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Open Stats:
This allows the user to specify which statistical data set to load into the program. Valid statistical files downloaded from http://www.magicstatball.com will always include a file with the ".lst" extension. The ".lst" file will need to be located and opened to load the stats.
Recent Files:
Allows user to quickly access recently opened files with the ".lst" file extension.
Open Settings:
Loads custom or default settings. These settings determine which categories are used when player and team comparisons are performed. See Options > Categories
Open Fantasy Points:
Loads custom or default fantasy points settings. Opens the file containing settings which determine how fantasy points are calculated for passing, rushing, receiving, and defense. See Options > Fantasy Points
Open Power Rankings:
Loads custom or default power rankings settings. Opens file which determines which categories are using in setting the power rankings and the weight for each selected category. Options > Categories
Load Picture:
Loads any .bmp, .jpg, jpeg, or gif file as the applications background image. Files with the .png extension can NOT be loaded by MagicStatBall.
Information:
Displays file path information for critical settings and data files.
Also, includes the file path of the background image selected by the user or the file path of the default background image.
Save Settings:
Allows the user to save a custom program settings file to a specific directory. Also, allows the user to change the name of the program settings file.
Save Fantasy Points:
Allows the user to save a custom fantasy football points settings file
to a different directory. Also, allows the user to change the name of the fantasy football points settings file.
Save Power Rankings:
Allows the user to save a custom power rankings settings file
to a different directory. Also, allows the user to change the name of the power rankings settings file.
Close:
Closes the application.
View
Show Fantasy Points:
Selecting this option will allow fantasy football point total estimates to be displayed in the passing, rushing, and receiving leaders dialog boxes. Also includes fantasy points in when a passing, rushing, receiving, or defensive comparison is performed.
Show Debug Windows:
For debugging purposes. The user may also use this option to see exactly how each statistical category is used during a passing, rushing, receiving, or defensive comparison.
Show All Player:
Shows all players in the database for a particular category. For example, when a user selects the "Stats"
menu item and then selects "Passing," all quarterbacks in order of total yards will be displayed. When
this option is not selected only the top performers with enough qualifying attempts will be displayed.
Show Fractional Point Scoring:
Selecting this option causes fantasy football points to be calculated using the fractional scoring method.
For example, 237 yards = 11.85 fantasy points when quarterbacks are awarded 20 points per yard. Leaving this option unselected results in the non-fraction scoring method to be used. For example,
237 yards = 11.00 fantasy points when quarterbacks are awarded 1 point per 20 yards. Everything following the
decimal point is ignored.
Stats
Power Rankings:
Opens power rankings window
Passing:
Shows individual passing leaders
Rushing:
Shows individual rushing leaders
Receiving:
Shows individual receiving leaders
Defensive Stats:
Shows team defensive leaders
Offensive Stats:
Shows team offensive leaders
Options
Categories:
Allows user to select which categories are used when a passing, rushing,
receiving, or defensive comparison is performed. Under "power rankings," the user can select which statistical categories and their accompanying weight settings will be used to determine where each team will be ranked.
Settings:
Image Adjustment: Allows the user to adjust how a background image appears.
Team Comparisons: Allows the user to increase the home field advantage percentage afforded each home team when a team comparison is performed. This setting in no way effects other types of comparisons.
Show category weight side bar: shows or hides power rankings category settings side bar.
Fantasy Points:
Allows user to specify how fantasy football points will be calculated for passing, rushing, receiving, and defensive categories.
Display Options
Basic:
This viewing option provides quick accesses to MagicStatBall's comparison functions.
Only passing, rushing, receiving, team, offense, and defense options are available to
the user through this option.
Advanced:
This viewing options provides a more comprehensive means of comparing individual players
as well as teams.
Add Button:
Add a single or group of players or teams to the "player box" located to the left of the "Add" button
when the "Advanced" display option has been selected.
Remove Button:
Remove a single or group of players or teams from the "player box."
Remove All Button:
Remove all players or teams from the "player box."
Compare Button:
Perform a statistical comparison between two players or teams.
Pressing the compare button opens the comparison window. This window
shows the statistics for the two players or teams the user selected.
Which statistical categories appear depends upon which were selected
under Options and then categories.
One the far right side of the comparison window you will see percentages which reflect the
advantage(s) one player or team has over the another. For example, a
quarterback has 2 touchdown passes while the quarterback he is
being compared to has 1 touchdown pass. The quarterback with 2
touchdown passes has a 50% advantage over the other quarterback.
So you will see 50% by the touchdown pass category. At the bottom
of the comparison window you will see the average percentage advantage
for both of the players or teams.
Cancel Button:
After the user has double clicked on the name of a player or team (in the player box located
to the left of the "Add" button when the "advanced" display mode has been selected) the "cancel" button
will appear to the right of the "compare" button along with the name of the player or team at the
top of the main program's window. This means that particular player or team has been selected for
comparison. Single clicking the name of another player or team and then pressing the "compare"
button will perform a comparison between the two selected players or teams.
Weeks...:
This drop down menu allows the user to select the range of weeks the player or team comparison
will cover. This can be each week played of the regular season or it can limit the range to
only a few weeks. For example, the user can choose weeks 3 through 5 only for the next comparison.
Also, the option is available for the user to select, for example, the "Last 2 Weeks" option which
will limit the statistical comparison to only the current and the previous week. The user can
also select any single week by choosing, for example, weeks... 3 through 3. This, of course, will
only compare the selected players or teams performance during week 3.
All Games:
This drop down menu allows the user to do advanced statistical filtering. Most are self explanatory.
But a few require an explanation.
- Home Games Only
- Road Games Only
- Home or Road (Auto): This option selects either home or road games depending upon which is upcoming
for the selected players or teams. For example, if the user selects Peyton Manning for a comparison
and his next game will be on the road, only his stats from road games will be used during the comparison.
- Weekly Stats: Displays weekly performance for up to 2 players or teams.
- Versus Above .500: Stats only from teams with winning percentages .500 or above are used for the
comparison.
- Versus Above .500 Home
- Versus Above .500 Road
- Versus Sub .500: Stats only from teams with winning percentages below .500 are used for the comparison.
- Versus Sub .500 Home
- Versus Sub .500 Road
- Grass: Only stats from teams that play on grass surfaces are used for the comparison.
- Artificial Turf
- Division Games: Only stats from games against teams from the same division are used for the comparsion.
- Division Home Games
- Division Road Games
- Non-Division Games
- Non-Division Home Games
- Non-Division Road Games
- Indoors: Displays performance in domed stadiums only.
- Indoors Home Games
- Indoors Away Games
- Outdoors: Displays performance in open air stadiums only.
- Outdoors Home Games
- Outdoors Away Games
Power Rankings
A fully customizable, weight based power rankings system.
Though the power rankings are determined by each teams statistical performance
in certain categories, the user is able to customize the power rankings
in two important ways. One, by selecting which statistical categories will
be used to set the power rankings. Two, by adjusting the weight setting for
each of the selected categories. Increasing the weight for a particular
category results in the teams that perform well in that category moving up
in the power rankings. To adjust the weight settings select
Options and then "Categories."
Terms of Use
As a pre-condition of your downloading, installing or using the MagicStatBall application, you agree to the terms
and conditions of the following license agreement for the installer program.
MagicStatBall.com hereby grants you a license to download, install and use the MagicStatBall
application only for your personal non-commercial use. You may not do anything else with MagicStatBall, such as
modify, translate, disassemble, reverse engineer, decompile or create derivative works based on MagicStatBall or
allow others to do so. Distributing this application by any means without the consent of the owner(s) of
magicstatball.com is also a violation of this license agreement.
This application is provided "as is" with no guarantees of any sort regarding its accuracy or functionality.
Use this application at your own risk since it may contain bugs. No user shall hold the author(s)
responsible for any unintentional damage caused by the use of this application. Accurate predictions
made by MagicStatBall do not guarantee future success. The user will not hold the author(s) of
MagicStatBall responsible for any losses, financial or otherwise, caused by the direct or indirect use
of MagicStatBall.
Copyright © 2009 magicstatball.com. All rights reserved.
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