Jonny Flynn says talk of a 'down year' has motivated No. 5 Syracuse

Former Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn likes what he sees from this year's version of the Orange.

Flynn, who helped lead Syracuse to the Sweet 16 last season before losing to Oklahoma, says this year's team is using talk of a rebuilding year as motivation for their 24-2 start.

"I think just losing three guys and having everybody; the media and every top analyst, saying this is going to be a down year for them, I think they took that and over the summer used that as a huge chunk of motivation,'' Flynn told The (Syracuse, N.Y.) Post-Standard. "You've seen Scoop Jardine work hard. Wes Johnson is living up to all the expectations. You're seeing the emergence of Kris Joseph as the second-leading scorer off the bench. Teams like that, when you have people doubting you, you're always going to use that. I think they really did that."

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But the question we would have asked Flynn: How do you feel about expanding the NCAA tournament? (Think he agrees with Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim?)


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