Big Shot (2021) s01e06 Episode Script

[SAMANTHA] Previously on Big Shot
Louise Gruzinsky.
- My dad died.
- What?
- [SIREN BLARES]
- What is going on?
They're charging your
father with embezzlement.
That's crazy. Dad would
never do something like that.
- Who are you?
- I'm Lucas Gruzinsky, sir.
Gruzinsky? Louise's brother?
Maybe you should stay
out of my dating life
and start thinking about your own.
- You have a good laugh.
- You're a very good storyteller.
I got it from my dad.
You want me to post about it?
"The Road to DII" by Olive Cooper.
Yeah.
Louise's dad got arrested.
[LOUISE, DISTORTED] Hey,
that's mine. You can't take that.
[MARVYN] Hmm.
- [DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
- These are terrible.
This one says, "Louise Gruzinsky
is a stain on Westbrook".
Call Louise a "stain".
She didn't even do anything.
It was her dad.
- What's that?
- Just came for you.
It's from your dad's estate.
I think it's his personal belongings.
- You gonna open it?
- Okay.
No, we gotta get to school. I'll
open it later. I'll give you a ride.
[HORN HONKS]
That's Lucas. He's picking me up.
But, he can wait if you
wanna open this together?
It'll be here tonight.
- [HONKING CONTINUES]
- Tell that kid if he keeps honking,
he's gonna have to surgically
remove that thing from his a
- [EMMA] Love you.
- Love you.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[MS. GRINT] Since the Magna
Carta, citizens have used
the power of the petition to
demand justice and equality.
And today, we are fortunate to
have the opportunity to use it
to solve some local problems.
- Kelsey.
- Thank you, Ms. Grint.
- [MS. GRINT] Mmm.
- [SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
[CHATTERING]
We should take the
Gruzinsky name off our gym.
Holy crap.
You guys. We don't want
this criminal's name
literally hanging over our school.
Eloquent as always, Kelsey. Let
me take a whack at it from here.
If you believe in light of
recent criminal charges
filed against Lawrence Gruzinsky,
that the name itself devalues
the Westbrook legacy
and is a stain upon this
It's seriously not a good look, guys.
So, please sign the petition
demanding its immediate removal.
And boycott all basketball games
until the name is changed.
- [GIRL 1] Yeah, I'll sign.
- [GIRL 2] We should sign.
This is gonna devastate Louise.
[CELL PHONES BEEPING]
[SNICKERING]
[RHYTHMIC CLAPPING]
[CROWD CHEERS]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
[BUZZER SOUNDS]
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
That gym wouldn't
exist without my family.
Besides, I don't care what Kelsey and
a bunch of jealous sophomores think.
Yeah. It's so aggressive. By
tomorrow, people will be over it.
Hundred percent. One dumb TikTok
and they'll be on to the next thing.
Totally.
Hey. They don't know what
they're talking about.
I know. I'm fine, right?
No, that's not what I
This will get a lot worse.
The same thing happened to
my dad back in Wisconsin.
They wanted to take his name
off everything. It was terrible.
Okay. Well, no offense, Emma,
but your dad actually
did something wrong.
My dad's innocent.
Yeah. I'm looking forward
to it, Randy. Okay. See you.
- Hey, Dad.
- Walk with me. I got good news.
- You opened the box?
- What? No. Randy Edmunds is in town.
Congrats? That literally
means nothing to me.
He's the assistant coach at UCSB.
I've known the guy 20 years, great guy.
He's here to, uh, scout
what's-her-name, Savannah at Carlsbad.
- Riveting.
- Right?
But what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna
point him in the direction of Louise.
That's really nice.
Especially considering everything
that happened this morning.
What?
- You don't know.
- What?
There's a student petition going around
to change the name of Gruzinsky Arena.
Everyone's boycotting
the games until they do.
They can't boycott the games.
Louise is so upset. She's
saying she's fine, but she's not.
Well, what There's Sherilyn.
All right, I'll see you
at lunch, sweetie.
Sherilyn! Hey.
You hear about this crazy petition?
They're talking about
boycotting the game.
- They're not talking. They're doing it.
- Well, shut it down.
People have a right to
have their voices heard.
Yes, they do. But not in my gym.
It may be your gym, but it's my school.
In my world, freedom of
expression is still a thing.
Yeah, well, in my world,
boycotting a game is gonna
compromise us winning.
You know what? It better not.
I expect you to beat Carlsbad.
Well, I plan on
I didn't say anything about plan.
I need you to guarantee it.
If we lose, I have to kiss a pig.
Don't you even think about
laughing. Look at this face.
Does it look like it's finding
anything funny right now?
- You have to kiss a pig? Literally?
- Literally. On the lips.
It's a Carlsbad tradition. I've
had to do it six years in a row.
If I have to kiss one more pig, Korn,
I'm putting you on study hall duty.
- If
- Beat Carlsbad.
I heard Kelsey already
has, like, 80 signatures.
Eighty-seven, actually.
And we're planning a protest outside
the gym during the Carlsbad game.
Kelsey. Ever thought about,
I don't know, getting a life?
Maybe I could borrow your
fake Instagram one
since you're not using it anymore.
How's the documentary on
your sad, little team coming?
You can leave now.
Yeah. You guys better
get used to being alone,
seeing as no one is
going to be at your game.
Oh, and Destiny, I wanted to thank you
for signing the petition and
standing up for integrity.
You signed the petition?
Okay. I can explain.
Oh, I want to hear this.
How could you do that to me?
Are you actually upset?
I thought you didn't care.
Yeah, that was before I knew
one of my teammates was
stabbing me in the back.
Okay, not doing that.
I'm voting my conscience.
Besides, you talk bad
on your dad all the time.
I'm allowed to. You're not.
Okay.
I bet a lot of people signed it
because they're afraid of Ms. Grint.
- I'm not afraid of Ms. Grint.
- No, I'm not afraid of Ms. Grint.
The rest of y'all? Little afraid of her.
It doesn't matter why.
Mr. Gruzinsky is innocent
until proven guilty.
Please. Okay, look.
My Aunt Angel says these one-percenters
never go to jail anyways.
- He probably did it.
- You don't know that.
It's called loyalty,
Destiny. Look it up.
Okay. You guys just don't get it.
- Ball. Ball, ball, ball, ball, ball. Ball.
- [SIREN] Heads up.
Ball. Louise. Ball.
No. You're telegraphing your
passes, Louise. Don't do that.
[BALL BOUNCING]
I am telling you, I really think
that Louise matches up better
as a shooting guard against Carlsbad.
It's a better fit for her style of play.
We're not gonna make a
big move like that now.
- Why? Because it's my idea?
- No, because we're winning.
We're on a winning streak.
Don't change things up when
you're on a winning streak.
Okay? And besides, there's
enough drama around here.
- [DOOR OPENS]
- [HOLLY WINCES]
There he is.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Joyce McCarthy. Coach from Carlsbad.
I hope you're wearing your flak jacket.
Oh, please. I assisted
Bob Knight for three years,
I can handle anything she's got. Hi.
Hey, big shot. Oh,
forgive me for barging in.
Am I intruding? I hope
I'm not intruding. [CHUCKLES]
[HOLLY] Well, it is 3:30
on a practice day. So
Oh, I am gonna be faster than
Sherilyn could kiss a pig.
[CHUCKLES]
I'm Coach McCarthy. I'm from Carlsbad.
And you are Marvyn Korn.
Yes, I am.
- Look at you.
- [MARVYN CHUCKLES]
- And look at those!
- [MARVYN] Oh, yeah.
Look at those championship rings.
- Those are beautiful.
- Yeah, look at this.
Big rings, tiny little hands.
You got some tiny little feet.
You look like a little doll.
Are you real? Is this whole thing real?
Yeah. It's real. Nice to meet you.
- Well, it's real nice to meet you too.
- [MARVYN] Okay.
We don't get a whole lot of fancy NCAA
coaches here on the high school level,
so [WHISTLES]
how exciting for us.
Um, look at that. I brought
you a little welcome gift.
How awkward. I didn't get you anything.
That's totally fine. You
got Holly here a gift.
So, congratulations on becoming
assistant coach to this fella.
Thank you, Joyce.
Yeah. I knew cutting you
from the team back in the day
would give you the kick
in the keister you needed.
- [MARVYN] Okay.
- [HOLLY CLICKS TONGUE]
But you know, I just
can't help but imagine
we're both just a tiny disappointed
that you're still just
an assistant coach.
- Okay. Is there a reason you came
- Whoo!
Check out this group of stars out here.
Aren't you all just [WHISTLES]
trying your best, huh?
- [MARVYN] All right. Okay.
- [MCCARTHY] Hey. Hold up.
Hold up. Is that Samantha?
Samantha. I didn't even
recognize you standing up.
We used to call her Sit-mantha,
because she never got off the bench.
- [HOLLY SIGHS]
- Okay. All right. Knock it off.
Samantha is one of our starters.
I am so thrilled for you.
[APPLAUDS] Congratulations.
You found a team that could make
use of your level of ability.
Thanks, Coach McCarthy. [SQUEAKS]
Oh, you're welcome.
And is that tall drink of water
standing next to you the Gruzinsky girl?
You listen to me, honey.
Your father has not
been proven guilty yet.
[MARVYN] Okay. All right.
So you keep that out of your pretty
little noggin during our game.
- You hear me? You listen to me.
- [MARVYN] Enough.
- No, you listen to me.
- No, you listen to me.
- No, you listen to me.
- Don't let that get into your head.
We're gonna play, and you're gonna
need everything focused on the game.
- You hear me?
- Okay. Okay, okay.
Okay, listen, Coach. What I
really came to ask was that, uh,
you're not gonna be
able to use your tickets
because of all the [WHISTLES]
protests that are going on outside.
So, why don't you just release
those tickets back to our fans?
No. What do you mean? No. If our fans
can't be here, your fans can't be here.
Well, I don't really think you
have the authority to say that.
Oh, really? Well, I do.
This is my gym, and I
do have the authority.
If I have to talk to Sherilyn,
I will, but I mean
Mmm. Is that fear I see in your
eyes? Just tell me something.
Are you afraid of all strong
women, or is it just Sherilyn?
I see what you're doing.
That's good. You're good.
- She's funny, isn't she?
- Mm-hmm.
- I'm not afraid of Sherilyn. No.
- [MCCARTHY] Mm-mmm.
Mm-hmm. Sure.
- I'm not.
- Mm-hmm.
I'm gonna see you [WHISTLES]
on the battlefield, later on, Korn.
Bye-bye. See you later, Sit-mantha.
[MARVYN] Okay. That's enough. Thank you.
- [MCCARTHY] Looking forward to playing.
- Enough.
Who Why didn't you warn me about her?
I just did.
What is this?
- I don't know. Is it ticking?
- Open it.
Ah. [SCOFFS]
Very funny.
And I think it's absolutely ridiculous
that we're letting their fans come in
and because of the stupid petition,
our fans are being blocked.
Fine. Then I'll take down
the Gruzinsky scoreboard
and this whole thing will
go away. Problem solved.
That's not what I'm
asking for and you know it.
McCarthy is a monster. She's
getting inside my players' heads.
Louise is extremely fragile. You
have to even the playing field.
This is a very big limb you're
asking me to go out on, Marvyn.
And what are you doing here, George?
This is Marvyn's regular
appointment time. I'm observing.
Fine. We're done here.
- If I may?
- You may not.
Motion denied. Go ahead, George.
I agree with Coach Korn.
It's not a safe environment
for our girls to be playing
in without any support.
- You're taking his side?
- You agree with me?
I'm on the side of
the girls of Westbrook.
We know, George. So are we.
[MARVYN] Okay. Fine. No problem.
When you kiss a pig
what's it taste like?
Fine. I will call McCarthy.
No fans at the game.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I don't have a problem
with strong women.
Never said you did.
Hey. How's my favorite niece?
Fine. How long are you here for?
Three whole weeks.
Oh, come on. Three
weeks is, like, forever.
We can do a lot of
damage in three weeks.
- [SIGHS]
- We'll have fun.
How you doing?
Okay, what?
And don't make me draw it
out of you. Just say it.
It's just this stupid petition
thing with Louise's dad.
He got arrested.
Yeah, I heard about that.
So, they wanna take his name
off the school gym, and I agree,
but now all the girls are saying
that I stabbed her in
the back or something.
- I don't know. Maybe I did, but
- Stop.
Some rich guy scams millions and
stamps his name on an all-girls school?
- It's outrageous.
- That's what I said.
But I don't know. I know
Mom would be like,
"Louise is your friend,
so she comes first". But
And, as your friend, she
should respect your beliefs.
- Yeah.
- Your mom doesn't get that.
But I do, and I'm proud of you.
Yeah, they're doing the
same thing at my school.
They took down the
Gruzinsky Library plaque.
And it's not like I blame them,
but I'm thinking about
taking my mom's name.
- Lillian?
- Yes, Lucas Lillian.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Hey, uh, who's that guy?
[EMMA] Some recruiter from UCSB.
I think my dad's gonna
mention your sister.
[MARVYN] Here we go. Single malt, neat.
- Good memory.
- Yeah, yeah.
Cheers, Randy.
- Mmm, so, how's La Jolla treating you?
- [MARVYN] Yeah.
Well, I have to admit
I I needed the break.
So, you drive down from Santa Barbara
to check out this Savannah Gibson, huh?
- I saw a few girls up in LA first. [SIGHS]
- [MARVYN] Mmm.
Gibson's impressive.
Yeah, yeah. She's okay.
But I got this kid Gruzinsky.
She's the real deal.
Gruzinsky. Why do I
Wait, the one whose dad
just got busted by the SEC?
Yep. But that's her dad, not her.
Look, I know that everyone has
the Gibson glow on their radar,
but this girl is the best-kept secret.
You gotta trust me on this.
I'd take her over Savannah any day.
Okay. I'm not gonna promise anything,
but I'll keep an eye on her.
Good. You'll be my personal
guest at the game.
- [RANDY] I'm looking forward to it.
- [CHUCKLES]
Don't take this wrong, but you
seem a little less radioactive.
Well, you can blame my daughter.
She doesn't allow me to be Marvyn Korn.
Well, the basketball world misses you.
They wanna forgive.
You keep up this changed man thing,
they might have a reason to do it.
Yeah?
Everybody loves a good comeback.
- [CROWD CHANTING] Carlsbad! Carlsbad!
- [CHEERING]
Sign the petition to
rename the Westbrook gym?
[SCOFFS] To what? Criminal Gyminal?
[LAUGHS]
I knew it. Excuse me.
I heard you were making
a Scha-profile about this.
Not all documentaries
are called Scha-profiles,
and what I'm doing is
none of your business.
It absolutely is my business.
I was gonna document the
takedown of Gruzinsky.
And I'm the one who's on the team.
The one who actually cares about them.
Who do you think they're going to trust?
[CHUCKLES]
[WHISPERING] Super.
[CROWD CHANTING] Free Larry! Free Larry!
Free Larry! Free Larry! Free Larry!
[CHANTING CONTINUES]
Coach Korn, have you been outside?
Carlsbad's fans are practically
rioting in the parking lot.
I can't keep them
out of the parking lot.
I can keep them out of the gym.
You don't understand.
They're chanting "Free Larry".
- Well, that's nice.
- No, it's not! It's sarcasm.
They're trying to shame Louise.
She's upset. You have to do something.
We will. On the court.
That's it? You have to defend her.
I can't go running around
screaming at fans like a lunatic.
I have to think of the whole program.
I have to think of the whole team.
Why don't you start by
thinking about Louise?
[CROWD CONTINUES]
Free Larry! Free Larry!
Marvyn!
Hey, been outside yet?
These Carlsbad fans are
[CROWD] Carlsbad!
- What are you doing?
- Kiss for luck.
- [MAN] Who's bad?
- [CROWD] Carlsbad!
- Are we allowed?
- What class do you teach?
- None, I don't teach here.
- Exactly. I don't either.
See, we're adjunct faculty,
so it's totally fine.
- I had fun the other night.
- [CROWD CHANTING]
Yeah. So, I meant to
call you after our date.
Oh, Marvyn, please. It's not 1950.
Besides, I have suitors.
You have suitors. Free love.
All right. I gotta go see
what's going on with
How many suitors?
- [CHUCKLES] A lady never tells.
- [CHANTING CONTINUES]
But it's not as many as I want,
and more than most men find acceptable.
Oh.
You're the jealous type.
That is so cute.
I'm not We went on one
date. I'm not jealous yet.
I couldn't agree more.
- Right now, I find you dashing.
- Ah.
Crisp shirt, pants nice
and tight around the tush.
But, uh, I'm fickle. By eight o'clock,
who knows, I might find you repulsive.
- You're a trip. You know that?
- [MAGGIE] Mm-hmm.
- You kinda like it.
- I kinda like it.
Then ask me on a second
date, you coward. [LAUGHS]
- Why don't, I'm
- No, I'll make it easy.
Thursday. Seven o'clock.
Angelini's. Done.
Oh, the drums of war
have begun! Break a leg.
[CROWD CHANTING] Free Larry!
Free Larry! Free Larry! Free Larry!
Free Larry! Free Larry! Free Larry!
[SIGHS]
They came all this way just to
shout at us from the parking lot.
There are more Crazies than protestors.
Spit it out.
I mean, your dad's not
gonna try and come, is he?
- Maybe you should warn him.
- What? So you care about my family now?
Look, I've been meaning to talk
Okay, I don't wanna hear it.
All right, girls. Let's circle up.
Is there a problem here?
Good.
- [KNOCKS]
- Yeah! We're ready.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Now, I know we're on a
bit of a losing streak with Carlsbad.
Six years. We haven't won in six years.
Oh, well, that ends today.
I know we can hear their fans
and all the tedious chanting out there.
But they're not on the floor.
See that's That's the
thing I love about sports.
When you're out there, when
you're out on the court,
all the noise goes away,
and it becomes about
you and your teammates.
And it's about It's about
trusting, committing to them,
and having each other's
backs no matter what.
No matter what.
Now whatever your issues are
and the noise that comes with it,
if we come together and
be together as teammates,
the noise will be no match.
And I bet, neither will Carlsbad.
Okay?
Let's go win a basketball game.
[CHATTERING]
[MCCARTHY] Hey, big shot!
Looks like our fans showed up after all.
How did she have time to do all this?
I told you, evil witchcraft.
- [BUZZER SOUNDS]
- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
All right, come on!
- [MARVYN] No! Come on!
- Yeah!
Get back. Let's go.
[HOLLY] Come on, Louise!
[MARVYN] Gruzinsky, get on her!
[MCCARTHY] Whoo-hoo! Nice!
[MARVYN] Bring it back. Bring it back!
You feeling a little outta
your league? Hmm?
[MARVYN] Gruzinsky,
watch the backdoor trap.
[HOLLY] Come on, girls.
You gotta move faster!
[CHEERING]
[MCCARTHY] Block them
there. That's right!
- Bring it down! Lay it up! Lay it up!
- [MARVYN] No! Back Get her!
- [CROWD CHEERS]
- Whoo!
[MARVYN] Come on.
[MCCARTHY] Hey! Drop. Drop.
Drop. Don't get beat. Don't get
- [MARVYN] Move it!
- [MCCARTHY] Take the shot. Find it.
- Nice!
- Destiny, help her out!
- Where were you? Fill the lane.
- Me? No, it's you. Slide over.
Hey! Take it out on
Carlsbad, not each other.
[BUZZER SOUNDS]
[MARCHING BAND PLAYING]
[CROWD CHANTING] Carlsbad!
Carlsbad!
Hey, Louise!
Free Larry! Whoo!
Free Larry! Free
[CROWD CHANTING] Free Larry!
Free Larry! Free Larry!
[MCCARTHY] Free Larry! Whoop, whoop.
What the hell is she doing?
I think she's livestreaming the game.
What's livestreaming?
Hey! Play Sit-mantha tight.
She can't handle the pressure.
[LAUGHS]
Lucky for me Marvyn was desperate
enough to play you, Sit-mantha.
Hey, hey. You trash-talk
my players one more time
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
Technical foul. Coach,
you're outta your box.
What about her? She's
moonwalking all over the floor.
Time, time, time. Come
here, girls. Come on.
- Come on, hustle.
- One time.
Come on! Come on. You gotta
move your feet defensively.
What are you doing out there?
We're not gonna roll over for
these clowns. You got it? What?
Can I please come out?
Ooh, Korn. Not going so hot for ya, huh?
Maybe you want to go coach
middle school. I'm just saying.
Come here.
Come here, girls. Come here.
Come on, you guys. Come on.
Come on. We're better than this.
- Sirens on three. One, two, three, Sirens!
- [ALL] Sirens!
[HOLLY] Come on!
[CROWD CHANTING] Free Larry!
Free Larry! Free Larry!
- [MARVYN] What are they doing?
- What are they doing in here?
Coach, do something!
Hey.
Fan interference. Technical on Carlsbad.
They're not supposed to be in here.
Your principal's the one who
put restrictions on the fans.
- If you're not gonna kick 'em out, I am.
- [REFEREE] Hey, Coach.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Step off the sideline
and I'm throwing you out.
Let's go, two shots. 11.
[MCCARTHY] Come on!
Come on, Cobras. You got it.
- [GRUNTS]
- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
[VOLUME DECREASES, SLOWS DOWN]
[CROWD CHEERING, STOMPING]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
[RANDY] You seem a
little less radioactive.
[SHOUTS]
- [SOUND DISTORTED]
- [MCCARTHY] Who's bad?
[CROWD] Carlsbad!
[MCCARTHY] Who's bad?
[CROWD] Carlsbad!
[MCCARTHY] That is right. That is right.
How's it feel, big shot?
Your real friends protect you.
[WOMAN SHOUTS, APPLAUDS]
[CROWD CHANTING] Free Larry!
Free Larry! Free Larry!
- [WHISTLE BLOWS]
- [REFEREE] Technical foul.
Throw a chair! Throw
a chair! Throw a chair!
Coach, you're gone.
- [FAN] You're out of here, Coach Korn.
- Play your game.
[FAN] Good job, guys. Nice.
Keep it under 20, huh?
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[SAMANTHA] That couldn't
have gone worse.
Dude, seriously, you need to focus.
- [SAMANTHA] What'd I do?
- I'm gonna try harder.
[SIGHS]
We're down by 22.
God, I have never seen a team
mope this pathetically
on a court in my life.
Get up!
No effort for loose balls. No
fighting for rebounds! Nothing!
Why, is their coach too mean?
Well, guess what? She
doesn't feel sorry for you,
so you better not be
feeling sorry for yourself.
You all know that I
played for McCarthy, right?
I was not the best basketball
player. I wasn't the tallest.
But I loved the game.
And I worked my ass off for that woman.
And then in my junior year,
I'm finally ready to start.
And she goes out and she recruits
a whole bunch of girls
from other schools.
Did she bench you?
She cut me.
[SCOFFS]
So
Maybe this is a little
bit personal for me.
But the way that she's treating you,
it should be personal for you.
Okay, they've got our number
out there. So what do we do?
Hmm? We adjust.
Louise, I'm gonna move
you to shooting guard.
Samantha, you're going over to point.
What? There's a scout out here.
He sees me move to the two
spot, what's he gonna think?
Well, if you're playing a better game,
he's probably gonna think,
"I should recruit that girl".
Okay?
Now [SIGHS]
What do you say we go out there
and we destroy Carlsbad.
[LAUGHS]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
[MCCARTHY] Come on. You know what to do.
- [HOLLY] Yes!
- [MCCARTHY] Up! Who's got that one?
[HOLLY] There you go.
Yeah!
Come on now.
Yes!
[MCCARTHY] Defense! Let's see some D!
[HOLLY] Yeah!
Good work, girls. Hustle!
Cobras! Cobras! Cobras!
Are you kidding me?
[HOLLY] Watch it!
- [HOLLY] There you go!
- [MCCARTHY] On, on, on!
[CHEERING]
[HOLLY] Take it.
Yeah!
Come on! Keep the pressure on!
[HOLLY] Connect. Here we go. Take it.
[LOUISE] Yes! Yes!
[GROANS]
[MCCARTHY] Keep the pressure on!
[CHEERING]
[HOLLY] Nice!
Time out! Time out!
- [BUZZER SOUNDS]
- Time out, time out. Come on in.
- Come on!
- [MCCARTHY] Come here!
What is the matter with you idiots?
Savannah, you keep playing like that,
I'm gonna return you and get a refund.
Okay. All right, ladies.
McCarthy has one play
that she's been going to
for 30 years. What is it?
- High pick-and-roll.
- That's right.
She's gonna go do it right now,
and we are gonna
anticipate it. [EXHALES]
All right, Samantha.
You're gonna guard Savannah at
the pick, anticipate the pass.
- You got this.
- [HOLLY] Yeah.
Sirens on three.
- One, two, three. Sirens!
- [ALL] Sirens!
[CLAPS]
Go out and win this game!
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
- [BUZZER SOUNDS]
- [CHEERING]
Yes! Yes.
[CHEERING CONTINUES]
[SIGHS]
[GIRLS GIGGLING]
Coach, great game.
Yeah.
[SIGHS]
[SAMANTHA] Coach! Get in here! [GIGGLES]
Come on! Holly! Holly!
[ALL CHANTING] Holly! Holly! Holly!
[CHEERING]
- All hail!
- What did I say? What did I say?
- Whose house?
- Our house!
[CHEERING]
I hope you're not sitting on
anything sticky down there.
Yeah, it's not really where I expected
to spend most of the game. Out here.
I know why you did it.
Hell, I've done it. But you
didn't do yourself any favors.
Since when is it a crime to
stick up for one of your players?
For what it's worth,
Gruzinsky was impressive
as hell out there.
Once your AC slid her to the two spot.
Louise was playing shooting guard?
Incredibly well. I've taken note.
Holly and I have been talking about
moving her there for a while now, so
Smart call.
I guess we gotta wait a little
longer on that comeback of yours.
Take care of yourself.
Hey!
- Hi.
- Hi.
- You know we won, right?
- Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
I knew me getting kicked out
would fire up those girls.
Oh, no, yeah.
It was definitely your incredible
coaching that won the game.
Don't sell yourself short.
You had a lot to do with
it too. You helped out.
Yeah.
Okay.
Um I'm gonna go home.
I'm gonna celebrate the
biggest comeback of the season
by drinking a lot of wine
that I cannot afford.
[CHUCKLES] All right.
Have a good night.
[CAR BEEPS]
You were out of line, Coach.
You've had too much success
to not have more class.
Shut up, Holly.
Excuse me?
You don't like the way I act?
I built this program from nothing.
- [GROANS]
- If I cared what people thought about me,
I wouldn't be here.
You know, when I started coaching
girls' basketball, 30 years ago,
there was nobody in these stands.
It wasn't even considered a sport.
I had to scratch and claw
for every ounce of attention
and respect my players deserved.
None of that justifies how
you treated my team today.
It's not your team.
It's Korn's team.
I mean, at least as long
as he's slumming it here.
Let me tell you something.
I've been doing this for 30 years,
and I will be damned if I'm gonna
let him come into my district
and make me feel like nothing.
He didn't.
I did!
I just beat you with a player
that you didn't think deserved
a space on your team.
[CHUCKLES]
What is so funny?
[GROANS] If you would've had that
steel when you were playing for me,
maybe I wouldn't have cut ya.
- You know
- What?
You could make a pretty
decent head coach someday.
- [DOOR SHUTS]
- [ENGINE STARTS]
[CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHING]
Westbrook
Westbrook's Facebook page
is roasting Carlsbad so bad.
- Look at this picture of their principal.
- [LAUGHING]
I was today years old
when I realized I never,
ever wanna kiss a pig!
Ms. Sherilyn must be doing
backflips. I'm tagging her.
Crickets on Carlsbad's Insta.
All over their social media.
This is the first time my phone
hasn't blown up with taunts
after a Carlsbad game.
Okay, let's take this party IRL.
I definitely like victory. This is
something I can do more often.
Same.
Last time Westbrook beat Carlsbad,
most of us were in elementary school.
All of us. Do the math.
Louise, you killed it today
as shooting guard.
Holly was kinda genius with that switch.
And the way she blew up at halftime!
Boss lady really held it all together.
Especially after Coach went "full Korn".
I think it was just his way of
showing us he had our backs.
Hey, thanks for having mine today.
'Course. I mean, we're teammates.
I'm really sorry about the
No. Forget about it. You were
doing what you thought was right.
Yeah, but I shouldn't have.
Especially after seeing how
those Carlsbad jerks treated you,
I We're friends first.
Thanks.
[LAUGHING]
- [PHONE CHIMES]
- [GASPS] "Carlsbadkissedapig" is trending.
- [ALL LAUGHING]
- What?
Why don't you just open it?
'Cause it's probably just
a bunch of meaningless junk
from a guy who didn't
give a crap about me.
So, just open it.
What are you afraid of?
That I'm right.
I heard about your little
tirade at the game today.
Wasn't a tirade. You weren't there, I
These Carlsbad kids
were brutal to Louise.
I mean, she's a tough girl,
but she can only take
so much. I had to step in.
Tough people aren't always
as tough as they seem.
I know. It's How old
is she? Like, 17? It's
I'm not talking about her.
I'm talking about me.
What?
Just hearing about you
blowing up at a game again.
Just
Back home, after what happened with you,
some people were really unkind to me.
To you? Why?
I don't wanna relive it.
Why didn't you tell me?
- I would've got on a plane and
- And made it even worse?
They were What? Just
because you were my daughter?
[STAMMERS, SIGHS]
[STAMMERS]
I didn't I didn't know about
If you're trying to apologize,
it only takes two words.
I know.
Not those two.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I
But I'm glad you're out here.
And I regret not having
you come out sooner.
Thanks.
You might regret some other
things if you toss out that box
before you open it, Dad.
I see what you did there, daughter.
I'll think about it. [SIGHS] Tomorrow.
[CHATTERING]
Gruzinsky, think fast.
Nice reflexes. What
are you doing in here?
The rest of the team's out
celebrating their win in the quad.
Oh.
They must really hate my dad.
You know, this isn't your fault.
I used to love that gym.
It's, like, my favorite place
on campus, on Earth maybe.
Now?
Right.
I know
the idea of taking that sign down hurts,
but maybe leaving it up
is hurting you more.
Don't let your dad's mistakes
ruin the thing that you love.
You deserve to have
something that's just yours.
Doesn't make you a bad
daughter for wanting that.
But if you want that sign up,
I'll make sure it stays up.
I got your back.
[MARVYN HUMMING]
Come on. We live in a world
with murder hornets,
and you're bent out of shape
about a name on a gym?
Over 200 signatures. It
can no longer be ignored.
- Yeah, well, I'm ignoring it.
- Oh.
It's my gym, and I'll do
what I want in there.
Oh, well, I didn't realize that the gym
was like the Vatican,
a city unto itself.
Oh, look, everybody. White smoke.
They've chosen a new pope.
Wow, you went all in on that one.
Well [SIGHS] I should think
that the voices of the students
and the actual faculty here
would speak louder than
Pope Korn the Fifth,
especially after his shenanigans
at last evening's game.
- Terry
- [MS. GRINT] Mmm.
I haven't even had my coffee yet.
Everyone in this room is in agreement.
The Gruzinsky name should go.
Except for the only man
with a temper so violent,
that he couldn't even make it through
a children's basketball
game. Am I right?
Now, hold on. Excuse me. I
don't like being spoken for.
And no matter what you
think about this petition,
this is a referendum on Larry
Gruzinsky, not on Marvyn Korn.
Stockholm Syndrome is
never a pretty sight.
Excuse me?
Ow, spare us, Terry!
You've had the man in your
crosshairs since he arrived.
But Marvyn is passionate about his job.
And sometimes he loses himself
in the drama of the moment.
It's a tendency he and I share.
Thank you, Miss Goodwyn.
I do think it's important to note
that Marvyn was defending
Louise from being bullied.
Something we should all think
about in light of this debate.
George! Whose side are you on?
As I have always said, I am
on the side of the girls
- [ALL] The side of the girls of Westbrook.
- We all know, George.
Well, in this instance
so is Coach Korn.
[SCOFFS] Are you implying that I'm not?
Sherilyn, please. Do something.
Oh, looks like I don't have to.
Something's already being done.
Well, that was unexpected.
Looks like you might get
your way after all, Ms. Grint.
That's me and my dad.
Well, that's your dad and
a statue of you. But sure.
They put that up after our
third national championship.
Like, I didn't even know
that he knew it existed,
I mean, let alone visited.
It's like he was I mean, right
there, it looks like he was
- He's proud of you?
- Yeah. Proud of me.
But why? Because I had a statue
and everyone else approved of me,
so it was okay for him?
We never took a picture
like that together. Never.
- Do you still visit it?
- Oh, no. No.
After, uh, Chair-gate, this happened.
[CHANTING] Go! Go! Go! Go!
Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!
[CHEERING]
I see. How'd that make you feel? [SIGHS]
Peachy.
You know, you work your whole
life to build your legacy.
Brand.
Then you make one mistake
and everything is tarnished.
And poor Emma. Oh, gosh.
She's really affected by all this.
I'm not good at this stuff, George.
So, can you help me? What do I do?
I mean Will she get over this? Or
Are you wearing cologne?
Yeah. My dad's.
[WHISPERING] His dad's.
[MARVYN SIGHS]
He was a great guy.
- Your dad?
- No. The statue.
Yeah. Yeah.
[MCCARTHY ON LAPTOP] Come on. Hands up!
- Yeah.
- You have to communicate.
- Lay it on up.
- You reliving your win?
- There you go.
- I'm looking at our weak spots.
Do you see how they
keep shutting Olive down
- when she goes to her left?
- No!
- Good catch.
- No, Robin!
Wanna go grab a beer? Celebrate
shutting down McCarthy?
Yeah, I think I'll save the celebrating
till we get to Division II, Coach.
I've created a monster, haven't I?
You know, I think the
monster was always here.
I think she was just
dormant for a while.
[KNOCKS]
Yeah.
You guys gotta come see this.
- [BEEPING]
- [MACHINE WHIRRING]
End of an era.
- [MARVYN] Olive.
- What? I can film this.
Relax. Just gonna ask you, what
are you doing with all this?
Oh, I'm doing a little something
called the "The Road to DII".
A warts-and-all
chronicle of our triumph.
Well, we haven't triumphed yet.
Have a little faith, Coach.
You okay?
I'm great.
Must feel pretty good
to not have that thing
hanging over your head, huh?
Yeah, it really does.
It's not my problem anymore.
- [MACHINE WHIRRING]
- [THUDS]
- [MAN 1] What happened?
- [MAN 2] What are you doing?
[THUDS]
- [MAN 2] Yeah, that was close, dude.
- Oh.