Big Shot (2021–…): Season 2, Episode 10 - Episode #2.10 - full transcript
Previously on Big Shot…
I hope you brought your dancing shoes,
'cause we got ourselves a tournament.
Dad. Can we talk for a second?
Tip-off is in a few minutes,
and I'm down a starter.
What if I play?
Say hello to your new starter.
Emma! Emma! Emma! Emma! Emma!
Wait a minute, you go here?
You go to this school?
Yeah. I'm new.
I'm Kate. Just moved from Australia.
Maybe I can be on the team next year.
What are you doing next week?
This is Nurse Evans calling.
If you'd like to see Mr. Waterson,
I recommend coming immediately.
Well, what are you doing here?
You must really, really trust
your assistant coach.
She's sharp.
She's smart. She's aggressive.
- You like her?
May I help you?
Marvyn, you're home earl--
Hey, Holly.
Ladies and gentlemen welcome
to ESPN's very special broadcast
of the Southern California
girls basketball championship
between the powerhouse
Playa Verde Dolphins
and the upstart Westbrook Sirens.
I'm Stan Verrett.
Now tonight's game is
no ordinary championship.
A devastating wildfire cost
these teams their season,
but this tournament has given them
a second chance.
And while we're on second chances,
there will be a familiar face
on the sideline tonight.
As Westbrook is coached by none other than
former NCAA National Champ Marvyn Korn.
Yes, that Marvyn Korn.
Now in the women's game
and one win away from another ring.
We'll find out tonight
if Coach Korn still has the magic touch.
But his new look Sirens have
their work cut out for them.
Buckle up, folks.
This one promises to be a classic.
You know, we look damn good!
Yeah, we do.
I told you those bake sales would pay off.
What's going on over there?
They look like a college team.
That's some dirty recruiting.
Yeah,
I thought high school had an age limit.
Right, just don't let them intimidate you.
Don't let the ESPN cameras intimidate you.
This is our night. All right?
Go warm up. Let's go!
Right.
Coach, good luck tonight.
Ah, thanks, Coach. How you doin'?
You got your work cut out for you.
Playa Verde looks tough.
Hey, I didn't know you were gonna be here.
Of course I'm here.
If you're here, I'm here.
-You gonna win tonight, Coach?
-Oh, yeah. Yeah.
-Of course he is.
-Okay.
-Well, we'll find some seats, I guess.
-Okay.
Good luck.
Oh, I cannot believe that I'm coaching
against the legendary Marvyn Korn.
Yeah.
The first game that I--
that I ever saw was you against Michigan,
and I told you that
I wanted to follow in your footsteps.
You signed an autograph for me that said,
"I'll see you on the court one day."
And here we are.
Look at that. I'm clairvoyant.
-Yes. That's classic Korn right there.
-Thank you.
I've watched every game
that you've coached.
I've studied your every move, your plays.
And the one thing that I've learned,
more than anything is
you wanna look at yourself at the end of
the day in the mirror and be able to say,
"I won."
No, that's not--
No matter how many refs
you have to humiliate,
no matter how many chairs
you have to throw--
You're busting my balls, right?
Is that what's happening here?
Now here I am. On the precipice of
humiliating you on national television.
Do what?
They say that, uh, in order
for the apprentice to become the master,
he has to defeat the master.
So I'm afraid I have to strike you down.
Are we in a video game or something?
What are you talking about, man?
Good luck.
What was that about?
I created a monster.
-Hey.
-Hey.
You looking for Aunt Angel?
She's over there by the concessions.
No, I know.
I was just looking for someone else.
Your birth dad?
I DMed him to invite him to the game.
Probably shouldn't be too shocked
when he no-shows, but I just thought--
Hey, that's-- that's huge.
I mean, that-- that really is a--
is a really big step for you to reach out.
I mean, that's-- that takes courage.
Like, with or without him here tonight,
you have a huge cheering section,
and I will be the loudest.
Dude, like, it is so weird
how good of a person you are.
Literally, like, you're-- like a--
like an alien unicorn--
-It's annoying. It's annoying.
- Great.
Destiny, let's go!
- Kick some ass!
-You know I will.
All right, girls. Bring it in. Let's go.
Louise, you do the Sirens on three.
Can I call it, Coach?
You got it.
All right, family on three, family on me.
One, two, three.
- Family!
- Come on!
- Dolphins!
- Let's go!
-Let's go!
-Let's go!
I thought you'd be taller, Navarro.
Gonna be a long night for you, Sasquatch.
- Let's go!
- D! Get back on D!
Yeah! Let's go! Yes!
-Come on, Baby!
That's good! Go!
Way to deflect, Gruzinsky!
Push the ball!
Right. Close out! Hold! Shoot it!
Go!
Let's go, team.
Yes!
- Hands up there!
-Swing the ball! Swing the ball!
And that's the end of the first half,
with the score,
Playa Verde: 31. Sirens: 24.
Thank you.
Hey, why don't we finally take that trip
to Costa Rica? Maybe in January?
Oh. Well, that's right
in the middle of basketball season.
Oh, come on.
High school basketball? Who cares?
Yeah, uh, what if we just focus
on the rest of the game?
You got the ball! Hands up!
Close out. Close the box!
That's a dumb foul.
No, no, she's being aggressive.
She needs to.
Good! Good, Destiny! Stay aggressive.
You did the right thing.
Come on! Be aggressive! Defense!
Watch out!
Run the play! Run the play!
Shoot it, Kate!
Yes!
Come on, baby. Drive it through!
Let's go! Big and strong!
Come on, defense!
Watch out! Come on. Get up!
Get it inside. We're running outta clock.
Close out, Destiny! Close out!
-Come on, Marvyn. Call it! Call it.
-All right. Time! Time! Time!
-That's your last one, Coach.
-All right.
Time-out Sirens. Dolphins lead by three.
Coach?
What's the play, Coach?
Coach?
Coach, are you okay?
Uh.
Okay. Listen up, let's do Westbrook 23.
-No, no. Go back there.
-I'm sorry.
What?
Yeah!
See, see, see! You have been struck down!
Master!
You girls-- You played great tonight.
You didn't lose.
I lost.
I know it didn't go the way you wanted,
but you played great tonight.
I appreciate you being there.
I wouldn't have missed it.
Well, Holly said
I wasn't allowed to miss it.
You know, I'm kinda starting to like
your terrible jokes.
Imagine how many you'll hear
next year in Boston.
Where's the car parked
in the Harvard yard? Go Sox!
That was the worst
Boston accent of all time.
I thought it was pretty good, Governor.
- Please make it stop!
No, but really. We're gonna have
so much fun together at BC.
Yeah. So, um…
This is the part where I tell you
I've decided on UCLA.
What? Uh--
I thought the scholarship doesn't kick in
for a year.
It doesn't. But I--
Okay, so what are you gonna do?
Just stay around here?
I mean, going to Boston is a win-win.
If you don't like it,
you can transfer later.
I was really hoping you'd understand.
So, what does this mean?
We're just gonna break up?
No, I mean, we still have the summer.
And if what we have is real,
then we'll figure it out.
It's what's right for me.
I, uh…
I don't really know what to say.
How about you say,
"If it's right for you,
it's right for me"?
If it's right for you, it's right for me.
-Hey.
-Mmm.
I really blew it, huh?
Kinda.
It's okay.
No, it's not okay.
I let those girls down. They played great.
You saw it, right?
Uh, yeah.
That kid, Kate, she-- It wasn't her fault.
Coach died, you know?
I knew it was coming.
I don't know.
Why does it hurt so bad?
I know.
I'm really sorry.
Yeah. I just can't believe he's gone.
It just…
I know.
I know.
So I heard
you invited hot Mark to the game.
That took guts.
-Trying to make Korn jealous?
-Oh, no, no.
He invited himself. It was so awkward.
No, it was like this perfect storm
of ex-husband,
maybe future boyfriend, collides with
this guy I think
I'm living with / co-worker, and--
It was so awkward. I--
- Really?
-Yeah.
You realize there's other men out there,
right?
Have you thought about using a dating app?
Or maybe finding someone you don't have
a complicated history
and working relationship with?
Okay, okay. I hear you. I hear you. I--
I don't know.
Well, one thing I know is you don't need
help being stressed. You do that yourself.
Here's an idea. Pick door number three.
- Coach.
-Principal.
-Don't call me that. I need a favor.
-What favor?
Well, it's more like a task,
'cause you're gonna do it.
So I need you to be the keynote speaker
at graduation this year.
What? No, no, I'm not doing that.
I just lost an important championship
in front of millions of people.
I'm not really in the
inspirational-speech-making mood.
Shake it off, Marvyn.
You've given inspirational speeches
your whole career.
And you know, you're moderately famous,
you're free. So this is a no-brainer.
It's also a nonstarter,
so you better start writing.
Thank you, Coach.
Don't you ladies have someplace to be?
-Not really.
-You better find someplace to be.
Do you ever think about the fact
that Ms. Thomas could become
your mother-in-law?
It haunts me often.
All right, Samantha. Here we are.
Oh, my gosh, guys.
Why did I think I could do this?
I don't know how to be a peer counselor.
I mean, you just, like, listen,
and be nice, right? You're good at that.
Come on. You'll be able to help students
more than anyone.
You've gone through
all your anxiety stuff already.
Yeah, but it doesn't just go away.
I mean, right now,
I have anxiety about why I made these
bubble letters on this poster so big.
Okay, Samantha, you're the one
that wanted to start this group.
Stop second-guessing everything.
Yeah. You got this. Go get 'em.
Or go counsel 'em?
I don't know what you're supposed to say.
Hey, you're gonna do great.
Okay. Thanks, guys.
Hi, um, you here for the group?
Uh, no, I thought this was chess club.
Oh.
You got this.
The world mourns
the loss of legendary Coach Bert Waterson,
who passed earlier this week.
He is best remembered
for his fiery on-court demeanor
and folksy press conference charm.
Well, offensively, we were a mess.
On D, we were busier than
a one-eyed cat looking at two mouse holes.
But Waterson is best remembered
for his innovation
in the area of players' rights.
He championed practice limits,
as well as universities providing food and
academic support for struggling students.
Wow, I didn't know he did all that.
That's quite a legacy.
-Yeah.
-Huh.
Hey, I-- I made an offer on a place.
You did?
Yeah, it's time. I'm--
I'm just in the way now.
-You know, if this is about--
-Your ex-husband?
Well, I was gonna say the dishes, but…
I mean, come on, it's ridiculous.
I'm sleeping out here on this bed,
and you guys are in your bedroom,
-you know, doing whatever you're--
-Whoa, whoa.
I don't know why
you would take it that far. I--
You showed up at the game with him.
-Hey, Emma.
- Hey.
-I don't know.
-"Congratulations, graduates."
Hey.
You're working on your graduation speech?
I don't know why
Sherilyn wants me to make a speech. It's--
I can't inspire anyone.
I can't even inspire our own team.
Well, I did not know
we were having a pity party.
Is that a teeny tiny violin I hear?
On that note…
Marvyn.
-You should make the speech.
-Oh, okay.
Seriously. You're having
an incredible year. Look at you. You're--
You're the first woman
to coach the Belford boys.
You brought our Sirens
all the way to the championship.
This is your moment.
People are tired of my story.
Thank you for everything you just said.
-I know you're gonna find the words.
-No, I'm not.
I am not gonna make your speech for you.
I need a…
I'm gonna--
I'm gonna go get some fresh air.
You're in your pajamas.
I won't go far.
Okay.
Oh, my God. Ava.
Um, are you okay?
Yeah, it's just--
You know, now that basketball is, like,
really, really over, it's just--
I'm starting to freak out
about going back to the volleyball tour.
Now it's, like, is it even what I want?
Or is it just what my mom wants?
Now I don't even know
what to think anymore.
You wanna know what I think?
I think you wanna stay here.
And we all want you to stay.
We love you, and you help us win,
and you're super fun to be around.
And please stay.
Volleyball will wait for you.
You know, you're pretty good at this.
You wanna be a part of
my peer counseling group?
You'd be the honorary--
Well… …you'd be the first member.
I'd love that.
-Hey, Holly.
-Yeah?
Where is Coach?
He's 20 minutes late to the team dinner.
I know.
Fall in.
Come on, Sirens. Let's go.
Uh, free throw line there.
Where is Louise? There she is.
Come on, Gruzinsky. Let's go.
Front and center.
Wha-- Did I do something, Coach?
You remember the first day I started here?
Yeah, when you kicked me off the team.
Yeah.
I've been a coach a long time.
This is the first time
I've ever kicked someone off the team.
Find that extremely hard to believe.
Let me finish.
I've never kicked someone off a team…
and then retired her number.
- Oh, my God!
-Oh, my God.
Congrats, Louise.
That's incredible.
It looks like the Gruzinsky name's
gonna be up there forever now.
Proud of you, kid.
Thank you.
Okay.
Okay.
You're not staying?
No, I'm tired. I'm--
Gruzinsky.
Enjoy tonight. You deserve it.
Wow. He's taking this loss
a lot harder than I thought.
Well, he wanted that one so badly.
I don't think that's it. Or not all of it.
Yeah, no. That definitely sucked, but I--
I've never seen him like this.
Well, there will be other games,
and he'll cheer up.
-I don't know about that.
-What do you mean?
Okay. Don't freak out, but I think
he plans to retire from coaching.
- What?
-What are we gonna do?
Well, I do have one idea.
I got you something.
Jewelry?
Um, bankrupt family.
- Why am I dating you again?
-Uh, because I'm 6'5''.
Oh. 6'4''.
And a half.
But I did get you something.
Okay. What is this?
Open it.
You got into San Diego State?
Yeah. It's close to home.
Don't have to move.
And, funny enough,
it just became my top choice.
Nick, that's incredibly sweet,
but I don't want you to pick a school
just because of me.
Well, as a wise person once said,
"I could try it for a year
and transfer if it doesn't work out."
You said that.
Yeah, you're damn right I did.
-Is that better?
-I've been working on it--
-No.
-No?
-No.
So, did you talk to your mom?
Yep. I did.
-And?
-Did she agree to stay in La Jolla?
No.
But I also just talked to my dad,
and he said that I can live here
with him next year.
Wait. So, you're staying?
-You know it.
-Yay! We get to keep you!
-Yeah.
-Yay! Yeah.
You guys mind if I join the hug?
-Come here.
-Get in here.
Yay!
Can you believe this will be us next year?
-Yeah.
-Graduating and going off into the world.
Oh, yeah. Your mom letting
her precious Trev-Trev out of the house?
-I will believe that when I see it.
-How did you hear that name?
Oh, I actually didn't. I guessed.
But now that you've confirmed it,
thank you so much.
Yo. I didn't confirm anything though.
It's actually not even--
I'll wait for you.
Thanks.
Hi, Destiny.
Hey, Scott. Mr. Park.
I don't really know what to call you.
Scott's fine.
I hope you don't mind me stopping by.
I don't know where you live,
but, in your letter,
you mentioned your school.
Yeah, that's totally cool, dude.
Oh, uh-- These are-- Here.
Um…
Thank you. Um, but I'm actually
not graduating this year, so…
Yeah, I know. Um.
I thought you might like 'em anyway.
But I don't really know
what kind of flower you like
or even if you like flowers.
No, I do. I like 'em.
Do you, uh, maybe wanna know
other things about me?
I do, very much. Would that be all right?
I would-- I would like that a lot.
Um. Sorry, I should go--
I should go though,
-'cause my friends are graduating. Sorry.
-Yeah.
Thanks.
It's Wendy Robinson.
And then she got one too.
Yeah. I don't--
It's not Wendy?
-I don't think so.
-It isn't.
Since when? When did she change it?
Since Wendy.
- But it's kinda bad.
-Oh, hey, um.
-Hi.
-Samantha, right?
Uh, do you mind if I…
Go ahead.
I'm Nate. From anxiety class.
It's not really a class, but…
You were so pretty, I just wimped out.
Oh?
Well, that's anxiety.
Maybe I could help you with that?
Too bad school's over.
-I guess there aren't any more meetings.
-There's one tomorrow.
Isn't school closed?
Oh.
I guess it is.
Um, how about the gelato place on Ocean?
-I'd like that.
Parents, faculty and graduates,
welcome to the first
joint Westbrook and Belford graduation.
It has been quite a year, but we made it.
Now here to introduce
our commencement speaker
is senior Louise Gruzinsky.
-Woo!
- Thank you, Mrs. Thomas.
To my fellow seniors, we've each had
our own journey here at Westbrook.
And I'd like to tell you about someone
that's impacted mine.
First time I met Coach Marvyn Korn,
he kicked me off the basketball team.
- Yeah, he did!
Shortly thereafter, he gave me
some advice that stuck with me.
He said simply, "Try your best."
Now the other night,
we played the championship, and we lost.
But we could hold our heads high,
knowing we had tried our best.
Coach Korn has not only made me
a better player,
he's made me a better person.
Coach, uh, has taken our loss
harder than anyone,
and he's-- he's had a good deal of loss
on his own recently.
I was supposed to introduce him today
as your speaker.
But that's not what I'm going to do.
Instead, I would like to introduce
my friend and teammate, Emma Korn.
Thank you.
So, at the risk of being grounded
for many, many years to come,
I am going to tell you that my dad,
the-tough-as-nails Marvyn Korn,
isn't always so tough.
In preparing to give his speech today,
I know he began to question
his own legacy.
He thought that he had let Westbrook down.
But, Dad, you didn't let us down.
You have lifted us up
and impacted our lives.
Can you come stand with me, please?
So we wanted to take a moment
to reacquaint you with some people
whose lives you've impacted.
Could all of our special guests
here today,
whose lives have been impacted
by Coach Korn, please stand?
Anthony!
That's Meg.
Class of 2023,
strive not to impact just your life,
but the lives of others.
And, if you're wondering where to start,
just remember Coach Korn's advice.
Try your best.
You're up, Coach.
Well, uh…
Thank you all. Uh…
Okay, well, I had a…
Come on, Coach.
All right, seniors, congratulations!
And the rest of you,
I'll see you next season on the court.
That makes no sense.
It's not gonna be the same
without you, Louise.
But you will haunt us.
Most points in Westbrook history, right?
Before Kate breaks my record, yeah.
Oh. It's a long way off.
At least a couple of games.
You know,
you still never scored on me, Gruzinsky.
Oh? Is that a challenge?
Hell yeah, it is.
Is it on?
-It's on!
-Come on!
-Get her, Weezy!
Louise Gruzinsky versus Ava Navarro!
-Let's go. Let's go.
- Hey!
Hey, hey! Get her, Weezy!
-I love you, Ava. Get her Weezy!
-Yeah. Uh-huh?
Okay.
- Where you gonna go?
All right, all right.
You got lucky, Gruzinsky. You got lucky.
Wait. Are we hitting Nick's grad party
or what?
-Let's go.
-Yeah, sure.
Okay.
It's okay.
You did that shot fake amazing!
You almost broke my ankle.
Yeah, both.
So I guess there won't be
a retirement party after all.
Not tonight.
You know,
this is where you belong, Marvyn.
I, uh…
I told Mark that I wouldn't be
getting back together with him.
It wasn't right then. It isn't right now.
Well…
I hope he took it okay.
I think he'll survive.
This seems like a really bad idea.
-Absolutely.
It's a good bad idea.
Maybe, you know,
why don't we let the universe decide?
One shot.
If I make it,
then we'll give this a try for real.
For real?
But if I miss…
Then it wasn't meant to be.
I hope you brought your dancing shoes,
'cause we got ourselves a tournament.
Dad. Can we talk for a second?
Tip-off is in a few minutes,
and I'm down a starter.
What if I play?
Say hello to your new starter.
Emma! Emma! Emma! Emma! Emma!
Wait a minute, you go here?
You go to this school?
Yeah. I'm new.
I'm Kate. Just moved from Australia.
Maybe I can be on the team next year.
What are you doing next week?
This is Nurse Evans calling.
If you'd like to see Mr. Waterson,
I recommend coming immediately.
Well, what are you doing here?
You must really, really trust
your assistant coach.
She's sharp.
She's smart. She's aggressive.
- You like her?
May I help you?
Marvyn, you're home earl--
Hey, Holly.
Ladies and gentlemen welcome
to ESPN's very special broadcast
of the Southern California
girls basketball championship
between the powerhouse
Playa Verde Dolphins
and the upstart Westbrook Sirens.
I'm Stan Verrett.
Now tonight's game is
no ordinary championship.
A devastating wildfire cost
these teams their season,
but this tournament has given them
a second chance.
And while we're on second chances,
there will be a familiar face
on the sideline tonight.
As Westbrook is coached by none other than
former NCAA National Champ Marvyn Korn.
Yes, that Marvyn Korn.
Now in the women's game
and one win away from another ring.
We'll find out tonight
if Coach Korn still has the magic touch.
But his new look Sirens have
their work cut out for them.
Buckle up, folks.
This one promises to be a classic.
You know, we look damn good!
Yeah, we do.
I told you those bake sales would pay off.
What's going on over there?
They look like a college team.
That's some dirty recruiting.
Yeah,
I thought high school had an age limit.
Right, just don't let them intimidate you.
Don't let the ESPN cameras intimidate you.
This is our night. All right?
Go warm up. Let's go!
Right.
Coach, good luck tonight.
Ah, thanks, Coach. How you doin'?
You got your work cut out for you.
Playa Verde looks tough.
Hey, I didn't know you were gonna be here.
Of course I'm here.
If you're here, I'm here.
-You gonna win tonight, Coach?
-Oh, yeah. Yeah.
-Of course he is.
-Okay.
-Well, we'll find some seats, I guess.
-Okay.
Good luck.
Oh, I cannot believe that I'm coaching
against the legendary Marvyn Korn.
Yeah.
The first game that I--
that I ever saw was you against Michigan,
and I told you that
I wanted to follow in your footsteps.
You signed an autograph for me that said,
"I'll see you on the court one day."
And here we are.
Look at that. I'm clairvoyant.
-Yes. That's classic Korn right there.
-Thank you.
I've watched every game
that you've coached.
I've studied your every move, your plays.
And the one thing that I've learned,
more than anything is
you wanna look at yourself at the end of
the day in the mirror and be able to say,
"I won."
No, that's not--
No matter how many refs
you have to humiliate,
no matter how many chairs
you have to throw--
You're busting my balls, right?
Is that what's happening here?
Now here I am. On the precipice of
humiliating you on national television.
Do what?
They say that, uh, in order
for the apprentice to become the master,
he has to defeat the master.
So I'm afraid I have to strike you down.
Are we in a video game or something?
What are you talking about, man?
Good luck.
What was that about?
I created a monster.
-Hey.
-Hey.
You looking for Aunt Angel?
She's over there by the concessions.
No, I know.
I was just looking for someone else.
Your birth dad?
I DMed him to invite him to the game.
Probably shouldn't be too shocked
when he no-shows, but I just thought--
Hey, that's-- that's huge.
I mean, that-- that really is a--
is a really big step for you to reach out.
I mean, that's-- that takes courage.
Like, with or without him here tonight,
you have a huge cheering section,
and I will be the loudest.
Dude, like, it is so weird
how good of a person you are.
Literally, like, you're-- like a--
like an alien unicorn--
-It's annoying. It's annoying.
- Great.
Destiny, let's go!
- Kick some ass!
-You know I will.
All right, girls. Bring it in. Let's go.
Louise, you do the Sirens on three.
Can I call it, Coach?
You got it.
All right, family on three, family on me.
One, two, three.
- Family!
- Come on!
- Dolphins!
- Let's go!
-Let's go!
-Let's go!
I thought you'd be taller, Navarro.
Gonna be a long night for you, Sasquatch.
- Let's go!
- D! Get back on D!
Yeah! Let's go! Yes!
-Come on, Baby!
That's good! Go!
Way to deflect, Gruzinsky!
Push the ball!
Right. Close out! Hold! Shoot it!
Go!
Let's go, team.
Yes!
- Hands up there!
-Swing the ball! Swing the ball!
And that's the end of the first half,
with the score,
Playa Verde: 31. Sirens: 24.
Thank you.
Hey, why don't we finally take that trip
to Costa Rica? Maybe in January?
Oh. Well, that's right
in the middle of basketball season.
Oh, come on.
High school basketball? Who cares?
Yeah, uh, what if we just focus
on the rest of the game?
You got the ball! Hands up!
Close out. Close the box!
That's a dumb foul.
No, no, she's being aggressive.
She needs to.
Good! Good, Destiny! Stay aggressive.
You did the right thing.
Come on! Be aggressive! Defense!
Watch out!
Run the play! Run the play!
Shoot it, Kate!
Yes!
Come on, baby. Drive it through!
Let's go! Big and strong!
Come on, defense!
Watch out! Come on. Get up!
Get it inside. We're running outta clock.
Close out, Destiny! Close out!
-Come on, Marvyn. Call it! Call it.
-All right. Time! Time! Time!
-That's your last one, Coach.
-All right.
Time-out Sirens. Dolphins lead by three.
Coach?
What's the play, Coach?
Coach?
Coach, are you okay?
Uh.
Okay. Listen up, let's do Westbrook 23.
-No, no. Go back there.
-I'm sorry.
What?
Yeah!
See, see, see! You have been struck down!
Master!
You girls-- You played great tonight.
You didn't lose.
I lost.
I know it didn't go the way you wanted,
but you played great tonight.
I appreciate you being there.
I wouldn't have missed it.
Well, Holly said
I wasn't allowed to miss it.
You know, I'm kinda starting to like
your terrible jokes.
Imagine how many you'll hear
next year in Boston.
Where's the car parked
in the Harvard yard? Go Sox!
That was the worst
Boston accent of all time.
I thought it was pretty good, Governor.
- Please make it stop!
No, but really. We're gonna have
so much fun together at BC.
Yeah. So, um…
This is the part where I tell you
I've decided on UCLA.
What? Uh--
I thought the scholarship doesn't kick in
for a year.
It doesn't. But I--
Okay, so what are you gonna do?
Just stay around here?
I mean, going to Boston is a win-win.
If you don't like it,
you can transfer later.
I was really hoping you'd understand.
So, what does this mean?
We're just gonna break up?
No, I mean, we still have the summer.
And if what we have is real,
then we'll figure it out.
It's what's right for me.
I, uh…
I don't really know what to say.
How about you say,
"If it's right for you,
it's right for me"?
If it's right for you, it's right for me.
-Hey.
-Mmm.
I really blew it, huh?
Kinda.
It's okay.
No, it's not okay.
I let those girls down. They played great.
You saw it, right?
Uh, yeah.
That kid, Kate, she-- It wasn't her fault.
Coach died, you know?
I knew it was coming.
I don't know.
Why does it hurt so bad?
I know.
I'm really sorry.
Yeah. I just can't believe he's gone.
It just…
I know.
I know.
So I heard
you invited hot Mark to the game.
That took guts.
-Trying to make Korn jealous?
-Oh, no, no.
He invited himself. It was so awkward.
No, it was like this perfect storm
of ex-husband,
maybe future boyfriend, collides with
this guy I think
I'm living with / co-worker, and--
It was so awkward. I--
- Really?
-Yeah.
You realize there's other men out there,
right?
Have you thought about using a dating app?
Or maybe finding someone you don't have
a complicated history
and working relationship with?
Okay, okay. I hear you. I hear you. I--
I don't know.
Well, one thing I know is you don't need
help being stressed. You do that yourself.
Here's an idea. Pick door number three.
- Coach.
-Principal.
-Don't call me that. I need a favor.
-What favor?
Well, it's more like a task,
'cause you're gonna do it.
So I need you to be the keynote speaker
at graduation this year.
What? No, no, I'm not doing that.
I just lost an important championship
in front of millions of people.
I'm not really in the
inspirational-speech-making mood.
Shake it off, Marvyn.
You've given inspirational speeches
your whole career.
And you know, you're moderately famous,
you're free. So this is a no-brainer.
It's also a nonstarter,
so you better start writing.
Thank you, Coach.
Don't you ladies have someplace to be?
-Not really.
-You better find someplace to be.
Do you ever think about the fact
that Ms. Thomas could become
your mother-in-law?
It haunts me often.
All right, Samantha. Here we are.
Oh, my gosh, guys.
Why did I think I could do this?
I don't know how to be a peer counselor.
I mean, you just, like, listen,
and be nice, right? You're good at that.
Come on. You'll be able to help students
more than anyone.
You've gone through
all your anxiety stuff already.
Yeah, but it doesn't just go away.
I mean, right now,
I have anxiety about why I made these
bubble letters on this poster so big.
Okay, Samantha, you're the one
that wanted to start this group.
Stop second-guessing everything.
Yeah. You got this. Go get 'em.
Or go counsel 'em?
I don't know what you're supposed to say.
Hey, you're gonna do great.
Okay. Thanks, guys.
Hi, um, you here for the group?
Uh, no, I thought this was chess club.
Oh.
You got this.
The world mourns
the loss of legendary Coach Bert Waterson,
who passed earlier this week.
He is best remembered
for his fiery on-court demeanor
and folksy press conference charm.
Well, offensively, we were a mess.
On D, we were busier than
a one-eyed cat looking at two mouse holes.
But Waterson is best remembered
for his innovation
in the area of players' rights.
He championed practice limits,
as well as universities providing food and
academic support for struggling students.
Wow, I didn't know he did all that.
That's quite a legacy.
-Yeah.
-Huh.
Hey, I-- I made an offer on a place.
You did?
Yeah, it's time. I'm--
I'm just in the way now.
-You know, if this is about--
-Your ex-husband?
Well, I was gonna say the dishes, but…
I mean, come on, it's ridiculous.
I'm sleeping out here on this bed,
and you guys are in your bedroom,
-you know, doing whatever you're--
-Whoa, whoa.
I don't know why
you would take it that far. I--
You showed up at the game with him.
-Hey, Emma.
- Hey.
-I don't know.
-"Congratulations, graduates."
Hey.
You're working on your graduation speech?
I don't know why
Sherilyn wants me to make a speech. It's--
I can't inspire anyone.
I can't even inspire our own team.
Well, I did not know
we were having a pity party.
Is that a teeny tiny violin I hear?
On that note…
Marvyn.
-You should make the speech.
-Oh, okay.
Seriously. You're having
an incredible year. Look at you. You're--
You're the first woman
to coach the Belford boys.
You brought our Sirens
all the way to the championship.
This is your moment.
People are tired of my story.
Thank you for everything you just said.
-I know you're gonna find the words.
-No, I'm not.
I am not gonna make your speech for you.
I need a…
I'm gonna--
I'm gonna go get some fresh air.
You're in your pajamas.
I won't go far.
Okay.
Oh, my God. Ava.
Um, are you okay?
Yeah, it's just--
You know, now that basketball is, like,
really, really over, it's just--
I'm starting to freak out
about going back to the volleyball tour.
Now it's, like, is it even what I want?
Or is it just what my mom wants?
Now I don't even know
what to think anymore.
You wanna know what I think?
I think you wanna stay here.
And we all want you to stay.
We love you, and you help us win,
and you're super fun to be around.
And please stay.
Volleyball will wait for you.
You know, you're pretty good at this.
You wanna be a part of
my peer counseling group?
You'd be the honorary--
Well… …you'd be the first member.
I'd love that.
-Hey, Holly.
-Yeah?
Where is Coach?
He's 20 minutes late to the team dinner.
I know.
Fall in.
Come on, Sirens. Let's go.
Uh, free throw line there.
Where is Louise? There she is.
Come on, Gruzinsky. Let's go.
Front and center.
Wha-- Did I do something, Coach?
You remember the first day I started here?
Yeah, when you kicked me off the team.
Yeah.
I've been a coach a long time.
This is the first time
I've ever kicked someone off the team.
Find that extremely hard to believe.
Let me finish.
I've never kicked someone off a team…
and then retired her number.
- Oh, my God!
-Oh, my God.
Congrats, Louise.
That's incredible.
It looks like the Gruzinsky name's
gonna be up there forever now.
Proud of you, kid.
Thank you.
Okay.
Okay.
You're not staying?
No, I'm tired. I'm--
Gruzinsky.
Enjoy tonight. You deserve it.
Wow. He's taking this loss
a lot harder than I thought.
Well, he wanted that one so badly.
I don't think that's it. Or not all of it.
Yeah, no. That definitely sucked, but I--
I've never seen him like this.
Well, there will be other games,
and he'll cheer up.
-I don't know about that.
-What do you mean?
Okay. Don't freak out, but I think
he plans to retire from coaching.
- What?
-What are we gonna do?
Well, I do have one idea.
I got you something.
Jewelry?
Um, bankrupt family.
- Why am I dating you again?
-Uh, because I'm 6'5''.
Oh. 6'4''.
And a half.
But I did get you something.
Okay. What is this?
Open it.
You got into San Diego State?
Yeah. It's close to home.
Don't have to move.
And, funny enough,
it just became my top choice.
Nick, that's incredibly sweet,
but I don't want you to pick a school
just because of me.
Well, as a wise person once said,
"I could try it for a year
and transfer if it doesn't work out."
You said that.
Yeah, you're damn right I did.
-Is that better?
-I've been working on it--
-No.
-No?
-No.
So, did you talk to your mom?
Yep. I did.
-And?
-Did she agree to stay in La Jolla?
No.
But I also just talked to my dad,
and he said that I can live here
with him next year.
Wait. So, you're staying?
-You know it.
-Yay! We get to keep you!
-Yeah.
-Yay! Yeah.
You guys mind if I join the hug?
-Come here.
-Get in here.
Yay!
Can you believe this will be us next year?
-Yeah.
-Graduating and going off into the world.
Oh, yeah. Your mom letting
her precious Trev-Trev out of the house?
-I will believe that when I see it.
-How did you hear that name?
Oh, I actually didn't. I guessed.
But now that you've confirmed it,
thank you so much.
Yo. I didn't confirm anything though.
It's actually not even--
I'll wait for you.
Thanks.
Hi, Destiny.
Hey, Scott. Mr. Park.
I don't really know what to call you.
Scott's fine.
I hope you don't mind me stopping by.
I don't know where you live,
but, in your letter,
you mentioned your school.
Yeah, that's totally cool, dude.
Oh, uh-- These are-- Here.
Um…
Thank you. Um, but I'm actually
not graduating this year, so…
Yeah, I know. Um.
I thought you might like 'em anyway.
But I don't really know
what kind of flower you like
or even if you like flowers.
No, I do. I like 'em.
Do you, uh, maybe wanna know
other things about me?
I do, very much. Would that be all right?
I would-- I would like that a lot.
Um. Sorry, I should go--
I should go though,
-'cause my friends are graduating. Sorry.
-Yeah.
Thanks.
It's Wendy Robinson.
And then she got one too.
Yeah. I don't--
It's not Wendy?
-I don't think so.
-It isn't.
Since when? When did she change it?
Since Wendy.
- But it's kinda bad.
-Oh, hey, um.
-Hi.
-Samantha, right?
Uh, do you mind if I…
Go ahead.
I'm Nate. From anxiety class.
It's not really a class, but…
You were so pretty, I just wimped out.
Oh?
Well, that's anxiety.
Maybe I could help you with that?
Too bad school's over.
-I guess there aren't any more meetings.
-There's one tomorrow.
Isn't school closed?
Oh.
I guess it is.
Um, how about the gelato place on Ocean?
-I'd like that.
Parents, faculty and graduates,
welcome to the first
joint Westbrook and Belford graduation.
It has been quite a year, but we made it.
Now here to introduce
our commencement speaker
is senior Louise Gruzinsky.
-Woo!
- Thank you, Mrs. Thomas.
To my fellow seniors, we've each had
our own journey here at Westbrook.
And I'd like to tell you about someone
that's impacted mine.
First time I met Coach Marvyn Korn,
he kicked me off the basketball team.
- Yeah, he did!
Shortly thereafter, he gave me
some advice that stuck with me.
He said simply, "Try your best."
Now the other night,
we played the championship, and we lost.
But we could hold our heads high,
knowing we had tried our best.
Coach Korn has not only made me
a better player,
he's made me a better person.
Coach, uh, has taken our loss
harder than anyone,
and he's-- he's had a good deal of loss
on his own recently.
I was supposed to introduce him today
as your speaker.
But that's not what I'm going to do.
Instead, I would like to introduce
my friend and teammate, Emma Korn.
Thank you.
So, at the risk of being grounded
for many, many years to come,
I am going to tell you that my dad,
the-tough-as-nails Marvyn Korn,
isn't always so tough.
In preparing to give his speech today,
I know he began to question
his own legacy.
He thought that he had let Westbrook down.
But, Dad, you didn't let us down.
You have lifted us up
and impacted our lives.
Can you come stand with me, please?
So we wanted to take a moment
to reacquaint you with some people
whose lives you've impacted.
Could all of our special guests
here today,
whose lives have been impacted
by Coach Korn, please stand?
Anthony!
That's Meg.
Class of 2023,
strive not to impact just your life,
but the lives of others.
And, if you're wondering where to start,
just remember Coach Korn's advice.
Try your best.
You're up, Coach.
Well, uh…
Thank you all. Uh…
Okay, well, I had a…
Come on, Coach.
All right, seniors, congratulations!
And the rest of you,
I'll see you next season on the court.
That makes no sense.
It's not gonna be the same
without you, Louise.
But you will haunt us.
Most points in Westbrook history, right?
Before Kate breaks my record, yeah.
Oh. It's a long way off.
At least a couple of games.
You know,
you still never scored on me, Gruzinsky.
Oh? Is that a challenge?
Hell yeah, it is.
Is it on?
-It's on!
-Come on!
-Get her, Weezy!
Louise Gruzinsky versus Ava Navarro!
-Let's go. Let's go.
- Hey!
Hey, hey! Get her, Weezy!
-I love you, Ava. Get her Weezy!
-Yeah. Uh-huh?
Okay.
- Where you gonna go?
All right, all right.
You got lucky, Gruzinsky. You got lucky.
Wait. Are we hitting Nick's grad party
or what?
-Let's go.
-Yeah, sure.
Okay.
It's okay.
You did that shot fake amazing!
You almost broke my ankle.
Yeah, both.
So I guess there won't be
a retirement party after all.
Not tonight.
You know,
this is where you belong, Marvyn.
I, uh…
I told Mark that I wouldn't be
getting back together with him.
It wasn't right then. It isn't right now.
Well…
I hope he took it okay.
I think he'll survive.
This seems like a really bad idea.
-Absolutely.
It's a good bad idea.
Maybe, you know,
why don't we let the universe decide?
One shot.
If I make it,
then we'll give this a try for real.
For real?
But if I miss…
Then it wasn't meant to be.