Big Shot (2021) s01e02 Episode Script

Previously on Big Shot
You need a second chance.
This is the only one I could get.
It's a girls' school.
My name is Marvyn Korn,
and I will be your new coach.
They don't even want me here, Sam.
Hey, Dad. How'd the first day go?
We run on money. Mr. Gruzinsky's got it.
Do not screw this up.
Wave goodbye to Louise Gruzinsky.
She's suspended from the team.
- He's insane.
- This is not a good start.
Laguna has a player.
All the college scouts,
they follow her every game.
I need to play in the game. It's
about making my father proud.
You told them to do everything
that they could to try to win.
They have done that. Now it's your turn.
- Louise
- Just give me the ball.
This outcome was unacceptable.
But we're just getting started.
Hey, all right!
Wait, guys. Hold up for a sec.
- Hey, Coach.
- Hey.
You live around here?
Yeah, just over there. Who
are these guys? They're good.
Just friends of my brother's.
We sometimes play a little
pickup before school.
You know, 'cause it's so ugly out here.
Mm-hmm.
Damn, that's Marvyn Korn.
Hey, Coach. Take a shot.
- Nah, I'm good.
- No.
- Come on, man.
- Throw a chair.
- Throw a chair. Throw a
- Come on, idiots! Dylan!
Bodhi, chill! All of you!
That dude's crazy though.
Sorry, Coach.
Save some for the game!
Swing the ball! Swing Pass it!
Shoot it, honey! Shoot the ball!
Mouse, get it to Destiny!
Destiny's open!
What are they doing?
They're getting it to Louise
like they always do.
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yes, ladies!
Great game, Louise.
Thanks. Good job feeding me the
ball. Their defense was tough.
Nice work!
Congrats! That was a great one!
Yeah!
So good! So good!
All right, listen up. A lot of
mistakes out there today.
Mouse, you do realize
there are other players
out on that court besides Louise?
Louise, please tell me you can do
something with a ball
other than shoot it.
And while we're up 16 late,
we don't jack threes!
If we're gonna win, we're
gonna win with class.
Destiny, how many times have I told you?
When you're in the paint,
demand the ball.
We won, Coach.
I mean, I know it wasn't
perfect, but we did win.
You don't have to like sing our
praises or anything, but still.
Okay.
Yes, I'm sorry.
You won. And I'm glad.
But do you know why you won?
Because we're better than them.
Yes, Olive. We have better players.
In fact, the last six times you played
them, you beat them, decisively.
You should have beat them.
Because you're better than them.
You're better players!
Unfortunately, we're not defined by
beating teams that are worse than us.
We're defined by beating
teams that are better.
Now, we play Encinitas next week.
They have better players,
don't they? Anyone disagree?
How are we gonna beat them?
Huh? How?
We're gonna be the better team.
We're gonna play unselfishly.
If Destiny's wide open under
the basket, get her the ball.
The play doesn't care who makes it.
Now we're gonna go back to two-a-days
starting tomorrow, 6:00 a.m.
If you're ten minutes
early, you're late.
- You're mad.
- I'm not mad.
- You haven't touched your burger.
- You offered to buy me dinner.
I didn't say I was gonna eat it.
- You're mad.
- I'm not
Okay.
What did you hope to accomplish
with your little speech tonight, hmm?
We won, Marvyn.
The girls played great.
Louise scored 21 points.
Yeah, but nine turnovers.
Those girls aren't gonna learn anything
if all they do is feed
the ball to Louise.
- She's our star player.
- There are no stars on my team.
Yeah. No stars but you.
See? I was right. You are mad.
I think you like to make me mad.
Why can't you ever find
the joy in anything?
I find joy.
Yeah? Name one thing.
- Winning.
- We won tonight, and you're miserable!
Hold on. Is that what you think?
That I'm miserable? I'm not
In fact, I was encouraged.
Watching those girls tonight, it
was the first time I felt that
Like we could be something.
Then why didn't you tell them that?
'Cause if all I do is compliment them,
then the compliment loses its value.
That is the dumbest
thing I've ever heard,
and I work with teenagers.
Anyway, back to my original question.
Name one thing that brings you joy.
- John Wooden.
- Unrelated to basketball.
Frank Sinatra and Dean
Martin. Two things.
Why don't you try something
that's still alive?
My daughter, Emma.
Thank you! Why couldn't you
just say that from the start?
I don't know. It's Seemed too easy.
- You are really
- I know. I really am.
If you're not gonna
eat this, I'm taking it.
Yeah, I think it's gonna be great.
Sure.
- I'm Emma. I'm Emma
- Oh. Well, thank you so much.
Yeah. Wh Great. How about noon?
- Okay, thanks. Bye.
- I'm Emma.
Hey, kiddo. What you watching?
Nothing. What's up?
I thought that stuff stopped
a couple months ago.
I thought it did too.
Who were you on the phone with?
You remember Sue?
Um, I worked on a couple
design projects with her.
Well, there's an opportunity,
but it's in Italy.
That's amazing.
You should take it, and
I can go live with Dad.
He works at a high school now.
That'll never
He's great on weekends.
And he's dealing with
his own stuff right now
At least think about it. Okay?
Even when we literally win,
it's like we can't win with him.
He's not wrong.
Whether he's wrong or
right, it's not what he says.
- It's how he says it.
- And also what he says.
Well, look, all I'm saying is, uh,
if we're going to beat Encinitas,
we're gonna have to step up our game.
But the crazy thing is he's
punishing us for winning.
- There's no reasoning with him.
- Anybody figure out number 12?
- An immovable object.
- It's definitely not an immovable object.
No, I was talking about Korn.
For 12, you have to
use the law of sines.
Or you can just give me the answer.
You know that means you'll
be breaking a rule, right?
- Are you gonna be okay?
- Yes, I'm fine.
Okay, look, anyway, Coach has a plan.
Well, I'd care a whole lot more if I
got an occasional pat on the back,
thumbs-up, an "Attagirl".
"Attagirl"? Who says that anymore?
No, I'm saying Korn
would because he's old.
I think "Attagirl" is condescending.
Yeah, I mean, where does Korn get off?
He should've said, "Attawoman".
- Please.
- He didn't say any of those things.
That's why you're all angry, remember?
Now help me with number 13.
Or you could tell us the
name of that sick lip gloss.
- It is pretty fire.
- I'm obsessed with it.
None of you know the answer, do you?
- No.
- Not a clue.
Boy, you faked that number
40 out of her shoes tonight.
I saw her dad in the stands.
Looked like he wanted to cry.
Dad, I have a lot of homework,
and it's an early practice
tomorrow, so
Early practice? You guys
back to two-a-days?
Coach wasn't happy.
I love that.
Never satisfied, that guy.
That's why I brought him in.
You know, you had 21 points
tonight, but Korn could see it.
He knew you could have had 27 easy.
That's not what he wants.
He said I shoot too much.
Too much?
Please. You're the star player.
Those other scrubs can't shoot at all.
He said he doesn't want better
players. He wants a better team.
Yeah, and he'll get a better
team if you shoot more.
That's ridiculous. I'll
talk to him about it.
Dad, please don't. It's hard
enough to just have one coach.
Okay.
He can coach the team,
but I am your coach,
and you play your game.
I think you mean your game.
Holly, someone took our shoes.
Ah. Coach Korn.
Why? As another weird punishment
for actually winning a game?
Maybe it's a motivational thing.
If we do good in practice,
we'll earn them back.
Or maybe he plans to throw them
at us every time we screw up.
Fun idea, Olive, but no.
All right, listen up.
Yesterday before the game,
as a team, I thought you
had potential to be good.
But after watching you play,
I realized if you listen to me,
if you allow me to coach you,
if you try your very best,
like I talk about all the time,
then you have the potential to be great.
I don't want you to think about
being here as a punishment.
I want you to think of it as
a testament to my faith in you.
'Cause for the first time,
I truly believe
that we could do something special.
Where was that yesterday?
That was the "attawoman"
I was looking for.
- Really, Coach?
- You think we could be great?
I specifically said you
have potential to be great.
But you've never even said we
had the potential for that before.
Yeah, which is why it means so much now
because I haven't cheapened it
with a bunch of hollow compliments.
By now, I guess you guys are
wondering what I'm doing
with your shoes, right?
They don't have any laces.
Well, they will after I teach
you to properly tie them.
Um, we're in high school.
We know how to tie shoes.
But not the right way.
I'm gonna teach you my system
of basketball from the ground up.
On this court, every move you make,
every play, every lace is gonna be
done the exact same way every time
until we don't have to think about it
because thinking is what slows us down.
All right, come on. Grab
your shoes. Grab your laces.
Let's start from scratch.
And last, I have some
very exciting news.
Professor Briana Carmichael has finally
agreed to come and discuss
her book with us.
So I need each of you to prepare
three intelligent questions
before she joins us after
school next Thursday.
- Ms. Grint, that's really exciting.
- Isn't it?
Yeah, super exciting. And we'd
love to meet her. Only thing is
Next Thursday after school
is our last practice
before we play Encinitas.
Oh. That's too bad.
Unfortunately, attendance is mandatory
unless you don't mind taking a zero.
That could drop us a whole letter
grade. My mom would kill me.
There has to be something we can do.
There is. Attend.
- But we have practice
- Practice. Yes, I heard.
So it seems you have a choice.
You have the rare opportunity
to hear a speaker
of the caliber of Professor Carmichael,
or you can try to throw
a ball through a hoop.
He's gonna go berserk.
He thinks ten minutes early is late,
and we have to miss a whole practice.
I feel sick. I can't do this.
Olive, you're good at talking
to people. You talk to him.
No. No! If I have to
face him, so do you.
He's gonna go berserk.
Not a problem.
Really? So we can miss practice?
What? No, don't be ridiculous.
Nobody's missing any practice.
Definitely not a day before the game.
- But you said it wasn't a problem.
- Because it's not.
Listen, don't worry.
I'll take care of this.
What's this teacher's name?
Hi. Ms. Grint, do you have a second?
Ah. I certainly do. Come right in.
Oh, British.
- Nice to meet you. I'm Marvyn Korn.
- Coach Korn,
yes. Welcome to Westbrook.
I've been wondering when I was
going to run into our new celebrity.
I don't know about all
that, but thank you.
I can see you're busy.
I'll make this quick.
We have a scheduling issue.
No, I don't think we have an issue.
Oh.
Okay, good.
I mean, it's too bad the girls
have to miss your talk thingy,
but they're gonna do whatever's
necessary to make it up.
I give you my word. Nice to meet you.
Mr. Korn.
When I said we don't have an issue,
I didn't mean to imply you don't.
As I'm sure the girls told you,
attendance is mandatory
to my "talk thingy".
Well, attendance is mandatory
to my practice.
I'm sure that you're used to a certain
amount of deferential treatment
from the faculty towards your players,
but here at Westbrook, I
do not teach your players.
- You coach my students.
- Oh, that's
And once I have made up my
mind, it is final. Ask anyone.
Okay.
Hey, I got you.
You sure you're old
enough to drink coffee?
I have my permit.
I'm Felix. I teach Global Studies.
That covers everything, doesn't it?
They were rough on me too,
till they figured out
I make great coffee.
- All right.
- Oh!
George Pappas.
Nice to meet you.
No, my name is on the cup.
I-I don't mind sharing it.
As long as you ask permission.
- Can I borrow your
- No.
- Sorry.
- Get the feeling they don't like me around here.
Well, I like you.
And most of them like me. So,
maybe some of that'll rub off on you.
Yeah, maybe.
Are you guys supposed to be crossing
Havlicek stole the ball! It's all over.
Oh. Hi. Hello? Oh.
- Hey, Dad.
- Hey. You look happy.
'Cause I got some really good news.
Mom got a job offer
from a firm in Italy.
Wow, fancy. Good for her.
Yeah, but she can't take it 'cause
it's for six months to a year.
Well, I don't see the silver lining.
I was thinking she might be able to go
because guess whose dad works
at a high school for girls
and could maybe pull some strings
for the very best daughter in the world.
W Are you guys supposed
to be crossing through here?
Uh
So, you want to come out here?
And live with you.
Wouldn't that be awesome?
I bet we could convince Mom.
She really wants this job.
Said it's a major opportunity.
It's nice that you want
to help your mother out,
but, you know, we're already
into the semester now and
It's only been a few weeks.
I could catch up.
Listen, sweetie. Nothing
would make me happier, but
things have been a little
rocky around here.
You're doing what you
always do, aren't you?
Rubbing people the wrong way.
They'll get used to me. They always do.
I can help. I speak Marvyn Korn.
Dad, I could actually
really use a change.
Is everything okay, sweetie?
Sure.
I just thought
Sweetie, listen. It's
The timing is just not great right now.
Maybe this is something
that we could consider
Sure, yeah. Got it.
Hello?
Shoot.
- Motion. Louise.
- Constant motion.
Know where your teammates
are and where they're going.
Olive. Get it to Olive.
They look pretty good.
Imagine how they'll be when
they actually have a ball.
They're developing muscle memory.
When they can do this in their
sleep, I'll give 'em a ball.
Starters are coming together.
It's a shame we're gonna lose three
of them for the pregame practice.
Oh, they'll be there.
I'm handling it.
- You're handling Ms. Grint?
- Mm-hmm.
She can't be handled. Ask anyone.
Oh, I will.
Me and her are meeting with
Sherilyn this afternoon.
Maybe you'd like to be there.
Forget it. I'd like to be
anywhere but there.
- Well, too bad. 'Cause I told Sherilyn you're coming.
- What?
Okay, that's it for today.
Good, good, good, good. Much better.
I figured it out.
It's about faith. We put our faith
in him, and he'll put his faith in us.
I feel like you're meeting
him a little more than halfway.
Wrong. He knows what he's doing.
His shoelace tying method
is a revelation. Revelation.
Said no one ever.
Look, he's definitely annoying,
but we are getting better.
Yeah, we're gonna lead the
league in invisible ball passes.
I wouldn't get too
comfortable with Korn.
He has a way of self-destructing.
Yeah, but then your dad
will just protect him.
My dad wants me to play point
guard and take every shot.
Coach Korn doesn't.
- Who do you think's gonna win that fight?
- Ms. Grint.
No, I mean, there she is.
She haunts my dreams.
And she wants Coach gone.
He said he can handle her.
What about my dad? You
think he can handle him?
- Or Ms. Sherilyn.
- Ladies.
Grint's gonna eat him alive.
I don't mind sharing, as
long as he asks permission.
Ugh. George.
Yeah, I know him from his cup.
Uh
Ah, Coach Korn and Ms. Barrett.
Thanks for coming.
Not a problem. Thought it was
just gonna be the four of us.
Oh, I asked Mr. Pappas to join us.
We've not officially met.
George Pappas, school counselor.
- Pleasure.
- Hey.
I want you to know I'm
on no one's side here,
only the side of the girls of Westbrook.
- Yeah, we all are, George.
- Are we?
Yeah.
All right, I understand
there's a scheduling conflict.
- That's correct.
- Oh, I'm afraid it's much bigger than that.
And so it begins.
She scheduled this test or talk thingy
against my pregame practice next week,
which is, you know,
ridiculous, so here we are.
Or perhaps we should
be asking, "Who are we?"
I think we'd all agree we're
an institution of learning,
which is why it's so telling
that Mr. Korn assumes
we would set aside our
academic priorities for sports.
- Come on. That's not what he's doing.
- The distinguished speaker series
is a critical component
of the school's curriculum.
So is the basketball team.
I'm sorry. I did not realize that
we had a class called
"the basketball team".
What she's doing here is
she's scheduled her talk thing
against my practice deliberately
because she has it out
for the basketball program
or, more specifically, me.
I don't think we need
to personalize this,
but if we're going to,
yes, we do in fact have
some issues with you.
We? God, I thought you
weren't taking sides, George.
The girls' sides, as I said.
And many of us have grave concerns
about Westbrook employing a man
who is too volatile to be permitted
around adult male athletes
but apparently perfectly
fine to oversee the girls
whose safety has been entrusted to us.
George, your concerns
have been duly noted
every single endless time
you've raised them.
But I must assure you Coach Korn
has been thoroughly vetted,
and I resent any implication
to the contrary.
Obviously, that wasn't
aimed at you, Sherilyn.
- Um
- Speaking of being vetted,
the rest of us have been through a
rigorous screening and
interview process.
Had I but known that playing a
round of golf with Larry Gruzinsky
would've ensured employment here,
I would have saved myself
some time and money
- and skipped my double masters at Yale.
- Come on, Terry.
You know he did not play a round
of golf with Larry Gruzinsky.
Obviously, that was not aimed at you.
Would you just tell her the girls
are gonna be at my practice
and let's call it a day please?
I most certainly can. Ms. Grint,
either reschedule your speaker
or arrange for the players to make
up the assignment some other way.
Thank you.
- I'm not one to brag, but
- You are, but go on.
You just witnessed
the Marvyn Korn effect.
I thought the Marvyn Korn effect
referred to the chaos that
you leave in your wake.
Huh. You read the book.
I skimmed it. But look,
you know, this is not over.
Grint is not the
forgive-and-forget type.
I don't lose.
No? Then what are you doing here?
Look, you're not famous,
Korn. You're infamous.
Yeah. You breeze in here.
You're this entitled jock.
You think the rules don't apply to you.
You're sitting in a sea
of intellectuals,
and nobody here likes you.
That doesn't bother you?
- Little help?
- How'd you get in here?
My name's on the gym. I have keys.
Figured I'd get in some practice
with actual laces and an actual ball.
We practice as a team. I
thought I made that clear.
You did. But this is my study hall time.
No freelancing.
You're just gonna pick up
bad habits I have to fix later.
- I'm out here busting my ass
- There's that word again. "I". "I".
We're going nowhere unless
you learn to pass the ball!
Good players make themselves better,
but great players make everyone
around them better.
How? By tying shoelaces
and shooting invisible balls?
We're not learning anything.
All right, let's do that drill
you were just doing.
Instead of making a basket,
pass the ball to me.
Hold on.
All right.
Fine. Now, don't look at me.
Look at the basket. Pass the ball.
- How can I hit you if I don't know where
- Just feel me.
Try it again.
No, no.
That was a turnover.
Come on. Focus.
Okay, go.
The more we pass, the
tougher we are to defend.
They'll double-team you, and your
team gonna be wide open right here.
Good. Just feel me.
No.
Trust your teammates. Come on.
Come on. You know how to do this.
You just haven't passed the ball yet.
Focus, focus, focus. Okay.
Try to fake again.
Yes, that's it! Try it again.
That's it! That is how
we create a winning team!
That's how you make a great
player. That was great.
- That's what we've been working on.
- I had no idea.
I know.
Welcome to the team, Gruzinsky.
So Louise is looking good.
Have you given any thought to
moving her to shooting guard?
I thought about it and rejected it.
'Cause you can't stand the thought
of Larry Gruzinsky screaming at you?
Please. I'm not afraid of Larry.
There's a Larry at every school.
My dad was a Larry.
Yeah? How'd you handle him?
Great. We haven't had one problem
since we stopped speaking to each other.
You know, it's not gonna
be the same with Grint.
I took care of Grint. You saw it.
I got this. Don't worry.
The rest of us have
rules we must abide by.
I am limited to one hour of
homework per student per night.
Yet Mr. Korn has his players practicing
two hours in the afternoon,
two hours in the morning.
And what has he taught
them in all that time?
How to tie their shoelaces.
They're getting quite good at it too.
She doesn't know when
to give up, does she?
Are you practicing two-a-days?
Well, yeah. Just because I think
three-a-days might be excessive.
See? He thinks it's all a joke.
Look around you, Mr. Korn.
Do you see anyone laughing?
Sherilyn, the girls are making progress.
They're really starting
to come together.
That may be, Ms. Barrett,
but Ms. Grint is correct.
We do have a daily limit
on the amount of time
teachers can demand of our girls.
You should know that.
From now on, one practice per day.
No, I can't turn the team around
with one practice per day.
Oh, that is unfortunate. And
I was just starting to like you.
One-a-days, Coach.
George, you better not be following me.
I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it.
- You have to.
- No, I don't have to.
Nobody's ever told me how to coach
my team. They're not gonna start now.
Two-a-days. One in
morning. One at night.
- You can't.
- I will.
Okay, then you're gonna see that little
ticker on the bottom of ESPN saying,
"Girls' high school fires Marvyn Korn".
- Is that what you want?
- Come on.
That's the hill you're
gonna die on. Really?
Girls.
Bring it in.
Hit the bench. Come on.
Let's go. Hustle. Hustle!
All right, a couple things.
Olive, Samantha, Mouse, the
situation it's been taken care of.
Told you he'd handle it. See
you in the morning, Coach.
Yeah, about that. We're
gonna go back to one-a-days.
We're just gonna practice
once in the afternoon.
What? But we're doing great.
- Why?
- We can't take our foot off the gas now.
Hey, hey! I'm the coach.
Let me do the coaching.
Coach! Coach, wait.
What did What did we do wrong?
No, you didn't do anything.
He said we have potential.
He said we could be great.
- Then he just gives up on us?
- He didn't give up on you.
No one wanted to play Coach
Korn's way less than me.
But I'm doing it. I changed my game.
Okay, my dad is furious, but I'm all in.
We all are.
So why isn't Coach?
Look, it's not up to him.
Some of the faculty thought that
he was overstepping his authority,
that he was pushing you girls too hard.
What do you think?
It's not for me to say.
But between us,
Ms. Grint can shove it.
This is crazy.
He's not pushing us too hard.
We need the practice.
We're not children.
It's not like we're incapable of
making decisions for ourselves.
Right? Like, all this "women striving,
women thriving", future CEO stuff
is just for the brochure.
Real empowering.
Look at her. Enjoying life.
Why does a poli-sci teacher
get to tell us what we can't do?
She's not the boss of us.
Why does she even care?
I'm gonna say something to her.
Really?
No.
Damn.
It would be too bad if something
happened to the brake line in her car.
Mouse, are you suggesting
we take out Ms. Grint?
Not us.
Gravity mostly.
You know those twisty roads
she drives on the way to school?
We're not doing that.
Although it is very tempting.
This sucks. We finally get a coach
that cares and this is what happens.
- Why not just get your dad to make a call?
- Because I'm not five.
There has to be another way.
Well, we're three gelatos in,
and so far, the best idea we
have would send us to prison.
It's hopeless. We're done.
Encinitas is gonna kick our ass again.
Maybe not.
Yeah.
- Louise.
- There you go. Communicate.
Behind you!
You got it. Okay, now you
can br There you go.
Go for it! Go for it!
Good!
Come on.
Bring it in. Let's talk about it.
What's going on here?
Oh. Hey, Coach. Um
Yeah, it's the craziest thing.
- The girls here
- Totally on our own.
Totally on their own,
decided that they wanted
to play a little basketball
this morning.
Yeah, on this off-campus,
totally public court
that is in no way affiliated
with Westbrook.
And there's nothing wrong with
them getting a little exercise
on time that's clearly their own, right?
- So
- Uh-huh.
And if we accidentally get
some benefit as a team
from something that's clearly
not an official practice, then
What's the harm?
Only thing we have to lose is a
win against Encinitas next week.
Right. But I'm confused.
If this is totally unofficial,
what are you doing here?
Oh. Yeah, that is the darndest thing.
So I came here to do a little
surfing, which I do, never,
and I accidentally brought my
whistle instead of my surfboard.
And then I saw the girls
- Total coincidence.
- Obviously.
And I thought, "Hmm, I don't know,
maybe I'll do a little coaching".
You know, another total coincidence is
you guys picked this place to practice.
This is my morning jog.
I jog right along here
every single morning.
- Did you know that, Louise?
- Oh, I couldn't possibly have.
Wait, are you guys serious?
Care to join us, Coach?
- Ball! Pass me the ball!
- Give
Give her the ball!
Whoa!
All right!
Whoa!
That is how you do it! Let's go!
That was so good!
Everybody in! Team win selfie!
Let me get photo approval.
You have, like, a million followers.
- True.
- 149,000. But I'm working on it.
You see, the thing about Encinitas
is they have better players.
So, Gruzinsky, why did we win?
Because we have a better team, Coach?
You're damn right we
do. Good job, girls.
You avoided complimenting them
by forcing them to
compliment themselves.
Can't you find the joy in anything?
- You are really
- I know, I know. I I really am.
- Hey.
- You ready?
You see that pass at the end?
Mm-hmm.
You like it?
I'd have liked it better
if you took a shot.
I told you that's not what Coach wants.
I thought I was your coach.
You were. My first coach.
But now I just need you to be my dad.
All right.
What?
Nice win.
- You're connecting with these girls.
- Oh, stop it.
It's a trap, you know. Happened to me.
One day you're gonna wake up and
find out you actually care about them.
- No. To me, they're just X's and O's.
- Uh-huh.
So you would never practice
with them on a court by the ocean
just to skirt the letter
of the law I laid down
because they thought
you were abandoning them?
I prefer to think of it as a creative
solution to a problem that
that we both would love to go away.
That problem, by the way,
the one you're referring to?
It's only getting worse.
Ms. Grint is still on my ass
about you like a tick on a hound,
and George, he sees you throwing chairs
at Westbrook students in his dreams.
I I I don't know
what to do about that.
I know what you do. You
change his mind about you.
You prove to him that your
anger problems are in the past.
And how do you propose that I do that?
He's a school counselor. He
talks to people for a living.
- I'm thinking, hmm, one hour a week
- Uh-uh.
just the two of you. You
change his mind about you,
- he'll change the mind of the faculty.
- Not gonna happen.
It's funny how you don't
realize it's already done.
What do you mean? Is this
something that I have to do?
I prefer to think of it as a
creative solution to a problem
we both would love to see go away.
We seem to have inherited each other.
Yeah.
I warn you, Mr. Korn.
I'm a tough nut to crack.
So am I, George.
I didn't always work with
high school girls, you know.
- Neither did I.
- Hmm.
I was a warden at a
minimum-security prison.
I've dealt with guys like you.
Under pressure, trapped, desperate.
You're out of your comfort
zone here at Westbrook.
All alone. No one on your side.
Holly.
You took the job she thought
she deserved. Try again.
My team.
Teenagers have the attention
span of a tsetse fly. Go on.
Larry Gruzinsky?
Yes.
And you just turned his daughter
from the star player
to just another member of the team.
Sherilyn.
She put you in here with me.
You are on your own, Mr. Korn.
But it doesn't have
to be a life sentence.
We both want the same thing.
For you to be gone.
So help me help you help me.
See ya.
It's only been five minutes.
You weren't really a warden.
- Yeah?
- Hey, Coach.
Um, I just wanted to let you know
that I actually have to miss next game
'cause I have a test.
What?
Kidding. No.
No, I just wanted to
I just wanna say thank you.
You're welcome.
For what?
Um, for caring.
Is that your daughter?
Yeah. She's your age. Emma.
Bet you miss her.
Yeah. Yeah, I do miss her.
She's having a hard time,
probably because of me.
I'm pretty good at that, huh?
You do have skills.
I bet she misses you too.
She says she does.
- She wants to come out here to Westbrook.
- Really?
Well, I mean, I just know, like,
I'd give, like, anything
to see my dad again.
Like, literally anything.
Is he not around?
Uh-uh.
No. Um And I miss him.
That's it.
Anyway, uh
That's I just Yeah.
Just wanted to say thank you.
Um, thanks, Coach.
Hey.
Are you running out or
No, I got some time
before first period. Why?
This is gonna be "E".
I'm gonna sink it. You're gonna
miss. And you're gonna lose.
I bet you a million dollars you miss.
Ooh, I wouldn't make that bet
except that you do have
the million dollars,
and you should know, I will collect.
A buck. Buck says you miss.
All right. You are on.
Oh, fancy.
Oh!
The pressure, it's on.
I don't know the meaning of
the word "pressure", okay?
Well, do you know the
meaning of the word "choke"?
- Because that's what you're about to do.
- Just zip it.
And be ready to take it out of
the basket, okay? You ready?
That's H-O-R-S-E. You owe me a buck.
Or we could just roll it
over to the next game.
Yeah, let's roll it over
to the next game.
Hey. Got class in a minute, Dad.
Wait. I wanna I wanna
talk to you for a second.
I hate how out of sync we are.
I'm making coffee, and
you're going to third period,
and I'm making dinner,
you're going to sleep.
You're the one who moved
to another time zone.
I know.
Which is why I think
it might be a good idea
if you come and live with me.
So I can come live with you?
If you still want to.
- Yes. But what about
- I talked to Mom.
Don't worry. She thinks the
change will be good for you.
This isn't just about me though, right?
You need me too, don't you?
Of course I need you.
You're my daughter.
It's not a crime to need someone,
Dad. It makes you a little human.
Well, I'm definitely a
little of that. Very little.
Oh! Now, you better get to
class. I'll see you soon, kid.
Can't wait.