The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 312 – Guestisode: Greg Ambrosius, NFBC Founder

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February 19, 2016

2/19/16

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Interview w/Greg:

  • Intro (0:00)
  • Interview w/Greg starts at 7:55
  • Using NFBC’s ADP data (8:55)
  • ADP Costs Greg Doesn’t Like (11:50)
  • ADP Costs Greg Does Like (16:05)
  • What is Min/Max Pick Good For? (18:35)
  • New Game Types at NFBC (22:03)
  • Kentucky Derby Style Draft Slotting (27:00)
  • Beat Paul Sporer league (31:45)

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BUDMANZZ
10 years ago

Oooh— too bad questions can’t be asked now. I can’t say anything for sure, but Draft Champions progress has seemed to be a bit low compared to last year and I didn’t know if that had anything to do with Yahoo rolling out their prize money leagues again with a much lower “administrative” cut than NFBC (I’ll be honest — this is my biggest gripe by far). Given the prestige behind NFBC, they probably don’t view Yahoo! leagues as competition (certainly doesn’t get up to same grand prize amount), but it would still have an effect at the lower cost entry points.

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Bats and ballz
10 years ago

Not sure if you are an NFBC player but sounds like no. The draft champions format just sold out #102 of the season. Last year on February 19, they had sold out 97. Sounds like they are ahead of last year’s pace but the math is kind of confusing. In addition, there have been 40 +/- cutline drafts with an entirely new scoring system, with a high grand prize as well. Very few if any player I have ever met through the NFBC has complained of admin costs. We have all seen other fantasy sports sites have their problems with payouts and close up shop without paying. Greg and Tom run a business that others should model. They do need to make some money to be able to keep offering games. These guys are not millionaires. I have been playing with the nfbc for 9 years. They have the top prizes for baseball in the industry and no one does it better. I would say there are some issues with IT. That would be my only complaint.

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BUDMANZZ
10 years ago
Reply to  Bats and ballz

I see that now– thanks. I think I must have been comparing to some of the quicker DC formats that I thought would be more prevalent — but I guess those pick up later when the 8hr ones are no longer feasible.

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Senor6
10 years ago

Looking at the ADP is great, but is there a link to see average auction prices in NFPC drafts? Even if the sample size is small, it will still show public perceptions

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DonCoburleoneMember since 2019
10 years ago

What web site is the league?

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Jeagle
10 years ago

AS a request for podcast guest it would be cool to have people from the 15 man LABR draft on and ask them for their opinions. It would be interesting to see each person’s perspective from the same draft.

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JayDawg
10 years ago

Great work as usual Paul! Any chances of getting Ray Flowers on the show?

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ejl450
10 years ago

Great interview.

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