right?

I do...I was still rooting for mike mo

joseph martinez don't tell them, silence is golden..

"Silence is golden" 2

fax

God damn i know right? proxypls

Those kids ind the bacc was getting me hyped !! Mike mike mike mike lol

they were cool and all but imagine how pj felt haha Vinicius Novaes

bath salt bandit All I can imagine is them saying "Mike" now

Tom Le i have a strong urge to superman punch them & ninja kick their throats!

Ryan Dorn well said.

Didnt miss much, one commentator had a hard on for pj the whole time.

lol

Thought the same thing

+bean guru Spot-on description.

+Tyler Richardson indeed

I fucking died reading this. Spot on, dude.

😭

We need more of these kind of comments.

Thomas Ham lol same

but with 10 years old kids... they didn't even know ladd! mike is more mainstream.. not that he's mainstream but I think for the fully flared is more recognizable..

All you would’ve had to do is, pppp-j pppp-j they would’ve caught on immediately

Naw “silence is golden”

Filippo Lescai I’m 10 and I didn’t know who Mike was until now. I knew PJ before him

mike hired them

why tha fuck would he do that?!

lickingfrog Because this isn't a football game...

they`re cute KIDS dude.

lickingfrog i like your name

ikr i was thinking that too. its like they got bored or something

well imagine going through 50 games of skate filming the same tricks over and over…there isn't anything revolutionary happening.

yeah but it's their job lol

Mint Slice i agree, but 5 seconds of distraction happens. the real question is why didn't the other cameras have the shot lol

NEVARR!! No napping! Super glue their eyes open if they have to! Missed shots should result in electrical probing to the "sensitive parts".. but yes what happened to the other camera peoples.

any of the tricks*

Lol

Do they skate at least?

LOL yeah your right

They sucks

Lmaoo, didnt expect to see you here! Also: MiKe! MIke! MIKE! MikE! mIKE! Mike! MiKE!

No Doubt Roy SKRRTTT

Does people need to be specialists to appreciate a sport?

Roy Purdy yo roy wsup

you are just jealous you moron.. what if the people dont know skate? does anybody watching basketball needs to learn basketball?

yeah... judging by the weird angles, the ESPN filmer most likely doesn't know too much about skating.

Torn Meniscus neither do the announcers...let alone anyone in the audience

Ikr, on some trick i'm like where you going

I noticed the same thing.

"give that guy a mmmmanual" - Chris Smoove

Humble guy 👍 or at least an honest one. Fuck X Games berrics is more of a comfy atmosphere for these guys

but nice game :p

and whats wrong with that?

Capitalism

@@thomaslolll2 I think it only favor the skater, with earning more money.. that after years and years of struggle they deserved

they dont know bro there to young...

Kareem Campbell was popular for the hardflip reverse or "ghetto bird" in the 90's

Doctor Dollars It's not a Ghetto Bird. :P Hard Flip Backside 180s are called Chetty Thomas. Ghetto Birds were originally nollie before people forgot and changed it.

King Barney lol wtf I never heard that before! I used to love Chet Thomas unless the name is unrelated. Thanks!

Doctor Dollars It's not common knowledge, I only heard about it cause some KZfaq peeps told me. xD

william holloway then go watch bruce buffer digweed

You cringe easily

Hes a good announcer keeps it simple clean and fun

Welcome to Skater announcing

i feel u it makes it corny

+Samuel Blatz I know right, "front leg unpossible" lmao They need actual skaters to announce.

he said front wrap unpossible. its not entirely wrong, its def not an front foot impossible.

shatz * Don't forgot the nollie cab heel. Even though it was a Nollie Back 360 Heel and a cab is only fakie stance

Lmao this is the traditional way of naming it just like an Ollie impossible learn ur lingo

I don’t skate anymore but I like watching it. And even I knew there was something wrong with what the announcer was saying. And the kids were just as annoying. Why don’t they have people who skate in the stands?

This is a debate has been going on for the last 10 years. It first started when Nike Sb got their hands on skateboarding and people didn't like Nikes advertising feeling it was taking away the unique skater-owned skateboard scene and exposing it to their marketing world. Now most companies are getting their hands on skateboarding cause they're seeing the value in it (yes its a out the €€€) BUT it also provides great resources, careers, and coverage for many skaters. And pros for the most part seem to love it, why else would pros be joining Nike, X-games, or even approve of ESPN hosting street league and now this game of skate? PJ and Mike mo looked concentrated and pumped NOT uncomfortable, the way I saw mike pop and land his tricks seed like he was in it to win. So I hope this does become "a thing" The problem is with the fans, we as fans (well not me) don't see the gravity of the situation cause we're not pros. We don't know much about the business and just see skateboarding as the small, unique, underground thing it was in the late 90s and early 2000s so many fans feel like it shouldn't become commercialized. I for one love it cause its still "skater owned" it's simply funded by big company money which helps.

Also (hope you read my first comment) this is the first year ESPN does this, I'm certain the formatting and replays will change. Do you remember Street leagues first year, Rob Dyrdeck (sp?) Got feedback from some of the pros and organizers to see what they didn't like and did like..... And trust boy were there things they didn't like. But its gotten better since then. Give it time. Skateboarding is barely emerging into the scene.

Omar Morales Luna Read both you comments. Totally see what you're saying... I guess we'll just have to see where it goes. As much as I like the way things are, who are we, who is anyone to say what goes where in what direction. It's the evolution of Skateboarding and I'm just here for the ride I suppose. Been skating since 98, and the amount of coverage it's getting now is so global I guess there's not much more that can be done. But leave it to big business to find a way. Lovin street league and the recognition skateboarding is getting. It's not so much looked at as a bad kid thing anymore, but more of a sport and way of life. I guess the point I was trying to make was, it looked super digi and commercialized this way. Street league did it, but made it look a little better. I dunno, mixed feelings. Skateboarding is skateboarding. It will always be amazing. Thanks for the reply man! :)

No yeah I fell you too. Hope I didn't come out to aggressive up there. i do actually see a few negatives of this as well. Me and my friend were actually talking about this last week. How certain parts of skateboarding are disappearing or misrepresented due to "Natural Selection" of big companies phasing out the little guy (i.e fallen shoe company is losing out to Nike & Adidas) and they sort of promote skateboarding as just another extreme sport to the masses. But like you said we just gotta see where it goes, guys like Rob, Berra, PRod & Koston are doing a great job at collaborating with the big guys while still maintaining skateboarding's original integrity. Its like watching your kid grow up and make sure he doesn't get involved or influenced by the wrong people haha. This game of skate was a nice treat, I understand why the broadcasters need to be repetitive in explaining the defense/offense margins of error, rules etc (cause its being broadcasted to the general crowd for the first time not just us skaters) but it def needs work and a little more collab from the pro skaters themselves.. (On a side note I think the ref was a douche)

Agreed, that's the exact same feeling I had while watching this. I mean, it's a GoS final and there's mostly families and kids around? Seriously? Plus, I don't quite like the screaming kids + ref stopping the skater which is already pushing for a trick for the replay. That gets your focus from 100 to 0 in a second, this is kinda sad actually.

This was a live recording, berrics is an edit.

The Berrics game of skate were also live recordings, they just cut the roll ins and mixed some fun stuff that happened in between (like these guys mixed in the replays). I think the reason is more like because this is a commercial event hosted by a commercial tv channel with random public that may or may not know what the hell is going on, while at the berrics it's more like a small gathering of friends doing stuff.

+Koon lmao them cutting out the roll ups and putting in fun stuff is an edit

Yep, they cut out the 'boring' stuff and added fun stuff. This video is as it is recorded. No edits, you often hear them tell the skaters to wait so they can show a replay and stuff. You could make this a much smoother edit and it will be a lot more enjoyable. But I have to admit that you won't get the same atmosphere as the berrics. But it's not the main problem of this video.

I agree with the setting of the video. Only commentators are aware of the difficulty of these tricks. I was litteraly screaming when PJ defended "that" trick.

Old man Cole was just studying for a comeback part in 2032

6:54 Then the young cole is back again 😂😂😂

well if they put a legit referee is ok.. no call on toes drug, wrong tricks name and more hahaha.. if they do this in a bigger place with the BEST name in THE WORLD.. even at 20€ each person, they would full the place.. and x games have money for do it instead the berrics, that for all the love I had for them, they don't have.. so they can create a HUGE event

ref*

+Tyrel Madam yep. fuvk him, right?

I feel the same😭

+lewis don dude keep at it and one day you may get to their level :)

+lewis don I know right? X'DDD

This comment made me yell, “HA”, in my living room. Thank you. 😂😎🤘🏻

In fairness, offensive toe drag usually does get a doever. PJ was just outright not landing things.

What does them not being able to Ollie do with anything there just trying to support a skater they like

oooohh buuurn

+MAJESTIC CREW They were interfering with the concentration of both those guys big time. Pj probably would've taken the match if he wasn't being distracted so much, especially after being in the sun that long, the cameras, a crowd, annoying announcers, etc.

+Nick Centeno he has to concentrate while doing those tricks its as if u had cheerleaders at a tennis match

Wat name trick is ?

Pj is better, ur just a guy who only watches mainstream skate footage

@@rorydaskategod7459 ur lame

Sooo fucking glad Es footwear is back in business! Some of the best skate shoes EVER made. And those New Balances that PJ were rocking looked pretty good to skate in as well.....

What new balance are those

Stratford 479 I believe...

what are you talking about?! he was a freestyle skater!

He could also land pretty much every flatground trick out there with ease.

+Brad Armstrong no, pretty sure he wouldn't have lots of tricks..for example he definitely would't have the Imposter

Mullen in his prime is the best that's ever lived for flatground tricks. My 2nd fav is Chris Haslam.

+Brad Armstrong debatable.

exactly what happened when PJ "won" against Mo in BATB

Dan The Man ya, they are really letting tricks slide and having poor ref'ing.

NAh his foot slid with the board

@@gamerzforlife5619 no watch again he did a 360 shov

It's acceptable but not correct.

Lol in the game with Nyjah against Chris cole, he was calling a nollie biggerflip a nollie halfcab treflip.

I think even the ref is a poser. lol

***** If a guy saying nollie cab all his life became pro, does that mean nollie cab is correct? No. for the simple fact that cab is done in fakie, means you cant say nollie cab, because it is contradicting.

That would take away the the name 'flatground'

Agreed.

He was making the tricks immediately after PJ's, so they couldn't replay properly.

He meant slow down as in let them talk in between the tricks and shit.

Luke Axelson a little bit late but the stratford 533

Nice thanks

Kyle S swich backside 360 flip,

I agree. 😂. I was like okay