Another edition: it's not WAC-related but...

This is a brief tale of ethics, actually the lack thereof. Curiously, Oklahoma star Blake Griffin was involved in both situations, neither of his choosing.

First, here's is Utah Coach Jim Boylan responding to an inexcusable act by one of his players:

M. Hoops: Utes suspend PG for tripping opponent
Marco Villano
Daily Utah Chronicle
December 17, 2008

All it takes is a split second and one dumb decision to cost a player some playing time. Luka Drca, the Runnin’ Utes starting point guard, has been suspended for two games for intentionally tripping Oklahoma center Blake Griffin in the second half of Saturday’s loss.

The incident happened after the two were momentarily tangled when going up for a rebound of a Utah miss. Drca clipped one of Griffin’s legs from behind, causing a brief scuffle between the teams for a few moments.

“Luca is remorseful for his actions, but I feel that suspending him is the only thing to do,” said head coach Jim Boylen in a press release. “His behavior was unacceptable and does not represent what our program is about.”

“I apologized to Blake after the game and he said that everything was all right,” Drca said...

Go here for the remainder.

Then there is USC Coach Tim Floyd.

No. 6 Oklahoma defeats USC, 73-72
Dwight Lewis led the Trojans with 25 points.
Associated Press
December 5, 2008

Reporting from Norman, Okla -- Not even a cheap shot could keep Blake Griffin from leading No. 6 Oklahoma to another victory...

...Griffin, a preseason All-America forward, had to come out of the game after getting elbowed below the waist by USC's [freshman forward] Leonard Washington with 13:54 left. His brief absence helped the Trojans (5-3) as they rallied from an 11-point deficit to get within one point three times, but Oklahoma (7-0) stayed poised and had an answer every time.

Washington was ejected after officials huddled to see replays of his elbow striking Griffin below the waistline as the Trojans prepared to set up their offense.

"What do you think he said? 'I didn't do it,' " said Trojans Coach Tim Floyd, who didn't see the play happen live. "He's a freshman. He doesn't know that we film everything. But he's a good guy..."

Then there was silence from Floyd.

Eleven days later, USC played and beat Pepperdine. Leonard Washington started, played 27 minutes and scored 14 points.

More silence from Floyd.

USC just played it's next game against North Dakota State and Leonard Washington scored 17 points.

Continued silence from Floyd.

Oh actually, Floyd had something to say after the NDS game: "We couldn't have won without the two freshmen," he said. "That's encouraging going into Pac-10 play."

By the way, here's a link to another cheap shot of Washington's from the prep summer circuit. It takes place around the 1:16 mark of the video.

Floyd is already 'known' for his roster 'fluidity' where players get run off because there's a new 'prize' to be landed. Apparently Washington remains because he still has some use and Floyd doesn't desire to interfere with that.

We have a nickname for the USC head coach. It's Tim (See and Hear No Evil) Floyd. It's all about him and all about winning, always has and always will. Nothing else matters.