He Got Game Page #6

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"He gives me a tingle,"

and I think that's what Jesus does.

He makes you excited

to watch him.

Whew! Jesus Shuttlesworth.

He's the next phenom!

He's awesome, baby, with a capital "A"!

The guy's unbelievable!

He's a P.T.P., a prime time player!

He's the 3-S man!

Super, scintillating, sensational!

He's a high riser!

His game has got

everything you need.

He can defend.

He can run. He can finish.

He likes to play in a crowd,

and he can pass the basketball.

He makes people better.

He's the real thing.

He's able to do some of the things

that most coaches talk about,

and that is being able

to be a triple threat.

If that's something that we

as coaches have used for many

years-- dribble, pass and shoot.

Pure shooter, fearsome defender,

a great player.

He was coming down for a fast break,

and the defender went for the ball.

He brought it behind his back

and switched it over to his right hand.

It went through his legs.

Defender came up and kind of

stutter-stepped a little bit,

pulled back and rang the three.

This kid might be ready

for the big leagues.

He plays to win, and a lot

of people play to play.

This guy plays to win.

He understands that if he

performs better, they are going to win.

But he knows how to pass.

He plays with his teammates.

He has all the attributes

that go into being a winner.

When I watched

Kenny Anderson's stuff,

- I'd never thought I would see

anybody better than those guys.

- Sh*t.

But along came Jesus.

There are very few players

that give you 40 minutes of everything.

Michael Jordan'll give you 35.

But 40 minutes of everything he's got...

because of what he's overcome

in his life.

In terms of dealing

with his sister,

and all of the pitfalls that come

with being in a deprived situation.

And in a situation that's void of any

kind of leadership other than his own,

he's had to be

very, very self-reliant.

Now, with kids as good as he is, he's

probably receiving a lot of pressure...

to go into the N.B.A.

because so many kids are doing it.

When you see a kid with this kind

of talent, it's almost normal for him...

to take that into consideration with the

kind of money that they're getting now.

But I would tell him that he needs to go

to college and get an education...

so that he'll be able to save

the money that he has.

My mother, she always

told me that, that...

it was great to be a superstar athlete

and to be able to make it to the N.B.A.

But... I mean, you're nothing

without your education.

And, you know, ever since day one,

she wouldn't let me play basketball.

She wouldn't let me play in the garden,

from day one, unless I did my homework.

That's right.

I think when April 11th comes,

I just wanna let my hair down,

kick my feet up

and have a good time.

Just go hang out with my boys

back in high school:

- Sip, Booger, Lonnie, Mance.

- Lincoln! Linc-- Linc-- Lincoln!

- Man, those are my partners.

- My name is Sip!

Whether east or west!

-Yeah!

- I rock this joint!

-Yeah!

- With the most finesse. Roll call!

Lincoln! Linc-- Linc-- Linc--

Lincoln! Roll call!

- My name is Jesus.

-Yeah!

- I am the man.

-Yeah!

- What's up with these questions...

-Yeah!

about my plan?

I think it would just be

a sin that...

you know, come...

two months from now,

when I graduate,

my mother, she won't be able

to attend my graduation...

because, of course, she passed.

What most impresses me

about Jesus Shuttlesworth...

is the foresight

of his parents...

to name him appropriately

as the world's greatest.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Oh, Jesus!

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Jesus.

- Hallelujah, Jesus! Hallelujah!

He got game.

Who brought you this Victoria's Secret

bra-and-panties sh*t?

B*tch, where do you get

this sh*t from? You crazy?

-B*tch, are you outta your f***in' mind?

- Dakota.

- I'm sorry.

Damn!

I'm sorry, baby.

The director is God.

You have no vision from nobody.

You tryin'

to antebellum my ass.

You tryin' to f***in'

plantationalize on me, ain't ya?

B*tch, this ain't Gone With The Wind.

You ain't Scarlett O'Hara!

I ain't Rhett Butler!

B*tch, I'll kick your ass.

Take that goddamn sh*t off.

F***in' with me.

Who the f***

you think you are?

I'm sorry.

B*tch must be crazy.

Chillin' me with some goddamn sh*t

from some other motherf***er.

Who the f***

does she think she is?

I can't believe that b*tch

did me like this.

Hello?

You all right? I heard

a lot of noise next door.

I thought maybe you need some help,

or something like that.

Here, let me help you up.

- What the hell do you want?

- It's all right. Come here.

I won't hurt you.

Come here.

You can walk? You all right?

Yeah. I need... some help!

You weren't knocking on that door

while I was getting my ass beat.

- Yeah, well, I didn't want to get

all up in your business--

- Smart, huh?

- My God, it's funny, isn't it?

- Y'all got some ice around here?

Oh, the sink doesn't work. There's

some cold water in the bathroom tub.

Oh, God.

At least I still got my teeth.

- Put this right here.

- Thanks.

Yeah. Right there.

I seen you around, you know.

- I noticed you right away.

-Yeah?

- You don't belong here.

- Oh, yeah? How can you tell that?

You don't seem like

the type of guy that would be here...

in this house of ill repute.

My name's Dakota.

You ever been there?

- Where?

- Dakota.

Oh, no, no, no.

I ain't never been nowhere.

I'm from upstate New York.

- I'm, uh, Jake. Jake--

- Please, no last names.

In my line of work,

last names aren't needed.

You're actually better off

without them.

- Why he beat you like that?

- Because he can.

And why you let him though?

Look. Are you trying to get

inside my head or something?

- You trying to see how I think?

- Naw.

You think you're

real slick, huh?

Naw, I just, you know--

I just want to get

to know you or something.

Look, I'm not a crack 'ho, okay?

I don't do drugs.

-I ain't accusing you of nothing, baby--

-Good.

I just want you to know--

I don't do drugs. I'm clean.

Right.

You still didn't answer

my question though.

Why you allow this, this,

this... pimp, you know, to just--

- His name is Sweetness.

- Is what?

- His name is Sweetness.

- All right.

All right.

Why you allow Sweetness...

to, you know, more or less,

just beat you down?

A lot of reasons.

- Mm.

- Take your pick.

Shoot.

I love him. He loves me.

I'm his number one money-maker.

I'm his bottom b*tch.

Uh, low self-esteem.

I was abused as a child.

And, you know, I deserved it.

It keeps me in line.

And he always says he's sorry.

You know,

we're going to get married...

once he saves up enough money

to get out of this...

sh-sh*t-hole.

Here, let me freshen

that up for you.

So what about you?

I mean, look.

That's one of my problems,

or one of my many problems.

I tell people my whole life history and

I don't even know a thing about them.

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