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Its Flynn by a long shot. He’d end up one of our greatest pros of all time too if he hadn’t been devastated by injury.
Kurt Rambis would disagree with this.
Its Flynn by a long shot. He’d end up one of our greatest pros of all time too if he hadn’t been devastated by injury.
Jonny Flynn is the most amazing athlete ever to run the 1 at Syracuse. He was terrific.
But he couldn't shine The General's shoes.
Winner, who made everyone around him better. Can't say the same for Flynn.
.284 career win percentage though.Yup. Kurt Rambis would agree with this.
.284 career win percentage though.
Am I missing some kind of joke, here? Cause we're about to come to blows if you really believe this about Flynn.Yeah, he was no great shakes. But that uncoachable tag sure stuck to Flynn. Electric player, provided me with a whole lot of awesome moments at SU. I still think that he'd have been out of the league in a few years, hip or no hip. His personality just didn't do him any favors with coaches and front offices.
For this question it doesn't matter. Unless there are people that think Sherm was taller than 6'0" (he was listed at 6'0"). I've looked and can't find anywhere or anyone suggesting he was. So he qualifies under the "'6'0" and under" question in the thread title. So no, Jonny was not SU's best 6'0" Sherm was. Were there things Jonny did better than Sherm? Absolutely! But when Sherm graduated he had more assists than any player in NCAA history. Not SU history, NCAA history. And even if Jonny had stayed 4 years he would likely not have caught Sherm as Sherm averaged almost a full assist per game more. So I go Sherm, Jonny and then Bug. I only saw Bug play 1 season and he was exciting and quick, but only averaged half as many assists as Jonny did with comparable scoring #'s. Putting Bug ahead of Jonny is revisionist at its best.Depends on if Sherman Douglas was actually 6 ft?
Am I missing some kind of joke, here? Cause we're about to come to blows if you really believe this about Flynn.
I don't believe for one second that Flynn was anything but highly coachableClarifying, Kurt Rambis was no great shakes as a coach. Flynn was good. But the rest of it, yeah.
Actual size?
Sherm
Gmac
Flynn.
None are actually 6ft despite the roster.
You mean other than changing JBs defensive calls on the fly? Which happened repeatedlly.I don't believe for one second that Flynn was anything but highly coachable
It's common knowledge that Flynn was a MAJOR headache behind the scenes.I don't believe for one second that Flynn was anything but highly coachable
You mean other than changing JBs defensive calls on the fly? Which happened repeatedlly.
I’m of the opinion that that team changed JB. He will never ever ever say it publicly, because that’s not who he is, but the Flynn, Harris team that blew all those leads drove him crazy on and off the court and altered some of his philosophy.
Flynn blowing off JBs instructions. Harris pouting and disappearing to Niagara Falls.
Harris opening up Manley by himself at like 2am, not able to turn the lights on and then pulling his car inside to play under the light of his headlights might be the greatest untold tale.
And I haven’t even touched on Devo.
That team was nuts.
I hope he changes again. He has every reason to do so.[EDIT: I want to be clear bc I've been hard on JB lately. I'm fine for him changing after that team. He had every right to do so.]
I hope he changes again. He has every reason to do so.
I was thinking about Bug Williams too...but a solid lean to Jonny. He played overall much better teams than Bug faced. He also was a lottery pick and destined for a solid career until the injury.Jonny or Bug
I don't believe for one second that Flynn was anything but highly coachable
You mean other than changing JBs defensive calls on the fly? Which happened repeatedlly.
I’m of the opinion that that team changed JB. He will never ever ever say it publicly, because that’s not who he is, but the Flynn, Harris team that blew all those leads drove him crazy on and off the court and altered some of his philosophy.
Flynn blowing off JBs instructions. Harris pouting and disappearing to Niagara Falls.
Harris opening up Manley by himself at like 2am, not able to turn the lights on and then pulling his car inside to play under the light of his headlights might be the greatest untold tale.
And I haven’t even touched on Devo.
That team was nuts.
and his man-to-man skills were vastly overrated. He was great here, but his stature seems a little inflated. I remember seeing him and Harris after an NCAA win in Miami honking at JB, Hop and others as they walked to the hotel and they were taking off in a Jeep, tunes thumping, waiving. Funny scene.The guy who would pretend he couldn't hear Boeheim when he'd call a play in? And changing out of zone to man when he felt like it?
Haha, I thought this was common knowledge.
That's unfortunate, because those were some of our most fun and easy to root for teams of all time.You mean other than changing JBs defensive calls on the fly? Which happened repeatedlly.
I’m of the opinion that that team changed JB. He will never ever ever say it publicly, because that’s not who he is, but the Flynn, Harris team that blew all those leads drove him crazy on and off the court and altered some of his philosophy.
Flynn blowing off JBs instructions. Harris pouting and disappearing to Niagara Falls.
Harris opening up Manley by himself at like 2am, not able to turn the lights on and then pulling his car inside to play under the light of his headlights might be the greatest untold tale.
And I haven’t even touched on Devo.
That team was nuts.
Weird, because I've never once heard thatIt's common knowledge that Flynn was a MAJOR headache behind the scenes.
Weird, because I've never once heard that
Then it sounds like you've built up an idyllic version of Jonny Flynn, that differs from the reality.
I 100% concede that he was an eye-popping athlete -- loved watching him play. He had athletic tools you just can't teach. But he was a massive headache for his college coach, and he was a massive headache for his NBA team. Well documented.
No. None.No love for Josh Wright?