@Aaronrules380:
I realize Shunsui is ranked that high. I still don't think that it excuses it, considering Stark is also one of the best espada.
Well personally, I had no qualms with that fight. I think Kubo made it so Shunsui beat Stark with only his Shikai was to show he was that strong.
His Shikai did have those different attack games to it, preventing Stark from just blasting him easy.
But still, I also felt Stark got a tad nerfed too. On the other hand, Shunsui beating him with only Shikai is somewhat reasonable - Kenpachi and Byakuya, both weaker than Shunsui, beating Yammy, the Zero Espada, a rank above Stark, is not.
(Didn't mean to reference the other fight, but if you compare the two situations, Stark losing to only Shikai doesn't seem that far-fetched.)