Stonefoot or Killer?

Commenter Nick looks at my potential all star ballot and thinks I'm nutso:

If Eskandarian is an all-star in mls, the league is in big trouble. All-star performances? Watch him closely next game and you will see that in every game he plays, including every game this year, stone-foot loses possession of the ball about 80% of the time he touches it. If you can't control the ball and constantly give it to the other team, you cannot be an all-star, no matter how much red-bull you spit out...

Now, here's the thing. I admit that much of what he says resonates for the 2004 and start of the 2005 seasons, but this year I don't think I've seen it as much. Esky2006, to my eyes at least, seems better at both running at people, using the ball in small amounts of space, and playing decent passes to other attacking options. But maybe Nick is right and I'm missing it. It's possible (the strange thing about soccer is that one's eyes can be deceived so easily...) Am I viewing Esky through overly rose-tinted shades, or has he brought his game up a level? I leave the option out there for you to look to examine.