anyone like this kid?
Somehow this strikes me as a rhetorical question
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Felipe is better than Luan overall. Luan game is solo fast skating, but felipe does tech tricks on rails ledges and gaps. Luan is beautifull to watch but seems like hes been limited.
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(http://imageshack.com/a/img924/7057/sL3JJh.png)
Does anyone like this kid?
Somehow this strikes me as a rhetorical question
i was at a redbull contest last month that felipe was in and i said something like "i don't like felipe" out loud and the kid sitting in front of me turned around and gave me a look of true disgust. so i know theres at least one person who likes him.
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Post here a luan part better than this. Nollie fs nose slide on a rail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFiwW-L2HzA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFiwW-L2HzA#)
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you can disagree, but i think this is a better part. and i dont think im alone in saying that we havent seen luan at his best yet.
The SB Chronicles Vol. 2: Luan Oliveira (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skGp35rgv3I#)
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you can disagree, but i think this is a better part. and i dont think im alone in saying that we havent seen luan at his best yet.
The SB Chronicles Vol. 2: Luan Oliveira (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skGp35rgv3I#)
No rails or big sets, just solo and ledge tricks, with some manuals. Your list of tricks has been exhausted since Extremely Sorry.
Im a luan big fan, but Im a realist.
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you can disagree, but i think this is a better part. and i dont think im alone in saying that we havent seen luan at his best yet.
The SB Chronicles Vol. 2: Luan Oliveira (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skGp35rgv3I#)
No rails or big sets, just solo and ledge tricks, with some manuals. Your list of tricks has been exhausted since Extremely Sorry.
Im a luan big fan, but Im a realist.
I don't disagree with you.
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Luan gets so much shit for being limited but in reality people
Need to chill and pay the man his dues like they do w pj. Mikemo etc. dude has easily the most stand out style which makes him the best to watch. Does that equate to versatility? Not so much but he is versatile enough to have won Tampa am/pro numerous times
Eno
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Post here a luan part better than this. Nollie fs nose slide on a rail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFiwW-L2HzA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFiwW-L2HzA#)
this one flies under the radar a lot. i think it's his best part and it's probably the least viewed one.
Luan de Oliveira Bombastic Part (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqU6fmbAFP0#)
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Best felipe part
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LERr_5rglF8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LERr_5rglF8#)
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^ I enjoyed that.
Felipe would have a nice 360 Flip if he wouldn't stank leg it. In the vandalism part he had 360 flip nosegrind and 360 flip backside crook, and both looked nice.
While at the BATB game he stankylegs normal 360 flip and then his fakie 360 flip looked so awkward. I bet he must be self couscous the tricks look shit, but it cannot be changed.
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^ I enjoyed that.
Felipe would have a nice 360 Flip if he wouldn't stank leg it. In the vandalism part he had 360 flip nosegrind and 360 flip backside crook, and both looked nice.
While at the BATB game he stankylegs normal 360 flip and then his fakie 360 flip looked so awkward. I bet he must be self couscous the tricks look shit, but it cannot be changed.
Kind of like my life...
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It is weird how we only
See luan go big in street league. I have seen some Reynolds
Level style
Fs flips
Go down. Skated tranny
Switch during contests.
In Nike s. Vol 2 luan does that speeding fast kickflip bs tail shiv and it is easily better than Felipe's whole
Career please find me
A
More fast
Stylish kflip backtail shuv
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What are you Christopher Walken?
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Just watch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuF8hZzylrc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuF8hZzylrc#)
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felipe skates great but his hunched over style is gross. every time luan sets up for a trick it literally looks like it's going to be a 360
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Luans nollie heels are amazing
The best. The one he does at 1:29 always comes to mind.
TOREY PUDWILL vs LUAN OLIVEIRA TBBT 4. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BFBsaDOiMA#)
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Luan is gonna have to bring out the wack shit early to beat joslin.
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That was really good. The fakie hardflip late 180 and b/s 360 one foot were crazy.
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Wow, Joslin is good but that doesn't make his tricks look good.
Him and Cole might be the best dudes with the worst flat ground steeze.
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Wow, Joslin is good but that doesn't make his tricks look good.
Him and Cole might be the best dudes with the worst flat ground steeze.
Name checks out.
Joslin's tricks were absolutely fine. Luan has better flatground style, but that's kind of a thing he's known for. I think it is more of an issue of contrast.
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It ain't a beauty contest.
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That was really good. The fakie hardflip late 180 and b/s 360 one foot were crazy.
It was great to see Luan answer some of those tricks. I'm rooting for him or whoever wins the PJ/Zigram match.
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I'm glad Joslin won. How many times have we seen like the same six guys in the finals? It's makes for some predictable matches since we've seen a lot of those dudes play each other already. Luan has been in the finals already once or twice, so I was definitely cheering Joslin on just to spice things up a bit and give us something new for the finals night matches. From how it looks right now there will be at least two new dudes in finals night guaranteed: Joslin, and whoever wins between Sean Malto and Nick Tucker; none of those dudes have ever made it to the finals before.
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MUH BOY CHRISSSSSSSSS!
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Who even has a proper one??? All I can think of is walker Ryan and zered basset
I bet Ed templeton can do it.
Tyson Bowerbank does a proper one over a fire hydrant in the Almost 3AM vid
I'm pretty sure John Rob Moore did one in AHM2
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Wow, Joslin is good but that doesn't make his tricks look good.
Him and Cole might be the best dudes with the worst flat ground steeze.
Moose by far has the worst looking flat ground everything
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Joslin is looking like he will win this. I was rooting for Luan for the style and also for the unmerciful bullshit Berra judged against him against Cody Cepeda in pros verses joes
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I wouldn't count it on Joslin to win the whole thing. He's obviously super consistent at the tricks he does do, but there's a ton of random stuff I haven't seen him do that I feel could get him out pretty easily.
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Joslins pants always look like he took a huge dump in them. Game was good but joslins flat ground is atrocious. Luan is fucking perfection.
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Wow, I didn't want that game to end. I really thought Luan was gonna win the whole thing this year, but damn Joslin obviously has a good grip on this so far.
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Joslin's fucking awesome but Luan's pop is a thing of beauty. He just fucking punishes the board and usually it does exactly what he commands it to do and with style and grace. :o
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Chris Joslin is a sleeper hit
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I'm about to turn 35, stressed, drinking a ton, going grey... Just realized I'm starting to look like Berra.
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Is there no place online to look at the bracket? Seems kinda silly it's not up somewhere
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Hyped for Joslin. Mixing things up.
Luan's flatground is incredible though. The icing on the cake in this game for me was the fs half cab heelflip, to make that trick look that good should be impossible.
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Yea u gotta pause at end of match to see bracket. Should b on opening pAge. I don't ever see luan winning it even tho he has a million circus tricks he usually sticks to the same ones. He's got like every trick w a revert or body variel but shooses not to use em
It's all good for me bc we get a buncha footy of him skating flat
They should put a video up of him doing all his gnarly flat ground.
They did awhile back and he was doin nollieheel lave shuvs w every hardflip revert in the book but I feel like a five min video would b sick
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Joslin is looking like he will win this. I was rooting for Luan for the style and also for the unmerciful bullshit Berra judged against him against Cody Cepeda in pros verses joes
What do you mean? I just rewatched the game. It was judged perfectly fair. Borra even made Cody redo a couple tricks when he was on offense...
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Joslin for the win! That would be cool on his resume
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I never watch the Before the Battle interviews, but I had to watch the PJ and Zigram one to see who was more spergy.
Spoiler, it was zigram.
Speaking of spoilers, it kind of feels like a spoiler watching them skate the park before they play the match, you can see how they were on the day.
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That's not a spoiler that's some weird thing with you.
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What happened to PJ.
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That made me sad, but a part of me doesn't want to see PJ do that last trick. That just isn't his cup of tea.
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Shane has the weirdest nollie Tre but it's crazy how perfect it flips and sucks up to his feet.
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PJ should go back to inwarding everyone dead.
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What meds is Berra on? Something seriously wrong with that dude.
The Berrics continues to be a kookfest but watching Luan skate flat is one of the great pleasures of life.
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No meds, Xenu doesn't approve
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I got sad every time PJ got a letter. Ah, well.
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What meds is Berra on? Something seriously wrong with that dude.
He seems like he's on a lot of antidepressants for real. Or a bunch of benzos. Dude just seems like a fucking zombie emotionless and all that jazz.
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I got sad every time PJ got a letter. Ah, well.
also, life hack: cover the trick names with a folded up piece of paper or anything really
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I bet PJ Ladd just wanted his bed and a glass of hot tea.
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Idk what it is about Joslin but he just grosses me out. I watch his feet and his board and it's like he's wearing boots.
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Idk what it is about Joslin but he just grosses me out. I watch his feet and his board and it's like he's wearing boots.
I kind of like that soap dodger.
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I thought PJ had that one, for sure. Getting caught up on that rick flip caught him the game.
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Fucking hate that signature switch double 360 flip. Such a corny trick.
OCD on that Rickflip really fucked PJ, he shoulda had it.
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Damn Pj casually throwing out switch back 3 and 360 heelflip! God I wanted him to win.
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Luans tres almost flawless. He stands barely but it's bc his back foot is so far back he can't help. Most consist tre I see in skating along w his switch. Shane almost but not as consistent w em as lu
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pj threw that game clearly. he could have fucked up shane but decided to do a half ass heelflip body variel. Also Joslin's flat ground looked like shit compared to Luan
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Damn Pj casually throwing out switch back 3 and 360 heelflip! God I wanted him to win.
Front 360 heelflip is crazy. My brain doesn't understand how he can do it, and so easily
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pj threw that game clearly. he could have fucked up shane but decided to do a half ass heelflip body variel. Also Joslin's flat ground looked like shit compared to Luan
For what it's worth, I reckon he was trying a backside 180 heelflip, not a body varial.
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pj threw that game clearly. he could have fucked up shane but decided to do a half ass heelflip body variel. Also Joslin's flat ground looked like shit compared to Luan
For what it's worth, I reckon he was trying a backside 180 heelflip, not a body varial.
No he straight up tried a heel flip body varial.
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I thought he was going for that Chris Cole heelflip body varial 180 thing. I just thought that it's not based on anything.
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pj threw that game clearly. he could have fucked up shane but decided to do a half ass heelflip body variel. Also Joslin's flat ground looked like shit compared to Luan
For what it's worth, I reckon he was trying a backside 180 heelflip, not a body varial.
No he straight up tried a heel flip body varial.
I think it was strategy, he realized he wasn't gonna just out battle Shane on basics, he needed a circus type trick that Shane has never tried, probably a little bit of a mental breakdown just couldn't come up with good obscure trick fast enough. He threw the pressure flip out on Shane pretty early and it didn't work, and it doesn't look like you can out double flip him so you gotta try something.
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I thought PJ had that one, for sure. Getting caught up on that rick flip caught him the game.
Not the first time. Not sure if he lost but I remember he was stuck on doing nollie front foot flip or something and missed a bunch in a row before in a battle. Joslin probably going to win since has all the not bullshit tricks down pack. Shane always goes to switch double tre just like Luan always did switch 360 flip revert in crunch time. People don't sit around and practice that shit.
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PJ should go back to filming street parts.
Fixed.
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Pjs loss hurt, I really wanted him to win this one. What bothers me the most is Shane's fake humility, it's like he is worried of jinxing himself if he admits he is the best out there: I know imthay for the most part ego is not cool but at Shane's level it's a little absurd to act like you haven't been trying, and achieving for that matter, to be the best.
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Signature circus-tricks seem pretty essential in the later rounds and eventually people will catch up - just like they did with the nollie front foot flip and hardflip 180's. Shane's bag seems fucking limitless though.
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Rooting for PJ but not upset Shane won. I do hate when people roll behind you when you're setting a trick or are already trying a trick before you get a chance to pick your board up though.
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anybody else impressed, or puzzled by how insanely unrelatable skaters in general have been getting at flatground ever since the first BATB's ? i mean, that obviously happened, but i'm trying to think of how the influence worked - maybe BATB became such a popular format early on that foreseeing a market there, the berrics started to shed more light & exposure on this particular type of skaters and consequently, the industry followed through (remember josiah gatlyn ?). and then maybe that impacted the average kid's skating once they took notice, and they developed accordingly ? much in the vein of how rowley once said he didn't know skate videos were edited as grom, therefore would make it a point to get all his tricks on absolute lock due to assuming pro skaters never once missed their trick.
obviously not saying everyone doing good in BATB has a similar style. but there's definitely been a significant shift ever since the first editions where you had the likes of paul shier playing, and people were regularly (and realistically) missing tricks, whereas now a large part of the competitors are flatground machines who are programmed not to ever fuck up (and whenever they do feels like a glitch, like it's wrong & not supposed to happen). i'd like to say the phenomenon probably culminated with pros vs. joes, but really i wouldn't know as i didn't watch BATB that year.
for what it's worth, some dudes have been getting their BATB shine for already skating that way, whilst others (mostly the old-timers) look like they've been working on catching up with said dudes - usually successfully. funnily enough, although part of this latter generation of older dudes, PJ looks like he's been working on never missing tricks since day one anyway, before it was any popular to begin with - to me anyway, it looks like it's been part of his skating's ethic for the longest time.
now it's almost become a staple that if you're pro, it's not acceptable to miss (let alone, not being able to form) certain tricks. i remember liking it when, in early editions of BATB, i'd occasionally see a pro not even getting close to some trick ; when it was obvious they had certain weaknesses, yet nobody gave a shit, it was all just skating, the dude was honoring his status getting sick street footage on the side anyway and had nothing to prove to the masses. nowadays i barely even dare scrolling through the youtube comments on the games because i know it's going to be full of thrasher shirt-wearing groms talking shit on respectable skaters for bailing a flatground switch flip (albeit for the first time since 1998). i mean youtube comments have always been kooky, but as a skater i literally feel disconnected nowadays.
not too sure what i really want to address with this post, but i liked seeing pj almost miss the kickflip. heavy WHL part intro throwback vibes ; i could almost hear 'i just missed the kickflip', and i was watching the game without sound.
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now it's almost become a staple that if you're pro, it's not acceptable to miss (let alone, not being able to form) certain tricks. i remember liking it when, in early editions of BATB, i'd occasionally see a pro not even getting close to some trick ; when it was obvious they had certain weaknesses, yet nobody gave a shit, it was all just skating, the dude was honoring his status getting sick street footage on the side anyway and had nothing to prove to the masses. nowadays i barely even dare scrolling through the youtube comments on the games because i know it's going to be full of thrasher shirt-wearing groms talking shit on respectable skaters for bailing a flatground switch flip (albeit for the first time since 1998). i mean youtube comments have always been kooky, but as a skater i literally feel disconnected nowadays.
this has been bothering me too but you put it in words nicely. seems like a totally understandable effect with the bombardment of skateboard videos everywhere though
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now it's almost become a staple that if you're pro, it's not acceptable to miss (let alone, not being able to form) certain tricks. i remember liking it when, in early editions of BATB, i'd occasionally see a pro not even getting close to some trick ; when it was obvious they had certain weaknesses, yet nobody gave a shit, it was all just skating, the dude was honoring his status getting sick street footage on the side anyway and had nothing to prove to the masses. nowadays i barely even dare scrolling through the youtube comments on the games because i know it's going to be full of thrasher shirt-wearing groms talking shit on respectable skaters for bailing a flatground switch flip (albeit for the first time since 1998). i mean youtube comments have always been kooky, but as a skater i literally feel disconnected nowadays.
this has been bothering me too but you put it in words nicely. seems like a totally understandable effect with the bombardment of skateboard videos everywhere though
you are right, it is nothing but a mere logical consequence of skateboarding having become so widespread that every other company (especially in the shoe department) is now competing for the general public's attention, rather than the skaters', because in the current state of things there isn't nearly as much money to be made from the 'insiders' as there is from the more casual non-skating audience of general consumers (which has to be like what, twenty times bigger at the very least ?). even among said insiders, everybody is good at skating nowadays so the amount of genuine skaters who actually have to go out of their way and actively purchase product has to be pretty low in comparison to how many dudes are being given free stuff, at least that's how i feel things have been ever since the corporate shoe brands entered the market only to then start flowing hundreds of dudes worldwide, prompting all the other brands to try & get on that program as well, and branch out with products conceived for the general public on the side (regardless of the imagery they try & go for : boutique-y shit for the wannabe-hip folks yearning for acceptance, weed socks for the 13-year-olds, turning half of your skateshop into a coffee shop... the logic is similar).
the abundance of videos only reflects that. i mean most skate videos have always been made for commercial purposes, but they used to be a vehicle for our code, they used to speak a language only skaters could relate to, be it through illustrating all the crazy shit we go through on the daily with the crazy people on the streets, battles, slams... (which, funnily enough, is the hottest shit right now... our lifestyle sells and will keep selling so long as streaming videos is more convenient than actively going through the shit yourself ; so long as being a spectator is easier & more comfortable than acting... which it always will be)... or through the appreciation of style, trick selection... and now that's the very aspect that's being vulgarized. hence the popularity of ridiculously fancy fits, instagram skaters and whatnot... that shit's not a vector primarily intended for skaters anymore... it's just meant to be streamed on phones by teenagers and which hopefully will catch their attention enough to make them want to consume by purchasing the new hot shoes that will never ever once touch griptape... or hoodies their moms will fuck up ironing as soon as after the first wash anyway...
skateboarding's sudden rise in general popularity & the consequent tendency of the market to open itself to the average consumer is why the fashion world has been taking notice too. have you guys ever seen that golden goose bullshit floating around ? supposedly high-end shoes that cost a fuckton and just look like thrashed, worn-out skate shoes complete with fake holes... i got some for my girlfriend a few years ago not realizing that's what they were, she had just sent me a link to what i assumed were (pricey) second-hand shoes, alright... when she eventually got them & i got to take a closer look i realized how try-hard those shitheads were just from that label underneath the tongue which literally says, 'for skateboard use only, not designed for any other activity', i mean how fucking disgusting is that, if you call yourself a brand, don't even come from skateboarding in the first place yet try to claim that shit just so you can capitalize on whoever you're trying to take for a ride you can fuck right off with that bullshit... like stop fucking pretending. and at least sell to skateshops and sponsor dudes, fund parks, do something constructive for skateboarding, i don't know. i should have bought her lakai's... well it's not too late...
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A lot of "popular skateboard" media/products/trends aren't meant for people who skate, for sure.
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great game. don't act like PJ isnt above some bullshit tricks though. Heelflip body varial on pair with switch double 360 flip
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great game. don't act like PJ isnt above some bullshit tricks though. Heelflip body varial on pair with switch double 360 flip
Disco Flip?
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great game. don't act like PJ isnt above some bullshit tricks though. Heelflip body varial on pair with switch double 360 flip
Disco Flip?
is that one of those tricks thats totally different from place to place? where im from, disco flips were kickflip frontside body varials. my brother used to get me on switch ones all the time in skate.
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great game. don't act like PJ isnt above some bullshit tricks though. Heelflip body varial on pair with switch double 360 flip
No it isn't.
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I have to say that I can't see anything wrong with sw 360 double flips if you have it on lock like Shane does. He makes them look good too.
Plus what are you supposed to do when you go up against a guy who can literally do every other trick and you have him at SKAT? I actually think Shane, PJ and all the other grand masters of flatground play very civil games. There seems to be an unspoken rule not to come out and just kill a guy in five tricks flat (probably to get games that are longer than one minute). Remember that one old game where Cory Kennedy came out with a nollie fs 360 double kickflip or something crazy like that as his first trick? Everyone could do that, but it seems to be scoffed at.
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I have to say that I can't see anything wrong with sw 360 double flips if you have it on lock like Shane does. He makes them look good too.
Plus what are you supposed to do when you go up against a guy who can literally do every other trick and you have him at SKAT? I actually think Shane, PJ and all the other grand masters of flatground play very civil games. There seems to be an unspoken rule not to come out and just kill a guy in five tricks flat (probably to get games that are longer than one minute). Remember that one old game where Cory Kennedy came out with a nollie fs 360 double kickflip or something crazy like that as his first trick? Everyone could do that, but it seems to be scoffed at.
maybe everyone can come out swinging for the fences but do they have the stamina, the intensity to bring that sort of gaming to the whole match? 5 bizarro pressure/double/cab/late tricks in a row?
pj could serve your ass like john mcenroe but i don't know if he can spell SKATE w/out straight 8s and 360 flips to hang onto the ball.
home run hitters strike out a lot and wade boggs ate chicken before every game and had a great on base percentage.
charlie hustle, that's who wins skate.
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Everyone should be doing the most ridiculous shit possible. What the fuck is a "gentleman's" game of skate? At least it wouldn't be the fucking snooze-fest that I keep subjecting myself to and half you fuckers keep complaining about. Of course some tricks look fugly. Is that not the fun part?
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I feel like it was in the Pros vs Joes area where we saw all crazier tricks being unleashed and being the norm for the future BATB.
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PJ die hards have to wait another year for more footage.
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Remember that one old game where Cory Kennedy came out with a nollie fs 360 double kickflip or something crazy like that as his first trick?
In this one he tries nollie 360 kickflip for like his second trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHS3Cp63mX4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHS3Cp63mX4#)
This game is also pretty relevant to the discussion for other reasons.
I root for PJ whenever he's playing, but I think he can be a little below the belt in his quiet way. Like in this game against CK: He gets CK on the fakie heel, then throws a half cab heel then the other half cab heel at him. I've noticed him do similar things in other games too. I guess this is more strategic than dirty tactics though, since he tends to stick to legitimate tricks and hone in on his opponents weaknesses, rather than resorting to bizarre tricks that most people never bother to learn.
But in saying that, he has thrown a pressure flip into the last two games, as well as a heelflip Applechange attempt. I guess he's got bills to pay or something
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Ha just watched this one, CK vs Torey Pudwill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8#)
CK starts with a switch big heel then nollie 360 kickflip. Nollie frontside lateflip soon after. Kind of seems like Corey Kennedy's idea of a joke, like being talented to the point of being a smartass. Still funnier than the cheeky late game frontside 180 people sometimes do
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Damm Corey kennedy anhilated him.
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Ha just watched this one, CK vs Torey Pudwill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8#)
CK starts with a switch big heel then nollie 360 kickflip. Nollie frontside lateflip soon after. Kind of seems like Corey Kennedy's idea of a joke, like being talented to the point of being a smartass. Still funnier than the cheeky late game frontside 180 people sometimes do
No wonder people think he could be better than PJ, those tricks Cory bangs out in this one are beyond absurd :o
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Ha just watched this one, CK vs Torey Pudwill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8#)
CK starts with a switch big heel then nollie 360 kickflip. Nollie frontside lateflip soon after. Kind of seems like Corey Kennedy's idea of a joke, like being talented to the point of being a smartass. Still funnier than the cheeky late game frontside 180 people sometimes do
No wonder people think he could be better than PJ, those tricks Cory bangs out in this one are beyond absurd :o
Hahahahaha that was fucking amazing. How I wish they'd put him back into BATB on the proviso he plays a game like this.
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Cory is funny when he does it. The Joes seem desperate to launch a career from the berrics.
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great game. don't act like PJ isnt above some bullshit tricks though. Heelflip body varial on pair with switch double 360 flip
That's what I've heard them be referred to both in Orange County and Oregon.
A few months after I came out, I did one at the skatepark and a nice local boy thought it would be funny to call it an "LGBT flip." A minute later, I realized I should have said "That's why I'm good at them." But I didn't, and noone gave me an easy chance to mention my attraction to other male humans after that.
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Ha just watched this one, CK vs Torey Pudwill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8#)
CK starts with a switch big heel then nollie 360 kickflip. Nollie frontside lateflip soon after. Kind of seems like Corey Kennedy's idea of a joke, like being talented to the point of being a smartass. Still funnier than the cheeky late game frontside 180 people sometimes do
No wonder people think he could be better than PJ, those tricks Cory bangs out in this one are beyond absurd :o
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PJ can do all those tricks
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damn can we get corey back on a normal sized skateboard soon, what the hell happened?
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Holy shit I don't think I had seen that CK game before. Truly insane tricks on absolute lock.
I have no problem with crazy/circus-y tricks if they're done well, and that game is a perfect example.
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I'm curious if I was wearing those shorts if I would go up-dick or not. I think it would feel weird but I guess it prevents mashing. I think a cut lunch would be most flattering.
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i was going to say a thing about batb but now i'm sitting here wondering if dudes with huge schlongs are at a disadvantage in bike racing. like do they struggle to put it away or just stand there like 'yup' or do they avoid bike racing in general
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Ha just watched this one, CK vs Torey Pudwill
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ApE8CL8#)
CK starts with a switch big heel then nollie 360 kickflip. Nollie frontside lateflip soon after. Kind of seems like Corey Kennedy's idea of a joke, like being talented to the point of being a smartass. Still funnier than the cheeky late game frontside 180 people sometimes do
No wonder people think he could be better than PJ, those tricks Cory bangs out in this one are beyond absurd :o
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PJ can do all those tricks
I watched a bunch of Corey games of skate last night looking for this one, and he blows it just as much as he kills it, he gets tons of letters on easy tricks, he also seems like one of those weirdos that its just as easy for him to do a nollie double 360 flip as it is to do a kickflip, he has just as much chance of missing each so he may as well just go for the crazy trick out the gate.
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damn can we get corey back on a normal sized skateboard soon, what the hell happened?
for real.
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damn can we get corey back on a normal sized skateboard soon, what the hell happened?
for real.
I miss CK1 when he cared. I still watch his Beware of Sasquatch part and think about how crazy that part was. Also, in we call it a Disco Flip in North Western Missouri
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I'm glad others are coming around to this. I would say it in the past and people would shit in their hands and throw it at me. It's cool that he's having fun but I want to see amazing skateboarding I don't care so much about a stranger's personal enjoyment. Take that goddamn hunting vest off, get on a regular board, and blow my mind via photos and video.
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Erase all memory of CK1.0 and watch any of his recent shit and you'll still be impressed. The kids skating is fucking rad.
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Cory's Nike part was the biggest boner kill of them all. So much hype around it, possible SOTY. Then, jeeze the part was just a complete waste. His dance moves got more time than his skating in that part
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Erase all memory of CK1.0 and watch any of his recent shit and you'll still be impressed. The kids skating is fucking rad.
No.
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I have to agree, he came out swinging in the beginning. He's been off that for years now, but at least he's still skating.
Even he said that Rick Howard wants him to start skating technically again in an interview, and that was years ago as well. Not talking shit, he's amazing but Girl's been dealt a lot of bad hands and maybe his new approach is one of them.
He gets plenty of love from people, maybe I'm old and just don't get how much other people revere him. It'd be cool if he got more tech hammers though.
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I have to agree, he came out swinging in the beginning. He's been off that for years now, but at least he's still skating.
Even he said that Rick Howard wants him to start skating technically again in an interview, and that was years ago as well. Not talking shit, he's amazing but Girl's been dealt a lot of bad hands and maybe his new approach is one of them.
He gets plenty of love from people, maybe I'm old and just don't get how much other people revere him. It'd be cool if he got more tech hammers though.
I saw CK at the Pretty Sweet demo years back and he did a back 50 down a handrail hammered then left to get baked in the van.
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I have to agree, he came out swinging in the beginning. He's been off that for years now, but at least he's still skating.
Even he said that Rick Howard wants him to start skating technically again in an interview, and that was years ago as well. Not talking shit, he's amazing but Girl's been dealt a lot of bad hands and maybe his new approach is one of them.
He gets plenty of love from people, maybe I'm old and just don't get how much other people revere him. It'd be cool if he got more tech hammers though.
Exactly. It's not like he piled out and stopped skating completely, then returned as a shell of his former self like some other revered pro's.......
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CK1 is the Pops of today.
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CK1 is the Pops of today.
You cut me deep (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zMZF_l_PS8#)
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As soon as Sewa went on offense I knew Fyock was done.
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DUTCH POWER
SERIOUSLY SEWA IS TOO GOOD FOR BLIND !
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I have to agree, he came out swinging in the beginning. He's been off that for years now, but at least he's still skating.
Even he said that Rick Howard wants him to start skating technically again in an interview, and that was years ago as well. Not talking shit, he's amazing but Girl's been dealt a lot of bad hands and maybe his new approach is one of them.
He gets plenty of love from people, maybe I'm old and just don't get how much other people revere him. It'd be cool if he got more tech hammers though.
Exactly. It's not like he piled out and stopped skating completely, then returned as a shell of his former self like some other revered pro's.......
My thing with Cory is that he just honestly doesn't look comfortable skating big tranny compared to his other teammates like raven, grant or even ishod. Those guys are meant to be skating that stuff and look great doing it. Anytime I see Cory skate tranny its usually just a fast plant or a barely scratched bs smith. It just gets forgotten immediately specially when it's part of a montage with the other guys. I'm glad he's at least still skating but it always seems like throwaway footage now.
Also wtf happened to Fyock. I mean I'm glad he lost but he didn't really try at all.
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I think it was Tracer who said it awhile ago, but if you can't fs flip every try what are you doing there? I could die and still airball a better one than Will Fyock did.
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I think it was Tracer who said it awhile ago, but if you can't fs flip every try what are you doing there? I could die and still airball a better one than Will Fyock did.
he looked like it was the first one he has ever tried.
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do either of these guys even enjoy skating? i'd rather see them attempt a backside powerslide on a hill than this circus shit
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do either of these guys even enjoy skating?
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Well, hopefully I'll never see or hear of Fyock boy ever again.
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Sewa does not play.
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it's always been my theory that the vibes he got for taking out a killshot first or second trick, is what turned him into drunken i don't give a fuck not really trying shits and giggles cory. but every so often we get a glimpse and it's enough to keep him in the pantheon/nike money.
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it's always been my theory that the vibes he got for taking out a killshot first or second trick, is what turned him into drunken i don't give a fuck not really trying shits and giggles cory. but every so often we get a glimpse and it's enough to keep him in the pantheon/nike money.
Interesting. I had the theory that he started hanging out more with Grant and Ishod and realized that he is on their level-which is best in the world level/why do stupid freestyle contests when I can skate tranny and have a beer instead. Could be wrong though.
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I have to agree, he came out swinging in the beginning. He's been off that for years now, but at least he's still skating.
Even he said that Rick Howard wants him to start skating technically again in an interview, and that was years ago as well. Not talking shit, he's amazing but Girl's been dealt a lot of bad hands and maybe his new approach is one of them.
He gets plenty of love from people, maybe I'm old and just don't get how much other people revere him. It'd be cool if he got more tech hammers though.
Exactly. It's not like he piled out and stopped skating completely, then returned as a shell of his former self like some other revered pro's.......
My thing with Cory is that he just honestly doesn't look comfortable skating big tranny compared to his other teammates like raven, grant or even ishod. Those guys are meant to be skating that stuff and look great doing it. Anytime I see Cory skate tranny its usually just a fast plant or a barely scratched bs smith. It just gets forgotten immediately specially when it's part of a montage with the other guys. I'm glad he's at least still skating but it always seems like throwaway footage now.
Also wtf happened to Fyock. I mean I'm glad he lost but he didn't really try at all.
He said he was injured in the Before the Battle thingy and that he hadn't skated in a month. CRob then pressed him and he admitted yeah well he had nollie inward heeled a table a few days ago but other than that...
Although he seems kooky, I hoped for him to win to be honest. Would have made the finals more interesting to have another (relatively) new face in there. I feel with Sewa it's way too obvious what we're going to see. 360 shuv... 540 shuv... Double treflip... hardflip fs revert... dozing off...
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They honestly need to retire BATB and just do something else. It's getting just sort of boring and these are all the repeat skaters we loved. It's just sort of boring at this point.
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They honestly need to retire BATB and just do something else. It's getting just sort of boring and these are all the repeat skaters we loved. It's just sort of boring at this point.
For real, what are they going to do next year? Worst of the worst? 🤔
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540 shuvs may be the worst trick ever. I'm seriously struggling to thing of a trick that looks more shit than that. Anybody? Shove tail grab maybe? Willy grind?
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Funny how people skip the "Before the Battle" clips and then still post on this thread and try to throw shade at the skaters and the entire contest in general, trying to be all, "Yeah, BATB? Whatever man I'm so core..." I watch BATB every year and enjoy it every time. Doing something different would be cool, though I agree. Maybe switch up the format somehow to make it more interesting, or only hold the comp every 2-4 years and make the brackets larger. Meh, it's fine the way it is.
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^^^^I liked Joes Vs Pros. I thought it had a nice story book ending. Last year was just bad and that was what we all sort of wanted....unknown skaters playing with no people from the past. It was probably the worst one yet. I do like how The Berries is doing other things though like PUSH and the other contests. All the First Try Fridays stuff and Wednesdays with Reda needed to not happen anymore. BATB just needs to follow eventually.
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I think as long as there is skateboarding there will be games of skate. I like that The Berrics makes it a part of their programming. I think where they fail is making them so "theme-heavy"...
A game of skate between two solid skateboarders is already good enough.
Never mind the goofy VS regular, US VS Them, blacks VS whites, etc. it's extra.
Best of the best should have been aging pros in their twilight years (Heath, Thomas, Rowley, Reynolds) ...not Will Fyock?
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next year new rule should be "can't do any of the same tricks you did last game"
it would stop people pulling out their whack killshots every round.
could become a bit more of a circus but fuck it aye we've come this far
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They honestly need to retire BATB and just do something else. It's getting just sort of boring and these are all the repeat skaters we loved. It's just sort of boring at this point.
Let me introduce myself.
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Lol that FS flip attempt by Fyock...
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nick tucker is garbage
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Final 4 looks nice and boring
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The solution to make it more interesting is simple
Make every game the best TWO out of THREE. Then we would be guaranteed to see at least one great game
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So joslin O'Neill finals
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Funny how people skip the "Before the Battle" clips and then still post on this thread and try to throw shade at the skaters and the entire contest in general, trying to be all, "Yeah, BATB? Whatever man I'm so core..." I watch BATB every year and enjoy it every time. Doing something different would be cool, though I agree. Maybe switch up the format somehow to make it more interesting, or only hold the comp every 2-4 years and make the brackets larger. Meh, it's fine the way it is.
Berra? Is that you? How's Xenu doing?
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I think as long as there is skateboarding there will be games of skate. I like that The Berrics makes it a part of their programming. I think where they fail is making them so "theme-heavy"...
A game of skate between two solid skateboarders is already good enough.
Never mind the goofy VS regular, US VS Them, blacks VS whites, etc. it's extra.
Best of the best should have been aging pros in their twilight years (Heath, Thomas, Rowley, Reynolds) ...not Will Fyock?
They need to go with HUF rules- Dudes on "Cool" board sponsors vs. dudes on "Uncool" board sponsors.
Or Corpo shoes vs. "Core shoes." Well that would likely end badly for the core bros.
Or People on Spitfire vs. people on every other wheel company.
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fyocks regular flick ankle was injured, you could tell. you don't need to kickflip to nollie inward heel a table.
you try doing a front side flip with a bum ankle, he's clearly got them in the other games.
if you would have put money on joslin going to the finals before the first game you'd have nuts, shocked how consistent that guy is.
hoping Sewa doesn't try to do O'Neill greezy and the game builds organically.
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Next BATB will be circus vs circus.
Also, Nick Tucker looks like a joe.
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Dick Sucker missing a switch flip and going straight circus on offense. This is the perfect example of why BATB sucks now.
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Dick Sucker missing a switch flip and going straight circus on offense. This is the perfect example of why BATB sucks now.
Seemed fine to me. ever thought about why you hate nick so much?
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Dick Sucker missing a switch flip and going straight circus on offense. This is the perfect example of why BATB sucks now.
Seemed fine to me. ever thought about why you hate nick so much?
yeah not getting the vicious hate towards tucker.
seems like the formula is some rich kid fakes the funk and postures and slap goes off on him. tucker ain't fitting that mold.
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could def see Sewa winning he has those hardflip revert tricks on lock and usually doesnt fuck around too long before pulling them out. Plus cant rely on Shane in the finals how many times has he been in the final four? must be nerves or something. Lock for 3rd place though.
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Match was garbage. He went straight to the bullshit. I can't stand Joslin but I can't wait for him to beat him. I think everyone hates Tucker based off old Sk8Mafia beef and the fact the dude looks like a Melvin with the worst bag of tricks (minus those nollie inwards, those are dope).
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First people complain that too many of these matches are boring because it's just everyone running through the same ol basic tricks, then when someone actually pulls out the circusy shit, people still complain.
And I'm pretty sure Joslin is going to win. He seems like the most consistent one out of the final four, unless sewa decides to pull out his five or six tricks he has on lock that no one else can do, then I can see him taking it pretty easily, but if not then Joslin is probably going to take it.
Tucker has his circusy shit but seems to be not so consistent on a lot of the more basic stuff, and Shane is a monster but has been known to blow it on finals night, but if he's on his game then I can definitely see him possibly winning.
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First people complain that too many of these matches are boring because it's just everyone running through the same ol basic tricks, then when someone actually pulls out the circusy shit, people still complain.
And I'm pretty sure Joslin is going to win. He seems like the most consistent one out of the final four, unless sewa decides to pull out his five or six tricks he has on lock that no one else can do, then I can see him taking it pretty easily, but if not then Joslin is probably going to take it.
Tucker has his circusy shit but seems to be not so consistent on a lot of the more basic stuff, and Shane is a monster but has been known to blow it on finals night, but if he's on his game then I can definitely see him possibly winning.
Yes. I for one thought this one was very entertaining. I much prefer if people pull out the difficult stuff , makes it much more entertaining. And Eg Biggerspin flip is not circus in my book, just mind-bogglingly hard to do.
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All old vert dog BATB
No ollies allowed BATB
Ledge trick BATB
Circus tricks only BATB
Hi speed BATB-all tricks measured for speed must be done over 15 mph
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I would love ledge BATB
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I would love ledge BATB
You have this one while you're waiting for lord Xenu to come with the american version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhX1nGnj1A&list=PLYoZJiwFBPFmMCmYHD2zcvBGVYliJ2c8D (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhX1nGnj1A&list=PLYoZJiwFBPFmMCmYHD2zcvBGVYliJ2c8D)
They speak in Portuguese (hope you don't mind that) but its already a thousand times better than the latest couple BATB.
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You have this one while you're waiting for lord Xenu to come with the american version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhX1nGnj1A&list=PLYoZJiwFBPFmMCmYHD2zcvBGVYliJ2c8D (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhX1nGnj1A&list=PLYoZJiwFBPFmMCmYHD2zcvBGVYliJ2c8D)
They speak in Portuguese (hope you don't mind that) but its already a thousand times better than the latest couple BATB.
(http://media0.giphy.com/media/aaoG2VSbUdUe4/giphy.gif)
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BATB w/ only people that look good skating flat
luan
shane
heath
arto
cromer
busenitz
etc...
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They should do an amateur only batb
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That Redbull mini ramp skate comp was fantastic. Flatbar games might be fun to watch? Or bank to ledge. Just anything really.
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Let them do no complies or something
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Pop every trick over a school bench or a traffic cone.
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Pop every trick over a school bench or a traffic cone.
Get Will Easley on there.
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They will probably put BATB to rest for several years, let nostalgia get the best of everyone, and then bring it back like its the greatest thing ever.
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The only way BATB dies is if the berrics dies. This is the only thing keeping them alive. Nobody gives a fuck about them till BATB starts up and then no one really cares about that website again.
Kids that were into it (me including this, real confession) grew out of it.
Kids nowadays are on youtube
I mean does anyone notice that their canteen doesn't sell out nearly as fast (usually now never) than it used to when they do the special battle commander boards?
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Can't say I've ever noticed that.
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Can't say I've ever noticed that.
Then don't claim you skate or wear thrasher asshole
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Next BATB will be circus vs circus.
If they make Seva wear a clown suit, then I'm all for this.
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Sewa Cody flock etc
These dudes in it isn't fair and this is why.
Everyone else besides them iN the contests are known for their skating not just their flat ground skating.
Yes Sewas blind part was alright
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Has PJ Ladd ever skated a contest in his entire career? That's not a knock on him but a real question.
At least Sewa puts out parts.
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anyone know what time the finals air tonight?
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7 pm pst. maybe.
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sewa is a kook
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The "Fight Night" videos are worth checking out. Especially Shane's. Like I mentioned before, these filler clips they're posting actually have great skate clips in them this year, but you wouldn't know unless you clicked on it.
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started drinking and smoking and convinced my friend to put on the live stream for this. nick tuckers attitude is a "professional athlete" who takes it way to serious, looked like he may have even prayed in his hat during the reading of the rules. joslin is a true skater, enjoys what he's doing and tries his hardest on anything put in front of him, even if its just flat ground.
Edit: The nine club live better be at the olympics and street league soon, id watch it then
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did they always have banners in the rafters? idk why i find that hilarious
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annnnd Shane chokes again. ::)
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Damn! I feel bad for Shane . Always making it to the finals but never making it to the championship battle.
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Fuck Shane that dude sucks as a person. At Tampa he acted like such a bitch the entire time, all three years I have been there. What was that like street league thing with Davis Torgerson, he was mic'd up or whatever, Shane acted like a fucker then too.
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Sewa is a dumbass.
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Damn Sewa kicking himself on that dub fs flip call
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Sewa shouldn'tve called his own toe drag because joslin sure as hell didn't call his own.
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aaand nice guys finish last.
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Sera shouldn'tve called his own toe drag because joslin sure as hell didn't call his own.
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To be fair Mike Mo was supposed to be paying attention, but he had his head up his ass till Sewa's whole toe drag thing happened.
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We all know Sewa won that game
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Isn't offensive toe drag only supposed to have one do over as well?
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BODIED
Really though playing a game of skate against a skaters skater is tough but he has to also be playing the right person for the game
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At first i was wanting Joslin to win but after 2-3 tricks changed my mind, Sewa just seemed on and was poping shit nice and high , joslin was looking kinda like a joe in this one.
It sounded like a bunch of people were chanting "Sewa" after the game.
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Isn't offensive toe drag only supposed to have one do over as well?
Yeah, that shit always happens tho, Sev shoulda got 3 tries at the end too.
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t to teeeee
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That whole thing was awkward
Koston PROD interview was awkward
Steve Berra pretending to be human was awkward
Shane o Neal skateboarding was awkward
Joslin apologizing was awkward
Then that shitty concert at the end was awkward
BATBXAWKWARD
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i thought it was pretty entertaining. i only skipped thru and watched the skating, but seeing joslin so gassed and then doing that stupid trick to win it was awesome. sewa is obv good but he already won and he isn't exciting to watch. nick tucker is so godawful, him and micky papa prolly tied for slowest skaters ever in batb?
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The semi-final games were vastly more entertaining than the final. Then again, my video was cutting out every 20 min.
I can't hate on Joslin too hard but he did seem to be the villain in this one. Wasn't feeling the whole taking a lap before popping the next trick thing but everyone was doing that (except Shane?). Cool that Rodney Mullen was there.
If you're an OG you were rooting for Shane his game with Sewa was the best skating imo. Joslin's style is not my steelo. Also, what happened with the Crob vs Mike Mo game. Still want to watch that.
Next year: washed up skaters vs each other. or.... everyone has to skate the same setup in every game (official berrics skateboards only) to level the playing field. And make it a 7.5 I'm out till next time Bring back chris chann and billy marks 1
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Final game was good (by tricks, not style), but I fuckin hate the live version of these things.
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how did joslin win this thing?
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how did joslin win this thing?
He got Sewa to E first.
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Okay, so I hopped onto the site this morning to watch a finals match because I assumed they'd be posted by now. Of course they aren't, but did anyone else notice that they posted a "throwback" to what's supposedly Shane O'Neill's part debut part, but is actually his Thrasher part from a year or two back, which, to my knowledge, had nothing to do with the site? Super weird and kinda shady...
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*photoofCROBholdinghisswflipmanny*
ahahahaaaaa
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Joslin winning is hype fam he's like the 4Th best on flat.
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Isn't offensive toe drag only supposed to have one do over as well?
That just means that if you were to miss the trick on the do-over you don't get another chance, like when it's last letter getting two tries. If you land the trick but toe drag again the do-over resets
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My live-stream was flawless till the last letter... I refreshed and Joslin is of course ripping his shirt off. Was it a hardflip revert that he's been doing? I missed...
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Anyone know when they're putting the videos up? I didn't watch the live stream.
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Watching Sewa skate his tiny ass "flatground" board and do those hardflip reverts was boring as fuck. Nick Tucker clearly cant skate when people watch. Why did Shane keep trying that late flip trick he wasnt going to land.. that lost it for him.
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Watching Sewa skate his tiny ass "flatground" board and do those hardflip reverts was boring as fuck. Nick Tucker clearly cant skate when people watch. Why did Shane keep trying that late flip trick he wasnt going to land.. that lost it for him.
He was landing it every try in practice. Guess the nerves just get to him.
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Joslins win was mighty bogus. He skates flat like absolute shit. Him winning this is going to add more fuel to the joslin dick riders fire.
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Its nice to see new faces in the finals, but damn do I miss PJ and Paul in these things.
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That whole thing was awkward
Koston PROD interview was awkward
Steve Berra pretending to be human was awkward
Shane o Neal skateboarding was awkward
Joslin apologizing was awkward
Then that shitty concert at the end was awkward
BATBXAWKWARD
i Wonder what you think about your own skating if this was awkward to you
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That whole thing was awkward
Koston PROD interview was awkward
Steve Berra pretending to be human was awkward
Shane o Neal skateboarding was awkward
Joslin apologizing was awkward
Then that shitty concert at the end was awkward
BATBXAWKWARD
i Wonder what you think about your own skating if this was awkward to you
I should be taking my own life
Hahaha ... by that comment I mean he seemed nervous and flustered on his board. I understand why he would be. He should've taken that whole thing.
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Can't believe joslin won,such good news.
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Serious question, who the fuck is that steezus christ character, and why do I have to look at him?
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That's pretty mild toe drag, but I respect him wanting to win on a clean trick.
(http://i.imgur.com/Il6IBpm.gif)
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Serious question, who the fuck is that steezus christ character, and why do I have to look at him?
He's one of those American celebrities like Guy Fieri who is famous but no one knows why.
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Serious question, who the fuck is that steezus christ character, and why do I have to look at him?
He's a former KC local. Idk if he still skates but he has a few tricks in a couple Escapist videos
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joslin isn't even that good at flatground, it's insane he won this thing
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That mini ramp skate and ledge skate shits all over BATB at this point. It's not even close. At least you don't know what you will see in those.
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That's pretty mild toe drag, but I respect him wanting to win on a clean trick.
(http://i.imgur.com/Il6IBpm.gif)
I had to watch this gif 10 times and there is barely any toe if any. Sewa is an idiot for calling himself out.
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That's pretty mild toe drag, but I respect him wanting to win on a clean trick.
(http://i.imgur.com/Il6IBpm.gif)
I had to watch this gif 10 times and there is barely any toe if any. Sewa is an idiot for calling himself out.
Sewa was trying to balance out the ghetto bird Nick Tucker didn't land but Berra made Koston give him a redo on
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Pretty insane he called himself out on that--totally clean in my book.
That being said--it's kind of an interesting defensive move if you think about it: because that re-do was so clean, it made even the slightest amount of sketchiness from Joslin automatically be a re-do solely by comparison. Granted it didn't help Sewa in this instance, but I could see that working favorably for a very clean vs sketchy skater in the future.
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After rewatching the match Shane really does try to get rid of Sewa quick with the tricks he was pulling in the beginning. I really thought he had it, Crazy it didn't work out. He had 3 tries to make that nollie big spin late flip. Also Sewa's entourage was hilarious.
(http://i.imgur.com/HuoGtJo.gif)
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Also Sewa's entourage was hilarious.
(http://i.imgur.com/HuoGtJo.gif)
That shit was pretty lame, imo. Shane should've gotten a redo there due to that obvious distraction. That idiot shouldn't have even been on the course at that time.
And Sewa should've never made himself redo that trick, there's been way worse landings without a second try.
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(http://i.imgur.com/HuoGtJo.gif)
That shit was pretty lame, imo. Shane should've gotten a redo there due to that obvious distraction. That idiot shouldn't have even been on the course at that time.
And Sewa should've never made himself redo that trick, there's been way worse landings without a second try.
this!!!
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Damn, how Shane could let that one slip through his fingers is beyond me. Sewa skated well though, so it's ok.
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Also Sewa's entourage was hilarious.
(http://i.imgur.com/HuoGtJo.gif)
That shit was pretty lame, imo. Shane should've gotten a redo there due to that obvious distraction. That idiot shouldn't have even been on the course at that time.
yeh this was fucking nuts
And Sewa should've never made himself redo that trick, there's been way worse landings without a second try.
this!!!
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bs 360 one foot? you mean a normal back 3? yeeeeeezzzhhhh
What if someone does that trick but the other person already has back 3s where their front foot just naturally comes off? Do they just do a back 3 then and count it?
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am i regular? kept refreshing all night and saw jack shit no live stream just the 2 lead up games. joslin? super disappointing.
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After rewatching the match Shane really does try to get rid of Sewa quick with the tricks he was pulling in the beginning. I really thought he had it, Crazy it didn't work out. He had 3 tries to make that nollie big spin late flip.? Also Sewa's entourage was hilarious.
(http://i.imgur.com/HuoGtJo.gif)
hahahaha is that guy out there training for his floor routine?
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After rewatching the match Shane really does try to get rid of Sewa quick with the tricks he was pulling in the beginning. I really thought he had it, Crazy it didn't work out. He had 3 tries to make that nollie big spin late flip.? Also Sewa's entourage was hilarious.
(http://i.imgur.com/HuoGtJo.gif)
hahahaha is that guy out there training for his floor routine?
yeah get that goon the fack outta there this isn't a pool barney session
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joslin isn't even that good at flatground, it's insane he won this thing
How the hell is Joslin not good at flatground? He showed us he can do pretty much every trick.
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Shane probably loses on purpose. I mean do you really think Shane wants a bunch of random teens hugging him and crowding his space if he won this?
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am i regular? kept refreshing all night and saw jack shit no live stream just the 2 lead up games. joslin? super disappointing.
it's on youtube.
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"Offensive toedrag gets one do-over"
Re-match when?
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much respect to sewa, some serious class
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Joslin is the king of flat ground and stairs.
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Not that I really give a shit but what's the point of having rules if you're not gonna stick to them? Good on Sewa for calling himself out.
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That mini ramp skate and ledge skate shits all over BATB at this point. It's not even close. At least you don't know what you will see in those.
I haven't seen a ledge game. Cant find it. Any idea the name? Being a ledge dancing fan, I'm down for that
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He's not my favorite but i was rooting for him. there are not many dudes who can routinely do reynolds sized shit and then come thru and beat all the robots, jocks, flatground specialists and what have you at their thing. You can say he's not good at flat but he did land quite a few hard tricks in a row to get there, and all of his games were good ones. diego, luan, nick, & sewa (who is now a disgrace to the drago clan)=he's good at flat.
also, why were fools practicing cheerleading splits in shanes face during his last letter attempt in the finals and it was ok? messed up, but kinda funny too.
the apology was the cherry on top. lol
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Sewa may have cost himself the game, or at least tipped the odds in Joslin's favor by calling himself out on the toe drag, but he has now attached an image of honesty/humbleness to his name.
Late flips seem to be the secret weapons. Surprised to see no one pulling out the Kerry Getz kickflip late shove it, that was the first late trick I can remember from my youth.
As someone who got into skateboarding for its lack of competition, and someone who gets bummed when I see kids playing skate at the skatepark instead of flowing around it, these are entertaining. Watching the best of the best battle it out in regards to who can flip their board in the wildest way. Kinda like a yo yo competition with a hint of boxing in a ring mixed in.
Dudes are breaking down the rules on the Berrics Youtube comments if that's your thing. We've reached the point where parts of skateboarding have rules people pay attention to and get worked up over. Then again when money is on the line, that's understandable.
Is there a site where we can place bets on who will win these things?
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That mini ramp skate and ledge skate shits all over BATB at this point. It's not even close. At least you don't know what you will see in those.
I haven't seen a ledge game. Cant find it. Any idea the name? Being a ledge dancing fan, I'm down for that
it is called slides and grinds.
this channel has all the vids.
https://www.youtube.com/user/SobreSkate/videos (https://www.youtube.com/user/SobreSkate/videos)
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"Offensive toedrag gets one do-over"
Re-match when?
But ultimately it will be decided by the referee.
I like how at the end of the rules they basically say the referee can just completely disregard the rules.
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"Offensive toedrag gets one do-over"
Re-match when?
But ultimately it will be decided by the referee.
I like how at the end of the rules they basically say the referee can just completely disregard the rules.
The way it's written, that only applies to "defensive toe drag has a bigger margin for error, but...";
not "all rules will ultimately be decided by..."
Tortfeasor, any thoughts on this?
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the apology was the cherry on top. lol
What apology?
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sewa's tall. bigger feet there is going to be a wider margin for perfection. that call was unique, but had he not won in the past no way he would have made that decision.
instagram post explaining the whole thing kind of tarnished the decision honestly. going in on "in life you have to make the right decision etc".
it's like BATB is a judgement of character at this point. and Sewa has definitely gone in for the kill in the past. all you have to do is study the opponents weakness and drill them after going through the motions.
O'Neill's approach was waf, i was rooting for him but he went for the jugular way too quickly.
joslin absolutely deserved to win, but i've never witnessed one trick he's done on flat that was compelling.
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Too bad they cut the party where Joslin bailed twice the fs double flip. IOW, he would of lost right away.
The nervous factor probably made him ask for a redo right away, thinking that it was worst than it actually was.
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That mini ramp skate and ledge skate shits all over BATB at this point. It's not even close. At least you don't know what you will see in those.
I haven't seen a ledge game. Cant find it. Any idea the name? Being a ledge dancing fan, I'm down for that
Slides and grinds. brazilian skaters with some crazy ledge skill
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Too bad they cut the party where Joslin bailed twice the fs double flip. IOW, he would of lost right away.
The nervous factor probably made him ask for a redo right away, thinking that it was worst than it actually was.
Sewa was sitting pretty with only S and had Chris at T when he made the call to redo himself, and in his mind probably thought that if he'd won it with that dagger then the YouTube comments section/Slap would blow up with people calling him out for the for drag. He still had plenty of room to shut it out but unfortunately it backfired for him because Joslin came back.
No-one gunna mention the SW FS 360 Shuv title on Joslin's last trick?
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Too bad they cut the party where Joslin bailed twice the fs double flip. IOW, he would of lost right away.
The nervous factor probably made him ask for a redo right away, thinking that it was worst than it actually was.
No-one gunna mention the SW FS 360 Shuv title on Joslin's last trick?
live stream, some prod assistant plugged that too quickly.
why the fuck wasn't this shane vs ladd?!?!
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"switch front side 360 shuv it"
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All things considered I thought the referee-ing during finals night was actually great. I always bring it back to, in a game of skate against your friend or in front of like 20-40 people at a high school or whatever, there are certain unspoken rules of what counts and what doesn't.
It doesn't always come down to these specific "offensive toe drag" stuff, but those are good guidelines to try to summarize the rules imo. Hence why a lot of YouTube people are debating the concrete aspects of what happened but forgetting it's ultimately up to the ref.
The best back and forth in finals night was Shane's one-foot front 180 to start his game, cause it was floated so high. I'm not sure he did it on purpose because or just floated it because of nerves or what but it was tight.
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Too bad they cut the party where Joslin bailed twice the fs double flip. IOW, he would of lost right away.
The nervous factor probably made him ask for a redo right away, thinking that it was worst than it actually was.
No-one gunna mention the SW FS 360 Shuv title on Joslin's last trick?
live stream, some prod assistant plugged that too quickly.
why the fuck wasn't this shane vs ladd?!?!
Oh they were running titles on the live stream? I only saw the YouTube videos this morn.
Jenkem, can we get an interview with whoever the nerd was that was that had to sit there running titles through on the fly, only to butcher it on the last trick of the whole event?
I wonder if he had some kind of beatpad or midi controller type thing to punch tricks through quickly, or if he was running keyboard shortcuts on a lappy.
Either way, fired...
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Too bad they cut the party where Joslin bailed twice the fs double flip. IOW, he would of lost right away.
The nervous factor probably made him ask for a redo right away, thinking that it was worst than it actually was.
No-one gunna mention the SW FS 360 Shuv title on Joslin's last trick?
live stream, some prod assistant plugged that too quickly.
why the fuck wasn't this shane vs ladd?!?!
Oh they were running titles on the live stream? I only saw the YouTube videos this morn.
Jenkem, can we get an interview with whoever the nerd was that was that had to sit there running titles through on the fly, only to butcher it on the last trick of the whole event?
I wonder if he had some kind of beatpad or midi controller type thing to punch tricks through quickly, or if he was running keyboard shortcuts on a lappy.
Either way, fired...
I watched live. No titles for trick name as far as I can remember. Someone with high-speed internet would know better than me though. My stream was all wonky.
They did provide some of the letters for S-K to S, for example. But I also remember those going in and out and not always showing up. In the livestream it was definitely different because people were taking mad long in between tricks, or I'm just not used to that because it's always edited. Either way.
It's better without the titles for sure. But I also see how they're useful.
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the apology was the cherry on top. lol
What apology?
Joslin apologized for winning basically because of Sewa's self redo and Berra said, quite appropriately, "don't be sorry" as he's hoisting up the trophy. Only in skateboarding does the winner feel bad for winning. Lol.
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We have a winner!
I still can't decide who is more disgusting too watch. At least either of the cody's weren't in it.
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Kinda lame Joslin got two letters on pressure flips and a late flip won....but they did pretty much every other trick....wasn't pretty....funny how you realize Joslin needs six more feet of airtime and his stuff looks a lot better....
Good Mike mo made him work for it.....
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No-one gunna mention the SW FS 360 Shuv title on Joslin's last trick?
they also stated "Chris SKAT"
when actually sewa got his T.
they corrected it now as i see
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it was obvious joslin couldn't do any double flips, so sewa could've have gotten him with a simple fakie double flip, but he has more class. going for the pressure flips really bugs me ... it's a cheap shot. anyway, who cares one way or the other
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I like how it all ended.
Sewa won more than a BATB trophy.
O'neill showed his petty side wanting to go to the jugular asap and didn't look like he was having any fun.
Nick Tucker seemed like he didn't care too much and seemed to have fun.
Joslin's win was unexpected, but he played it like you would play it with some friends during a session, not giving a fuck.
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People are overthinking this. Someone has won something. Now let's go back to skateboarding.
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Kinda lame Joslin got two letters on pressure flips and a late flip won....but they did pretty much every other trick....wasn't pretty....funny how you realize Joslin needs six more feet of airtime and his stuff looks a lot better....
Good Mike mo made him work for it.....
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*photoofCROBholdinghisswflipmanny*
ahahahaaaaa
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Nick Tucker seemed like he didn't care too much and seemed to have fun.
Interesting, I saw his demeanor as completely different - like a little brat that was pissed he was not the absolute best and then just acted over-dramatic when he bailed - "I'm losing but I will still make it all about myself".
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Anyone got a link to the Mike Mo vs Chris Roberts game that supposedly happened during finals night?
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Kinda lame Joslin got two letters on pressure flips and a late flip won....but they did pretty much every other trick....wasn't pretty....funny how you realize Joslin needs six more feet of airtime and his stuff looks a lot better....
Good Mike mo made him work for it.....
I was thought the same thing, his flat ground game (while heads and tails above mine) is ugly - that said, Tucker wasn't so graceful either, all slow and clunky.
Sad to see pressure flips coming back just to win BATB...late flips, I like to see (BS pop shuvs, front foot lf were always my go to, along with impossibles, for games of skate).
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Joslin is the king of flat ground and stairs.
Hope this is sarcasm because he's the king of neither.
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Joslin is the king of flat ground and stairs.
Hope this is sarcasm because he's the king of neither.
PJ and Reynolds.
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"offensive toe-drag gets one do-over"
Joslin tries the switch frontside shove lateflip 3 times, drags toe on first two
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Joslin def has the worst flatground style of anyone who's ever won lol
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Joslin def has the worst flatground style of anyone who's ever won lol
Hmmmm... maybe on par with Cody Cepeda.
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Joslin def has the worst flatground style of anyone who's ever won lol
I love how cody came back to batb this year with a stylish look and a cleaned up style, only for it all to fall to pieces when he busted out those double flips
no amount of hair spray and trendy clothes will hide the hideous limp foot that he uses to get those double flips
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Joslin def has the worst flatground style of anyone who's ever won lol
I love how cody came back to batb this year with a stylish look and a cleaned up style, only for it all to fall to pieces when he busted out those double flips
no amount of hair spray and trendy clothes will hide the hideous limp foot that he uses to get those double flips
Dude Cody looks like he just found out about Good Charlotte and Sum 41 and now is having his emo phase in life
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Also Sewa's entourage was hilarious.
(http://i.imgur.com/HuoGtJo.gif)
That shit was pretty lame, imo. Shane should've gotten a redo there due to that obvious distraction. That idiot shouldn't have even been on the course at that time.
A snapshot I found makes me think we won't be seeing much of him any time soon
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"Offensive toedrag gets one do-over"
Re-match when?
But ultimately it will be decided by the referee.
I like how at the end of the rules they basically say the referee can just completely disregard the rules.
not "all rules will ultimately be decided by..."
Tortfeasor, any thoughts on this?
Ah, after looking at the written rules you are totally right, there is pretty much zero room for grammar error the way they have it.
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"Offensive toedrag gets one do-over"
Re-match when?
But ultimately it will be decided by the referee.
I like how at the end of the rules they basically say the referee can just completely disregard the rules.
not "all rules will ultimately be decided by..."
Tortfeasor, any thoughts on this?
Ah, after looking at the written rules you are totally right, there is pretty much zero room for grammar error the way they have it.
I just found out texting at stoplights is distracted driving, the easy way. Basically written rules are rarely followed. The price you pay on a 99 cent avocado ends up costing 1.10 so what's the point?
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Also Sewa's entourage was hilarious.
(http://i.imgur.com/HuoGtJo.gif)
That shit was pretty lame, imo. Shane should've gotten a redo there due to that obvious distraction. That idiot shouldn't have even been on the course at that time.
A snapshot I found makes me think we won't be seeing much of him any time soon
(http://i68.tinypic.com/2ufaq11.png)
Hahaha
Good work, my man.
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From Shreddit:
"Statistical Analysis of Battle at the Berrics X"
http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH (http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH)
https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/)
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^That's pretty fucking neat.
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From Shreddit:
"Statistical Analysis of Battle at the Berrics X"
http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH (http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH)
https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/)
Fascinating. I always thought sw varial kickflip was a killer move... apparently not anymore. Also, Cookie should have been in the finals!
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From Shreddit:
"Statistical Analysis of Battle at the Berrics X"
http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH (http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH)
https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/)
This is pretty damn cool.
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People gotta learn sw double tres, 99% letter for Shane.
I mean not us, but the pros...
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From Shreddit:
"Statistical Analysis of Battle at the Berrics X"
http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH (http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH)
https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/)
This is pretty damn cool.
Damn, this is crazy!
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From Shreddit:
"Statistical Analysis of Battle at the Berrics X"
http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH (http://imgur.com/a/E0BsH)
https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/skateboarding/comments/6l29de/statistical_analysis_of_battle_at_the_berrics_x_oc/)
Wow, lots of data there!
TL;DR: late flips/pressure flips win berrics battles ;)