To A Tolerable Degree Fritz Baldauf and Kris Pursiainen
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Fritz Baldauf, Kris Pursiainen and Riley Glenn are three college students, all of whom are avid sports fans. Kris and Riley are both from New Jersey, and are Knicks, Giants, Mets and Rangers fans, and Fritz is from San Francisco and is a Giants, Warriors, 49ers, and FC Bayern Munich fan. The three all work for for news publications at their respective colleges, Kris at Fordham University, Riley at the University of Texas, and Fritz at Connecticut College.
Started during the spring of 2020, To a Tolerable Degree primarily focuses on the NBA and NFL, with occasional forays into baseball, hockey and soccer.
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Super Bowl 58 Preview: Chiefs/Niners Strengths and Weaknesses, Baltimore and Detroit Regrets, Predictions
Fritz and Riley are back after awhile to preview Super Bowl 58 between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Before diving into the game, they look back at the AFC and NFC title games, where it went wrong for the Ravens and Lions, whose loss was worse, and the future outlook for both conference runners up. Then, they dive into the Super Bowl, analyzing the strenghts and weaknesses of the Niners and Chiefs. At the end, we give our Super Bowl predictions and MVP picks.
Ravens talk: 1:40
Lions talk: 27:30
Chiefs talik: 48:45
49ers talk: 1:11:20
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Dame Debates, Summer League, and Contender Stock Watch
Fritz, Kris and Riley are all back together to discuss Damian Lillard's trade request, and how it affects the Blazers, Heat and the league as a whole. Next, they move on to discuss summer league, focusing on Victor Wembanyama and his projections going into the season. Finally, they do a quick stock watch on contenders such as the Suns, Lakers, Warriors and Celtics after their respective offseasons.
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NBA! Trades! NBA Draft!
Kris and Riley are back again with a breakdown of the latest NBA drama. Trades, NBA draft talk, and much more!
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NBA Finals talk, Overrated and Underrated NBA draft prospects, Chris Paul landing spots
Kris and Riley are back with a breakdown of the first two games of the Nuggets v Heat NBA finals, what they expect to happen moving forward, and who they are picking for game three! Then, the two discuss a plethora of different NBA draft prospects, as well as discussing potential Chris Paul landing spots after news of his release broke during the recording of the episode. Enjoy!
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Finals preview, mourning the loss of Boston and LA, Knicks talk
Kris and Riley are back to preview the NBA Finals and discuss other NBA topics
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Super Bowl Preview, Favorite Props, and Missed Windows
Fritz, Kris and Riley are back to preview Super Bowl LVII, give their favorite props, and reflect on Conference Championship weekend.