Sekou Smith Leaving AJC

[KDT88]

Sorry if this is old but it looks like Sekou is out and heading to NBA.COM

http://www.peachtreehoops.com/2009/11/5/1117072/goodbye-sekou-smith-these-links

[MaceCase]

First Smitty then Micah now Sekou? Lord we can't have anything nice.

[lethalweapon3]

Sekou builds his national profile ever so slightly, and probably keeps his commute stress down by not having to haul it between Georgia 400/I-285 (where AJC is moving) and Philips Arena. Good for him.

~lw3

[gsuteke]

Good for him. Sekou has been very kind to me personally (and HS in turn)

Since I got him to answer those ?s for us if I email him and ask him a question he always responds.

He referenced his dad in Michigan during one back and forth between us - perhaps he isn't married to the city of Atlanta.

[lifelong]

Good for him. Sekou has been very kind to me personally (and HS in turn)

Since I got him to answer those ?s for us if I email him and ask him a question he always responds.

He referenced his dad in Michigan during one back and forth between us - perhaps he isn't married to the city of Atlanta.

I believe nba.com and nba tv are now run by Turner Broadcasting out of Atlanta, so Sekou, Smitty, and Micah Hart can make this move and gain a national profile, while also staying in town. Definitely a no-brainer. Makes sense that the ATL based guys are all jumping on these opportunities.

[Theeyo]

I need a job, i need to apply for that position!

[DrReality]

I vote Jay Walker.

[coachx]

Dazzzzam !

We will miss ya' Sekou !

[frankthetank966]

I think i'll take the position. They have been asking me to do it for quit some time...

I wish

[Guest]

Good for Sekou. He is a good beat writer, I just hope he doesn't try to go into CBA type pieces on NBA.com, he showed that on AJC a couple of times that he doesn't have a grasp on the topic. But outside of the CBA, he is an excellent writer.

[Admin]

I think i'll take the position. They have been asking me to do it for quit some time...

LOL I'm going to go out on a limb and say that while you probably couldn't work for most papers with that sort of spelling you'd be perfect for the AJC as they specialize in poor grammar. Not that I'm some expert or anywhere close but then again I'm not paid to be either.

Back to the topic though congrats Sekou, I hope this is considered a promotion and hopefully you'll continue to build up interest nationally in our Hawks.

[WraithSentinel]

Good for him and we will prob start seeing him on NBATV now. We have complain for awhile nobody in the media follows Hawks basketball. Now we got a few people who follow it down. Even Dennis Scott is appearing on NBATV with more regularity of late.