Jonny Flynn

Thursday and Friday during News 4 at 5:30, we’ll focus on Paul Harris and Jonny Flynn, the two Niagara Falls natives playing for Syracuse.  Earlier in the week, I made a trip to the Carrier Dome for conversations with both players.  Its rare that two teammates from the same high school remain teammates at a Top 25 school like Syracuse.  Both remain close, and lean on each other on and off the court.

Flynn is emerging as one of the best point guards in the nation.  He can score, pass, and play defense.  Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim told me Flynn is one of the best in the nation, and continues the Orange history of great guards like Sherman Douglas and Pearl Washington.  Flynn, always a great kid, talks and plays with confidence and determination.

Paul Harris

The story was different with Harris.  He has not met expections they had for him in the Falls, when there was talk of a jump right to the NBA.  Paul admits he has struggled with being a role player, after he was the star in high scoool.  Paul is also a frequent target of Boeheim’s “coaching.”  You can usually see it during every Orange game. 

Please join me for these reports, Thursday and Friday at 5:30.