-i think taj and fanning will be the 2 leading figures for the near future- like slater and AI have been for the last few years.                                                                                                                              -now we'll increasingly see the existing challengers bobby m and jeremy flores will be the next major players, roughly equivalent to taj and fanning under slater/AI if you will, mounting a serious challenge in a couple of years.                                                                                                                                 -finally, the next generation, namely dane reynolds and jordy smith will be the new "rookie phenomena" much like flores and bobby have been. thats my prediction for the next couple of years...