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Sept 14, 2008 9:58:33 GMT -5
Post by bigblind168 on Sept 14, 2008 9:58:33 GMT -5
Ok, well i dont kno why, but i get the wierd feeling Levi had a 1 time run, a fluke. Now, i kno a few competitors like this, but 2 come to mind, Terek (17: cliff hanger, 19: jumping spider) and travis shreader (sp) (4:pipe slider, 5: early 1st stage)
Now i kno there are other competitors but those 2 come 2 mind.
So my question is, do u think Levi is the real deal or did he have a fluke run
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 10:12:35 GMT -5
Post by scnoi1217 on Sept 14, 2008 10:12:35 GMT -5
Those two really got the short end of the stick because between their first and second runs, the course was vastly different.
Honestly, I don't know if he'll do well or not. If he doesn't do well, he could be compared to Shinji Kobayashi, or someone. Great 1st appearance, that iffy after that. But remember, most of the All-Stars had bad performances after a really good performance. Nagano in 9 made it to the Pipe Slider, then failed the Jump Hang in 10. Shingo made it to the Pipe Slider in 5, but then failed the Rolling Log in 6. So it really could go either way.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 10:19:34 GMT -5
Post by lars072 on Sept 14, 2008 10:19:34 GMT -5
Or we could justwait and see in a few days....
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 10:40:39 GMT -5
Post by obakemono on Sept 14, 2008 10:40:39 GMT -5
There's no such thing as a fluke run. One does not get to the third stage on luck.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 10:43:42 GMT -5
Post by lars072 on Sept 14, 2008 10:43:42 GMT -5
Levi M has skills no doubt. But if he, or anyone else for that matter, gets overconfident or cocky on the course they will be OUT! All it takes is one mental error or loss of concentration and your day is over. I'm not sure what the flip is all about, but if he plans to showboat during Sasuke 21, he'll lose a lot of respect from fans and the All-Stars as well.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 10:58:47 GMT -5
Post by RiderLeangle on Sept 14, 2008 10:58:47 GMT -5
Well I just heard about in Sasuke Navi Levi did some flip on the course.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 11:13:09 GMT -5
Post by bigblind168 on Sept 14, 2008 11:13:09 GMT -5
yeh right before the j-spider
a lil cocky, or maybe a dare or sumthin, but all i can hope for is tht he crushes the 3d stage
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 11:34:33 GMT -5
Post by RiderLeangle on Sept 14, 2008 11:34:33 GMT -5
I heard that didn't go so well.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 11:38:10 GMT -5
Post by davidyko on Sept 14, 2008 11:38:10 GMT -5
Personally, I think he'll do worse this time around if only because there are so many places in Sasuke where you can be careless and f*** up, but he does have skills.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 11:50:52 GMT -5
Post by RiderLeangle on Sept 14, 2008 11:50:52 GMT -5
Gomen Nasai, I heard wrong that he failed because of the flip, I was hearing about two flips on the course and AFAIK only one was intentional. My bad.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 12:58:09 GMT -5
Post by Badalight on Sept 14, 2008 12:58:09 GMT -5
I noticed the flip aswell, knew it was Levi instantly Doesn't seem to fit his personality, he does seem a bit more... I wouldn't say cocky, but defiantely over-confident.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 12:58:17 GMT -5
Post by obakemono on Sept 14, 2008 12:58:17 GMT -5
Ok, well i dont kno why, but i get the wierd feeling Levi had a 1 time run, a fluke. Now, i kno a few competitors like this, but 2 come to mind, Terek (17: cliff hanger, 19: jumping spider) and travis shreader (sp) (4:pipe slider, 5: early 1st stage) I wouldn't call these competitors' turnabouts flukes. They didn't succeed because of luck, they succeeded because they had the skill on the day and pulled it off, and on another day, it didn't quite work out. Even if Levi failed the Sextuple Steps, that wouldn't mean his run in 20 was a fluke. It would just mean that he failed the Sextuple Steps. BTW, the guy who flipped over the Flying Chute's rope was wearing white or light blue shorts, I think he was a Muscle Musical member. Ironically, Levi said after 20 that when he hit the rope he was worried of flipping over it.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 13:03:39 GMT -5
Post by RiderLeangle on Sept 14, 2008 13:03:39 GMT -5
Well with the way he caught it flipping over on it was really possible
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 15:50:52 GMT -5
Post by SRW on Sept 14, 2008 15:50:52 GMT -5
If Levi really has come back all cocky arrogant and showboating then frankly he deserves to lose! Hope not though.
For the record i've had a gut feeling he will fall sooner in this one.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 16:00:56 GMT -5
Post by Badalight on Sept 14, 2008 16:00:56 GMT -5
I don't know... even if he does showboat... he must be really confident that he can do it again...
He must know his abilities very well and by already have done it before he knows the difficulty of the course.
it doesn't he can't or won't make a mistake, but he has shown he can do it and he knows he can.
Leviw ouldn't be showboating if he didn't think there was a chance of him losing.
Now, maybe the first time he didn't showboat well... because it was his first time. he was nervous, he wanted to represent america well and be humble.
Now that he's done good he has reasons to show boat and be a little less humble.
Even Nagano does that to some extent. before he win he knows he beat the first stage so he slows down walk slowly, turns around and bows, THEN he finishes.
So if Nagano does it, why can't levi?
Anyway, doing the flip doesn't even waste more than a second, he can to jump down there anyway, doing a flip won't hurt him.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 16:10:06 GMT -5
Post by SRW on Sept 14, 2008 16:10:06 GMT -5
Well we will wait until the show is aired to judge but if he has gone all arrogant he will lose alot of respect from people and no one would want someone cocky and arrogant as the next champion.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 16:23:01 GMT -5
Post by obakemono on Sept 14, 2008 16:23:01 GMT -5
Showboating =/= arrogant. Confident =/= arrogant. The Bruce Lee guy (I forget his name) would do stuff like that all the time, and it wasn't him being arrogant, that was just his Sasuke persona. People liked him for it, and wanted him to win. That's why he kept getting invited back. One time it cost him the first stage, and it's much more in the spirit of things to sympathise with him than to say that he deserved it.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 16:28:24 GMT -5
Post by SRW on Sept 14, 2008 16:28:24 GMT -5
I liked the bruce lee guy I was gutted for him when he just timed out that time, but yer if levi's showboating is just on that level then fair enough.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 16:49:02 GMT -5
Post by scnoi1217 on Sept 14, 2008 16:49:02 GMT -5
But I wouldn't categorize Levi as a joke competitor as I would the Bruce Lee guy. He's in his own category with the other comedians/entertainers. Him showboating is part of his persona, he was brought back again and again because he could make people laugh. Levi is a serious competitor, who is not only representing himself but his country. I know we might be taking it out of context, but that is extremely disrespectful to do especially in a place like Japan. In America, it's excepted but in Japan it is far more polite.
Bada, you said that if Nagano does it, then why can't Levi? Well, for one I've never seen Nagano do a backflip mid-run. Sure, he slows down at the end, but that's not him being arrogant or confident, that's him saving his energy for the later stages. He only does it when he knows he is going to beat Stage 1. Sure, he raised his hands in triumph at the end of Stage 1 in Sasuke 20, but I don't remember him doing much else. Plus, the crowd seemed to enjoy his action. We'll see how the crowd reacts to Levi's flip. Bottom line is that Levi is a guest from a different country. He really has no right to be showboating like that.
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Fluke?
Sept 14, 2008 17:00:18 GMT -5
Post by SRW on Sept 14, 2008 17:00:18 GMT -5
Thats what I was thinking Scnoi, Levi is not mean't to be funny hes seen as a serious competitior like Nagano, if he starts acting a prat and over confident it will be his undoing. I hope its not as bad as it seems.
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