Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex and Facci start out the show discussing Tyrese Haliburton getting his first nod as a starter for the NBA All-Star game. Then, they dive into what Draymond Green had to say about Bennedict Mathurin and the Indiana Pacers on his podcast: The Draymond Green Show. Next, the guys discuss Siakam's triple-double, the great game Turner had, the ups and downs of Andrew Nembhard, the backup big play an...

Alex and Facci are joined by Esfandiar (Es) Baraheni of Forbes.com to discuss all things Pascal Siakam. The guys look at how he has played with Indiana already, whether or not his ceiling will rise with Haliburton, what playing with a point guard like Tyrese does for his game, whether or not the Pacers are truly ready to make a move to start winning now and so much more! Episode was recorded on Tu...

Alex and Facci respond to the latest injury update on Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers late game efforts fall short in a tough defeat to Nuggets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After a big time trade to land Pascal Siakam with the Pacers, Alex and Facci decided to look at the new Pacers roster and rank them in order of who is most valuable to the team long term. Another way of saying it, who is the best asset on the team to the worst. It was a fun ranking and it gave the guys a chance to look at everyone on the roster and determine what players belong at the top of the p...

Alex and Facci recap the Pacers final game of the 6-game road trip, where Indiana fell 117-110 to Phoenix. Tyrese Haliburton did not play in this one and the Pacers had the lead with under 5 minutes left to play, but the Suns three-headed snake of Beal, Booker and Durant was too much for the shorthanded Pacers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simpleca...

Alex and Facci recap the first game of Pascal Siakam in a Pacers uniform. Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith return from injury, but the Pacers weren't able to overcome the lowly Portland Trail Blazers, behind the worst bench performance all season long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

Alex Golden is joined by Tyler Smith of Indy Sports Legends to discuss the Pacers big time road victory over the Sacramento Kings with an undermanned roster. They then pivot to more conversation about Pascal Siakam, joining the Pacers on the road trip Friday in Portland, Tyler's thoughts on the Siakam trade and Alex asks 4 questions about the current and future of the team. Learn more about your a...

Alex and Facci react to the Pacers BIG TIME acquisition of Pascal Siakam. Indiana trades Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and 3 first round picks for the 2 time All NBA Power Forward. The guys break it all down and discuss what this does for Indiana, how they approach the remainder of the trade season with 3 weeks left and they predict the depth chart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Alex and Facci react to the latest report from Shams about Indiana and Toronto getting deeper into talks on a Pascal Siakam trade. The reports are Bruce Brown, salary filler and picks for Siakam are what's currently being discussed. Alex and Facci share their thoughts on the reports, the pros and cons of trading multiple firsts away for Siakam and Alex throws out a potential 3-team deal if a 2-tea...

Alex Golden is joined by 2 Pacers' Twitter legends: Kami and Woody. The three talk about the Pacers loss to Utah, Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard playing significant minutes, Nwora's struggles, Nembhard guarding Markkannen, inconsistent officiating this season and more. Woody talks about his visit to Indiana from Australia and Kami talks about meeting Tyrese and Myles in Atlanta. Interested in adve...

On today's show, Alex and Facci are joined by Michael Scotto aka @MikeAScotto on X (formerly known as Twitter) of Hoops Hype to discuss the latest buzz around the league: How the Knicks and Raptors are playing since the OG Anunoby trade for Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett The latest on Brooklyn and Mikal Bridges Pascal Siakam and what the end game is for Toronto Buddy Hield's current spot with th...

On today's episode, Alex and Facci spend the first half of the show recapping the Pacers win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. In the 2nd half, they discuss the Pacers 117-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets. A fun recap of both enjoyable games that kicked off the 6 game road trip. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Alex and Facci preview the Pacers upcoming road trip and discuss what games feel winnable and what challenges they will face without Haliburton. The guys also discuss what a successful road trip would be record wise. Then, fans of the week, Rooster and Jake compete head-to-head in Pacers Trivia. The categories: Buddy Hield, The Frank Vogel Era and Free Agents from 2003-2006. Interested in advertis...

Alex and Facci recap the Pacers first game with Tyrese Haliburton sidelined for the next few weeks. The Pacers pickup a 112-104 victory over the Washington Wizards in an ugly game, but it was a good win considering how big of a loss Tyrese is for this team. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

Caitlin Cooper joins Alex and Facci to breakdown the fit of Pascal Siakam if he were to be traded to Indiana. They look at one trade idea, discuss what it would get to acquire Pascal, which player would fit incredibly well with Pascal according to Caitlin and what Outshine Popsicle she would compare a Pacers trade for Siakam to. A lot of fun on this. This episode was recorded Sunday evening before...

Alex and Facci discuss the hamstring injury to Tyrese Haliburton that sidelined him for the remainder of the game with an MRI coming on Tuesday to determine the severity of it. The guys discuss how Indiana overcomes a serious injury to Tyrese and what is different about this team compared to last year when Tyrese went down. Then the guys jump into the game, the controversial few calls the last min...

Alex and Facci are joined by Caitlin Cooper to recap both the Pacers games against the Hawks and the Celtics. What went right for Indiana against Atlanta and what went wrong for them against the Celtics. They also dive into lineup rotations, not having Bruce and Andrew for the Celtics game, why Indiana had such success against the Hawks in a franchise setting night and what Boston exposed about In...

Alex Golden is joined once again by Carson and David to discuss whether they would trade Bennedict Mathurin or Jarace Walker if a team is asking for one of them in a blockbuster deal. They also discuss what the ultimate ceiling is for this core if no moves were to be made by the trade deadline. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn more about your ad choi...

Alex and Facci are joined by Tyler and James for a Pacers trivia showdown! You won't wanna miss this...Then, Alex is joined by David Cole and Carson Stafford from the Pacers Group Chat to discuss the pros and cons of making a win now trade, specifically for a guy like Pascal Siakam. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Alex Golden and Facci are back to discuss the Pacers 4th victory over the Milwaukee Bucks this season! Tyrese takes over in the 4th quarter, Mathurin and Dame talk smack to one another, Obi Toppin played well once again, Bruce Brown returned from injury and Giannis was held under 30 points for the game. Another convincing win for the blue and gold against the 2nd place team in the Eastern Conferen...

Alex Golden goes solo to answer 4 questions remaining from the Mailbag. Facci sent his answers into Alex so he shares Facci's POV on the show and then shares his own. -Team and individual New Years Resolutions -Who would you trade of these 4: Mathurin, Nembhard, Nesmith or Turner? -Would you target Devin Booker in a trade? -Price Tag for these 4 players: Miles Bridges, Brandon Ingram, Jaren Jackso...

Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci are back to recap the Pacers 4th game of the season against the Bucks. Indiana wins in convincing fashion, thanks to the strong play from their bench. The guys breakdown how Indiana won this game and share insight on the Bucks of this season compared to previous ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

Alex and Facci recap the Pacers 3rd straight victory as they take down the New York Knicks behind Tyrese Haliburton's 22 points and 23 assists. Nesmith gets a new career high in 3s, the Pacers set a career high in 3s as a team and the Pacers roll to a great victory. Then Alex and Facci close out the show discussing the Knicks acquisition of OG Anunoby and what that could mean for his former Raptor...

Leaving 2023 with a grateful heart and thankful for all the amazing support from the best Pacers fans in the WORLD! Hope you enjoy our brand new intro that will be replacing our current one as we enter 2024. Happy New Years Pacers fans...and LETS GO PACERS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

Alex and Facci answer 10 questions from the mailbag questions submitted Monday! Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! 1). Garrett Baggs - With the recent drought of wins, do you feel the team's goals for 2023/24 have changed? Would you expect us to make a win now move or two by the deadline? If so, other than TJM & Buddy who would be most likely moved? 2).Corn...