Comments on: This is a lesson on how not to close the deal http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/ This AJC sports blogger takes things seriously when he has to, but he really would rather not Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:57:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: truth-serum http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3089 truth-serum Mon, 04 May 2009 14:51:18 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3089 Somebody Got To Say It!!!!!! May 4th, 2009 8:17 am Barry May 3rd, 2009 5:58 pm Snowman May 3rd, 2009 5:08 pm Great posts!!@! Heres a fist bump to you all! Its nice to be a Hawk Fan. Great team and Great coach. The Hawks are the third youngest team in the NBA, so the future is ours. We are a player or two away from being a titlist!. I appreciate this blogging crew. Snowman Shout out to you! I appreciate you and the support youve given to the Hawks, Woody, Z, Me, and all the other bloggers all year long....Good Job Snow. Good Job Crew. Shout out to Schultz and the bubba crew....Ha ha ha ha ha @ HA!HA! Somebody Got To Say It!!!!!!

May 4th, 2009
8:17 am

Barry

May 3rd, 2009
5:58 pm

Snowman

May 3rd, 2009
5:08 pm

Great posts!!@! Heres a fist bump to you all! Its nice to be a Hawk Fan. Great team and Great coach. The Hawks are the third youngest team in the NBA, so the future is ours. We are a player or two away from being a titlist!.

I appreciate this blogging crew. Snowman Shout out to you! I appreciate you and the support youve given to the Hawks, Woody, Z, Me, and all the other bloggers all year long….Good Job Snow. Good Job Crew.

Shout out to Schultz and the bubba crew….Ha ha ha ha ha @ HA!HA!

]]> By: Somebody Got To Say It!!!!!! http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3088 Somebody Got To Say It!!!!!! Mon, 04 May 2009 12:17:30 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3088 Snowman and truth-serum Great comments!! I might as well join the party with you guys. Talking about Jeff in this way makes the Hawks victory even better. As I wrote previously about Jeff, when the Hawks lose, Jeff starts to beat his "I told you so drum, but when they win, he goes silent. So don't expect another Hawks article from Jeff until after the Hawks lose their first Cleveland game. That is just how he rolls, from the "Half Empty Barrel" or should I say from the bottom up. Anytime Jeff makes a feeble attempt and writes anything positive about the Hawks, it is for CYA purposes only. If it looks like a duck, talks (and writes) like a duck, it must be a duck!!! Snowman and truth-serum

Great comments!! I might as well join the party with you guys. Talking about Jeff in this way makes the Hawks victory even better. As I wrote previously about Jeff, when the Hawks lose, Jeff starts to beat his “I told you so drum, but when they win, he goes silent. So don’t expect another Hawks article from Jeff until after the Hawks lose their first Cleveland game. That is just how he rolls, from the “Half Empty Barrel” or should I say from the bottom up. Anytime Jeff makes a feeble attempt and writes anything positive about the Hawks, it is for CYA purposes only. If it looks like a duck, talks (and writes) like a duck, it must be a duck!!!

]]> By: truth-serum http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3087 truth-serum Mon, 04 May 2009 00:28:14 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3087 Snowman May 3rd, 2009 5:08 pm I’m sure Schultz is somewhere trying to put a negative spin on this positive season and playoff. I don’t think he will have the class to acknowledge his wrong. The man lives in denial. I’m sure he’s very busy trying to get the egg of his face. BTW the Z man has sure step his game up to the next level. I appreciate your scouting report. Snowman

May 3rd, 2009
5:08 pm

I’m sure Schultz is somewhere trying to put a negative spin on this positive season and playoff. I don’t think he will have the class to acknowledge his wrong. The man lives in denial.

I’m sure he’s very busy trying to get the egg of his face.
BTW the Z man has sure step his game up to the next level. I appreciate your scouting report.

]]> By: Barry http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3086 Barry Sun, 03 May 2009 21:58:01 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3086 Hey Y'all: SNOWMAN, It sure does feel good to be a HAwkl fan. Now lets send Shultz to Miami where he can "suck grapes" with Wade on the beach... SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a SECRET from a HAWK FAN!! TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!! ............................"ATLANTA HAWKS, BOOM-BYE-YEAH!!!"......... ................................."SHOCK THE WORLD!!!!!"............... Hey Y’all:

SNOWMAN, It sure does feel good to be a HAwkl fan. Now lets send Shultz to Miami where he can “suck grapes” with Wade on the beach…

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a SECRET from a HAWK FAN!! TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!

……………………….”ATLANTA HAWKS, BOOM-BYE-YEAH!!!”………
……………………………”SHOCK THE WORLD!!!!!”……………

]]> By: Snowman http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3085 Snowman Sun, 03 May 2009 21:08:06 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3085 Barry, you put it so, so well sir (smile)!!!...However Jeff has been hating all year and I can't understand why the Atantatonians take that non-sense (how would he like it if people on a daily basis or other writers at the AJC...the media department for example) were asking that he be fired everyday?...(I'm just curious?)... Hawks win, Hawks win, Hawks win!!! (smile)...Congratulations to coach Woodson and the Atlanta Hawks organization!!!!...Coach Woodson said it best, we are right on schedule with this win and moving on to the next round is another step in that process. Despite what the critics and people in the media think, we are right on time according to our original and short term plans for this season. Jeff, now what are your thoughts on coach Woodson and the Hawks this season?...I want to again point out a couple of things: 1) Their record last year was 37-45 a year ago and 47-35 this season 2) They let Childress get away this summer 3) They had no draft picks in the 2008 draft!!! 4) They didn't get (I don't think, given what I read) the free agents they wanted in the off season like Roger Mason Jr. or Kwame Brown (although they got allot out Flip and Mo Evans has been solid as well...so I tip my hat to whoever made that decision. However I don't think anyone thought Flip was going to play as well as he has played!!!) 5) Josh Smith, Marvin and Al have had tons of injuries and coach never use that as excuses. 6) The Hawks management DID NOT make a trade at the trade deadline to help bolster the team as did Miami to get Jermaine O'Neal. 7) Their home record was 31-10!!!!!... When you step back and look at the BIG PICTURE it is INCREDIBLE how satisfying and successful this season has been, starting with their 45-37 record!!! Bring on the Cavaliers and unless I am mistaken, people were saying the same thing about the Hawks last year against the Celtics (about they had no chance to win). How did that turnout? Thank God the Hawks don't pay any attention to that negativity. Jeff, you have to write an article PUBLICLY APOLOGIZING and PRAISING coach Woodson and the Hawks for a job and season well done (I know they have additional work to do however that would be gravy on top of the already terrific meal)...HAWKS WIN!, HAWKS WIN!, HAWKS WIN!,...Truth-Serum do you think we will hear from Schultz?...Will he show coach Woodson the respect he deserves?...Will he apologize for the things he has said about him all season?...Because I am 100% sure if they had lost today he would be ripping him big-time!!!..."Shout out" to Smooth and JJ for taking care of business today in light of the "heat" (no pun intended) those two were taking from the media...IT FEELS GREAT TO BE A HAWKS FAN TODAY, DOESN'T BARRY (smile)!!! Barry, you put it so, so well sir (smile)!!!…However Jeff has been hating all year and I can’t understand why the Atantatonians take that non-sense (how would he like it if people on a daily basis or other writers at the AJC…the media department for example) were asking that he be fired everyday?…(I’m just curious?)…
Hawks win, Hawks win, Hawks win!!! (smile)…Congratulations to coach Woodson and the Atlanta Hawks organization!!!!…Coach Woodson said it best, we are right on schedule with this win and moving on to the next round is another step in that process. Despite what the critics and people in the media think, we are right on time according to our original and short term plans for this season.

Jeff, now what are your thoughts on coach Woodson and the Hawks this season?…I want to again point out a couple of things:
1) Their record last year was 37-45 a year ago and 47-35 this season
2) They let Childress get away this summer
3) They had no draft picks in the 2008 draft!!!
4) They didn’t get (I don’t think, given what I read) the free agents they wanted in the off season like Roger Mason Jr. or Kwame Brown (although they got allot out Flip and Mo Evans has been solid as well…so I tip my hat to whoever made that decision. However I don’t think anyone thought Flip was going to play as well as he has played!!!)
5) Josh Smith, Marvin and Al have had tons of injuries and coach never use that as excuses.
6) The Hawks management DID NOT make a trade at the trade deadline to help bolster the team as did Miami to get Jermaine O’Neal.
7) Their home record was 31-10!!!!!…
When you step back and look at the BIG PICTURE it is INCREDIBLE how satisfying and successful this season has been, starting with their 45-37 record!!!

Bring on the Cavaliers and unless I am mistaken, people were saying the same thing about the Hawks last year against the Celtics (about they had no chance to win). How did that turnout? Thank God the Hawks don’t pay any attention to that negativity.

Jeff, you have to write an article PUBLICLY APOLOGIZING and PRAISING coach Woodson and the Hawks for a job and season well done (I know they have additional work to do however that would be gravy on top of the already terrific meal)…HAWKS WIN!, HAWKS WIN!, HAWKS WIN!,…Truth-Serum do you think we will hear from Schultz?…Will he show coach Woodson the respect he deserves?…Will he apologize for the things he has said about him all season?…Because I am 100% sure if they had lost today he would be ripping him big-time!!!…”Shout out” to Smooth and JJ for taking care of business today in light of the “heat” (no pun intended) those two were taking from the media…IT FEELS GREAT TO BE A HAWKS FAN TODAY, DOESN’T BARRY (smile)!!!

]]> By: Barry http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3084 Barry Sun, 03 May 2009 20:38:40 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3084 NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE KNOCKED THE HEAT OUT IN ROUND 7. AND WE DIDN'T DO THE SHUFFLE YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shultz, it is time for you to go to Miami and "suck grapes" on the beach with Wade. I got your Greyhound ticket!!!! ONE WAY!! NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET's GO HAWKS!!! LET'S GO HAWKS!!!!! LET'S GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!! SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! This is a SECRET from a HAWK FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!! ............................"ATLANTA HAWKS, BOOM-BYE-YEAH............. ................................."SHOCK THE WORLD!!!!!!!................ NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE KNOCKED THE HEAT OUT IN ROUND 7.
AND WE DIDN’T DO THE SHUFFLE YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shultz, it is time for you to go to Miami and “suck grapes” on the beach with Wade. I got your Greyhound ticket!!!! ONE WAY!!

NOW YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LET’s GO HAWKS!!! LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!! LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!!

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
This is a SECRET from a HAWK FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!

……………………….”ATLANTA HAWKS, BOOM-BYE-YEAH………….
……………………………”SHOCK THE WORLD!!!!!!!…………….

]]> By: Truth-serum http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3083 Truth-serum Sun, 03 May 2009 20:29:32 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3083 THIS IS A LESSON IN HOW TO CLOSE... SCHULTZ'S MOUTH!! TNT,ESPN,SUND,CHARLES BARKLEY KENNY SMITH AND ALL THE LEARNED BASKETBALL OFFICIALS AND FANS IN AMERICA CAN SEE WHAT AN OUTSTANDING COACH WOODSON IS AND WHAT AN GREAT JOB WOODSON HAS DONE EXCEPT... THE GRAND MESSENGER OF HATE AND THE CEO OF THE RACIALLY DIVISIVE BUBBA CREW, JEFF SCHULTZ. CONGRATS WOODSON AND HAWKS. CONGRATS HAWKS FANS! CONGRATS SNOWMAN,JSS,WHAMMER AND ALL IM SAYING IS...CONGRATS GUYS. THIS IS A GREAT WIN! THIS IS A LESSON IN HOW TO CLOSE… SCHULTZ’S MOUTH!!

TNT,ESPN,SUND,CHARLES BARKLEY KENNY SMITH AND ALL THE LEARNED BASKETBALL OFFICIALS AND FANS IN AMERICA CAN SEE WHAT AN OUTSTANDING COACH WOODSON IS AND WHAT AN GREAT JOB WOODSON HAS DONE EXCEPT…

THE GRAND MESSENGER OF HATE AND THE CEO OF THE RACIALLY DIVISIVE BUBBA CREW,

JEFF SCHULTZ.

CONGRATS WOODSON AND HAWKS. CONGRATS HAWKS FANS! CONGRATS SNOWMAN,JSS,WHAMMER AND ALL IM SAYING IS…CONGRATS GUYS.

THIS IS A GREAT WIN!

]]> By: Brendan http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3075 Brendan Sun, 03 May 2009 05:28:11 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3075 C'mon now. If the Hawks don't win, then the organization can't claim, say it with me, "incremental progress." So, bring on LeBron James and the four game sweep! Watching four straight 30-point losses might show the ownership just how far away the Hawks really are. C’mon now. If the Hawks don’t win, then the organization can’t claim, say it with me, “incremental progress.” So, bring on LeBron James and the four game sweep! Watching four straight 30-point losses might show the ownership just how far away the Hawks really are.

]]> By: ‘Net reaction: Hawks at Heat, Game 6 | Hot NBA Videos.com http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3074 ‘Net reaction: Hawks at Heat, Game 6 | Hot NBA Videos.com Sun, 03 May 2009 00:48:52 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3074 [...] Jeff Schultz, AJC: "It really doesn’t matter what it was the Miami Heat finally zeroed in on Friday night as a source of motivation. Pretty much everything had been thrown out there — an ‘insulting’ showboating dunk attempt by Josh Smith in Game 5, an excitable turbo-lipped broadcaster, possibly even global warming. Here’s the only real question that matters: What happened to the Hawks’ motivation? With a chance to clinch their first playoff series in 10 years, they instead reminded everybody why it has been 10 years." [...] [...] Jeff Schultz, AJC: "It really doesn’t matter what it was the Miami Heat finally zeroed in on Friday night as a source of motivation. Pretty much everything had been thrown out there — an ‘insulting’ showboating dunk attempt by Josh Smith in Game 5, an excitable turbo-lipped broadcaster, possibly even global warming. Here’s the only real question that matters: What happened to the Hawks’ motivation? With a chance to clinch their first playoff series in 10 years, they instead reminded everybody why it has been 10 years." [...]

]]> By: Barry http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/05/01/this-is-a-lesson-on-how-not-to-close-the-deal/comment-page-3/#comment-3073 Barry Sat, 02 May 2009 21:20:14 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/?p=920#comment-3073 Hey Y'all; The hell with you Shultz. Your article shows that you do not have a sports mind ,and you should not be writing sports articles in the city of Atlanta. Did not you know that Horford was injured yeasterday and did not play? Your pessimistic article is not for this city. After we close the deal tomorrow, sorry to say, I really would like for you to go down to Miami, with Wade,and sit on the beach and suck grapes. We do not need you here in Atlanta with your pessimistic outlook on things, especially in Atlanta. I, as many other "HAWK FANS", do not think like you. GO TO MIAMI, MAN!!! I mean it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LETS GO HAWKS!!! LET'S GO HAWKS!!!! LET'S GO HAWKS!!!!!! SEE Y'ALL AT PHILLIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! This is a SECRET from a HAWK FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .........................."ATLANTA HAWK, BOOM-BYE-YEAH!!!"............. .............................."SHOCK THE WORLD!!"....................... Hey Y’all;

The hell with you Shultz. Your article shows that you do not have a sports mind ,and you should not be writing sports articles in the city of Atlanta. Did not you know that Horford was injured yeasterday and did not play? Your pessimistic article is not for this city. After we close the deal tomorrow, sorry to say, I really would like for you to go down to Miami, with Wade,and sit on the beach and suck grapes. We do not need you here in Atlanta with your pessimistic outlook on things, especially in Atlanta. I, as many other “HAWK FANS”, do not think like you. GO TO MIAMI, MAN!!! I mean it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LETS GO HAWKS!!! LET’S GO HAWKS!!!! LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!!

SEE Y’ALL AT PHILLIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a SECRET from a HAWK FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

……………………..”ATLANTA HAWK, BOOM-BYE-YEAH!!!”………….
…………………………”SHOCK THE WORLD!!”…………………..

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