" Hello, there." " Hey." "One of these days, I'm gonna pave that drive." "(LAUGHS)" " Are you Mr. Summer?" " Yes, ma'am." "The Tex Summer?" "Just plain Tex is fine." " Okay." " Come on in." "Thanks." "I'm Karen Thomas." "Pleasure to meet you, sir." "It's a pleasure to meet you." "How y'all doing?" "Great." "Our magazine was thrilled to get this interview with you today, sir." "You mean, you're not the census taker?" " Um..." " (LAUGHS)" "I'm just fooling you." "I knew you was coming." "Can I get you something to drink?" "No, thanks." "I drank a lot on the way here." "Water." "A big water drinker." "What'd you say the name of your magazine is again?" "Nationa/ Sports Program." "I should tell you, I have never been one for fancy interviews." "Well, uh... (LAUGHS) This is about as fancy as it gets." " Well, good." " So, if you're ready..." "I'm ready as a bear trap." "Okay." "Let's get started." "I am here with legendary icon and basketball coach," "Houston's own Tex Summer." "So, Tex, tell us about the contribution you made to the Woodrow Wilson High School Wildcats." "(CHEERING)" "Ma'am, I got to say, in all honesty, that wasn't all my doing." "Tell us about that famous defensive strategy of yours." " Defense?" " Uh-huh." "Oh, no, ma'am." "That's offense." "Oh, I'm sorry." "That's my mistake." "That's all right." "I'm guessing I might be your first sports interview?" "Second." "I did a piece on bowling once." "Truth is, I get real tired of doing the weather." "I can't blame you." "That weather is predictable." "But not so with the game of basketball." "(WHISTLE BLOWING)" "So, this strategy you gave to Coach Joe Conahey..." "I lent it to him." "But no plan will work unless you got a coach who has sense enough to use it." "Obviously, he did." "Yes, ma'am, he did." "But to understand it all, I guess we ought to start at the beginning." "Joe moved here to Texas from New Or/eans with his new wife, Laura." "They had an o/d car and scraped together enough money for a down payment on an o/d house." "But with /ove and care, it became their home." "Joe got a job at the midd/e schoo/ teaching socia/ studies." "But his true /ove was coaching those seventh-grade boys on the basketba// court." "JOE:" "Work around." "(WHISTLE BLOWING)" "Line up." " Sam Stevens?" " Sir?" " Give me the gum." " Yes, sir." "Let's run it again." "Natural fuel resources." "Now, what are four sources of natural energy?" " Yes." " Oil." " Good one." " Natural gas." " Natural gas." "Another one?" " Uranium." " Uranium's a great one." " Coal." "tex:" "Yep, they fit right into the community /ike an o/d pair of deerskin boots." "Joe gave the kids a new interest in socia/ studies." "Laura worked part-time and became active in their church community and she /oved working with kids in Sunday schoo/." "(SINGING) They are weak, but He is strong Yes, Jesus /oves me" "tex:" "We//, they wanted to have chi/dren of their own." "But Laura had suffered a coup/e of miscarriages and cou/dn't sustain a pregnancy." "So after five years of trying, the Conaheys had a/most given up." "But the Lord had another p/an." "And /ike He a/ways does, He worked it in a mysterious way." "Honey?" "How much we paying for this cable?" "I don't know." "It's part of that package deal." "(CHATTERING ON Tv)" "(SIGHS)" "And now we go to the Saturdays for Chi/dren segment with Patricia B/oom." "Patricia is with the Chi/d Unit of the Texas State Department of Socia/ Services and has supervised the continued care and p/acement of two wonderfu//itt/e boys." "This is Joshua." "He is two years o/d and he /ikes to sing." "Now, this /itt/e man over here, his name is Matthew." "And he just turned three." "Matthew is so strong." "But these two babes were abandoned in a box near a dumpster." "A woman shopping nearby heard their cries and, thankfu//y, reported it to the po/ice, who rescued them." "They are adorab/e." "Patricia, how o/d were the boys when they were found?" "Joshua was just an infant and Matthew was on/y one year o/d." "Here, sweetie." "t's very difficu/t to separate sib/ings and it's even more difficu/t to p/ace them in the same home together." "But we are not giving up." "P/ease contact the Chi/d Unit by ca//ing 1- 800-JJ-K/DS-4 for these dar/ing chi/dren." "Once again, that number is 1-800-JJ-K/DS-4." "Next is sports with T.K. Terrier." "That's the second time we saw that story." "I know." "It's so sad." "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" "Depends on what you're thinking." "Let's take in those two boys." "Oh!" "Joe, I still think the Lord has a child in our future." "We've been trying for five years." "And who's to say these aren't the children that God had in mind?" "Just let's just pray about it and we'll see what happens." "His will be done." "Now, I'm sure you both took time to pray about this." " Yes." "Yes, we have." " A lot." "And?" "We know nothing about these kids." "What about their medical history and their family background?" "They look so different." "They look like they could come from two different fathers." "What is the town gonna say?" "What if we're not as strong as we think we are?" "Well, you're not." "But God is." "tex:" "Adopting those boys was a mite out of the norm for that /itt/e town." "But Joe and Laura were determined to carry it out." "And in spite of the occasiona/ jawboning from some of their friends and neighbors, a week /ater, they brought those two boys into their home." "JOE:" "We're home!" "(LAUGHING)" " Momma." " This is your new home." "This is your new home." "Yes." "Hold it, hold it." "This here's the good shot." "Oh, Lordy, just the cutest things I ever did see." "Bless your hearts." "Now, say "Cheese.' '" "ALL:" "Cheese!" "Okay, we got to go." "Now, around here, the phrase, "Bless your heart,"" "is what people say when they wanna criticize something and get away with it." "She looks like she's put on 40 pounds since the last time I saw her." "Bless her heart." "And don't get them started on a prayer chain." "No, that is open season for gossip." "Bless their hearts." "Thank the good Lord, Joe and Laura were determined to see it through, 'cause those two boys certainly needed a loving home to grow up in." "Yeah." "Okay, a little high, a little softer." "MAN:" "Yeah!" "tex:" "Now, Josh was just a junior, a year younger than Matt." "But he was a natura/." "Matt, on the other hand, had to work rea/ hard for it." "And he sti// never cou/d do enough to match the magic of his brother." "Joe got promoted from middle school to varsity coach." "And he taught those boys the gospel and the fine art of basketball." "JOE:" "Come on, Jordan." "You're better than that." "Let's make gold." "Let's go, guys." "Come on, Thomas." "Hondo, stay on him." "Stay up." "(GRUNTS)" "(WHOOPING)" "What was that?" "Everybody, bring it in." "Right now." "What was that?" "What'd I tell you guys about hot-dogging?" "Huh?" "I want us working on the fundamentals." "It's not some kind of halftime show." "Do you understand me?" "Yes, sir." "That goes for each and every one of you." "You keep that stuff for the playground." "I want us focused on fundamentals and playing the game." " Thomas, you understand me?" " Yes, sir." " X?" " Yes, sir." " Does everybody understand me?" " Yes, sir!" "Good." "Line up on the line." "Five suicides." "What's up with your dad, man?" "You got skills." "Not according to my coach." "Not my dad." "Yeah, but he only let you do what you do best." "X, Alex." "Do you wanna get it together?" "Or do you want us all to do 10 more?" "We live and die as a team, gentlemen." "One screws up, we all suffer for it." "Do we understand each other?" "ALL:" "Yes, sir." "All on my whistle." "Let's go!" "We still have practice." "Hey, Joe." "Can I talk to you for a second?" "Yeah, I'll be right back." " How're you doing?" " Doing pretty good." "Listen, I know it's been a bit of a rough road for you here, hasn't it?" "You could say that, yeah." "I'm not gonna lie to you." "I'm getting a lot of heat from folks inpatient with four losing seasons." "What are you saying?" "I'm saying that your boy Josh is a real natural talent." "Could lead us to the playoffs, don't you think?" "Yeah, I think he could if he starts listening to me and starts playing with his teammates." "That's what I'm saying." "Maybe if you lighten up on him a little bit, he'll blossom." "I'm sorry, he'll what?" "I'm saying let him reach his full potential." "You got a good bunch here." "I don't wanna stifle their talents." "Why don't you let your players play a little bit more their game?" " That's all I'm saying." " Their game." "Yeah." "Listen, Os, I know where this is going, so please don't tell me how to coach basketball." "Look, I'm not trying to upset you." "I'm trying to give you words of encouragement." "You got a bunch of winners here." "I mean, we can all see that." "Your boy Josh could be a star." "I'm just trying to give you a suggestion for your own good." " You follow?" " Thank you." "Nice shoot, man." "Yeah." "Sweet alley-oop, bro." "I'm like the postman." "I deliver, you throw it down." "Yeah." "Man, we got to get you coming off some more screens." "You need more shots." "Man, he ain't lying." "What's up with him?" "Whatever." " Let's get out of here." " What's wrong?" "Let me guess." "Josh?" "He could be so good if he wasn't such an idiot." "Matthew Conahey, he's your brother." "I'm sorry." "He just drives me crazy sometimes." "Talk to him." "I've told you a million times." "Let the Lord work through you for him." "All right." "I'll try." "Again." "Now, come here." "Matthew." "Sarah." "Okay, come on." "I've got to get home." "Now, I for one know that there's a bunch of us around here that don't like the way our basketball program's going." "We pour a lot of resources into supporting our team and, quite frankly, we are not satisfied with the results, Coach Conahey." " That's my point." " That's the problem." "The resources are going to the wrong places." "I would like to hear what the coach has to say." "Joe?" "You wanna say a word?" "Um..." "I..." "I agree with everything Mr. Hunt's saying." "I want results, too." "But I can't focus on those results if I got to fight the competition on the basketball floor and fight everybody in this room at the same time." "We do the best we can with the hand that we are dealt." "So, Mr. Hunt, if you or anybody else in this room would like to come by practice tomorrow and show me just how you plan on getting those fast results, please." "I am all ears." "If not, I'd like to go home to supper." "Go on home." "Thank you." "Thank you for your time." "Hey, honey." "How'd it go?" "Like I expected." "Everybody thinks we should be preparing for the state championship." "Now, don't let them get to you." "How could I not?" "It's not like I had a winning season in a long time, much less made the playoffs." "What do they expect?" "It's high school." "They expect winners." "You will always be a winner in my book." "Wish everybody felt that way." " Where are the boys?" " They're outside shooting hoops." "Why don't you go get them and tell them dinner's ready?" "Hey, heads up." "What's up with you?" "Don't walk away from me, Matt." "You're such a jerk." "I'm the jerk?" "I'm a jerk." "You are so into yourself, you don't even know." "Wow, dude, really?" "What did I do to you?" "It's not just me, Josh." "It's everybody, okay?" "You're a good basketball player." "But you suck as a teammate and you suck as a brother." "I said, don't walk away from me!" "Boys." "Boys!" "Quit it!" "Break it up!" "What's going on?" "What's going on?" " Nothing." " He's a ball hog." "This is about basketball, I'm the coach, not you, Matthew." " Yeah, well, you're taking his side again." " I'm not taking his side." "Everybody on this team has a role." "You're the backbone of the team." "Some players need to understand that they get their team involved when they help each other out." "Pass the ball." "Now what else is going on?" "I don't know." "We're just sick of hearing stuff." "What kind of stuff?" "A couple of other players said some things and..." "They found out we're adopted and that you're not our real dad." "That's nothing new." "Most everybody around here knows that." "You guys should be used to that comment." "They call us bastards." "So, don't listen to them." "Don't let it get to you." "If they know it's getting to you, they're gonna continue to do it" " and it's gonna ruin your focus." " But it does get to me." "Me, too." "Matt did set a hard pick on one, rang his bell." "And I schooled the other, dunked on him." "Guys, don't worry about what anybody says about me or you or where you came from." "The only thing that matters is where you're going." "And that's back up to your Heavenly Father." "You understand me?" "Yes, sir." "We understand." " Do you?" " Yes, sir." "We got our first pre-season game tomorrow." "Let's go inside, let's eat and you guys get to bed early." "All right." "I love you guys." "Go." "Get cleaned up." "Now that kind of pep talk works at home, but it didn't stop opposing teams from riding those boys." "Trent Johnson here with my a/ways animated partner, Hi-Top Smith." "Hl-TOP:" "Howdy, fo/ks." "TRENT:" "Hi-Top, with just three minutes /eft in the pre-season opener, the Wi/dcats need a stop." "Their /ead is down to three points." "Hl-TOP:" "Senior Matt Conahey has got to stop Harris superstar Bi//y Johnson." "Wi/dcats'/ead is just one point." "Yo, boy, who's your daddy?" "Who's your daddy?" "Is it the coach?" "I bet you don't even know who your real daddy is, do you?" "What, you got a problem with me?" "Huh?" "TRENT: / don't be/ieve what /'m seeing." "Matt had just took the inbound, turned and shoved Johnson." "Hl-TOP:" "Both benches are c/earing." "TRENT:" "The referees are trying to restore it, but this is awfu/." "Coach Joe Conahey is beside himse/f." "This is a nightmare for his Woodrow Wi/son Wi/dcats." "You don't come off the bench!" "Sit down!" "(BOOING)" "Double technical." "Number 2 is gone." "Hl-TOP:" "Time for dinner." "This one's over." "Two and number 20." "Who started this?" "Calm down." "Calm down." "Sit down!" "Sit down!" "Matt, what'd I tell you." "Huh?" "What did I tell each and every one of you?" "You stay on the bench." "You don't lose your cool and you stay on the bench!" "Because of it, we got to forfeit." "And that's a loss." "Damn it!" "Did he just say that?" "JOE:" "I thought we resolved this." "I couldn't help it." "I lost my temper." "You're gonna hear it again." "I guarantee it." "Matt, you can't go around hitting people just 'cause you don't like what they say." "People say things." "It doesn't make it true." "I want you to go up to your room and I want you to pray for that player." " Dad, I..." " Pray for him." "Forgiving him will help you release your anger." "All right." "Good night, Dad." " Stubborn one?" " Bull-headed is more like it." "Cussed in front of the whole team today." "I suck as a Christian." "I try to do the right thing." "I know what I'm supposed to be doing, but half the time, I do the opposite." "It's Paul." "That's exactly what Paul the Apostle said about himself in the Book of Romans." "You're no different than he was." "Do you know, when we first met, the thing that attracted me to you the most?" "What?" "Your ability to admit when you were wrong." "(JOE CHUCKLES)" "It is." "It's how I knew I could trust you." "You and the boys, you're growing and learning together." "Things always take more time than we want them to." "But we know that God's timing is always different than ours." "JOE:" "Yeah, I know." "Sometimes I just feel He wants me to do something else." "Something other than coaching?" "After He gave you those two talented boys, I don't think so." "I think something great is just around the corner." "Mom." "Dad." "See you in the morning." "Good night, Son." "Our boys are so different." "(CHUCKLES)" "Yeah." "I've never seen Dad as mad as he was today." "Yeah, me either." "Can I ask you a question?" "Yeah." "So you've never done anything with Sarah except kiss?" " Yeah." " Dude, you've dated her for, like, two years." "I'm comfortable waiting and so is she." "Let me guess." "God wants you to wait?" "You know that." "(ExHALES)" "Do you ever wonder what they were like, our real mom and your real dad?" "Not really." "I mean, I feel like my real mom and dad are right here." "Yeah." "Me, too." "But I don't know." "I guess just sometimes I wonder why they did what they did to us, you know?" "Just left us like that." "Sometimes I get mad." "And when somebody says something, I just wanna bust them up, you know?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "Dad tells me to pray about it." "It helps." "It really does." "Dude, you pray about everything." "That's 'cause I trust God more than I trust myself." "Don't go there again, man." "It's a personal decision, Josh." "I can't make it for you." "Yeah, well, just don't start wearing an abstinence ring like those guys on Tv, okay?" "I say we fire him now." "Four years of losing is enough." "Players uninspired." "Bleachers half empty." " It's time to let him go." " I agree." "I don't think we should be so quick to judge." "We need to get a real coach in here." "Somebody like Stan Taylor from over at Lakeview." "He'll turn this program around." "(CLAMORING)" "All right, everybody, hold it down just for a second, if you would." "I'd like to hear what Mr. Richardson has to say." "I think you folks should just simmer down." "MAN:" "Simmer down." "It seems some of you forgot about the teams" "Joe used to coach several years back." "I don't recall anybody complaining about him then." "That was then." "This is now." "I'm inclined to agree with Mr. Hunt." "Mr. Richardson, those were good teams." "Nobody denies that." "But not great teams." "We never made it out of the second round of the playoffs." "Four losing seasons is a long time to wait." "Don't you agree?" "I'm listening, Mr. Davies." "It's no secret to anybody in this room that winning is good for business." "It generates revenue and popularity for all the athletic departments." "I thought our first priority was to give young folks an education here, not to run a popularity contest to bring in money." "Now, look, I understand you wanna win basketball games and to put the school on the map." "So do I." "And I have just the man to help us do it." "KIRB Y:" "Who?" "Tex Summer." "Tex Summer?" "I thought he was dead." "I remember him." "Are you sure he's still around?" "He took Campway High to the state finals twice in four years, but that was over 25 years ago." "Don't you think he's a little old to be our head coach?" "I didn't say head coach." "What did you say?" "Look, I still have a lot of faith in Joe Conahey." "I propose we hire Tex to be his assistant and see if he can become a winner again." "Even coaches need coaching sometimes." "Come on, Chester." "I say Tex Summer is a man we need to help Joe get us back on track and that's final." "Now, we still have a few games before district starts." "And it's your job to make sure Coach Conahey goes along with it." "Yes, sir." " By the way, Osmond..." " Hmm." "I understand you need some restoration done on the roof of the gymnasium?" "I'll have my secretary draw you a check for that first thing in the morning." "Good day to you, ladies and gentlemen." "So, that's where I came in and introduced them all to the oval offense." "Okay." "Like Oval Office." "No, let's not get presidential about this." "I'm talking about the oval offense." "Oval like an egg." "See, the white is a perimeter and the yolk is the center." " You rotate the ball around the oval." " Uh-huh." "Work on your core strength." "You see, the white is fluid, but the yolk remains firm." "Unless, of course, you break it, which you never wanna do." "The players rotate the ball around that fluid oval till someone gets open for a shot." "JOE:" "Oval like an egg." "tex:" "That's right." "And I'll bet you're the chicken that laid that egg." "I've never thought about it that way, but I suppose I am." " Tex, you excuse me for a minute?" " Sure thing." " Hey, Os." " Joe." "I know why Tex is here and I can appreciate that." "But he sounds like a crazy old man to me." "In his days down in Houston, they called him a basketball genius." "Which I guess makes him a little crazy then." " Come on." " He led them to two state championships." "You know that, right?" "Yeah, back when they're shooting in peach baskets." "Those days have come and gone." "The game has changed." "You better figure out a way to make it work, because if he's not staying, you're both leaving." "tex: /t took a whi/e for Joe and the boys to accept me..." " All right, come on." "...and get into the rhythm of the ova/." "Here we go!" "Get through, get through, get through." "Good." "Good." "Set it up again." "Josh, run to two." "Josh, move the ball around the oval." "There's your open man right there." "Don't take the low-percentage shot." "Yeah, but, Coach, when I take the shot, it's never low percentage," " you know what I'm saying?" " (PLAYERS Ex CLAIMING)" "Tex." "Tim, run it again for me, please." " TIM:" "All right, let's run that again." " Look, I respect your experience and what you're trying to do here, but I'm head coach." "Everything goes through me." "Yes, sir, and I agree." "But if you can get your boy Josh to commit to the oval, the rest of the team will follow suit." "Now, Josh is your best player, but he's selfish." "He won't pass the ball." "JOE:" "Hey, everybody." "Line up." "Three-man weaves." "Let's go." "Hurry it up." "Come on." "I've just been informed that Joe's not paying any attention to the old man." "So what's the point?" "I say we fire Joe and put Tex in charge." "You may be right." "I tell you what." "Things don't get any better," "I'll go to Richardson with your recommendation." "JOE:" "I didn't get to interview him." "The Board just forced him on me." " Maybe they didn't." " What do you mean?" "Maybe it's a blessing." "You were doubting your coaching ability." "This could be the answer." "Answer to what?" "You asked for guidance on how to be a better coach." "Be kind to strangers." "You might be entertaining angels unawares." "Maybe the Lord is using Tex to show you what you were looking for." "Give him a chance, Joe." "Tex, I need to talk to you." "Sure thing." "I owe you an apology." "For what, son?" "I haven't been fair to you and I suppose I felt a little threatened with you being here and everything." "Nah, it's completely natural." "Head coach under the gun." "I'm not here to upstage you, Joe." "I'm only here to help." "I wouldn't want your job for all the beef in Texas." "(LAUGHING)" "You know, I can't help but believe you." "Basketball starts up here." "Your job is to get inside your players' heads." "You do that, everything else will follow." "Let's get started." "Let's go." "JOE:" "Josh." "Jordan, hurry up and get out there." "I want you to give Tex your full attention." "I want you to learn his offense." "All right." "You're a leader of this team and I want you to help your brother." "Help him do what?" "Build his confidence, and everybody else on this team." "But I haven't dissed him in a long time, Dad." "Sometimes you don't have to say anything." "It's all on your face." "Look, we can't win playoffs one-on-five." "It's a team effort." "It's mutual respect." "You got it?" "Yes, sir." "All right." "Let's go." "All right, guys." "Bring it in." "Come on." "TRENT:" "Hi-Top, it's not much better for the Wi/dcats." "New assistant coach Tex Summer has tried to breathe some /ife into the Wi/dcat offense." "Hl-TOP:" "He's got to b/ow harder if the boys just aren't responding." "With that free throw," "TRENT:" "DeSoto now /eads by seven with under a minute to p/ay." "Matt runs the ba// up center court." "Crossing the time /ine." " He passes to his brother Josh." " Josh!" "Pass the ball!" "What are you doing?" "Hl-TOP:" "Oh, turnover again." "TRENT:" "DeSoto pass breaks down the court for an uncontested shot in the corner." "Ouch!" " te// you, Hi-Top, the Wi/dcats are /ooking for anything to work." "Hl-TOP:" "Look harder." "TRENT:" "Ba// being brought down center court." "Looking for an open man." "JOE:" "Hondo, work the ball inside." "TRENT:" "Hondo takes it on the right time /ine." "Takes it inside." "nside to Mark Brown with a /itt/e, baby /eft hook and misses it." "Hi-Top, it's been that kind of day for this team." "Hl-TOP: /'m afraid that's the kind of year we're in store for." "TRENT:" "Despite a big scoring night from junior Josh Conahey, the Wi/dcats are going 0-and-2." "We are no better off than we were before." "Yeah, I know that, Kirby." "I can see that." "This whole Joe Conahey thing, it's a bust." "What do you want me to do?" "Clean house?" " Yes!" " That's not gonna happen." "Chester Richardson is our biggest benefactor." "Listen, Kirby, I'm not gonna fire Joe Conahey before the season even starts." "You understand that, right?" "Just because Chester Richardson is rich." "That's not what I said." "I didn't say that." "Tex Summer is a hack." "Yeah, well, Tex just got here." "As far as I'm concerned, he gets more time." " More time." " That's right." "That's right." "Now, they don't produce after that, I will fire them both." "I don't care what Chester Richardson has to say about it." "Okay?" "Okay." "Matt, Josh, wait up." "You saw the game, right?" "We lost." "Hey, Sarah, you look hot." "Stop it, Josh." "Listen, both of you." "I just heard Mr. Hunt and Mr. Davies talking about your dad." " Not in a good way." " He's under a lot of pressure." "The school board wants him to win and we just don't..." "Forget them." "It's fine." "It's not fine." "That's your dad they're talking about." "Maybe you both should support him." "Hey, all they want is results." "And I had 20-12." "Josh, Matt, supper." " Thank you." " Uh-huh." "You're late." "Where's your brother?" "I don't know." "I'll get him." "Your supper's getting cold." "It's all right, I'm not hungry." "Dad send you out here?" "No, I sent myself." "What's up?" "It's always about Josh, Mom." "Everything is just always about him." "It's not true." "It's about our family and about the team, and you are an important part of both." "It doesn't seem like that." "You're a good player, Matthew." "But I'm not as good as he is." "You know it." "Who got invited to the Dallas Showcase?" "Hondo and Josh." "Not me." "Listen to me, Matthew." "Your brother has a talent." "You have a talent." "Accept it." "Be glad." " Don't be jealous." " I'm not jealous." "Use your talents." "For God's glory." "Think about that." "Okay." "Come inside and eat." "(HIP-HOP SONG PLAYING)" "Let's go." "Let's go." "Come on, let's go." " The fire, the fire, the fire." " Yeah, yeah." "I'm Donny Nelson." "This is NBA great, Rolando Blackman." "Popeye Jones." "Every scout, coach, general manager worth his salt has been here for three days, across our great land, to watch you guys play basketball." "And on behalf of Heroes Basketball and the Cuban Center," "I just wanna thank you guys for your hard work." "Now, you guys have shown great focus, great intensity throughout this whole camp." "What's important right now is that you do the job playing the game of team basketball and continue that forward." "That's what's most important." "You guys always know that you need each other." " Pop?" " Gentlemen." "Great job." "Let's bring it in." "Come on, bring it in." "Bring it in. "Hard work" on three." "One, two, three." "ALL:" "Hard work!" "Coach Taylor?" "Josh Conahey." "I play for Woodrow Wilson." "Yeah, I know who you are." "You did some nice work out there today, son." "Any coach would be lucky to have you." "Thank you, sir." "Do you think I could have a word with you?" "Well, sure." "Playing for a small school means that I don't get the opportunity to play for a lot of people." "Important people, that is." "And I would love for the chance to play in Dallas." "Look, son, I'm not one to beat around the bush." "But if I tried to get you to play for me," "I'll be in violation of school recruitment regulations." "Now, I do have an open spot in my roster." "But you have to have a legal guardian in the district in order to transfer to Lakeview." "Now, if you're able to make all those things happen, with no interference from me and no assistance from me of any kind, then I'd like to see you in a Lakeview uniform." "That's awesome, sir." "Now, just to clarify, you haven't started district play yet, right?" " No, sir." " Good." "Then Lakeview will be a tremendous opportunity for you." "We have plenty of college scouts at our ball games." "That's great, sir." "I need to talk to my dad, but I'll try to make this work." "I don't even think Coach Conahey would deny playing for Lakeview would be the chance of a lifetime." "But if he wants to call me, here's my card." "I'll do my best to make this happen." "Now, Josh, once district play starts, it'll be too late." " I'll get right back to you." " Good." "I just wouldn't wanna see you miss an opportunity to shine here." "Make the playoffs with us." "But I'll shine up there." "Coach Taylor said he had one spot." "One." "And he's looking at other players." "You might spend a season on the bench, or you might not make the team at all." "I'll make the team, Dad." "I don't get it." "I thought you wanted the best for me." "I do." "I do." "I just don't think this is the right thing for you right now." "The right thing for you, you mean." "I have a chance to do something really big here." "I could get a D 1 scholarship." "I just think you're too young to make this choice." "You just want me to hang out here in this hick town and go nowhere just so you can look good?" "You can forget it." "I'm going." " LAURA:" "He could stay with my Aunt Julie." " No." "She lives in the district." "No." "I don't want to put that burden on her." "She'd have to be his legal guardian for him to go to school up there." "She wouldn't mind." "I'm worried about her keeping up with him." "She's 80 years old." "She's only 76." "Yeah." "Only 76." "It won't be a problem." "It'll be a blessing." "Mmm-mmm." "Admit it, Joe." "As much as we don't wanna let him go, this could be a really big break for him." "And if we don't let him try, he'll never know." "He might hate us for that." "Are you afraid of what will happen if he leaves the team?" "No." "I'm afraid of him failing." "He's never played for anybody else before." "My stomach churns just thinking about him playing for Stan Taylor." "Stan Taylor." "You can't protect him forever." "I think we should let him make his own decision and then stand by him." "Good luck in Dallas." "Thanks." "Wish you weren't going." "I would have thought this would be the best thing for you." "With me not hogging the ball all the time, this is your chance to step up." "I'm still gonna miss you." "It's your team now." "Trust yourself." "I got this for you." "Stay strong with faith, okay?" "Thanks, Matt." " Did you say goodbye to your brother?" " Yes, ma'am." " Did you get your Bible?" " Yeah, a gift from Matt." "Okay." "Do your best, Son." "I will." " Okay." " I'll see you later, honey." "You guys drive friendly, okay?" "Call me when you get there?" "OSMOND:" "Now, Kirby, you're just not listening to me." "Osmond, the man is clearly incompetent." "He just let one of our best players go to some dad-blamed school in Dallas." "It's his son." "He can do whatever he wants with him." "He should have stopped him." "Now, why?" "Why would he do that?" "It's a chance for something better." "We need something better." "And letting that boy go just killed our chances." "Our season is over before it even begins." " Kirby, calm down." " I'm not gonna calm down." "Listen to me." "Joe is not going anywhere." "Why not?" "The Board and I agree that Conahey should be fired before the district games start next week, so we get a real coach in here and start a whole new program." "That's not gonna happen." "I made a deal with Chester." "Why do you keep kissing Chester's butt?" "Do what's right, man." "I am gonna do what's right, starting right now." "Now, you gentlemen enjoy the rest of your day." "We're glad to have you aboard." " Welcome to Patriots country." " Thank you, sir." " You all settled in at your aunt's?" " Yes, sir." "Good." "Well, first practice is Monday at 4:00 and we'll see you there." "Looking forward to it." "By the way, how's that dad of yours?" "He's doing fine." "Good." "Good." "Hi." "Hi." "Josh, now you be sure and put your dirty laundry" " in that wicker basket by the stairs." " Yes, ma'am." "And I know you have practice every day, so I'll have dinner ready at 7:00." "If you're going to be later, you call me." "I will." "I know you don't have a car, so you can use one of my bikes if you'd like." "You have bikes?" "Three of them." "I like to ride." "Keeps me in shape." "Now, if you need anything, you just let me know." "I will." "Thanks, Aunt Julie." "Now, you put that in the trash out there in the back." "Okay?" " All right." " All right." "Hey, how you think Josh is doing in Dallas?" "Superstar?" "I'm sure he'll be fine." "Do y'all even think we can make it without him?" "Yeah, man." "What do you say, Matt?" "Of course we can, all right?" "Don't even ask that question." "Now, come on, guys." "You have to have more faith in us than that." "Chill out, man." "Put some more weight on this thing." " (PLAYERS Ex CLAIMING)" " All right." "Big dog." "Big dog." "Let's see it." "You can't get that." "Let's see it, big dog." "Now, listen up." "Listen up." "If we don't start focusing, we're not going anywhere." "And that is too much weight for you, man." " What?" " That's too much weight." "What are you..." " (GRUNTING)" " All right, do it again." "Hercules." "Hercules." "Yeah." "Hi." "I'm Heather." "I'm glad you could make it." "Welcome to Lakeview." "Molly, Randy, this is Josh." "What's up, man?" "I'm Randy Toth, team captain." " Welcome to the Patriots." " Thanks." "Heard you made an impression on the coaching staff, man." "I just wanna play." "That's good, man." "I like that attitude." "Hey." "Everybody." "Come meet the new guy." "It's Josh Conahey." "I'm Keyshawn." "Welcome." "Hi, man." "I'm Keenan." " Harry." " Josh." "RAND Y:" "Coach Taylor handpicked this guy." "You must be pretty good then, huh?" "I'm all right." "We'll soon see, won't we?" " You must be Josh." " Hey, Ann." "What's up?" "Excuse us." "Hi." "I'm Ann." "Then, nice to meet you." "So, what do you think, country boy?" " You look great." " I know that." "I meant Lakeview." "I'm excited." "About what?" "Playing with a little rubber ball?" "See you later, Josh." "tex:" "Every man meets his De/i/ah at /east once in his /ife." "And Josh Conahey met his." "(PLAYERS SHOUTING)" " So, have you seen the rookie yet?" " No, not yet." "Randy." "You're out." "Josh, you're in." "Hey, don't worry about all them, man." "You do what you do, all right?" "Okay." "Run zipper seven again." "Set it up top." "Let's go." "Get that weak stuff out of here." "Next time, pass the ball." "Conahey." "Set it up again." "Good start today." "Let's hit the showers." "Let's get home early and get on those books." "No stopping along the way." "Good job." "Good practice, man." "It was a good job." "(CHEERING)" "TRENT: / te// you, Hi-Top." "The district opener is proving to be a nai/ biter." "Hl-TOP:" "Yeah." "Since superstar Josh Conahey /eft for the big city, the Wi/dcats fina//y resemb/e a team." "TRENT:" "Cedar Hi// up by one with 19 seconds /eft." "Hl-TOP:" "The defense must make a stop." "TRENT:" "Cedar Hi///ooking to take it inside." "The shot." "Hl-TOP:" "Not in my house." "That's what /'m ta/king about." "TRENT:" "Oh, my." "Thomas b/ocked the ba//," "Xavier runs it down and passes to A/ex for the /ay-up." "Wi/dcats up by one." "Thirteen seconds /eft." "Can the Wi/dcats ho/d on to win the first district game?" "Hl-TOP:" "Just don't fou/." "ALL: (CHANTING) Defense!" "Defense!" "TRENT: / te// you. /t has never been /ouder here." "Six seconds." " Cedar Hi// passes to the /eft." " Hl-TOP:" "Watch the screen." "TRENT:" "Merk gets the ba// down /ow." "Hl-TOP:" "No, no, Xavier fou/s him." "TRENT:" "Oh, my, with no time /eft, Smith is going to the /ine." "The Wi/dcats are up by one, but Smith has two free throws." " Come on, x." " Hl-TOP: /'d /ike a rep/ay to see if he got fou/ed before the buzzer." "TRENT:" "The refs are getting everybody behind the /ine." "Hl-TOP: /t's a/ways harder to shoot with no one in the /ane." "TRENT:" "Yeah, Hi-Top." "But Smith is an 80%-p/us free-throw shooter." "He takes the ba//." "He studies, he shoots." "Hl-TOP:" "That tied it." "TRENT:" "Smith has one more for the win." "Hl-TOP:" "Come on, Wi/dcat faithfu/." " Ye//." "Scream." " One shot." "TRENT:" "Smith steps up to the /ine." "Gets his feet set." "This is a very important shot, to say the /east." "Hl-TOP:" "That one hurts, Trent." "TRENT:" "Cedar Hi// beats our Wi/dcats on two." "Jason Smith free throws with no time /eft on the c/ock." "Hl-TOP:" "The first district game, the first game without Josh Conahey." "TRENT:" "And, Hi-Top, what does Coach Conahey say to his team after this one?" "We're 0-1 in district." "We still have a long season and a lot of work to do." "We'll talk about that on Monday." "Go and get some rest." "A lot of work to do?" "I thought that's what the last month of practice is for." "Josh was our best player, man." "I don't get it." "Listen, we're still a good team, all right?" "Man, how could your dad just let Josh go like that?" " Yeah." " tex:" "Matt?" " May I have a word with you?" " Yes, sir." "Don't worry about all the griping." "That just means they wanna win." "We need to take all this energy and focus on the positive." "I'm sorry, sir." "We?" "This is your chance to lead this team, Matt." "The season isn't lost unless you think it's lost." "You need to take charge." "Believe in your talent and trust the system." "You can do this, son." "I believe in you." " Thanks, Coach." " Get it done." "JOE:" "What'd Josh have to say?" "That he misses us, but the team is good." "He loves Aunt Julie, but he hates her cooking." "If I remember correctly, so did you." "I never said I hated her cooking." "I said it was eclectic cuisine." "(JOE CHUCKLES)" "I hope we made the right decision by letting him go." "What are you worried about?" "It's in God's hands now." "Yep." "I just miss having him around." "I can't believe I lost him to Stan Taylor." "I know." "He's growing up way quicker than I expected." "What about the rest of the team?" "I don't know if I can get it done without him." "Now, we should have a winning season." "But now with the pressures of making the playoffs and the Board's negativity is getting back to the boys and their parents," "I don't know." "Maybe it's time I stepped down." "After all the hard work you've put in?" "Maybe it's the best thing for everybody." "Now with the added distractions and the new assistant coach..." "I don't know." "Maybe it's the right thing to do." "Don't think that way." "Everybody blames me for letting Josh go." "And nothing's going the way it's supposed to." "Sure it is." "It just may not be happening the way that you think it should." "(SIGHING) Yeah, maybe you're right." " There he is now." " He is cute." " I think so, too." " Just back off, girls." " He's mine." " For now." " Why should we?" " Just do it." "Whatever." "Hey, country boy." " Hi." " Walk with me." " You could walk with me." " Or me." "Ignore them." "They're just jealous." " How's it going?" " Great." "Coach says he'll give me some playing time in the next game." "That's exciting." "So what are you doing this Saturday?" "Homework, helping my aunt with stuff around the house." "That sounds boring." "Think you'll get a chance to get away for a while?" "I guess so." "Why?" "We're having a party." " Wanna come?" " Yeah, sure." " Yeah?" " Where's it gonna be?" "Heather's parents are leaving town for the weekend and they're letting us use their house." "JOSH:" "Awesome." " What time is it?" " 8:00 or 9:00." "Things won't really get going until around 10:00." "That..." "That's late." "I have to be home by 11:00." "(GIRLS LAUGHING) 11:00?" "I haven't had to be home by 11:00 since the seventh grade." "I'm sorry." "I guess there's not much to do where you're from." "No, I mean, there's plenty to do." "It's just that, you know, my parents." "I mean, I could push it to 12:00." "What kind of party is it?" "A fun one." " See you at my place." " Bye." "JOSH:" "Okay, Aunt Julie." "I'm off." "Behave yourself." "Don't stay out too late." "I'll be home by 12:00." "Your mother says 11:00." "She keeps forgetting that I haven't had to be home by 11:00 since the seventh grade." "Shall I call her?" "No, ma'am." " Who's picking you up?" " I was gonna take the bike?" "Okay, since you don't have a ride," "I'll give you an extra 30 minutes." "But don't mess with me or you'll get the frying pan." "Yes, ma'am." "(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING)" "Hey, country boy." "You finally made it." "I'm sorry I'm late." "It took longer than I expected." "Would you like a drink?" " Sure, yeah." "A soda would be great." " (CHUCKLES)" "Come on." "Follow me." "I don't drink." "Oh, really?" "Well, then what do you do for fun?" "What's the matter?" "Don't you like girls?" "Watch the pink." "Watch the pink." "Conahey, you're out." "Keyshawn, go on in." "That's the third time today, son." "You look ragged." "Are you getting enough sleep?" "Yes, sir." "I'm getting enough sleep, sir." "Then pay some attention out there." "TRENT: /'// te// you, Hi-Top." "The Wi/dcats have caught on fire after those ear/y /osses." "Hl-TOP:" "Who'd think our district record wou/d be six and two," "ooking /ike we're going to seven and two?" "TRENT:" "Jordan Green takes the ba// from the wing and drives the midd/e." "Oh, my!" "Hl-TOP:" "JG s/ams that one with authority." "TRENT:" "And the Wi/dcats get another W." "Hl-TOP:" "Coach Joe Conahey fina//y has his Wi/dcat team headed in the right direction." "(SOFT SONG PLAYING ON RADIO)" "It's late." "You better get inside before your auntie gets upset." "Come on." "I live here." "I have to follow her rules." "Don't you wanna be with me?" "Yeah." "I do." "I really like you." "I like you, too." "(LAUGHS)" " Oh!" " (LAUGHS)" "You better go." "(SCOFFS)" "Josh." "This isn't Saturday night, son." "What are you doing coming in after 10:00 on a school night?" "I'm sorry I didn't call, Aunt Julie." "I was late." "I was working on free throws." "Don't." "I know." "Your coach wants you to come home after practice." "(SNIFFS)" "And you tell your friends, or friend, that you owe it to yourself and your kin to follow the rules of personal integrity." "When you know you have a curfew, you abide by it." "Yes, ma'am." "I'm sorry." "It won't happen again." "Now get on up to bed." "TRENT: / can't say enough, Hi-Top, about how senior Matt Conahey has stepped up to /ead this Wi/dcat team." "Matt passes to X. X" " Man drives hard to the midd/e." "He /ifts." "He shoots." "Hl-TOP:" "Get it in there..." "TRENT: /nside!" "t drops in!" "Hl-TOP:" "The Wi/dcats win at the buzzer." "TRENT:" "And Xavier hit the jumper." "The Wi/dcats win again." "Hl-TOP:" "This is the most excitement this schoo/ has seen since / p/ayed here." "TRENT:" "And that was a /ong time ago, Hi-Top." "(COMMENTATORS LAUGHING)" "Hey, Son." "How is everything?" "Oh, everything's good." "Should get some playing time in the next week." "That's great." "That's great." "You want me to come up for a game?" "Let me get one game under my be/t first." "How's your season going?" "It's going better." "We won three games in a row." "Your brother, he has really stepped it up." "I miss you." " Miss you too, Dad." " (CAR HORN HONKS)" "Hey." " Hey." " Hop in." " Where're you going?" " Not me." "Us." "And we are going to a party." "Now, hop in." "(WHISTLE BLOWING)" "All right, good job." "Trey, you have got to help on defense, man." " Sorry, Coach." " Go." "Mr. Conahey." "Nice of you to join us." "This is the second time this week you have been late to practice." "If you want to be part of this team, you have got to get focused or I'm gonna cut you." "You got it?" " Yes, sir." " Good." "All right, set it up." "Set it up!" "And once again, in spite of seemingly impossible odds," "General MacArthur spearheaded this operation." "That concludes our overview of the Korean War." "But what about that Battle of Inch'on?" "Mr. Conahey, can you tell us about the Battle of Inch'on?" "I didn't think so." "We ask that you bless this food, O Lord." "We pray that you watch over Josh in his time away from home." "In the name of our savior, Jesus Christ, we pray." "Amen." " Let's eat." "This looks delicious." " Thanks, sweetie." "MAN: (SINGING) Baby King WOMEN: (SINGING) Baby" "MAN:" "Baby King WOMEN:" "King" "MAN:" "Ce/ebrate the birth of the baby king" "WOMEN:" "Oh, what joy it's gonna bring" "When we ce/ebrate the birth" "MAN:" "Of the baby king WOMEN:" "Of the baby king" "WOMAN:" "Whoa, baby king" "Baby Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" "Morning." "Good afternoon, you mean." "You look a sight." " I had a rough night." " Oh, save it." "You are lucky that this is the Lord's week or I would have chained you to a chair." "I'm sorry, ma'am." "Actions speak louder than words." "Now, go get yourself some breakfast or lunch or whatever." "And don't be planning any practice sessions." "We're going to church early." "MAN: (SINGING) On Christmas day The ange/s sing" "The chi/d was born To save the day" "We're gonna dance We're gonna sing" "Ce/ebrate the birth of the baby king" "(SINGING) Love came down at Christmas" "Ange/s gave the sign" "For a// the wor/d" "A father's /ove came down at Christmas time" "Love came down at Christmas" "Ange/s gave the sign" " Hi, Son." " Hey, Dad." "Merry Christmas." "Love came down at Christmas" "Ange/s gave the sign" "For a// the wor/d" "A father's /ove came down at Christmas time" "Father God, so many years ago when you came into the world, there was no room in the inn." "On this Christmas Eve, Lord, let none of us make the same mistake." "When you knock on the door of our hearts, all of us receive you with open arms." "In the name of your son, Merry Christmas." "Thanks for not letting on." "It was well worth the surprise." " I miss you guys so much." " You should have seen your face." "All right, all right." "Come on." "I'm taking us all out to eat." "Let's go." "I could whip something up at home." "No, thank you, Aunt Julie." "It's Christmas Eve." "That's a great idea, Dad." "I hope Josh wasn't any trouble." "Oh, no." "No." "He knows I'd box his ears if he was." "Yes, ma'am." "I can't wait to come up here and watch you play." "Yeah." "Me, too." "I'm glad the Wildcats are doing so well." "Yeah, man." "It's..." "It's been tough, but things are really starting to gel, you know." "Josh." "We need a word with you." "Boys." "Excuse us?" "Am I in trouble?" "It's beyond that, son." "Mr. Fallon saw you today with some other students." "But I didn't do anything." "It doesn't matter if you did or you didn't." "We have a zero tolerance policy here, son." " That's it." "You're out." " But..." "Your behavior just hasn't been right lately." "I think you know that." "You need to get some help, Josh." "TEACHER:" "We're gonna be sending a letter to your aunt announcing your expulsion." "You need to clear out your locker before you leave the campus." "Now, I need your signature on this." "And you can have a copy to keep." "(ANN LAUGHING)" "Where have you been?" "I waited almost an hour." "Sorry." " Hold on." "I needed to talk to you." " About what?" "I told you it was important." "I won't be long." "Meet you guys at Heather's." "Whatever." "So guess what." "I made cheerleader." "Great." "That's great." "Now what was so important?" " I got busted." " I heard." " And you're off the team." " Yeah." "Yeah." "Can we go somewhere and talk about this?" "No." "I don't think that's a good idea." "What do you mean, "a good idea"?" "I don't think I should be seeing you anymore." " What?" " Listen." "I thought you were cool." "But I guess all those rumors about country boys being dumb are right, huh?" " I can't believe you just said that." " Believe it." "Listen, we were getting stale anyway." "Now that I made cheerleader, I gotta protect my image." "Can't being hanging around a loser." "You got busted." "You're trouble." " Hey, Ann." " Hey, Marshall." " Can you take me to Heather's?" " Sure." "TRENT:" "And that's gonna do it as Parish dribb/es out the c/ock." "Losing by 23." " (BUZZER SOUNDING)" " Their second in a row." "tex:" "Back home, things weren't fairing too we// either." "Mr. Momentum had changed jerseys and the team 's winning streak came to an end." "t seemed /ike their season was a// but over." "We lose one more game and we're out of the playoffs." "Don't go there, Matt." "Trust your God-given talent." "You're assistant coach." "Say something." "Well, boys, there's a time in every person's life when it seems like no matter what they try to do, nothing seems to change." "But, boys, you can't keep winning all the time." "And you can't keep losing all the time either." "Unless you quit." "So quit it." "Now, go get changed." "Tex." "Just quit it?" " Yeah." " Just..." "That's genius." "That's just genius." "Yeah, Mom." "Just tell Dad to pick me up at the station." "Okay." "Love you, too." "What did Coach Stanton say when you told him you wanted to go home?" "He wasn't too happy, but he understood." "I know you'll be glad to get back with your family." "I'm gonna go upstairs, finish packing." "You be sure and call me when you get home, you hear?" "I will." "Remember this about God." "He's always faithful, even when we're not." "Thanks for everything, Aunt Julie." "You bet." "tex:" "Now Joshua took what he thought was the easy way out by running away." "But we know that never works." "'Cause the good Lord, /ike the true father He is, wi// come after you /ike a b/oodhound after a hambone." "TRENT: /n this first ha/f against the heavi/y- favored Heroes, the Wi/dcats have p/ayed with incredib/e energy." "Hl-TOP:" "Trent, that's 'cause they know if they /ose, they won't make the p/ayoffs." "TRENT:" "Hi-Top, it's been a great defensive batt/e, back and forth, between the Wi/dcats and the Heroes." "Hl-TOP:" "Defense is how you win." "Winner of this game may be the team who has the /ast possession." "TRENT:" "And with that shot, the Wi/dcats have tied the Heroes!" "Kid, take that." "And don't be late tomorrow." "No, sir, I won't." " Take that to the dumpster." " Yes, sir." "TRENT:" "The Wi/dcats now trai/ by one and they have the /ast possession." "Hl-TOP:" "They're running Tex Summer's ova/ offense, trying to give Matt the ba//." "TRENT:" "Matt c/ears through the screens." "Gets the pass." "Spins, shoots. /t's in." "Wi/dcats win." "Hi-Top, these Wi/dcats just do not quit." "Hl-TOP:" "This is the game they were not supposed to win, Trent." "TRENT:" "But somehow they found a way." "Hl-TOP:" "Yeah, they did." "On the back of senior Matt Conahey." "TRENT:" "He has definite/y come into his own since his brother Josh transferred to Da//as." "Hl-TOP:" "What a day for the Wi/dcat fans." "TRENT:" "And especia//y Coach Conahey and his son, Matthew." "JULIE:" "Laura, / just spoke to the schoo/ and got the who/e story." "You can't blame yourself, Julie, okay?" "You call the police in Dallas and I'll call them here." "I already have." "We'll find him." "I'm worried 'cause he must be in trouble or he wouldn't have made up such a lie." "If anything happens to that boy, I'll never forgive myself." "Um, I have to go find Joe." "I'll call you later, okay?" "Bye." " Oh, my God, what's wrong?" "What's wrong?" " (SOBBING)" "(GAGGING)" "I reported him missing to the police." "You keep trying his cell phone." "I have." "But he's not answering." "I just can't believe this, Joe." "Neither can I. But we gotta get him home." "He must be in so much pain." "All the more reason to get him home as soon as possible." "I'm gonna go by the school and I'm gonna tell Tex what's going on." "Then I'm going to Dallas." " I'm coming with you." " No, you're not." " No, I'm coming with you." " No." "You're not." "You're gonna stay here by the phone." "If you hear anything, you call me." "Joe." "(SOBBING)" "(SINGING) /'ve spent a /ifetime Running from myse/f" "Oh, Lord, / fe// out of /ine" "And /'ve made some choices Even though / knew" "Can you forgive me, Lord" "Lost and /one/y Looking for a friend" " know /'ve /et you down" "Somebody's praying" "Praying for the strength That's gonna /ead me home" "Lead me home to you" "Jesus, take my hand" "'m begging to you, p/ease" "Show me what to do" "Lead me back to you Bring me to my knees" " know you understand" " know you understand" "(PANTING)" "Hello, somebody let me in, please!" "Hello!" "God, I'm sorry." "I screwed up." "It's my fault." "I'm sorry." "Please forgive me." ""Behold, I stand at the door and knock." ""Can anybody hear my voice and open the door?" ""I will come in to him." "I will eat with him and he with me.' '" "(SOBBING) God, I'm sorry." "I'm knocking." "Please, let me in." "Please." "Dad?" "Josh." "Praise the Lord." "Oh, thank God, you're back." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "I'm sorry." "I let you down." " No, no, no." " I let everybody down." "It doesn't matter." "It doesn't matter, okay?" "I don't care what happened." "I'm just so glad you're back." "I was afraid to come back." "I was afraid you wouldn't love me anymore." "I was afraid you'd never forgive me." "I could never stop loving you." "Just as the Lord forgives me, I forgive you." "No strings, no conditions." "So you're not mad?" "No." "I'm not mad." "But we will discuss this when we get home." "So you got expelled from Lakeview." "Yes, sir." "And Coach Stan took you off the roster?" "Yes, sir." "He, uh..." "He made me sign this." " Do you wanna play tonight?" " What?" " Do you wanna play tonight?" " Yeah." "Then go get suited up." "This piece of paper makes it legal." "I'll put you back on the lineup with the officials." "Go." "(PLAYERS HUMMING)" " They want us?" " Yeah!" " They got us?" " Yeah!" " They want us?" " Yeah!" " They got us?" " Yeah!" " Dang, Josh." " What's up, x?" " You look rough, dog." " Yeah." " You gonna watch us play?" " No, I'm playing." " For real, with us?" " Yeah." "I'm back." "My man." "We could really use you." "(ALL CHATTERING)" "(CRYING) Thank you, Lord." "My Jesus, my savior." "My son was lost and you heard our prayers." "You brought him back to us." "I am not worthy for the great things you give to me in my life." "Thank you." "Thank you for being faithful and thank you for bringing my son back." "Dad, what's going on?" "Your brother's home, Matt." "He came home." "How can you do this?" "How are you gonna forgive him after everything he's done to you?" "Matt, he came home." "What'd you want me to do?" "I don't know." "He doesn't care about us, Dad." "He cares about himself." "That's it." "Matt, please." "Matt." "You're my oldest." "You're my rock." "I can always count on you." "Everything I have is yours." "But your brother was a lost soul, and now he's found again." "And right now, he needs all our love and support." "Dad, I've worked so hard and you're just gonna let him come back" " and act like nothing happened." " I know." "But I would have done the same for you." "That's not fair." "That's not fair." "Whatever happened taught Josh a valuable lesson." "And I don't think punishing him is gonna change anything." "The Lord has forgiven him." "And I forgive him." "You need to do the same." "I gotta go call your mother." "Matt, I'm sorry." "I'm sorry that I hurt you." "You know, when I ran away, I was really scared." "And I thought, what would you do?" "So I got out your Bible and I prayed." "You know, it really helps." "I love you, Josh." "Come here." "All right?" "You're my brother, all right?" "Welcome back, Brother." "Welcome back." "Amen, brother." "(ALL CHEERING)" "Calm down, calm down." "Listen up." "Listen up." "I'm sure you know by now that Josh is back on the team." "Yeah." "I know." "I know, I know, I know." "No matter what happens tonight, we're gonna have a party at my house." "Win or lose, we're gonna celebrate." " We're gonna win!" "We're gonna win." " We're gonna win." "Guys, this is for the playoffs." " Playoffs." " Playoffs, baby." "(ALL CHANTING)" " They want us?" " Matt." "Matt." " They want us?" " Yeah." " They got us?" " Yeah." "Go get dressed." "Ooh-ah!" "Yeah, it's on." "Ooh-ah!" "Yeah, it's on." "Ooh-ah!" "Yeah, it's on." "TRENT: / te// you, Hi-Top, cou/d it be any bigger than this?" "The /ast district game." "The fina/ minute." "Hl-TOP:" "And we're a// tied up, Trent." "TRENT:" "Josh Conahey is back p/aying with the team." "But Texas High has the ba//." "Hl-TOP:" "Trent, they're running through their offense, taking va/uab/e time off the c/ock and working for that /ast shot." "TRENT:" "Coming off the pick, Dion Houston takes the pass, pu//s up." "Oh!" "Hl-TOP:" "That's too easy." "You've got to contest every shot." "TRENT:" "The Wi/dcats are down by two." "Hl-TOP:" "They may have scored too quick, Trent." "We need a two to tie or a three to win." "TRENT:" "Matt crosses the ha/f- court /ine, passes to Josh." "Who drives the midd/e and /ooks /ike he's gonna take the opening shot." "But instead he passes in the corner to his brother, Matt, who takes a three-pointer!" "t's in!" "Matt Conahey buries the three." "Hl-TOP:" "He made it." "The Wi/dcats are going to the p/ayoffs." "The Wi/dcats are going to the p/ayoffs!" "TRENT:" "Hi-Top, / don't think there's anybody in this gym, p/ayer, coach or fan, that didn't think Josh Conahey was gonna take that /ast shot." "Hl-TOP:" "But instead he passed off to his o/der brother, who hit the open shot." "TRENT:" "And /ike your teams, Hi-Top, back in the day, the Wi/dcats are going to the p/ayoffs!" "Yeah, Matt Conahey was a hero that night." "And the Wildcats made the playoffs." "And Josh Conahey finally found the open man." " You mean Matt?" " No." "I mean Jesus." "He'd been knocking on Josh's door for some time." "And Josh finally answered the door." "I wanna thank you, Osmond, for sticking with the plan." "I appreciate that, Chester." "I really do." "Thank you." "Now, if I'm not mistaken, we need new uniforms for the football team." "I've heard some people mention that, yeah." "I guess we're gonna have to look into that, won't we?" "Yes, sir, I guess we will." "All right, listen up, everybody." "Listen up." "First, I wanna thank the man upstairs for my beautiful wife, my two sons," "Tex Summer, my amazing team." "The hard work paid off." "And now it's off to the playoffs!" "Hey, I kind of had a hunch it was gonna work out like this." "You probably knew all along, didn't you?" "No, I didn't know anything." "I just had faith." "You ought to try it sometimes." "Joe coached some great games all throughout the playoffs." "The boys never played better." "And that's it." "What?" "Wait." "No." "What about the state finals?" "Okay." "Who do you think we played?" "I don't know." "Who?" "Just like in a Hollywood movie, none other than the Lakeview Patriots." "TRENT:" "Hi-Top, here we are, and David versus Go/lath comes to mind as our Wi/dcats take on the Lakeview Centennia/ Patriots, coached by the great Stan Tay/or." "Hl-TOP:" "Take that, Stan." "TRENT:" "That's a dunk by Josh Conahey." "Remember, it was just three weeks ago that Conahey p/ayed for Lakeview." "Hl-TOP:" "Yeah, we//, we're g/ad to have him back where he be/ongs." "TRENT:" "Lakeview's big center, Jeff Grize//, is unstoppab/e." "Hl-TOP:" "He is scoring at wi//." "Coach Conahey's gonna have to make adjustments at ha/ftime, Trent." "TRENT:" "Lakeview /eads by six in the c/osing minutes of the first ha/f as the Wi/dcats bring up the ba//." "Hl-TOP:" "The Wi/dcats are getting good shots, but they're just not fa//ing." "Come on, come on." "TRENT:" "Lakeview brings the ba// up the court for the fina//ook of the first ha/f." "Hl-TOP:" "You know what /'d do." "'d doub/e team Patriot captain Randy Toff." "TRENT:" "Toth spots up onto a three." "He shoots a /ong three and hits as the buzzer sounds." "Hl-TOP:" "This is not how the Wi/dcats wanted to end the first ha/f." "TRENT:" "Coach Tay/or cou/dn't be happier with the p/ay of his Patriots." "Going to the /ocker room with an 11-point /ead." "Wisdom, knowledge." "Knowledge is knowing the facts, gentlemen." "And wisdom is knowing what to do with those facts." "Now, it's common knowledge, it's a fact that this team knows how to play basketball." "We wouldn't be here, gentlemen, if that wasn't the truth." "But it's how we implement the wisdom of our preparation, how we rely on one another and how we honor the Lord, which is ultimately gonna determine whether we bring home a victory." "Now, I could stand up here and I can give you a cliché speech of how all the papers and all the sportswriters are saying how the Patriots are gonna take home another state championship." "Y'all are too smart for that." "I promise you, you are here 'cause you are supposed to be here." "You can believe that." "Look at the man next to you." "Go ahead." "Take his hand." "I love each and every one of you like you're my own son." "Y'all are all brothers." "Lean in, let's pray." "Dear Lord, thank you for this amazing group of men." "Thank you for the wisdom that you shared with this team and let it lead us today and in the future." " Amen." " ALL:" "Amen." "Let's go win a ball game, boys." "PLAYER:" "Come on, now." "Let's go." "This is your team now, Joe." "You don't need me anymore." "You, my friend, have all the wisdom you need." "TRENT:" "We/come back to the second ha/f of the state fina/ championship game between the heavi/y- favored Lakeview Centennia/ Patriots and your Woodrow Wi/son Wi/dcats." "Hl-TOP:" "Even though Matt Conahey missed that shot, the Wi/dcats have p/ayed with patience, Trent." "TRENT:" "With four minutes /eft to p/ay, the Patriots bring the ba// up." "That's an a//ey-oop to Darius Sing/eton!" "Hl-TOP:" "The Wi/dcats continue to have troub/e" " with the Patriots'size and ta/ent." " Time-out!" "Time-out!" "TRENT:" "Coach Joe Conahey takes a time-out." "Get in here, come on." "My guess is he wants to get his team focused for the fina/ minutes." "Come on, come on." "Get in here." "All right." "Look up." "Look at me, guys." "Come on." "Look at me." "Having fun, right?" "This is fun." " Isn't it?" " Yeah." "It is." "All these people, look at them, look at them." "All these people came to watch you guys play." "All right?" "Enjoy yourself." "Have fun." " Who's got talent?" " We do." " Who's got talent?" " We do!" " Who gave it to us?" " God did!" "Now, get out there and play some ball!" " One, two, three." "Wildcats!" " ALL:" "Wildcats!" "Come on, guys!" "TRENT:" "Okay, we're back from the time-out." "Hl-TOP:" "Did you notice a change when they broke from the hudd/e?" "TRENT: / sure did, Hi-Top." "They /ooked /ike they be/ieve they can win this game." "Look at it, a s/am dunk by Thomas Gibson." "Hl-TOP:" "These boys aren't ro//ing over." "TRENT:" "And the Patriot /ead is dwind/ing." "Hl-TOP:" "Coach Stan Tay/or is starting to sweat." "TRENT:" "Less than two minutes /eft to p/ay." "Another stea/ by the Wi/dcats!" "Hl-TOP:" "We cou/d cut it to two with this possession." "TRENT:" "Canamis and Lopez." " Oh, my!" " Hl-TOP:" "Did you see that?" "A perfect a//ey-oop to a streaking Jordan Green, cutting the Patriot /ead to two!" "TRENT:" "Patriot defense." "Again." "Matthew Conahey stea/s the ba// and smart/y ca//s time-out with eight seconds to p/ay." "Hl-TOP:" "This arena is going crazy." "TRENT:" "The Wi/dcat fans can't be/ieve they're in this game." "Hl-TOP:" "And the Patriot fans can't be/ieve they're b/owing the game." "Come on, come on, come on, come on." "All right, all right, all right." "You guys are looking better out there." "Okay?" "We had this." "We had this." "And you let them back in the game." "We got sloppy." "They don't even belong on the same floor as us." " Hondo, what do we do?" " We?" "We've got the ball, so they're gonna press." "Okay, okay." "Jordan?" "How do we break the press?" "Pass away from the double team and hit the open man." "We know they're going to Josh." "Randy, I want you in his jersey," " you got it?" " Yes, sir." "Yeah, everyone." "Fists up." "Man to man." "Deny Josh Conahey the ball." " You got it?" " ALL:" "Yes, sir." "Let's go do it then." " One, two, three." "Wildcats!" " Wildcats!" "All right." "Defense!" "Hl-TOP:" "Everybody in this gym knows that Josh Conahey is gonna get the ba//." "Hey, Conahey." "You're nothing but a country bastard anyways." "TRENT:" "And Lakeview team captain Randy Toth is set to guard Josh." "Matt Conahey dribb/es the ba// up court under extreme pressure." "Hl-TOP:" "Six seconds /eft." "TRENT:" "Matt Conahey /ooks to break the press, finds the open man, Josh Conahey, who spots up on the wing." "Sidesteps his defender, pu//s off and shoots a /ong three-pointer!" "Hl-TOP:" "He got it off." "And?" "You really don't know, do you?" "Come on, Tex." "You're killing me." "What happened?" " (BUZZER SOUNDING)" " TRENT:" "Oh, my!" "Hl-TOP:" "He made it!" "TRENT:" "He made it!" "Josh Conahey made the game-winning three-point shot at the buzzer." "Hl-TOP:" "Wi/dcats win." "TRENT:" "They are the new state champions!" "This was nothing short of a mirac/e." "Hl-TOP: /'// te// you, these p/ayers, these coaches and these fans wi// have something to be proud of and something they can carry with them for the rest of their /ives." "You, Brother." "tex:" "See, both those boys discovered unconditional love and forgiveness." "They never looked at each other quite the same way again." "Why don't you just let it all simmer a little bit?" "Okay." "I think you're gonna make a fine sportswriter." "Thank you, Mr. Summer." "Nah, just plain Tex." "Tex, it is. (CHUCKLES)" "Thank you." " Bye-bye." " Bye-bye." "(SINGING) Jesus, take my hand" "'m begging to you, p/ease" "Show me what to do" "Lead me back to you" "Bring me to my knees" " know you understand" "Jesus, take my hand" "Jesus, take my hand" "'m begging to you, p/ease" "Show me what to do" "Lead me back to you Bring me to my knees" " know you understand" "Jesus, take my hand" "English" " US" " SDH"