Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima donnas that make up the team and turns them around. But the owner hopes to move the team, now the darling of the New York fans, to St. Louis. He may OWN the team, but it BELONGS to the city and the fans!

Home games for the New York Knicks were actually filmed at the Charlotte Coliseum, home of the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets fans who filled the stadium for filming were told to cheer against the Hornets for the filming of the final game in the film.

ESPN Radio Announcer:
ESPN.


Edwina "Eddie" Franklin:
Yeah, put me on with this clown.


ESPN Radio Announcer:
(to Chris Berman) We've got a hot one on Line 4 -- Eddie from Manhattan.


Himself:
Eddie from Manhattan, you're on live with "Wild Bill" Burgess.


Edwina "Eddie" Franklin:
Billy, you really want a mascot, baby? You need to put a saddle on Bailey and ride his behind around Central Park all night. That's what you need.


"Wild Bill" Burgess:
Ha ha. Well, you know, if that would sell tickets, I might consider it, hon.


Edwina "Eddie" Franklin:
Ha ha. Yeah, right, and don't call me "hon". (Eddie then realizes that "Wild Bill" is in her limousine.)

Errors in geography: The home games for the New York Knicks were actually filmed in the Charlotte Coliseum, home of the Charlotte Hornets. See also the trivia entry.

Written by Fred Lewis and Artis Ivey, Jr.
Produced by Wino and Brian "G", co-produced by
Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones
Remixed by Joey Gardner
Performed by Coolio featuring Lakeside
Courtesy of Tommy boy Records and of Intersound, Inc.