Coach Carter Page #9

- You Coach Carter, right?

- Yes, sir.

- Yeah? Check this out, man.

- Hey, hold on, man.

- Yeah. How you like that?

- Oh, hell no.

- What? What?

- You wanna get out the car?

- Let's talk about this.

- Ain't nothing to talk about.

Just open up the gym, man.

Let them boys play.

Trust me, you don't want me

out this car.

Yeah, see? Yeah.

- Get on!

- Don't be no punk.

Say what you gotta say.

- Come on back, punk.

- Dad. Relax. Relax, let it go.

No, l ain't letting nothing go.

These people in Richmond--

Goddamn it!

- Relax, Dad.

- Damn it!

Relax, relax. Chill out.

lt's over. lt's over. All right?

He doesn't mean anything. lt's over.

Let it go.

Come on, get back in the car.

Let's go.

l think you know who she is,

but she's got a friend.

l mean, dog...

You gotta hook me up.

Why l always gotta hook him up?

Sound like l'm the Love Connection.

Just start a conversation.

l'll take care of it.

- Yeah.

- Yes, girl.

You don't remember me, do you?

But, see...

l was just ready to duff Duke out.

- Some serious sh*t.

- You should have did it, man.

You talking all that sh*t, just do it.

Know what l'm saying?

- You let somebody do that to you.

- l let him?

- Yo, Oscar, man.

- What?

Don't go nowhere. l'll be right out.

- l gotta talk to you.

- l already told you...

- No. You guys is kind of passing...

- l know l'm fine.

But l'm not feeling myself,

l'm feeling you.

Hey, l'm gonna holler at my boys

across the street for a quick minute.

Come on, man. Hurry up, man.

- All right.

- You know who we are, then?

- Here they go.

- What do we have here?

- The Three Stooges from Richmond.

- Punk, punk, punk.

- Larry, Co and Dummy.

- B*tches.

Dummy and dumb and dumber.

l mean, what the hell

is the bitchman from Richmond

doing on our side of the turf?

You garbage.

l can't believe y'all won.

- Shut up, woman.

- Don't be--

l don't understand how y'all won.

- Y'all wack-star niggas.

- Y'all wacked.

Wacked.

Yo, shut your b*tch ass up.

- l don't wanna hear you talking sh*t.

- Homey, you a benchwarmer!

Get the hell out my face, whitey!

Let's do it, homey.

Let's do it, homey.

- What you trying to do?

- He got a piece, man.

You feel me right now, huh?

You feel me right now?

- Y'all brought a gun.

- Pinole homey. Feel me?

Keep it up the block, homey.

l'm right here, homey.

l'm right here. Right here.

lt's all good. Y'all brought a gun!

Pinole!

B*tch-ass...

Pinole, right?

- Are they serious?

- l'll knock his braids out.

Nice to see the fight in you, dog.

- Know what l'm saying?

- Appreciate the backup.

Word.

l'm gonna see y'all later, all right?

- All right, homey.

- Good looking.

No doubt.

- l'm gonna check y'all.

- You got this.

This is my paper, man.

l'm not playing with you.

Then why don't you stop

getting in my face.

Renny!

Renny!

l can't believe--

He was just standing there.

- Renny!

- Oh, sh*t.

- Come on. Help me. Call 91 1 .

- Call 91 1 , man.

Yo, l need a phone.

l need something...

l just need you

to stay with me, okay?

Hold his head up.

Somebody help me!

- Cruz?

- l wanna come back, coach.

- What's going on?

- l wanna come back on the team.

What the hell happened?

They shot him.

Renny. They shot Renny.

l mean, we was just there.

We was just there.

Everything was good.

- Come inside. Come on.

- Everything was good, coach.

l mean, you know...

Come inside, son.

- Come on.

- You don't understand.

l wanna come back on the team.

What do l gotta do to play?

Don't worry about that, son.

Just come inside.

Whatever you want me to do,

l'll do it, okay?

Okay. Okay.

Okay. l got you.

Come on. Come on,

you're back with us now.

l can't believe they shot him.

Just come inside now, all right?

- Come on.

- l just wanna be on the team.

Come on. Come on.

Whatever you want me to do,

l'll do it, okay?

The state only requires a 2.0 GPA

for participation

in extracurricular activities.

- Yes, ma'am.

- And according to your contract,

the players are agreeing

to maintain a 2.3?

That, among other things.

Yes, ma'am.

- Other things like...?

- Attending all classes,

sitting in the front row

of those classes,

and wearing a tie on game day.

l see. Mr. Carter,

does the lockout include

practices and games?

And do you have

a set period of time?

There will be no basketball, ma'am.

Please. Quiet, please.

That includes practices and games,

until we as a team

reach the agreed-upon GPA.

Please, quiet.

Please, quiet.

Quiet.

Thank you, Mr. Carter.

ln the interest of time, l'd like to open

this board meeting up for comments.

As a teacher, l was offended

when asked by a coach

to provide progress reports.

Nowhere in my contract does it say

that l have to do so.

lt creates more work.

This lockout has brought

negative media attention

that questions our abilities

as educators.

End this madness. End this lockout.

l'm Jason Lyle's uncle.

That boy lives to play ball.

Comes to school every day now.

You take away basketball,

God knows what he'd be into.

Yesterday, he canceled

the Fremont game.

Now, that's the biggest game

of the year.

l have scouts coming

to watch my boy play.

- Me too.

- These boys are 1 6-0.

This whole school, this whole

community, is behind this team.

Everybody goes to every game.

Basketball is the only thing

that these boys have got.

Are we gonna let Carter come in here

and take that away from them?

- No!

- l don't think so.

Not gonna happen.

- l'd like to make a motion.

- Yes, Mr. Walters?

l move that we remove Mr. Carter

as head basketball coach.

Order, please. Order.

This board does not have

the authority

to terminate employment

of a staff position.

Then l move we end the lockout

and let the kids play.

l second the motion.

- Okay.

- lf l may?

Yes, Mr. Carter.

You really need to consider

the message

that you're sending these boys.

lt's the same message that we

as a culture send to our pro athletes,

which is that they are above the law.

Now, l'm trying to teach these boys

the discipline that will inform their lives

and give them choices.

lf you endorse the fact

that 1 5-, 1 6- and 1 7-year-olds

don't have to honor the simple rules

of a basketball contract,

how long do you think it'll be before

they're out there breaking laws?

Now, l played basketball

at Richmond 30 years ago.

lt was the same thing then.

Some of my teammates

ended up in prison.

Some of them ended up dead.

l took this job because

l wanted to effect change

in a special group of young men,

and this is the only way

l know how to do that.

lf you vote to end the lockout,

you won't have to terminate me.

l'll quit.

Good.

Thank you, Mr. Carter.

The board now recognizes

five voting members.

ln this instance, we will be accepting

the vote of Principal Garrison as well.

Now, l put to those members

the vote on whether or not

to end the lockout.

All those in favor

of ending the lockout

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