Fantasy Assistant Overview
The Fantasy Assistant has finally arrived at FantasySP. The Fantasy Assistant is the ultimate fantasy tool to help analyze your synced teams and recommend waiver wire pickups. It was built to help newbies and veterans gain an edge in their league.
Home Screen
The Home Screen
The home screen shows each sync league that I have. As you can see each team has two separate rank and rating numbers assigned to it. We break up ratings into Full Roster and Starting Lineup. Each day teams are analyzed and a rating is collected to see where you rank in your league. All of this is visualized in graph form throughout the entire season.
Team Selected
Once your team is selected you are presented with a new screen consisting of your complete lineup and a quick analysis of your players.
Team FantasySP.com Selected
Each player is assigned an importance evaluation in relation to the team's success as a whole. According to this, my most important player is Chris Paul at 12.70%. He is currently 1.50% more important than Greg Monroe. Interesting. So how is this helpful?
Clearly Chris Paul was my first round pick. Greg Monroe was drafted much later, more like the 4th round. So far it's safe to say that was a solid 4th round pick. Let's say a team in my league offered a trade for Greg Monroe. He is currently my second most important player on my team. A quick look at this indicates who I should trade, and an idea of what I should get in return if traded.
But let's say we want more information on Mo Williams, who is currently on my bench.
Select Player
As you can see a new box pops up on the right side giving us loads of information.
Mo Williams Selected
Starting at the top we have Mo Williams' stats. The black and gray box has two rows of his numbers. The first row indicates his stats on the season and the second row indicates how he performed at the exact same point last season. His numbers are more or less equal, expect for a big drop in assists per game. That might account for his lack of usefulness?
Waiver Wire Suggestions
Now we have waiver wire suggestions, which is broken down into two categories: High Risk & Low Risk. As you might have guessed, the high risk stat analysis focuses on a shorter time period than low risk. However, the high risk category may have some sleeper picks that others may have missed, so let's check these out. The goal is to find a guy like Nickola Pekovic before everyone else does. (I actually picked him up based on the Fantasy Assistant's recommendation.)
Anyway, back to the Waiver Wire Suggestions. . . first on the list is Jordan Crawford, who is currently a free agent and has better numbers in just about every category. Keep in mind these stats are averages from a specific time-frame and are NOT the entire season's worth. We want to know who is hot right now. If I want to get his complete analysis then click on the green "View Analysis" button next to his name.
Jordan Crawford Analysis
According to this, Crawford has been playing better as of late compared to his season's numbers. It also showcases his complete stats and a comparison to the same point last season. We also see a detailed analysis of his performance and where he ranks in certain categories. Plus there is a fantasy graph and more to look through. Awesome? I think so.
Mousing over the gray icon next to Jordan Crawford's name will tell me which league he is a free agent in and will provide a direct link to pick him up.
Link to pick up Jordan Crawford
I could continue to check out the rest of the suggestions, or I could hop over to the Low Risk category to see what type of Low Risk options I have.
Wrap Up
As you can see there are many useful features in the Fantasy Assistant that will help you research and make more calculated moves. As of this blog post, some of these stats are already outdated, but the premise remains the same. As of today, the NBA and NHL sections are active. Later this year the MLB and NFL sections will be fully activated.
The Fantasy Assistant will constantly be improving based on feedback. I already have plans to have enhanced features for Roto leagues. There are nuances that I did not touch on, but will be discovered as you use the Fantasy Assistant.
Long time users, this feature was made specifically for you. I truly appreciate your continued support and for believing in this site and my vision. Enjoy this new feature and, of course, be sure and email me if you have any questions or comments.
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