@rusashi:
There's always the chance that Kubo has big things in store for Chad. I wouldn't be surprised if Ishida and Chad became just as strong as Ichigo eventually. Especially if Kubo wants to keep around the humans more so then the SS or the Vaizards.
Seriously, Ishida used to be, like, at, Ichigo's level in the beginning. Then in SS, Ichigo was portrayed as a bit stronger. Now Ichigo's acting like Ishida is some shitty guy who thinks he strong but he's just a kid trying to join the po-lice with a pea shooter.
Ishida is pretty fucking powerful, but Kubo chooses not to show this anymore. Whatever happened to him saying that he'd have more reiatsu available to him in HM, making him better? In SS, he downed a shinigami in like a second. We need to see some of that skill now. Now.