Blue Chips Page #9

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we're gonna move the ball|out to Ricky.

And. Ricky. you can put it up|from where you're at all night long.

The basket is the same height as it|was at your father's barn in Indiana.

Boys. Indiana is over there|in the other locker room

wondering what the hell|we're gonna do.

Well. I'll send a note over|to Bobby Knight.

and I'll tell him exactly|what we're gonna do.

I'll give him our offense.|I'll give him our defense.

Because it's not what you do.|goddamn it. it's how you do it.

Now. we're gonna go|nose-to-nose with them.

and we're gonna beat them|at both ends of the court.

And you're gonna play better|than you ever dreamed of

because. goddamn it.|that's what I demand of you.

All right. let's go.

Hi. everybody. I'm Dick Vitale.

Tonight is the night|we've been waiting for.

Basketball fever. Unbelievable. baby.|Kicking off the new season.

Western University.|coached by Pete Bell.

two national championships.

coming off a subpar year. against|the number-one team in the nation.

the Indiana Hoosiers.

Yes. Pete Bell wants to start winning.|What did he do?

He recruited the best|freshman class in America.

Three dynamic diaper dandies.

headed by Neon Bodeaux.|the 7-footer.

scintillating and sensational.|from Louisiana.

And then he went and got-|You ready for this?

That's right. Butch McRae.|a 6'7". silky-smooth guard.

And then he went|and he got Ricky Roe.

from French Lick. Indiana.|a 6'8" forward.

Yes. they are ready|to take on the Hoosiers.

with Calbert Cheaney|and Bob Hurley.

It's gonna be awesome. baby.|with a capital A.

I'm so excited. I can't wait.

We got an unbelievable matchup.|Heavyweights.

Pete Bell against Bobby Knight.|the General.

This place will be|rocking 'n' rolling.

The Hoosiers are|number one in the nation.

Western University. quite a|turnaround this season from last year.

Pete Bell's excited.|Bobby Knight's excited.

Hey. baby. this place|is gonna rock 'n' roll.

It's gonna be awesome. baby.|with a capital A.

Let's go. baby. Heads up. now.

Let's go. Thattaboy. Thattaboy!

- Hit the boards. hit the boards.|- Rick.

Come on. Kevin.|you gotta get on him.

Pick up the ball.|Move out of there. Kevin.

Screen. Screen.

Nice pass. Butch.

All right. Way to move. guys.

Beat those cutters.

Move. Joe. don't stand.

Rebound! Rebound!

All right. all right.

Let's get some movement going.|Like if the guard-

Say. Bob dribbles the ball off.|step up. reverse it. step out and go.

And then just get some|back-picking going.

Put them in some situations|where they gotta switch.

We've gotta be alert for the back pick.|They're back-picking us like crazy.

So when they come up|and set that back pick.

make sure that back man steps up.

Now. listen. On offense.|let's force them to switch.

You force them to switch.

And set some screens. goddamn it.|We haven't been doing that all night.

Get out on the ball. Ricky.|Close out quicker.

- Play some defense. Greg.|- Run the motion. let's go.

- Come on!|- Goddamn it.

- Kevin. get out on the ball.|- Beat the cutter. Butch.

Attaboy.

- That's nice. Butch.|- Oh. no.

And one. baby.

Way to go. Butch. Way to go. Butch.

Weak side. rotate. rotate.

Blow your goddamn whistle.

He got that ball on the way up. What|the hell call is that. for chrissake?

Oh. sh*t.

I got ball. No help. no help.|Where you at? Where you at?

I'm here. I'm here. I'm on you.|I'm on you. What you got now?

Get one shot. now.

- Come on. catch the ball.|- Oh. man.

Outlet! Outlet!

Give it back. Phil.

Yeah!

Whole new look. baby.|Whole new look.

Get that stuff out of here.

Let's go. set up the lanes.|Let's go.

- Set it up. Butch.|- Let's go.

- Look inside.|- Patience. baby. Little patience.

Take it up strong. Neon.

Bobby starts across with it.|Keith. you're over here.

Scottie. you step out.

Calbert starts across.|back cut. lob. dunk shot.

Good dish.

All right. Ricky. I want you to fake out.|go along the baseline

and curl around that screen.

Walker. you bring it back to Phil. Phil.|dribble it on down. hand it off to Ricky.

Ricky. you come out to the foul line.|You should have a shot right here.

Hands. hands. hands. hands.

- Right through.|- Right there. Phil. hand it off.

Let it fly.

Basket by number 42, Ricky Roe.

Move the ball on the perimeter|and screen.

- Come on. Little defense.|- He's got the ball now.

Gotta help him. gotta help him.|Nice. nice. nice.

Fast break.

If you haven't got the ball.|roll. for chrissake.

Let's just don't play|this throw-it-up game.

When you guys are on top.|you guards. make a move inside.

Don't stand there looking|for somebody. get it moving.

Stop the ball! Stop the ball!

If he's over his back. that's a foul.

- What?|- I can't see it from the tram.

- I can't-|- That's bullshit!

Well. you can sure as hell|see the guy over him.

Then move your fat ass|down where you can see.

Stop the ball.

Basket by number 50, Eric Riley.

He's going all night like that|if you don't stop the ball.

Good hands. Good hands. Phil.

All right.

Stop ball! Stop ball!

Go. I got it. I got it. Get out the way.

By yourself.

Watch the clock. and we get down|into the last ten or 12 seconds.

we can take the shot.

But let's make them work|to play defense now.

No quick shots|unless it's off the break. period.

- Jump. jump. jump|- Pump fake.

Come on. cut him off.

Basket by number 34, Dan Godfried.

Here we go.

That leaves us with, I think, a little|business that we need to discuss.

You know, this is what I'm looking for,|30 grand. I'd like to have it in cash.

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

I own you.

You looked me straight in the eye,|and you lied to me.

And I believed you.

Call a timeout.

Butch. dribble on over here.|Mitch. come back.

get the pass back from Butch.

Give it right back to him|and go down to the low post.

Neon. as soon as you see|Butch going over.

you flash out to the foul line.

Mitch. I want you to come right up|on Neon's man.

I mean. screen him.|Pin him hard. Pin him.

Neon. you reverse. go to the|weak side. go up for the lob.

We've got 12 seconds. Butch. when|you get it in to Neon. you get it in high.

Finish it. big man.

This is the number-one team|in the nation.

We can beat their ass tonight.|We're in this game. Let's go. All right.

One. two. three. Western!

All right.

Let's go.

Come on. Right now. right now.

Here we go. Here we go.

No foul. No foul.

Move the ball. Push the ball.

Now. Mitch. now. Pin him. pin him.

Yes!

Yeah. baby.

Good game. coach.

Way to go. Western!

We did it. boy!

Quiet down!

Everybody down. Quiet down.

Good job. though.

Yo. Neon. Chill. baby.

- Way to board. man.|- Chill. y'all.

- Yo. chill.|- Way to go. boys. Thataway to go.

- Way to go. coach.|- Great game.

Boys...

...the rules don't make much sense.

But I believe in rules.

Now. some of us broke them.

I broke them.

I can't do this. I can't win like this.

So tomorrow. I'll talk to you all|individually about your futures here.

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