Where's the Line?

Gambling is remarkable. With the flip of a coin or the turn of a card, your world can change. One minute you are standing watching a coin fly through the air unable to pay your rent. And then in the next moment you are standing stunned with disbelief. You have won! Your body practically convulses because it does not know what else to do. Should it jump? Should your throat let loose a shriek of unmanageable joy? Should you grab the nearest person to you and embrace? Laugh aloud? Cry? How much decorum should you exhibit? The only thought in your head is, "About damn time." You deserve it, right? Standing somewhere near you is a loser. No jubilation. No celebration. No way to reconcile the course of events. Disappointment is grossly inadequate as a description of how the loser feels. Nothing could have been done to alter the outcome. What about a basketball game? Could the events of a basketball game be controlled? Is it possible to swing the odds in your favor? If it were possible, would you? Could you? This is the story of Eddie Dreyer, a college basketball star. The book chronicles how he reacted when faced with these questions. It is about choices, choosing, and consequences. Coaches, professors, students and fans all find themselves affected by a single choice. Is it possible? You decide.