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The real Michael Jordan of skateboarding.
Or is it more a Jordan and Lebron situation?
Career-wise I don't think there's anybody that comes close. What do you guys think?
People make terrible comparisons on here and offer zero explanation to base it upon.
Paul Rodriguez is probably not in the Top 10 all time or if he is, he’s at the bottom. Comparing him to Jordan makes no sense because it’s an apple and oranges comparison. Paul didn’t win a bunch of titles or mvps or awards of note and he’s not super influential to generations of skaters where they all try to pattern their style after his or turn skateboarding into an international sport based off his singular talent. He was the best skater in his era, which was kind of a downer era of skating, so I’d compare him to someone who was big in the late 90s NBA
Koston is the person I would compare Jordan to, particularly if you just want to go the “great talent, terrible personality” route
if you think me saying he's not top 10 is unfair - here's 18 skaters of the top of my head I'd rate above him. who'd you replace with him?
eric koston
andrew reynolds
tony hawk
daewon song
marc johnson
mark gonzales
josh kalis
heath kirchart
arto saari
geoffrowley
john cardiel
dennis buzenitz
fred gall
AVE
ronnie creager
guy mariano
ishod wair
jake johnson
Alright, I feel like "being the Michael Jordan of something" has a different meaning from me since I'm not from the US and I don't even follow NBA, my bad.
That's why I said career-wise, I don't think there's anybody close to him. There are people more skilled than him, people more influential, people that did it first... I'm not saying he's the greatest of all time, but everything he did/does is class.
Was a very good child prodigy, got into the "best" sponsors (eS, Girl, PlanB, Nike...), he made Nike somewhat acceptable or popular, undeniably great parts (and a lot of them), He did well in contests even if that's not your thing, he seems like a nice guy and not a douche (but I don't know the guy), and then he started his Primitive brand with in my opinion the best and most productive team out there.
There are other guys that have done some of those things, but not all of them. Again, I'm happy to be proven wrong.