The woman pictured to your right (no, not that one on your left if you are viewing this from the home page. And stop staring) is María del Rosario Mercedes Laura Jennifer Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, a.k.a. “Charo.”
Back in the day, when cleavage was a staple of network television (in the pre-cable days), Charo was as recognizable a personality as Clint Eastwood. She appeared on eight times on “The Love Boat”, as well as the variety shows “Donny & Marie,” “Tony Orlando and Dawn” and “The Captain and Tennille,” and she guest hosted the “Mike Douglas Show.” Ah, ’70s TV shows.
Needless to say, I was a big fan.
What does this have to do with basketball, you might ask?
Well, nothing.
But today is Friday, which means we are having another fantasy freeroll contest sponsored by DraftStreet, and this particular Friday also happens to be National Cleavage Day, which is trending on Twitter.
So I have decided to make a special offer to the winner of tonight’s contest, in addition to the first-place finisher’s share of the $350 prize pool.
If you win, I will contact you by e-mail and have you send me your favorite cleavage photo, which I will then send out to my nearly 39,000 followers on Twitter.
Tasteless? Yes.
But when you are your own boss, you get to set your own rules and play a little outside the lines on occassion.
For those of you who have played in the freerolls before, you don’t need an explanation of the rules, just a link. So here it is, just click to enter.
For newcomers, here are the rules:
There are 12 NBA games tonight, and from the rosters of the 24 teams in action (335 players are available) you need to select a roster of eight players — two centers, two guards, two forwards, and two utility players.
You start with a $100,000 salary cap, and you need to fit all eight guys within your cap (Kevin Love is the most expensive player at $21,659, and Brian Scalabrine is the cheapest at $1,646. Luke Babbitt is second-cheapest at $2,035 despite his breakout performance with 16 points in just 17 minutes as Portland defeated New Orleans last night).
You are awarded 1 point for each point your players score, 2 points for very block and steal, 1.5 points for very assist, and 1.25 points for every rebound. You lose a half-point for every missed shot (field goal or free throw), and you lose 1 point for every turnover.
So it is easy to play, and you can track your team’s progress on DraftStreet’s live scoreboard.
Tomorrow, many players will receive a follow-up e-mail from DraftStreet offering a bonus if you make a deposit and play in their cash games. There is no obligation to take the next step and start playing for real money (nightly leagues range in price from $2 to $110), but I encourage you to do so. They not only have nightly fantasy contests in the NBA, but they also run fantasy baseball, golf and hockey contests.
So click here to enter, and I wish you the best of luck. Most of the staff here at SheridanHoops.com play in these Friday freerolls, so you get to compete against us as well as dozens of strangers. If you want advice, you should pay attention to our fantasy hoops guru, Kent Williams, who plays in DraftStreet nightly and dispenses advice every morning. Click here to follow him on Twitter, and click here for his tips on tonight’s freeroll.
This is a definitely a game of skill, not a game of chance, legal for residents of Canada and all of the United States except for Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Vermont and Puerto Rico.
My team tonight is Kevin Love, DeMarcus Cousins, Al Jefferson, Ersan Ilyasova, Courtney Lee, Luke Ridnour, Linas Kleiza and Austin Daye.
In the meantime, enjoy the special holiday.
National Cleavage Day means it’s time to break out the old motorboat! Summer is finally here! What did you think I meant? Haha.