One of the great coaches of the NBA reveals how he turned the Lakers around, teaching discipline to a seemingly undisciplined team.

Finch, a career con, learns he has a price on his head from mob hitman Critical Jim. The reason turns out to be a wacky case of mistaken identity -- Finch has assumed the name of a tabloid sleaze, who it turns out, also has a criminal history of his own. Now Finch has to tell his story (in the form of a movie screenplay) about his cell-mates diamond heist and how after breaking out of prison, Finch and Micah, go about finding the hidden diamonds.