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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 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 winning.

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 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 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.