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The Timberwolves are 1-8, but that's not the only irritation making Jonny Flynn's life difficult. Kurt Rambis lectures the rookie on his mistakes, yanks him from games for bad decisions and worse shots and piles on a Ph.D.-level workload.
So Flynn finally fired back at his coach Thursday. His retort?
More, please. More.
"Oh, he's definitely on me," Flynn said with his characteristic what-losing-streak grin. "But it's good for me. He's got to be harder on his point guard. Every coach in the league is going to be tough on the point guard because that's the heart of the offense, that's the engine that makes the train run. So I welcome it."
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Particularly since the electrifying rookie, nine games into his NBA career, is just as hard on himself.
"I tell myself, when you learn something new at this level, especially something where detail is so important, it's going to be tough," he said. "Nothing is going to be easy right now, but the important thing is to improve from it."
That's Rambis' objective, too.
"I've sat him down for different things. I realize he's going to make mistakes, and I sit on my hands through a lot of them, but if things become glaring, really detrimental, I have to give him some time to think about it," the coach said.