Riddle me this, how is Antoine Asselin not pro???

[Ed boy]

yet zion turned pro in a year?

I think we can all agree that Zion's more marketable than Antoine.
At the end of the day that's what it comes down to.

Antoine's sick but I haven't heard of him since Since Day One. Gotta be relevant to go pro.

[FROTHY]

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Antoine absolutely rips, but I don’t really see him on Alltimers. Dude definitely deserves a board with his name on it though. Speaking of deserving pros, Alex better turn Vincent Touzery pro this year.

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Id say Nik Stain has been ripping harder, he deserves it before if not at the same time as Vincent.

I love Nik's skating, but I'd worry about him getting sucked into other projects, like working as a carpenter in Brooklyn and spending lots of time at community gardens. Also, he could start a noseslide that never ends, and then how would you ever form a relationship?

[thefriscokid]

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Antoine absolutely rips, but I don’t really see him on Alltimers. Dude definitely deserves a board with his name on it though. Speaking of deserving pros, Alex better turn Vincent Touzery pro this year.

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Id say Nik Stain has been ripping harder, he deserves it before if not at the same time as Vincent.

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I love Nik's skating, but I'd worry about him getting sucked into other projects, like working as a carpenter in Brooklyn and spending lots of time at community gardens. Also, he could start a noseslide that never ends, and then how would you ever form a relationship?

Hopefully somewhere in between modeling and carpentry I suppose.
But where would one find a neverending ledge for him to skate is the better question?

[roomservice]

Looks like the skater Mike Mo could have been if he skated rails

He has two things working against him:
1. Not based in the US. Frenchman Adrien Bulard back tailed el toro and look where he is now (the same place).
2. His type of skating is a saturated market, which is why it's boring. The bar for getting noticed these days doing the skating he is doing is incredibly high. Normal ledge, rail, flat ground shit won't cut it at his skill level. Gustav Tonsofsons's approach to skating is entertaining, gnarly, and also easier on the body than hucking it down huge gaps and rails.

[thefriscokid]

Looks like the skater Mike Mo could have been if he skated rails

He has two things working against him:
1. Not based in the US. Frenchman Adrien Bulard back tailed el toro and look where he is now (the same place).
2. His type of skating is a saturated market, which is why it's boring. The bar for getting noticed these days doing the skating he is doing is incredibly high. Normal ledge, rail, flat ground shit won't cut it at his skill level. Gustav Tonsofsons's approach to skating is entertaining, gnarly, and also easier on the body than hucking it down huge gaps and rails.

Mike Mo was a golden child set for glory that suffered the price of life, i suppose antoines genre is very popular but his style is unique and his bag of tricks was not standard.
Real sleeps hard, bloated team with no direction, lot of good dudes get blueballed by them in my eyes. couldve had two additional separate teams from all the real extras over the years

[markerman666]

for real though, he’s one of my favorites off that team.

[OG Puffy Tongue]

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He rips, he has a succesful creative side endeavor, bonus streetwear points or whatever

What happened?? Real is distracted by terminator olympic jocks, they forgot to hook up the real players

Dissapointed and curious

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Who?
And btw Jack Olson is still Am enough said

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jack olson is wack

[slapguru420]

Just saw that Real posted this:

How is the guy not pro yet???

Let's all spam their post until it happens!!!!

[Audrey II]

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He rips, he has a succesful creative side endeavor, bonus streetwear points or whatever

What happened?? Real is distracted by terminator olympic jocks, they forgot to hook up the real players

Dissapointed and curious

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Who?
And btw Jack Olson is still Am enough said

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jack olson is wack

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maybe wack isnt the right word, boring seems more fitting.

[Badmeaningood]

I feel more sorry for Harry Lintell - fucking smashing it for the last few years, parts coming out left and right, timeless style...

He'll never get his shine on Real.

[DannyDee]

Hard to get turned pro by an American company while still being based in Canada especially if it is anywhere that isn't Van. I wish that wasn't still the case but it is, it stopped Morgan from fully getting on DC for example. Tides seem to be turning a bit though between how Bobby is hooked up and same with Dustin Henry.

[PincherBug]

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He rips, he has a succesful creative side endeavor, bonus streetwear points or whatever

What happened?? Real is distracted by terminator olympic jocks, they forgot to hook up the real players

Dissapointed and curious

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Who?
And btw Jack Olson is still Am enough said

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Jack Olson is Pro.  You guys must have missed it, check the real team page.

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It's because he's a fucking french canadian.

What are they going to do for his pro board? spell his name in poutine lettering? Do you realize how fucking intricate that would be?

God you people are so fucking stupid sometimes I swear.

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Poutine is delicious . also bigger mystery is why antonio durao isn't pro.

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Antonio, also pro.

Those quotes are 8 months old guy

[squintharder]

He's not American that's why. Real doesn't do shit for anyone not in the country.

[144p]

Hey Deluxe/Real, do some collabs with Dime, help Antoine blow up and turn him pro.
You're welcome.

[layzieyez]

Hey Deluxe/Real, do some collabs with Dime, help Antoine blow up and turn him pro.
You're welcome.

This right here. It's like stranding someone with supreme connects when they could be huge.

[moonordie]

How many pple said "who" before me?

[DCOTY]

yet zion turned pro in a year?

the mystery is astounding

i know antoine broke his foot before SDO but that was so long ago i cant believe theyd hold him back forever

Also agreed, jack olson is another carbon copy boring berrics feeble kickflip mother effer . reminds me as if wieger and mikey taylor got together to become more boring

Don’t compare Wieger to Jack Olson

[sus]

Hey Deluxe/Real, do some collabs with Dime, help Antoine blow up and turn him pro.
You're welcome.

At  the very, least make a decent production batch of Asselin pro boards across canada and make a small batch in the US distributed at select shops for those of us that fucc with Antoine (myself included)

[ScudMantels]

Lol the dude has under 10k followers on instagram, good luck going pro for a real company with that following.

[Betaphenylethylalamine]

Antoine does his shit with Dime and never cared to be pro.

Hes already a canadian legend. Hes our version of brian herman.

He amazing for someone that doesnt skate often either, we've never seen him anywhere near his potential.

In the latest dime clips it looks (sadly) like his style is going from brian herman to Jimmy carlin

[Beeda Weeda]

Lol the dude has under 10k followers on instagram, good luck going pro for a real company with that following.

you are what is wrong with the earth.

[Patrick2G]

Antoine does his shit with Dime and never cared to be pro.

Hes already a canadian legend. Hes our version of brian herman.

He amazing for someone that doesnt skate often either, we've never seen him anywhere near his potential.

In the latest dime clips it looks (sadly) like his style is going from brian herman to Jimmy carlin

I am sure he would have loved to turn pro. Every part of your comment doesn’t make much sense. It’s the classic Canadian curse. He is one on the list of a bunch of dudes who got slept on.

[thefriscokid]

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Antoine does his shit with Dime and never cared to be pro.

Hes already a canadian legend. Hes our version of brian herman.

He amazing for someone that doesnt skate often either, we've never seen him anywhere near his potential.

In the latest dime clips it looks (sadly) like his style is going from brian herman to Jimmy carlin

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I am sure he would have loved to turn pro. Every part of your comment doesn’t make much sense. It’s the classic Canadian curse. He is one on the list of a bunch of dudes who got slept on.

     




thats what kills me, we've never seen him at his full potential and its a shame.
i agree , its the canada thing and the fact Real turned into a undercover jock x games team for some reason

[Beeda Weeda]

honestly, being a middle of the road pro seems like a really shitty life.
I think running dime and being with his friends and family is probably a good life.

[Bristol_Palin]

Did anyone post this

[Patrick2G]

honestly, being a middle of the road pro seems like a really shitty life.
I think running dime and being with his friends and family is probably a good life.

Good point. But why not both?

[Beeda Weeda]

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honestly, being a middle of the road pro seems like a really shitty life.
I think running dime and being with his friends and family is probably a good life.

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Good point. But why not both?

looks like that is the case.

[rukes]

Hmmm, maybe Reals not the team, i could see him on krooked

[Sidewalk Funk.]

He has two things working against him:
1. Not based in the US. Frenchman Adrien Bulard back tailed el toro and look where he is now (the same place).
2.

Haha Adrien Bulard is also one of the most unlikeable dudes in skating which is also a contributing factor.

[roba]

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He has two things working against him:
1. Not based in the US. Frenchman Adrien Bulard back tailed el toro and look where he is now (the same place).
2.

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Haha Adrien Bulard is also one of the most unlikeable dudes in skating which is also a contributing factor.

i'd rather be real flow than pro for jart