Rough day at the office for Tim Floyd and USC

You could almost imagine it with the crowd on hand ... "Put me in for coach!"

Tim Floyd exploded in the final minute of a rough 65-53 loss to Arizona State on Sunday night in Tempe, easily earning an ejection that could end up an instant classic on YouTube.

If the Trojans needed any help, there were plenty of his colleagues in the building. The NBA All-Star game wrapped up around the same time that the Trojans and Sun Devils tipped off, and the two arenas sit just a few miles apart.

Portland Trail Blazer Coach Nate McMillan was on hand to watch his son, Jamelle McMillan, play for ASU. It was just the second game of the year for the dad, who was also there when the Sun Devils went to Oregon State. In those two games, Jamelle has hit 7 of 11 (64%) from beyond the arc, but he's only 17 of 59 (29%) on the rest of the season.

Los Angeles Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy was also in the stands to support his son, James Dunleavy, a USC walk-on.

Former Memphis Grizzlies and Texas A&M coach Tony Barone was there as a scout, as was former Southern Methodist and WNBA coach John Shumate. Speaking of the Grizzlies, their rookie star (and former Trojan) O.J. Mayo also took in the game.

If anybody gave Floyd some advice, though, it was probably retired USC coach Bob Boyd. The two are close friends, and Boyd came over to give Floyd a pat on the back during the postgame news conference.

-- Adam Rose

Photo: USC's Daniel Hackett gets in between Trojan Coach Tim Floyd and a referee at Sunday night's game at ASU. Credit: Paul Connors/AP Photo.