Minnesota Timberwolves: What if…Jonny Flynn had never been hurt?

2010-2011 Season

Right, so here’s where the simulation starts.

So, Flynn is coming off an All-Rookie campaign, and things are looking up. However, there was one problem: Flynn’s attitude. Draft experts thought that he was the perfect coachable prospect, but unfortunately, it turned out that this couldn’t be further from the truth. He was hardheaded. He was stubborn. He had his style of play, and he was absolutely not going to change.

And that leads us to our second problem: Kurt Rambis. David Kahn’s choice to replace Flip Saunders, Rambis obviously had big shoes to fill. Regardless, there was some promise there. At this point, much of what was known of Rambis is that he was a Phil Jackson disciple and that Chicago Bulls dynasty was still the hottest topic in basketball.

Rambis wanted to utilize the triangle offense. Flynn wanted to keep the ball. Both of them were wrong.

On Rambis’ side, the league had figured out how to beat the triangle system almost a decade ago. On Flynn’s a developing prospect needs to listen to his coach, and play in the system to help his team. Because of this divide, the Timberwolves end up with a mere 25 wins.