Please Dunk Responsibly

Please Dunk Responsibly

Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster talk current NBA events while also reminiscing about the NBA of their youths and comparing players to beers, teams to breweries, and styles to eras. All with heart and hilarity. So slam down a cold one and enjoy, but remember, Please Dunk Responsibly!

Episodes

April 25, 2023 81 mins
Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster return to discuss the Sacramento Kings' so-far triumphant return to the NBA playoffs after a staggering absence, as well as a recap of the rest of the 1st round serieseseses to date. Strengths, weaknesses, adjustments, how there's no accounting for Jimmy Butler, injuries, health, all that stuff that you try to pretend doesn't happen, dumb luck. It's playoff time, baby! And we have a lot to discuss ...
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Half the PDR team sits down with comedian and former co-host of the Cowbell Kingdom podcast Daniel Humbarger, to catch up on his post-podcast-host life, his history with non-Kings basketball, and 16 years of losing before their current redemption season. We talk about favorite Kings players at each position, the Ring of Honor/Kings Hall of Fame, and putting our brains in the bodies of draft busts. Plus, we relive our glory days, de...
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Hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster travel to Bike Dog Brewing's satellite Broadway Taproom to sample their 2nd edition of their Beam Team IPA and discuss the #KANGZ with hilarious comedian and Kings diplomat Sir Lance Woods. We learn how Lance connected with the Kings, his basketball background, going viral multiple times, and the most insane comedy show anyone has ever had to do. Plus we pick the Sacramento Kings' all-time Beam Team....
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January 21, 2023 44 mins
We hey listen up it was fun and we dunk irresponsibly, as we try to figure out if we should light the beam or if the refs are trying to implement point shaving. Plus we praise rookie Keegan Murray's grace under pressure
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December 15, 2022 86 mins
Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster are back, and we're recording at Alaro Craft Brewery & Kitchen, with special guest, head brewer and Duke of Alchemy Chris Keeton, to talk about growing up too short to have realistic Hoop Dreams, how a New Mexican can find love through hockey, and the delectable classic and experimental offerings Chris has made at Alaro and Rubicon (RIP). Plus! Barely any current NBA events, so much LIGHT THE BEAM/FIRE...
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November 13, 2022 75 mins
Hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster finally return to bring you the latest and greatest, the hottest takes and the coldest beers, of the 2022-2023 NBA season/preseason/free agency/draft. Look, life comes at you pretty fast, and if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss an episode recording or 7. This is THE premier episode of this basketball and beer podcast, as we tackle all(?) 30 teams in just over an hour, ev...
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In this episode of Please Dunk Responsibly, hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster look into the future to guess what will happen in the 2022 NBA Draft, the first days of free agency, and...oh wait, no, we're late... ok, so maybe we try to figure out WTF the Mavs are doing?, where Durant is going (and how good he is now), and dunk on the Pistons like they're Shawn Bradley.
Plus we re-crown our 2021-2022 Milkshake IPA Player of the Year, di...
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May 25, 2022 76 mins
Hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster return with their tails tucked between their legs after going 0/2 in their Finals picks before the Conference Finals even happened. From a failed Robin for Giannis to a disastrous preseason decision for the Suns, we've got blame to share and plenty of beer to go around!
Over a split pint of Intrinsic, an Enhanced West Coast IPA, from Temescal, Headlands, and Del Cielo, we discuss our new picks for th...
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May 3, 2022 73 mins
Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster return to break down the first round of the 2021-2022 NBA playoffs and preview the conference semifinals. We fawn over what the NBA is turning into and what this year's first-round outs could look like next year, consider a new GOAT, and wonder why great players sometimes make mediocre coaches. Plus some cross-sport comparisons to go along with our patented beer-player comparisons!
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April 4, 2022 68 mins
Hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster return to reintroduce ourselves, address the second half of the NBA season, our new normal of long gaps between episodes, our MVP pick(s) for the season, how we think that play-in bracket will play-out, and a quick review of HBO/Adam McKay's Winning Time!
Don’t forget to follow PDR and #SlideIntoOurGMs on Twitter @PlzDunkPod or on IG @pleasedunkresponsibly
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Hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster are back for their NBA trade deadline recap! We met up at Sacramento's Hop Gardens to partake in Henhouse Brewing's Big Chicken release, a once-yearly big and beautiful triple IPA. With some cowardice and big names moving, it's only fair that we try to figure out who this year's deadline Big Chicken really is. Got your thoughts on the subject? Slide into our GM's! We discuss the #KANGZ big moves and ...
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Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster return to discuss, allegedly, the latest in the NBA, including All Star Weekend! The Trade Deadline! Labor strife! All over some pints of Peoples Beer Black History Month collaboration beers, featuring Full Circle and Hunters Point double dry hopped hazy IPAs (not drunk on the record: Hella Coastal & Oak Park Brewing collabs). We MAY dip a toe into some NFL issues "come to light" and the MLB Hall of Fa...
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Oh my goodness! Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster are together again, meeting at Sacramento's Urban Roots Brewing (a member of the inaugural PDR Dream Team) to to compare players to beers and discuss the goings-on around the National Basketball Association. We break down Urban Roots offerings Brave Noise pale ale, a beer that celebrates diversity and inclusion in the beer industry, and determine what player best represents those ideals...
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December 4, 2021 29 mins
We're finally back for our premier episode of the 2021-2022 NBA actual season! We've been Missing In Action, so we're gonna get you caught up with the coldest pints and the hottest takes, as Ben gives you one take on the NBA draft, NBA free agency, and the 2021-2022 season so far for the Eastern Conference, while Phil tackles the Western Conference. We compare our penance beers (past-prime pints of Fog City from Bike Dog and Hop Ri...
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August 15, 2021 80 mins
Hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster finally find the time to recap the end of the 2021 NBA Finals, then, from tampering to Kings incompetence, we talk the highs and lows of NBA free agency. We pick our best under-the-radar moves and try to figure out if teams have done enough to put themselves in the conversation for next year. Plus! Who is the Giannis stopper? Are the old Lakers good enough for the new Western Conference bloodbath? An...
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Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster recap the NBA Conference Finals, preview the upcoming NBA Finals, and compare those Finalists to breweries. Plus! NBA conspiracies, our continued efforts to get the Trailblazers to the Finals next year, and debunking classic NBA What-If's. Thanks again for tuning in. And until next time, please dunk responsibly.
Don’t forget to follow PDR on Twitter @PlzDunkPod or on IG @pleasedunkresponsibly
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June 23, 2021 63 mins
Hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster recap the Conference Semifinals, preview the Eastern Conference Finals, and prognosticate on if the Clippers can dig out of an 0-2 hole. Plus! The NBA hates Chris Paul still! Surprising Father's Day greetings! Scintillating Simmons trade rumors! And beers! Plus a ton of trash talk, because that's what happens when you're in this deep. Enjoy!
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June 15, 2021 70 mins
Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster give a much-delayed Round One recap and Round Two preview. Family and sickness suck. We foresee the Suns' sweep of the MVP-toting Nuggets, the injury bug biting the Nets, and Paul George struggling in the playoffs yet again. Then we preview the Conference Finals and compare some unicorns to beers, all over a pint of Picture Me Rolling triple hazy IPA from Tilted Mash. From PG Deities to mismatched team...
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May 27, 2021 50 mins
Hosts Ben Rice and Phil Webster break down the playoff play-in games and the first two games of Round 1 of the 2020-2021 NBA Playoffs! They also celebrate two recent brewery anniversaries by drinking the Campus/Flatland collab Swerveza! michelada (Ben) and Urban Roots Travelers Welcome HDHC Unfiltered DIPA (Phil). We compare Urban Roots to a historic NBA team and dub Campus Sacramento beer's Rookie of the Year. Due to tons of inter...
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May 17, 2021 76 mins
Hosts Ben Rice & Phil Webster break down the NBA end-of-season madness, what the final day of the season holds, and what we think will happen in the playoff play-ins, over pints of Karl Strauss/Beachwood Riders on the Storm and Claimstake/Weathered Souls Hop Homies. Plus we break down our picks for the year-end NBA awards and try to suss out the best NBA collaborators of the year, and of all time. Cheers!
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