What is PSL Skateboarding

[DNTRODDEN]

Hot take:

Love it or hate it, PSL has the potential to bring new skaters into the fold, and that is a win.
You don't have to understand the "language" of trick names, you just know right away where the score comes from.

Next hot take: The young kids are killing it, Roman,Julian Agliardi, Ginwoo, and Kristion Jordan found a good way to improve there visibility, well maybe not Ginwoo

Sure there is a lot wrong with the format, but still, it is great to the sport trying something new.

DNT

[Luddite]

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Also can someone say who Los Santos' coach is?  Can't believe that hasn't been detailed at some point in the past few weeks.  They seem familiar but I can't place it.

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LOL: that's Phil Gustavson, pride of Brasil.

It's Dave Jonsson, a religious nut from Canada.

[Copers]

So let me get this straight - my choices for things to watch that are skateboard related are sports, a bunch of hicks falling in mud puddles or a japanese game show. great

[rikki]

I don't know, there's something there, I've found myself watching the stream every weekend for the past few weeks. It's enjoyable to witness good skating, plus the vibe is mostly like that of a "normal" skate sesh. Everyone seems to having fun.

I'm not complaining too much. I'm sure the format will evolve and I hope to see PSL stick around.

[GnarAlarm]

They're trying so hard to make it like "sports" but this is more like a home run derby than a baseball game.

It'd be better if they just used the whole park, then teams would have an incentive to get different styles of skaters.
Having a really consistent manny or transition gadget skater on your team could make a huge difference, and it wouldn't be quite as boring.

I also don't like that they're trying to redefine what a bunt is.

[Gnarfunkell]

So let me get this straight - my choices for things to watch that are skateboard related are sports, a bunch of hicks falling in mud puddles or a japanese game show. great

Or... the seemingly endless parts and videos that come out weekly.

[CossRooper]

So let me get this straight - my choices for things to watch that are skateboard related are sports, a bunch of hicks falling in mud puddles or a japanese game show. great

if you want to bury your head in the sand and ignore everything else in skating, that's completely on you. There is lots to be excited about.

[germy rogirs]

Was getting pretty hard to watch team Lithium there Maurio Mccoy looked so over it by the end with Midler and Robert Neal.

I do enjoy watching these but there definitely has to be some changes to make this sustainable. Like we cant just have the same 8 stair flip tricks over and over. Theres got to be a better way to incorporate the rails more especially when a team is down by 10+ points.

[cancelfliplateflip]

they should give extra wildcards to the team that's losing. like an extra wildcard for every 2 points you are behind at the start of a quarter

[TwisT]

Hot take:

Love it or hate it, PSL has the potential to bring new skaters into the fold, and that is a win.
You don't have to understand the "language" of trick names, you just know right away where the score comes from.

I don't get the point. Or how this is even a hot take. Everything has the potential to bring in new skateboarders to the fold. Rocket Power got Nora into skateboarding. Half of us are here because of a video game. There's at least 2 people on here inspired by snoopy.

[thecomfortsofmadness]

P-Rod being so flawlessly media trained from the age of 13 has always aided my assumption that he has skeletons in his closet.

My above comment is alleged and based solely on assumptions, other than hanging with James Cole, and being a prolific grifter I have not seen or heard of any other dirt/allegations.

[TheWineClub]

P-Rod being so flawlessly media trained from the age of 13 has always aided my assumption that he has skeletons in his closet.

My above comment is alleged and based solely on assumptions, other than hanging with James Cole, and being a prolific grifter I have not seen or heard of any other dirt/allegations.

I still think one of the weirdest things about P-Rod is that he dated Mike Mo's ex for like a decade and they all hung out still. I know that's not same category as Cole but it was always something i found to be awkward.

[DNTRODDEN]

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Hot take:

Love it or hate it, PSL has the potential to bring new skaters into the fold, and that is a win.
You don't have to understand the "language" of trick names, you just know right away where the score comes from.

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I don't get the point. Or how this is even a hot take. Everything has the potential to bring in new skateboarders to the fold. Rocket Power got Nora into skateboarding. Half of us are here because of a video game. There's at least 2 people on here inspired by snoopy.

well maybe not "Hot" hot, but my overwhelming take away from the thread is that PSL is not well received.

[DCLOVE]

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I think Mike Mo didn't realize the fatal flaw of this format: it gets harder to go on a streak as the game goes on since you can't repeat tricks. Unlike baseball where you're just repeating the same fundamentals. So the epic comeback is never gonna happen

And to add to that going first is a huge advantage because you can exhaust all the easy tricks

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Good point, I was wondering how long it was going to take before this stuff started to show itself. Also the longer these same guys are doing this same format, the better they are going to get at landing their go to tricks down this same set of stairs. So the problem will get worse before it gets better. Think about how quickly a game of skate devolves once everyone runs through everything. These 4th quarters may turn into flail fests, and its not going to be very exciting to watch once tricks start taking 8 tries to land.

The fundamental flaw is watching a bunch of dudes play skate on the same 8 stair they skate twice a week is stupid and doesn’t make for a contest. Watching Mike mo lose his house will be the high light of my year.

[DCLOVE]

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P-Rod being so flawlessly media trained from the age of 13 has always aided my assumption that he has skeletons in his closet.

My above comment is alleged and based solely on assumptions, other than hanging with James Cole, and being a prolific grifter I have not seen or heard of any other dirt/allegations.

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I still think one of the weirdest things about P-Rod is that he dated Mike Mo's ex for like a decade and they all hung out still. I know that's not same category as Cole but it was always something i found to be awkward.

That’s not even his most ergregious offense. He literally fucked and knocked up his filmers sister and then just like abandoned both of them . Nigel was a great filmer and forecast was amazing and instead of being a staff filmer for primitive he has to be a YouTube weirdo to survive despite his nieces father and former best friend owning an entire board company. P. Rod a douchebag.

[Chalupa]

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Hot take:

Love it or hate it, PSL has the potential to bring new skaters into the fold, and that is a win.
You don't have to understand the "language" of trick names, you just know right away where the score comes from.

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I don't get the point. Or how this is even a hot take. Everything has the potential to bring in new skateboarders to the fold. Rocket Power got Nora into skateboarding. Half of us are here because of a video game. There's at least 2 people on here inspired by snoopy.

Bart Simpson for me.

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P-Rod being so flawlessly media trained from the age of 13 has always aided my assumption that he has skeletons in his closet.

My above comment is alleged and based solely on assumptions, other than hanging with James Cole, and being a prolific grifter I have not seen or heard of any other dirt/allegations.

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I still think one of the weirdest things about P-Rod is that he dated Mike Mo's ex for like a decade and they all hung out still. I know that's not same category as Cole but it was always something i found to be awkward.

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That’s not even his most ergregious offense. He literally fucked and knocked up his filmers sister and then just like abandoned both of them . Nigel was a great filmer and forecast was amazing and instead of being a staff filmer for primitive he has to be a YouTube weirdo to survive despite his nieces father and former best friend owning an entire board company. P. Rod a douchebag.

not very god fearing christian of him

[Lou Strux]

There's at least 2 people on here inspired by snoopy.

I feel seen.

[biggietoms]

I enjoy PSL and am excited to see it grow and evolve.This past weekends blowouts were kinda rough to watch tho.

It was sad to see lithium crumble in real time tho, like someone else said, i felt bad for mario mccoy, he seemed to be the only one trying to win the match. Zach was still hurt and barley landed shit,  + Robert Neal hasnt landed anything this entire season lol.

[Donkey Lips]

i felt bad for mario mccoy

not bad enough to get his name right though  :'(

[boneless900]

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i felt bad for mario mccoy

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not bad enough to get his name right though  :'(

It was pretty brutal when maurio saw that Robert Neal got subbed in. Mccoy got visibly bummed and asked neal to just move it along by ollieing but instead he bailed on a flip trick (can't remember what he tried)

[biggietoms]

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i felt bad for mario mccoy

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not bad enough to get his name right though  :'(

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It was pretty brutal when maurio saw that Robert Neal got subbed in. Mccoy got visibly bummed and asked neal to just move it along by ollieing but instead he bailed on a flip trick (can't remember what he tried)

yeah i picked up on that too. Neal seemed to not care at all and Saraceno seemed like he didnt even want to be there lol. Even the commentators made a joke about it. I actually like both of them and wanted to see them win (or at least try to win). SHS was so tight and cohesive, huge contrast to lithuim, who looked like they all just met for the first time that night.

[Love Parked]

Robert Neal hasnt landed anything this entire season lol.

What do you mean?? He landed an ollie that was the trick of the night the other week!

[sexualhelon]

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i felt bad for mario mccoy

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not bad enough to get his name right though  :'(

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It was pretty brutal when maurio saw that Robert Neal got subbed in. Mccoy got visibly bummed and asked neal to just move it along by ollieing but instead he bailed on a flip trick (can't remember what he tried)

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yeah i picked up on that too. Neal seemed to not care at all and Saraceno seemed like he didnt even want to be there lol. Even the commentators made a joke about it. I actually like both of them and wanted to see them win (or at least try to win). SHS was so tight and cohesive, huge contrast to lithuim, who looked like they all just met for the first time that night.

Yeah, I wonder what they get for competing in PSL. Are they basically all doing Mike Mo a favor or something? Nyjah's a team captain and he bailed to go to a rave this past weekend. The blow out matches were definitely the most boring to watch out of them all.

[scab]

The blow out matches were definitely the most boring to watch out of them all.

That's the downside of this whole sports-framing. Game winners are super rare. Blowouts are not. I have a hard time picturing what would make casuals stick around long enough to start making bets in the first place, which is obviously the endgame here.

[rawbertson.]

finally got around to watching a bit of it. i need to see how more games go but it seemed like the first quarter took the longest then the rest of the quarters were mostly just bails after all their easy stuff got landed. it was los santos vs. wolverines and los santos got bodied like 10-1 in the first quarter and then i had to go.

i dont know if this has been mentioned, but this format is actually very dangerous because it forces people to try stuff way out of your comfort zone potentially. when you skate a contest, trying stuff you are actually comfortable with / want to push yourself to do, is 1 thing, but going for something you potentially have no business going for could lead to serious injury. Is a 8 stair ideal "training huck" situation? they made it a "double set" too to mellow out the handrail, maybe that is 100% ideal, idk, but i definitely would rather be skating like a 3 set hahaha

but on a positive note, there are 2 things I really did like about it. It is more about "who can do every single trick" rather than just "how good can you land your best shit today" over and over again. also, the team element actually does add some good flavor to the game because the way you craft your team you can really cover your bases. But with how good a lot of these guys are (especially the younger guys like Kristion Jordan and Roman Hager) they can seemingly just do literally everything, i wonder how they actually determine who goes for the defense lmao.

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

I like that it’s loose enough that the games are still honorable….we’ve seen with battle of the Berrics and slides and grinds where games can go.  I’m always amazed how guys can stomp tricks so well with that slippery floor.  Still haven’t watched the last couple matches but Mcclung with a switch back 3 and Miles with a nollie back nose blunt.. c’mon. It’s just stuff you don’t expect in a contest or even in a demo…..

[GnarAlarm]

i wonder how they actually determine who goes for the defense lmao.

They just pick whoever on the team is most likely to land it. You could send the same guy out for every single defense (and some teams basically do). It'd speed games up if they made a rule that the same person can't defend more than twice in a row or something.

The last time I watched it two of the games would have ended about 20 minutes quicker if Dufrene and Suciu weren't there to carry their teams on defense.

[SatanicPanic]

P-Rod being so flawlessly media trained from the age of 13 has always aided my assumption that he has skeletons in his closet.

My above comment is alleged and based solely on assumptions, other than hanging with James Cole, and being a prolific grifter I have not seen or heard of any other dirt/allegations.

I don't trust anyone that vocally Christian

[Southernmost]

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P-Rod being so flawlessly media trained from the age of 13 has always aided my assumption that he has skeletons in his closet.

My above comment is alleged and based solely on assumptions, other than hanging with James Cole, and being a prolific grifter I have not seen or heard of any other dirt/allegations.

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I still think one of the weirdest things about P-Rod is that he dated Mike Mo's ex for like a decade and they all hung out still. I know that's not same category as Cole but it was always something i found to be awkward.

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That’s not even his most ergregious offense. He literally fucked and knocked up his filmers sister and then just like abandoned both of them . Nigel was a great filmer and forecast was amazing and instead of being a staff filmer for primitive he has to be a YouTube weirdo to survive despite his nieces father and former best friend owning an entire board company. P. Rod a douchebag.

It seems like you feel a certain way towards Prod on Nigel’s behalf. Scroll Nigels instagram and you can see him skating at Primitive park, wearing Prod Nikes, hanging out at PSL, even his sister is there tagging Primitive and smiling at PSL events. I’m just saying, maybe you’re feeling bitter for them without knowing their personal feelings.