Ugh.  I understand that all you midwest kids are riding for Laker, but come on guys.  He's just not there yet.  Bag of tricks is crazy, the fact that he's 15 is crazy biiiiiig ups to Chris and his unquestionably bright future....but every other finalist I've seen thus far has cleaner and more polished style.  We get it, the midwest has shitty parks and no snow.  Props to hucking yourself on icy, poorly built jumps on 400 ft. hills.  That being said, you can't give Laker the w out of sympathy or because he has less to work with.  If his urban game was light years ahead of everyone else, or if he had some really unique tricks, creative jibs, or something else to set him apart, I'd be all for it.  I'm sorry spinning an extra 180 or 360 degrees, penciled at that, in or out of a park rail/box just isn't all that impressive.