a few thoughts.
* there's some problems with a set time window to iron out, especially for us folks living in other parts of the world. I've been online during some ungodly hours this week, not wanting to slow things down (yet in the end, often it wasn't me who caused a delay
), but still, a man needs to sleep. That's where a 2-3 pick window can get tricky. However, I think this first round has shown that setting some form of windows might not be a bad idea.
* I think some GMs who are interested in trades need to be a bit more proactive. When I'm on the clock, a "what would you want?" message isn't ideal, especially with people unhappy about the picking speed. Happened for a couple of my picks in the 1st. Put an actual offer on the table or inquire earlier and hammer out a deal that is conditional upon how the board falls. The latter worked brilliantly when we had the live draft, there's no reason it can't happen in the hybrid draft.
* I like Jiris idea regarding setting prices for draft picks. I'd honestly set some more brackets (for example, it might make more sense to do something like picks 1-15, 16-30 etc instead of going by rounds), but I support the general idea.
* in general, I think the positives outweigh the negatives by a lot. It has been a fun experience, even though I'm one of those who will overthink things when given the time
but activity is up, trade talks have been fun and I think that benefits the league. If we manage to speed things up just a little bit, I think it all works out. I've enjoyed this more than the live draft, that's for sure.