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I'm not questioning his skill, it just comes down to a personal preference. I love seeing a really technical ledge combo and seeing Stevie mix up the burly tricks with a the combos on the green ledge was refreshing, but that doesn't change the fact that to me he is the street version of the park kid trying to jam another trick into his footjam combo or hurricane-esque box trick. 720s, 540 bars, 360 whips are all park tricks in my eyes and don't really sit right when done in the streets, simplicity is key and using your surroundings is far more important than fitting as many tricks as humanly possible into a single line.
Obviously this opinion isn't shared by all as Stevie has an almost cult following, he throws himself down huge stuff and does tricks that others don't do. If this is what people want to watch then I'm not going to belittle them and tell them they're wrong but I know I'd much rather kick back and watch something a little less forced.
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