01x06 - Carlsbad Crazies

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[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 sh**ting 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 b*ttlefield, 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 w*r

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 ba*ls. 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 a*s 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 sh**ting 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 sh**ting 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 k*lled it today

as sh**ting 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 m*rder 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.