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Nobody's perfect ... but someday I will be

By Bill Simmons
Page 2 columnist

Friday, January 2, 2004

One of these winters, I'm running the slate. It's going to happen. Eleven playoff games, 11 spreads, 11 wins, no losses. 11-0. As Paul Maguire would say, "You want to talk about magical streaks? You want to talk about taking everyone for a ride?" Actually, yes ... I'd like to talk about it. Quite simply, "11-0" is the holy grail for gamblers -- right up there with the Lakers' 33-game winning streak in 1972, Adam Duritz's hot streak with Hollywood babes from 1993-1997, or even the time Rick Pit ...

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