A day with da don

Bones has been looking forward to this day for a long time. When Bones was an awkward acne-riddled, pigmenty challenged freshman in college he met a man that taught him to not sweat the small stuff and just let things ride. To secure the identity of this smooth operator in this entry he will be known simply as da don. In a play off the great quote by Patrick Ewing the don makes a lot of money but he also bets a lot of money. He ussually does well and in a perfect world this running entry would be chronicaling him turning an already astounding profit into an unthinkable one. However, as all that have ever made the mistake of gambling can attest to it is far from a perfect world. The don had an atrocious night last night suffering unthinkable beats on Ohio State and Florida State. He is down $2200 the goal of the day is to get under $1000 so he doesn't have to pay the man. The following will be an updated chronically of the dons highs and lows during what is sure to be a day he will never forgot one way or the other. His loving wife will be watching the proceedings.

11AM: The don decides to start the day with an $1000 dollar bet, or dime on virginia tech in a morning NIT match up. How could he lay off that? When Baylor goes up 7-1 the don states, "I am going to lose this game and then I am going to shoot myself!"

11:29: With Baylor dismantling tech and holding a 31-10 lead the mood in the room can best be described as somber. The don wonders out loud, "Do they have lines for any of the womens games that are on tv today?" Here's to hoping that answer to the question is a resounding yes.

11:46: Baylor's up 20 at half and the don is turning to the wifey for picks she loves Villanova at -2 over UCLA which has a 1 o'clock pick. Lock it up!

11:52: Da Don puts a petty, half-hearted $200 bet on tech -6.5 for the second half. He shrugs his shoulders and says its just 2. Why even bother? Small potatoes.

12:24: Well the day has not gotten off to a very good start. Baylor continues to pound tech into an oblivion despite Hokies fans packing their gym for an 11 AM NIT game. Here's to hoping Villanova hits and da don gets on a roll. Otherwise it could be a long day.

12:33: Da Don gives up and heads to the showers, literally, with tech down 29. Inexplicably, the Hokies comes alive goinf on a 14-0 run to cut it to 15. Here's to hoping da don decides to takes a bubble bath and does not jinx this rediculousness.

12:52: Da Don has returned to curse the game. Tech is down a half point with 2:33 and he is repeatedly saying he has no chance, he hates tech, he hates basketball, he hates life and now all the sudden he loves UCLA. I am begging him not to switch reminding him that you never argue with the wifey. Wait, now he loves the under!

1:00: Malcolm Delaney rims out a potential covering 3 and then down 2.5 on the bet a reserve gets pick pocketed with 10 seconds to play. I am not sure whey but the don is laughing like the guy on Home Alone after he pumps everyones guts full of led. He takes Nova -2 for $300 and the Cavs -8 for $200.You can't stay away from the NBA on one of the biggest days in the college basketball season. Bones can feel the tide turning.

2:14: Nova up 13 at half and the LeBrons are up 18. Da Don is not confident though. "What's going to happen is UCLA is going to start the second half on like a 10-0 run and it's going to be a dog fight."

3:09: The Wildcats dismantle the Bruins and the da don says he has a much better feel on the games today. Can you argue? The LeBrons up 18 with 3 minutes remaining but win by only 6 after the legendary Flip Murray ends the run on a personal 14-2 run. This is an absolute joke. However, da don thinks he will be able to nibble away before making his "big bet" of the day. Right now he thinks that is Texas getting 7.5 against the Dukies. But he must chip away like at this large deficit like a team would down 20 at half. I tell him, There are no 21 point shots. Stay the course, be quick but don't hurry. He obliges putting $500, or a nickel as he likes to call it, which makes me wonder his understanding of inflation, and puts $50 on the money line plus 450 which will give him over $200 in return if the Terps pull the upset. A measley $200 on Texas A&M plus 10. He is eerily calm like a lion about to pounce on a Zebra in the Sarenghetti. "I was down 6 gs a couple months back on saturday. Woke up Monday morning up $1500." This is childs play.

4:22: Not looking good for da don at this point. UCONN up 25-9 and Maryland down 20 but 5 games remain. He is still serene and undetered, "It's like when J.J. Redick misses his first 10 shots you know at least 8 of the next 10 are going in." I nod my head but I am not sure why.

5:18: Women and children close your eyes. The don is down $4620 but the tide has to turn. It has to. He lays a dime, you should know the terminology by now on Oklahoma -7 and Washington -1.5 and a nickel on LSU plus 13. They just showed Lawson gimping around in the lay up line and that means lock it up. The wifey loves Oklahoma so again lock it up. He types in the e-mail to the man, screams an almost inaudible LETS GO!!, punches himself in the face and opens a Coors light. This is what he lives for.

7:14: This is unreal. All three wagers hang in the balance and da don is more energetic than Richard Simmons introducing a set of crunches. He looks like the bushwackers stopping aroung after big shots and pouts like Allen Iverson after poor plays. Oklahoma is up 10 with 12:40 remaining, Washington is down 4 with 6 to play and LSU is down 4 with 6:50 on the clock. Da don is warry of a late Tar Heels run. None the less he states, " I am owed this Washington game," during a furious Huskies rally. Da Don has gone from a cool customer to putting the MAD in March Madness.

7:59: In the position da don was in you would think he would have won 2 or 3 of the three games but not on this day. Only one. Washington blows two chances to tie the game, LSU somehow goes from down 3 to down 14 in a matter of 4 minutes but Oklahoma dominates the second half and covers. This is just becoming unreal. The don seems to be on the right side of 75% of the games but none will fall in his favor. $800 play on Texas at plus 7.5 and $200 on the money line at plus plus 280 and $900 on Western Kentucky and 100 on the money line plus 500 to end a rediculous day. Bones could not make this stuff up.

1:18: Da don really is a don. He had a rough start to the day but he crushes the two night games. The fact that he could have won both money lines and didn't just personifies the day. He is still down big but he states, "Bones, some people are put on this earth to just be on this earth, (ummmmm) but I'm put on this earth to make money and have a hot wife." Well you do have a really hot wife don. And good luck with the rest. He loves Arizona tommorow. "Bones, don't be scared by the public they all all saw Cleveland St. crush Wake. They are all stupid and weak minded." These are the last words he says before passing out. Lock Arizona up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!