Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex opens up the show sharing HIS Top 5 Passers in Pacers History! For his honorable mention, he gives the nod to who Chris Denari suggested should be on The Top 5 list that Alex did not include! Then, Alex and Facci bring on Matt Modderno of Bullets Forever to discuss what this upcoming season will look like for a rebuilding Washington team, how veterans will be utilized, what the ceiling is for...

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Facci shares his Top 5 three point shooters list in Pacers history. Then, Alex goes one-on-one with Stephen Cameron of the Close Up on Orlando Magic HQ to preview the Orlando Magic team for next season. Alex and Stephen close the show out with a fun, Pacers-Magic crossover draft, where each person drafts a starting 5 of players who have played for both Orlan...

In segment 1, Alex shares his Top 5 of Pacers dunkers! Let us know whether you agree or disagree with Alex's Top 5 and what order he had them in. Then, Brad Rowland of Locked on Hawks stops by Setting The Pace to Preview the Atlanta Hawks 2024-2025 season. After the preview, he discusses how the Hawks run to the ECF is somewhat similar to the Pacers run to the ECF. What parallels are able to be dr...

Alex and Facci welcome on Miami Heat expert, Aaron Washington, of the No Trade Clause podcast. Aaron gives GREAT insight on the Miami Heat's upcoming season and discusses the future of Jimmy Butler. At the end of the preview, Alex and Aaron go head-to-head in a draft, selecting players who played for both the Heat and the Pacers in their careers! This was a fun draft, but we need to hear from you...

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex and Facci are joined by Richie Randall of Buzz Beat Pod. For this episode, we preview the upcoming season for the Charlotte Hornets, asking team expert, Richie, specific questions about the team. At the end of the interview, Facci and Richie go head-to-head, drafting a Starting 5 of players who played for both the Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats (not the New...

On today's episode, Alex and Facci go through the Pacers schedule game-by-game and predict the outcome of each one. At the end, they share their overall record prediction for the blue and gold this upcoming season and discuss some of the difficulties in the schedule, as well as highlighting the National Television games they will get, looking at the NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) schedule and a tr...

On today's show, Howard Beck joins Alex and Facci to discuss: The Pacers run to the Eastern Conference Finals What to expect from Indiana this season Embiid staying healthy for Philly The addition of Paul George New York's summer: Pros to gaining Bridges, Cons to losing Hartenstein Cleveland adding Atkinson and what to make of their roster Orlando adding KCP...what's next for them? Expectations fo...

Alex and Facci conclude their conversation with Caitlin Cooper discussing the rest of the roster! Obi Toppin and Pascal Siakam re-signing and their fit, a BIG Year 3 for Bennedict Mathurin, expectations for Jarace Walker next year, Indiana bringing in James Wiseman, McConnell's upcoming extension...how Indiana fairs against the rest of the East next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Alex and Facci welcome on Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote to discuss the Pacers upcoming season and lessons we learned from last year! In today's episode, we discuss Tyrese Haliburton at length, whether or not Nembhard is the right long term fit next to Tyrese in the backcourt, Indiana's latest acquisition: Cole Swider, filling out the 2-way spots with Freeman, Newton and Q. Jackson, Kenda...

Alex and Facci are back for the final mailbag for the month of August! Thank you to everyone for your terrific questions...Alex gets us started with an NBA News Dump, with a lot of ties connected to the Indiana Pacers. Then, the guys answer your questions about the forming of Setting The Pace, Tyrese's role next season, winning a title in the future and MORE! ben @bviddy72 I think I asked you abou...

We are back with Pt. 5 of the 6-part mailbag! Today, Alex and Facci dive into one of the biggest topics from this offseason and moving forward: CONSOLIDATION TRADES! Yes, there are a ton of fans who DO NOT want the Pacers to make a drastic move and disrupt the current roster, but there are SEVERAL fans who are incredibly intrigued with the idea of making a BIG MOVE to better the top tier talent on...

Part 4 of the Mailbag is here! We are pumped to chat with you all today...thanks to everyone for sending in their questions, as we dive into the Canadian duo of Benn Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard. Josh Lovell @JoshLov70209230  How do you see the Nembhard/Math/Nesmith trio fitting, long term? Will 2 of them start, whilst the other comes off the bench? Which one? Or 2 off the bench? Or is a trade ine...

On Pt. 3 of the Mailbag Podcast, Alex and Facci talk about Jarace Walker, look at the roster in the future and predict what players from this group will still be on the team in 3 and 5 years, plus predicting Obi Toppin's minutes. Before all that, Alex gets the show kicked off with a LOADED NBA News Dump segment! Matt Beckham @fakemattbeckham Do you think Jarace could play some small ball 5 in orde...

Alex and Facci are back with Pt. 2 of the mailbag and they answer all of your questions about Myles Turner. Discussing Myles' future in Indy with this being his final year on his contract. Joe Reagan @joe_bbjr69  I want Myles to remain a Pacer. With the cap pressure the Pacers will face though do you see the Pacers move on after next season? Woukd they stick with Jackson/Wiseman/maybe a $10-15 mil...

What's up Pacers fans? Alex and Facci answer the first 5 questions from the Mailbag Podcast and discuss the backup centers for the majority of this podcast, but also dive into a little Myles Turner talk and discuss if the Pacers have the small forward of the future on their current roster. Devin - @basedevinO  Do you think Wiseman will rebound and have a decent season this year or is he truly a dr...

Mike Facci is joined by Keith Smith to dive into the Pacers extending Andrew Nembhard, the Pacers running it back, how they stack up to the remaining teams in the Eastern Conference, Keith shares his NBA Power Rankings for the East and then they dive into the new NBA TV Deal! Loaded Friday show for you here on your go-to Pacers Podcast, Setting The Pace! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

The Indiana Pacers made some massive moves on Wednesday! Andrew Nembhard and the Pacers agree to a 3-year extension for $59M and then James Johnson is brought back on a 1-year deal for $3.3M. Andy Sweeney of 107.5 The Fan joins Alex Golden to discuss the big moves and what this means for the future of the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simpleca...

Today on Setting The Pace, Alex and Facci are joined by the Pacers television voice, Chris Denari, to discuss the Pacers off-season, expectations for next year, Tyrese with Team USA, bringing in James Wiseman, Tyrese Haliburton's personality and how it positively impacts the team's morale for the entirety of the season and an update on Bally Sports and the Indiana Pacers television agreement. Lear...

Today, Alex Golden and Mike Facci dive into the Pacers guards who are representing their country's in the Olympics. First, is Steve Kerr making a mistake in benching Tyrese Haliburton? The pros and cons to playing him with this group and not playing him. Second, the guys discuss Nembhard's recent play and dive into the potential contract extension Indiana could offer him today. Why should Nembhard...

Alex Golden and Facci are back for another episode of your go-to Pacers Podcast, Setting The Pace. The guys dive into the roster and rank it from top to bottom to determine what players have the most trade value. The trade value ranking is based on how the guys think the Pacers view their own talent, as well as high how the rest of the league might view them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Alex Golden is joined by Derek Schultz to discuss all things Pacers. They dive into the the Pacers signing of James Wiseman and what that means for him and the team. They then pivot into a discussion on Jarace Walker. How he has looked in Summer League, his role for next season with the team and what might be difficult for him in his development. After that, they talk in-depth about Bennedict Math...

Alex Golden and Facci discuss the Pacers first 2-games of Summer League Play. The guys discuss what they liked and what they didn't like from both games, areas they want to see improvement from for the team and individual players, as well as highlighting what the rookies did in their first action in a "Pacers" uniform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by...

Jimmy Cook from Query and Company on 107.5 The Fan joins to discuss Tyrese Haliburton's performance with Team USA, how he can apply this role to the Pacers next season if/when Mathurin takes a leap, Nembhard's quieter performance with Canada and how the Pacers rotation might shake out this summer. They also dive into how good LeBron really is at age 39, the best closing lineup for Team USA, whethe...

Alex Golden is joined by Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan to discuss the Pacers offseason, the recent comments Kevin Pritchard made about keeping continuity, re-signing Pascal Siakam, what Rick Carlisle had to say about Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy. They discuss Bennedict Mathurin's role on this team entering year 3, how difficult things will get in the future with all the Pacers youn...

Alex and Facci go through the latest offseason moves and discuss how the Pacers can learn from these moves. While teams are always looking to make moves to get better, there are also a handful of teams who have yet to make any drastic changes to their roster. The Pacers are one of the teams that didn't make any moves, but that doesn't mean they took a step back. The guys discuss what they like and...