Blue Chips Page #8

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you look younger. you know that?|Coach. how you doing. huh?

- Good.|- Come on. man.

- Hey. coach. what's up. man?|- All right.

- He'll be a hell of a player.|- What's Happy doing here?

- He's a friend of the program.|- Happy is a friend of the program?

Come on. Jenny.|I mean. you know how things are.

Mel. I don't think I'll have that drink.

I don't give a damn who does it.|somebody called me on it.

- It's all up to Neon and Butch.|- What the hell are you doing here?

- Hey. That was a-|- What the hell are you doing here?

- What did I do wrong. coach?|- What are you doing here?

Don't you think we ought|to talk about this in private?

- Yeah. I better get out of here.|- Oh. there you go.

- What is this?|- What?

What is this?|Did you give him a car?

- Did he give you a car?|- Just a loaner. coach. I'll give it back.

He's gonna give it back. relax.

Get the hell out of here. Ricky.|You get home. I'll call you later.

You son of a b*tch.|I do not want you around my kids.

Oh. your kids? You sound like|Jerry Lewis. for crying out-

- Get your finger out of my face.|- I did not authorize a car for Ricky.

But you did authorize the friends of|the program to do what had to be done.

Listen. I'm gonna tell you something|right now. Ricky is a farm kid.

He's gonna take that car.|he's gonna blab all over town.

Tell him to shut up.|You're the coach.

Listen. you gotta|understand something.

The friends of the program are|my friends. and they are friends for life.

What they've done is untraceable.|What I've done is unprovable.

There will be no smoking gun.|because I am the smoking gun.

Now. relax. It's all working.

Happy. you're a scumbag.|you know that?

I didn't break any laws. You did.

You broke the collegiate|athletic laws.

It's your career that's on the line.|not mine.

- My career is in my own hands.|- I own you.

I just open my mouth. rumors start|to fly. about you. for instance.

I've lived through accusations.|I walked away from them.

The alleged point-shaving incident?|Think again. that thing happened.

Get out of here.

Tell me about it.

Why don't you try this one.|January 16th. three years ago.

I bought one of your boys. coach.

No kid of mine|would ever fix a game.

Why don't you just go|to the videotape. coach.

I own you. Pete. You're mine.

What's going on. Pete?

Happy said somebody shaved|some points three years ago.

Happy's full of sh*t. coach.

I remember this game.|I remember seeing this on TV

when I was coaching Oklahoma.|You guys won this by eight.

- Yeah.|- Yeah. There's Tony.

- Oh. yeah. sweet J.|- That was his spot. wasn't it?

- Goddamn.|- Bang them from right there.

- Oh. nice.|- Bam. look at that.

What was the spread?

- What? Point spread?|- What was the point spread?

- Point spread? We won the game.|- We won the game.

Matter of fact. we were up by a lot.|they came back on us.

It was a pretty good year.|we were 16 and...

- Sixteen and 12.|- Twelve?

Yeah. went to NIT|and lost the first round.

- Should've won 20 that year.|- No. this was a rebuilding year. man.

All these guys were freshmen.|they were kids.

- How many did he hit?|- Twenty-two. 23.

- Twenty-five points that night.|- Yeah.

- He was all over the place.|- Yeah. he was hot.

Guy just blew right by him. Standing|there with his thumb up his ass.

He pulled a hamstring|at practice that week.

- Shouldn't have been playing.|- He was tough. though.

What was he doing|playing with a hamstring?

Tough-ass kid from Chicago.

Now. who the hell did he-?|See. there's nobody there.

Come on. we averaged 17 turnovers|as a team that year.

Everybody was|throwing the ball away.

Hell. he averaged 20 points|a game that year. man.

Sh*t. he was all-conference|as a freshman.

Yeah. on offense.

Run a clean program here. man.

We worked hard|to keep this program clean.

I guarantee you didn't cover|the spread that night.

There must have been heavy action|in Vegas. Somebody got rich.

The worst case of ballhandling I've|seen in the two years I've been here.

Look. he was a freshman. Freddie.|He was making freshman mistakes.

- He had a bad leg too. don't forget.|- All night. All night. Mistakes all night.

Look at coach on his ass.

Coach is still on his ass|four years later.

No way. No way.

Looking at the clock again.

That's a good kid. man.

Now. what kind of shot's that?|What kind of shot?

- There's another bad pass.|- Shut up. Freddie.

All right. Tony was my guy.|All right? My guy.

Tony.

Tony.

Tony. open the door. It's me.

Tony!

Coach. what's up?

You've gotta tell me the truth.|You tell me the truth.

- What's up with you. man?|- Did you or did you not shave points?

Coach. man. it's me. Tony.|I didn't do something like that.

Cut the bullshit.|Did you take money?

- Did you shave points?|- No. I didn't. I swear to God. no.

Son of a b*tch.

- Come on. coach. I would not-|- You tell me the truth!

- What's wrong with you. man?|- You tell me the truth!

Just once! Man. just one.

I mean. we won|the damn game. right?

We didn't cover the goddamn spread.|I mean. who cares about the spread?

That's just for the damn gamblers.|ain't it?

Coach. man. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. coach.

Son. haven't I always|been there for you?

Whether your girlfriend|got pregnant

or you're flunking TV|or whatever the hell it is.

Are you a better basketball player|because of me?

Are you a better man?

Yes. Yes.

You lied to me. Tony.

Son. you took the purest thing|in your life.

and you corrupted it.|And for what? For what?

Jenny.

Jenny. I gotta talk.

- It's 1:
00 in the morning.|- Well. come on. it's me.

- That's another reason.|- Why? What's wrong?

You looked me straight in the eye.

and you lied to me...

...without a hesitation.|And I believed you.

God. Jenny. I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

So I don't trust myself|around you anymore.

because I thought I knew you|and I don't. so you can't come in.

- Jenny. wait.|- Don't.

No. wait. Listen to me.|Three years ago...

Three years ago.|Happy bought Tony.

The alleged incident is true.|Happy owns Tony. He owns me.

- I coached a fixed game.|- No. you didn't.

No. I coached a fixed game.|I talked to Tony. for chrissake.

Tony admitted it to me.

- Can we just have a drink?|- No.

I know you're feeling abandoned. but|I can't help you with anything anymore.

Lock the door before you leave.

All right. boys.

We got a job to do. We got a job.

Now. goddamn it. we're not|going out there to make a good show

or just put up a good fight.

We're going out there to beat

the best goddamn team|in the country right now.

Now. let me tell you something. boys.|You may not know this. but I know it.

I've been there before.

There is the talent in this room|to do just that.

To beat Indiana.

All right. Butch. the ball is yours.

And our first option|is to get the ball in to Neon.

And. Neon. goddamn it. you take it|to the basket and you take it hard.

Now. they're gonna make|an adjustment.

and when they adjust and|double down and triple down on Neon.

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