AOL News has a new home! The Huffington Post.

Click here to visit the new home of AOL News!

Hot on HuffPost:

See More Stories

Tim Floyd Invited Trouble, Now Flees Trojans in Shame

Jun 10, 2009 – 11:45 PM
Text Size
Jay Mariotti

Jay Mariotti %BloggerTitle%

Whether it was arrogance, defiance or one last chance to kick start a fading coaching career, Tim Floyd knew exactly what he was getting into. And he had every chance to wiggle out of the trap when Rodney Guillory, a parasite known around the USC athletic department for his unscrupulous dealings with a Trojan basketball player, wandered into Floyd's office without an appointment three summers ago and offered him fool's gold.

"How would you like to have the best player in the country?'' Guillory said. "Have you heard of O.J. Mayo?''
Filed under: NCAA Basketball, Sports

ON FACEBOOK