I don't get the shawn powers hate. The guy is actually funny/entertaining. A lot of people try to be funny and jokey but just come off wack. Great skater, maybe not typically pro level but he's got ollies.
People don't like him because he smashed a business's storefront costing thousands of dollars to repair and then threw a live lobster against a brick wall, all for some shit web clip. I like his skating but he's a fucking idiot and when there's 1000s of other pros, I would never support him with my money.
i was hyped on merlino when wtf came out but he's kinda bland
i'll add tj rogers, tom schaar, lutzka and sierra fellers
I like TJ Rogers because he was injured and couldn't skate at one of the last Tampa Pro's and decided to volunteer to help run one of the stands instead, and I thought that was nice. Also someone posted on here before about how they ran into him at some bar when he was really drunk and he threw the arm around his shoulders and said, "Dude... I can switch fs 360 aaaaaaanything..."
Chad Tim Tim is sick and underrated.
Skaters like Clint and Cody Mac will always have some fans because they're great skaters, despite their shit personalities. It's the boring skaters that no one likes. I can't imagine Josh Harmony, Cooper Wilt, Mitchie Brusco, Nick Garcia, Julian Davidson, Tom Remillard or anyone on Darkstar other than Dave Bachinsky being anyone's favourite skater.