What Technical Improvements Would You Like To See?

[NorCalAtlFan]

NFBC ADP will be less relevant to anyone who plays
.

Wasn't that the case this year? How many DC's did you do again...?

ouch! +1 for the champ.

[Deadheadz]

NFBC ADP will be less relevant to anyone who plays
.

Wasn't that the case this year? How many DC's did you do again...?

I don't understand your point. Many radio shows, podcasts and newspapers (USAToday) quote NFBC ADP for the masses. It won't relate much to anyone other than NFBCers if those changes happen.

If the proposed flexibility was in place this season, is Miggy ADP #1 over Trout?

He'll be 1B/3B very soon.

[jblume33]

I have to think this has been mentioned in the past but do not remember seeing it -- can IT add to roster settings the pitchers your hitters will be facing for the upcoming period? The matchup, lefty/righty, prior success, the more information the better. Some things are certainly more useful than others but it would be nice to have it at our disposal. You can just hover over the team and get some of that information. It is frustrating having to go to different sites when it seems like it can be easily included here. I know other sites have this ability. Thanks.

[DOUGHBOYS]

We wait.
Wasn't FAAB supposed to get quicker?

[Gekko]

FAAB FAIL

[The Mighty Men]

We wait.
Wasn't FAAB supposed to get quicker?

I am resigned to the fate that it will NEVER get faster.

[COZ]

We wait.
Wasn't FAAB supposed to get quicker?

Maddening. Constantly refreshing and waiting for the stupid results to load. Pisses me off beyond belief week after week.
It takes seconds to run these but 30 minutes to release? Why?

COZ

[Gekko]

it' almost like the programmers have it built in the code to run each league's FAAB with a time delay after each league..

League 1 FAAB runs
[wait 5 seconds]
League 2 FAAB runs
[wait 5 seconds]
League 3 FAAB runs
...

Come on tech guys, this is supposed to be the EASY stuff

[COZ]

it' almost like the programmers have it built in the code to run each league's FAAB with a time delay after each league..

League 1 FAAB runs
[wait 5 seconds]
League 2 FAAB runs
[wait 5 seconds]
League 3 FAAB runs
...

Come on tech guys, this is supposed to be the EASY stuff

BINGO. I think you nailed it. I get one league released and then it takes 20 minutes for the others to slowly trickle in.

COZ

[King of Queens]

Before the results are released, they must be printed and reviewed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlEUrEVqDbo

[Money]

It's simply a mental mind game. Tune in at 10:30 EST and get everything you want. Last year we got them at 8:30 EST and everyone wanted it changed. Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for.

[Gekko]

wait a minute, i think i found the problem...we say we are going to do something; however we don't bother testing it, for if we did, we woulda known FAAB results are still delayed

[Greg Ambrosius]

it' almost like the programmers have it built in the code to run each league's FAAB with a time delay after each league..

League 1 FAAB runs
[wait 5 seconds]
League 2 FAAB runs
[wait 5 seconds]
League 3 FAAB runs
...

Come on tech guys, this is supposed to be the EASY stuff

Nah, that's not how it's done. It takes 2-4 seconds for each league to run FAAB and you get updated results as soon as your league is run. With hundreds of leagues, this can take up to 20 minutes to run all of the leagues. We are now starting at 10:10 pm ET, so it's possible that the league you want results for is near the end of the line, which is closer to 10:30 pm ET. But you can't just run FAAB for hundreds of leagues and have it all done in five minutes. It takes a little time to do them all.

Joe is right. If this is getting too late for everyone, maybe we should reconsider the later FAAB time.

[Glenneration X]

But you can't just run FAAB for hundreds of leagues and have it all done in five minutes. It takes a little time to do them all.

Greg, I'm sorry but your statement above is just flat out incorrect. There are other sites that run the FAAB for all their leagues simultaneously and the results are instantaneous.

MFL for instance is a perfect example. That site runs more fantasy football leagues by far than STATS has baseball leagues and the results for each and every one of their leagues are completed and emails sent out with the results before a minute has gone by from their deadline.

I love the new 10pm deadline. It gives two hours of my time back to my family on a Sunday while my kids are still up that I didn't have before. However, for those with multiple leagues requiring lineups and a job to go to early Monday morning, every lost minute after 10pm has value. That time is priceless. I was up 'til after midnight doing lineups last night.

If there's any way to further quicken the processing time, I can guarantee that there's not one customer of yours that wouldn't greatly appreciate it.

[Gekko]

Nah, that's not how it's done. It takes 2-4 seconds for each league to run FAAB and you get updated results as soon as your league is run. With hundreds of leagues, this can take up to 20 minutes to run all of the leagues. We are now starting at 10:10 pm ET, so it's possible that the league you want results for is near the end of the line, which is closer to 10:30 pm ET. But you can't just run FAAB for hundreds of leagues and have it all done in five minutes. It takes a little time to do them all.

Greg -either your tech guys aren't being truthful to you or the platform/code they are using is obsolete. Either way, they put you in a bad position.

[Gekko]

Greg, I'm sorry but your statement above is just flat out incorrect. There are other sites that run the FAAB for all their leagues simultaneously and the results are instantaneous.

MFL for instance is a perfect example. That site runs more fantasy football leagues by far than STATS has baseball leagues and the results for each and every one of their leagues are completed and emails sent out with the results before a minute has gone by from their deadline.

Greg - can you forward this post to the tech guys and let us know their response?

[Deadheadz]

FWIW the FAAB in ESPN weekly leagues cuts off at 23:00ET and the results are available within a minute or two.

As far as setting lineups, I think 21 hours is plenty. Of course, I'm looking at only 13 leagues so maybe the hardcore vets may have double the work. And then there's Josh. He must make a full time job of setting lineups.

Sites like ESPN and CBS, etc must have a ton of servers dedicated to running FAAB. If we want the same from NFBC we may have to live with a slightly higher percentage of vig to cover the cost.

Is it possible to lease server time on Big Blue or Deep Blue for 10 minutes once a week?

[Greg Ambrosius]

But you can't just run FAAB for hundreds of leagues and have it all done in five minutes. It takes a little time to do them all.

Greg, I'm sorry but your statement above is just flat out incorrect. There are other sites that run the FAAB for all their leagues simultaneously and the results are instantaneous.

MFL for instance is a perfect example. That site runs more fantasy football leagues by far than STATS has baseball leagues and the results for each and every one of their leagues are completed and emails sent out with the results before a minute has gone by from their deadline.

I love the new 10pm deadline. It gives two hours of my time back to my family on a Sunday while my kids are still up that I didn't have before. However, for those with multiple leagues requiring lineups and a job to go to early Monday morning, every lost minute after 10pm has value. That time is priceless. I was up 'til after midnight doing lineups last night.

If there's any way to further quicken the processing time, I can guarantee that there's not one customer of yours that wouldn't greatly appreciate it.

Okay, let's see how we can run them faster then. I'm telling you how we run them now. If we can somehow turn 20 minutes into 1 minute in the future we'll do it.

[Deadheadz]

Okay, let's see how we can run them faster then. I'm telling you how we run them now. If we can somehow turn 20 minutes into 1 minute in the future we'll do it.

Technologically speaking, it's the difference between sequential processing and concurrent processing.

Running FAAB for one league at a time will always take longer than running them all at the same time. If you replace your reel-to-reel tape drives with something newer - say, an Apple IIe - you'll gain an instant speed boost.

[Gekko]

Greg, I'm sorry but your statement above is just flat out incorrect. There are other sites that run the FAAB for all their leagues simultaneously and the results are instantaneous.

MFL for instance is a perfect example. That site runs more fantasy football leagues by far than STATS has baseball leagues and the results for each and every one of their leagues are completed and emails sent out with the results before a minute has gone by from their deadline.

Greg - can you forward this post to the tech guys and let us know their response?

Any response from the tech team?

[Gekko]

40 minutes after faab locked and no results for Platinum league or Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 5

this is beyond frustrating. epic failure

[Cotton1]

47 minutes now...do I set my lineup at 1am or tomorrow at 6:59 if I get home from a late appointment in time? This move to 10pm is ridiculous

[King of Queens]

40 minutes after faab locked and no results for Platinum league or Main Event March 29 1 pm ET League 5

this is beyond frustrating. epic failure

Was just about to post this. Also no results for:

Primetime March 22 7pm ET
Primetime Las Vegas-Online March 30
Online Championship Mar 30 3:00pm Lg.2961
Online Championship Mar 27 7:00pm Lg.2940
Main Event New York League 4
Main Event New York League 2

[Glenneration X]

But you can't just run FAAB for hundreds of leagues and have it all done in five minutes. It takes a little time to do them all.

Greg, I'm sorry but your statement above is just flat out incorrect. There are other sites that run the FAAB for all their leagues simultaneously and the results are instantaneous.

MFL for instance is a perfect example. That site runs more fantasy football leagues by far than STATS has baseball leagues and the results for each and every one of their leagues are completed and emails sent out with the results before a minute has gone by from their deadline.

I love the new 10pm deadline. It gives two hours of my time back to my family on a Sunday while my kids are still up that I didn't have before. However, for those with multiple leagues requiring lineups and a job to go to early Monday morning, every lost minute after 10pm has value. That time is priceless. I was up 'til after midnight doing lineups last night.

If there's any way to further quicken the processing time, I can guarantee that there's not one customer of yours that wouldn't greatly appreciate it.

Okay, let's see how we can run them faster then. I'm telling you how we run them now. If we can somehow turn 20 minutes into 1 minute in the future we'll do it.

How about we just turn an hour plus back into 20 minutes. Right now I'll take it.

Greg in all seriousness, it's 11pm and we still don't have results for some of our leagues.
Think we need to tweak this up a bit now?

[Gekko]

Greg in all seriousness, it's 11pm and we still don't have results for some of our leagues.

when shit like this happens, it causes owners to look elsewhere for their fantasy fix. come on STATS, it's almost like you don't want to keep your business