after watching street league with all those talentet skaters, crazy tricks and stuff by people like huston, ortiz etc. i came to the conclusion that there is very much skill going on, but what's missing is the own style, the personality, the fun...
on video did a great docu-kinda thing dealing with exactly this:



mj made the right statement right in the beginning:
"they can do a trick, and its just an everyday average trick, and they can do it sooo good, that it makes you just wanna go out and skate"