The rigid triangle system doesn't seem to fit his style and the losses pour down like an

avalanche. A rough estimate by Jonny Flynn concludes he's already suffered more losses as a

pro than at Niagara Falls High and Syracuse University combined.

That's why Flynn is looking forward to his "homecoming" tonight when his Minnesota

Timberwolves face the Toronto Raptors in the Air Canada Center in Toronto for the first time

this season.

"I can't wait," Flynn said. "I know there are going to be a lot of people from home there

so I can get some of that home-style love. I had to get a lot of tickets and I've been asking

everyone on the team for their tickets."

Through his first 20 games in the NBA, Flynn is third on the team in points (13.9) and the

leader in assists (3.5), numbers that rank him among the best of a deep rookie crop in the

NBA. But it's the triangle offense that he doesn't particularly care for.

"It's a system that has shown success with the right players in it," Flynn said. "Michael

Jordan and the Bulls won championships with it and the Lakers won championships with it but as

far as my game, it's not the right system. It doesn't fit the way I play."

Indeed, in high school and college, Flynn dominated the basketball and ran the pick and

roll with confidence. But he said in the long run, running the triangle will make him a better

player.

"It's almost like a slow down system, like a halfcourt system where I don't have the ball

in my hands a lot," Flynn said. "That's definitely different for me."

Surprisingly, Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis said last month that Flynn was the one who was

playing too slow.

"He's walking the ball up the floor too much for my liking," Rambis told the St. Paul

Pioneer Press. "We need him to push the ball more. He's allowing defenses too much time to

settle in against us."

Flynn started his career with a win over New Jersey then the Timberwolves lost 15

consecutive games before winning Nov. 29 at Denver.

"That was terrible," Flynn said. "I don't think I lost that many games ever. You go through

stretches where it's like a dark cloud over you and a funk we couldn't get out of."

"I knew it was going to be a new coaching staff and 70 percent of the team gone from last

year — a whole new team basically," Flynn said. "When you're going through a process, it

doesn't happen overnight. But I knew it was going to be a tough year and a long year of

losing. You never want to think like that but at least you can prepare for it."