Bad Moves – When Skaters Leave the Right Team for the Wrong Team

Granted, I don’t know these people, I’m just a guy on the outside reading magazines and websites, but sometimes skaters switch teams and I have to scratch my head and ask “Why would you do that?” Here are a few that stick out.

Darrell Stanton. REAL is just about the most “real” skateboard team out there, no pun intended, and the impression I get is that it wasn’t that Darrell wasn’t happy there, he just got suckered into thinking that if Plan B offers you a spot you should take it–no matter what. I still don’t have a clue what happened between him and Plan B, but now he’s on Element, and not that I’m knocking Element, but when you look at where Darrell was and where he is and the coverage he’s been getting, it just doesn’t seem like he’s better off in terms of his own brand. But hey, maybe he’s happier where he is and having more fun. At least I hope so, because if he’s kicking himself every day for leaving REAL then that’s gotta stink.

Dang it, I had like three other guys in mind, and now my mind’s blank and I can’t remember who they were. I’ll have to come back and finish this later. Or maybe I’ll just let you finish it.