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[RM6330]

Yoo when did Kelly crash out?

[TheWineClub]

This shit is toooooo long

[spooky electric]

3 games in a row is just too much. The attention wanes after the first game. I get the logistics of doing it all at once but it'd be more digestable to have like a Sunday night game, a Wednesday night game and a Friday night game.

[FunnyBunny]

Agree with it being too long, they need to do 3 periods instead of 4 quarters.   Even then that was 3 hours and only like 10 minutes of it was fun or exciting. 

[RoaryMcTwang]

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Why the fuck did you give him money for exclusive pixels?

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Well the concept behind it was you would be able to burn the moments for exclusive rewards. But unfortunately nothing ever came from it.

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Jesus Christ I laughed so fucking hard at that

[propaganda]

it was ok I guess, a little funny, the live chat and when the big cat dude would come out all serious like “according to the replay the previous attempt is no good!!”

Ginowoo kilt it, ultimately I feel to sleep tho

[Dwayne Hoover]

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People forget Mike Mo scammed an entire community of skateboarders with NFT’s the guy is doing fine for coin

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How much did you send him?

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Definitely too much. I specially knowing not everyone had to pay for packs at a chance to pull a card.

you couldnt waterboard this information out of me

[De Toro Seco]

This guys sleep on Ginwoo, he was drafted way after Manny Santiago or Micky Papa!!! Like, what are we doing here?

[Greg Lurkzka]

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People forget Mike Mo scammed an entire community of skateboarders with NFT’s the guy is doing fine for coin

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How much did you send him?

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Definitely too much. I specially knowing not everyone had to pay for packs at a chance to pull a card.

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you couldnt waterboard this information out of me

Hahaha for real, I’d take that shit to the grave

[antiseptic]

he still never released the marketplace for his other scam but apparently has all the time in the world for this shit

[j....soy.....]

I thought it was a bit long too and I'll just watch the last game later today.  Maybe two outs, or three periods?   I guess there's just a fine balance between getting everything set up and everyone there, it being a league, sports betting etc....

Overall way better than I thought, that's Clint Petersen right?  Maybe one of the best skate commentators I've ever heard.  Lots of makes, and the rail wild card keeps things interesting.

[Counts as a Land]

I actually enjoyed it more than I thought and it kept my wife and 4 year old entertained for a bit as well.
You are right Clint Peterson was great on the mic.
 
Would be cool (but probably impossible) to have the teams rep cities like in other sports.  I know that would influence my choice of who to root for ha.

[Hqjdncm]

I watched the whole thing and the most memorable things to me are:
-David loy’s fit (that video of jah exists and this mfer toook that shit)
-That Christian kid in joslins team has such an effortless style holy shit if only he wasn’t in with joslin (and plan b)
-The lakai’s in this were all Telford low and 2/3 people wearing them had the most horrendous, fucked up fitting pants (joslin and Evon)
-Zach saraceno’s team not having their team captain or midler was weird. I mean they technically still had enough people to play but unlike the other teams where they could either switch in fresh legs to set or send out anyone that was good to land the trick defensively they seemed to be at a huge disadvantage (although los santos was kinda the same way at the start and honestly if they didn’t have ginwoo I could see them possibly losing)
-that ref pissed me off
-that sudden death felt super anticlimactic
-Christian dufrene I think stood out the most to me the whole night

All in all I watched all of it and it was meh
I don’t think this is gonna last tho, like people said still too long, and it being mostly stairs was pretty boring. There were tricks that were pretty damn good on their own, but I don’t think this was it.

Honestly if they did 2 rounds of 4 quarters of just the same teams (ie foys team vs joslins) and did just stairs the first 4 quarters then just rail the second 4 quarters and then did only 1 match a night instead of 3 (and spread it out like football Sunday, Monday and Thursday) it might work better

[Tuff Lover]

I thought it was alright. The commentators sound cheesy kinda like they're trying to sound like mainstream sports broadcasts (not the good ones either.) A little more commentary on the tricks would be nice. I saw in the background they put the trick names on the scoreboard; that would be nice for the viewers. I don't get why rail tricks are "wildcards" instead of being able to be done at anytime. If they're going to be something special it would make sense for wildcards to be worth more points or maybe you don't get an out for trying one cuz

[h00man]

prod got swept up

[Dj Paul]

prod got swept up

Switch 3 on a double set at 41 is impressive.

Ginwoo on any team is a cheat code.

[A Not At All Naughty Chemist]

Haven't watched this one yet but from what i read here there's still some kinks to work out, which they'll hopefully do. And then over the years it will mutate into just streetleague with teams.

All of life is just one giant game of skate

[Mr.Jenkins]

Took a quick glance - so cringe. Skateboarding kinda sucks these days.

[blindfoldedhillbomb]

Haven't watched this one yet but from what i read here there's still some kinks to work out, which they'll hopefully do. And then over the years it will mutate into just streetleague with teams.

All of life is just one giant game of skate

It's got the same stop and start feel of SLS already but with a hint of American Football for some reason...? I got secondhand embarrassment every time the ref came out with his NFL style headset to announce calls.

Highlight though is that all the skaters were mic'd up for some reason. Couldn't tell if some folks were hammered, but at one point Decenzo called someone on Prods team a dumbass for repeating a trick, haha.

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prod got swept up

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Switch 3 on a double set at 41 is impressive.

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[rikki]

I thought it was pretty enjoyable. Too long, though. Four quarters with 3 offensives for each team is just too much. Cut it down to three rounds with 3 offensives or keep the four quarters but with 2 offensives.

[assvogel]

Yo! Checked out the stream for a bit and could think a few skateboard related activities that are more fun than watching this:

Getting kicked out of a spot
Getting your board taken by cops
Wheelbite while bombing a hill
Watching the city tear down your local DIY
Using griptape for toilet paper
Getting hit by a car
Sacking a rail
Listening to a Youtuber giving trick tips

[lamfordie]

I have a theory of how Mike Mo is going to make money out of this. So I was listening to his nine club interview and at the end he was mentioning the app and how they have a fantasy component to it. He mentioned that you can bet with friends on who lands tricks and stuff like that. It doesn't sound like a traditional fantasy sports league where you make a team but more like prediction market betting like polygon and other stuff like that. I believe he wants to set up the psl and the app to be a prediction market app where you can eventually bet money on the games and players. I think he wants the psl to be first and then eventually expand it to other skate events like sls and x games. That's how I think he can make money on it.

[sidekickman]

honestly the second match was hype and all three had their moments. filming was good, commentary was acceptable.

but still idk why the comp scene is so avoidant to more low key demo-style frameworks. gimme an hour of coverage of a handful of dudes just fucking around trying to hype up a crowd and then leave it to a live audience vote and move on. those bowl comps are way more watchable than 3 hrs of people copying each other down the same feature

lastly while it did produce good competition the whole thing still feels cynical as shit. i do not like it when my skateboarding tastes like 2K wrapped in fanduel, soaked in mikemo entrebro scam bullshit

[j....soy.....]

I'm guessing it's sports betting and potential investors which is why they are doing what they are doing......not mad at it though.

[TheWineClub]

I have a theory of how Mike Mo is going to make money out of this. So I was listening to his nine club interview and at the end he was mentioning the app and how they have a fantasy component to it. He mentioned that you can bet with friends on who lands tricks and stuff like that. It doesn't sound like a traditional fantasy sports league where you make a team but more like prediction market betting like polygon and other stuff like that. I believe he wants to set up the psl and the app to be a prediction market app where you can eventually bet money on the games and players. I think he wants the psl to be first and then eventually expand it to other skate events like sls and x games. That's how I think he can make money on it.

From slanging cheap plastic sunglasses to scamming people with crypto to getting skaters to gamble the little money they do have. All this guy does is grift.

[propaganda]

im a be so pissed when i get some good odds on ginowoo team but he fakes a injury in the first inning to protect his family from the mob

[letters]

Surprisingly entertaining.

The ideas must have flown in the naming process of teams: "The Soldiers", The Wolverines"...

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[Brotherly Shuvit]

This was sick.  I get why someone wouldn’t dig this or could even hate it but the quality of skaters and the presentation is pretty impressive.  It really is the sportification of skating and it’s fascinating to see it realized this way.  Scoring in skating always has left something to be desired.  I really think Mike Mo and company delivered on the vision here!  Obviously similar to the exhibition but the ongoing team aspect makes it fun.

Dug all the substitutions.  And the format is pretty damn good.  I actually like how long a game is.  It feels balanced having four quarters.  Time for a team to stage a comeback if they get behind.  If there’s more missed tricks it would go much faster.  The rail wild card is pretty sick actually.

And yeah Mike Mo’s end game is definitely building comprehensive enough stats on probability of any trick a skater tries to encourage betting, but that’s the case with most other sports.  Woulda been sick if there was a proper fantasy sports element like they suggested.

It’s a good platform for a lot of these skaters.  Seeing them in a team context is dope actually.  Looser and more competitive at the same time.  Ginwoo is so fucking good!  Trevor Colden acquitted himself well.  And pretty funny Sinner forgot his jersey at home. 

Agreed Clint Petersen was pretty strong on the mic with Malto.  I did a double take at how competent and unobtrusive their commentary was.  Way better than a lot of other pro sport commentators.

Hope this continues.