Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex and Facci recap a historic night from Tyrese Haliburton as he lifts the Pacers over the Bulls after surrendering a 25-point lead to Chicago. Myles Turner and Aaron Nesmith stepped up big, and Buddy made clutch shots alongside Tyrese. The Pacers have their first winning streak since defeating Miami, Boston and Milwaukee on their way to the IST Championship game. Interested in advertising on th...

Alex and Facci are back to answer more questions from the Mailbag! 1). DJ Davis - With Hali becoming a superstar who makes everyone around him better, who do you believe the Pacers can realistically trade for the Pacers to make them better now but possibly greater next year? Think about Sabonis +for Hali, Buddy +.  2). Garrett - Who do you think is the ideal fit to help lift the pressure of Hali s...

Alex Golden and Michael Facci are back and they are ready to talk about the Pacers big W over the Houston Rockets. Before the game, Coach Carlisle decided to make a drastic change to the starting lineup, so the guys discuss that lineup change, what they like and don't like about it, what players stepped up to play in this back-and-forth game and how clutch Tyrese Haliburton is. Interested in adver...

Alex goes solo on Christmas night to answer 6 of the 28 mailbag questions that were submitted. Chase Hoops - What has been the biggest frustration with the team ever since the IST Gavin Gruszewski - Are the losses putting pressure on the front office to make a trade? Rooster - what is the best starting lineup and bench rotations if the Pacers want to win with this current roster and make no moves?...

Alex Golden is joined by Santa Facci on this glorious Christmas Day to play a game of Would You Rather. The guys go back and forth asking each other "Would You Rather" questions to discuss trades, lineup changes and more! Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...

Alex goes solo on today's episode to recap the Pacers 117-110 loss to the Magic. Andrew Nembhard starts in Bruce Brown's absence, the bench struggled mightily and the Magic's wings/fours dominated Indiana from start to finish. 4 Pacers played great today, the other 6 struggled and it was the difference in the game. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn mo...

Facci is joined by Bryson Wright to recap Pacers-Grizzlies and Ja Morant's home debut: Game recap What went wrong for Indiana Obi's big night Grizzlies pre and post Ja Morant Will either team make the playoffs? Be sure to check out Ripple Bagel and Deli and ask for the Setting The Pace sandwich. Let them know that you heard about their restaurant on THIS SHOW and you'll get either a free drink, si...

Alex and Facci recap the Pacers win over the Charlotte Hornets! The guys discuss what they liked from the Pacers in this game and what they did better in this game compared to the last 4. They then look forward to tomorrow's game against Memphis with Ja Morant making his home debut. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Alex and Facci start off the show sharing their favorite Christmas songs of all-time and Facci had a strong opinion about a very popular pop singer not named Taylor Swift. The guys then jump into their Christmas Wishlist for the Pacers and go back and forth sharing why it's on their list. After that, the guys conclude the show with an extremely competitive round of trivia between Clay and Erik. Th...

Alex and Facci discuss the Pacers blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The guys dive into what went wrong this game, why teams are bringing their A-game against the Pacers this season and how this team has regressed defensively from last year to this year. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Alex and Facci are back for Pt. 2 of the podcast, and they breakdown the Pacers loss to the Timberwolves. The guys go in-depth talking about how the veterans have struggled, why Aaron Nesmith should start instead of coming off the bench, the way Jarace played in 24 minutes he was given against Minnesota and the guys discuss if Naz Reid at his contract would be a better fit at center than paying Tu...

Alex and Facci touch on the latest Trade Rumors from Jake Fischer, then recap how the Facci curse lives on as the Pacers fall to the lowly Washington Wizards 137-123. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email  sales@bluewirepods.com ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c...

Alex opens up the show discussing the signing of James Johnson and the passing of Pacer great, George McGinnis. Then Alex and Facci spend the rest of the show breaking down the play of Obi Toppin and Bruce Brown this season. 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...

Alex and Facci react to the bizarre night in Milwaukee that was chippy from the first quarter. This game was extremely long thanks to 80 free throw attempts from both teams, an ejection to Bobby Portis, technical fouls to Giannis and Nesmith. as well as confusion over who had what game ball. So much to dissect in this podcast and Alex and Facci were responding to the news live. Learn more about yo...

Alex and Facci are back and they are here to discuss FIVE players that could be the 2nd "star" trade targets for the Pacers. 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.

Alex and Facci are back to discuss the Pacers winning a potential trap game against the Pistons, the career night of Bennedict Mathurin, other players that stepped up for the Pacers and a little conversation on the Pistons current state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...

Alex Golden goes solo today to share 3 things that he learned about this Pacers team on their run to the IST Championship. 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.

Alex and Facci are back to discuss the Pacer 123-109 loss to the Lakers. The guys explain what went wrong, how the Lakers were take able to take advantage of Indiana's weaknesses and what this means for the team moving forward. 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...

Alex Golden is joined by Sean Davis. NBA Analyst of Lakers Nation and host of the Sports Headlines Show to preview what the Pacers-Lakers game could look like, their X-Factor for the game and who will win the first IST championship. 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...

Alex Golden and Facci start off the show celebrating the great play from the Pacers in their 128-119 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, led by Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner. The guys discuss how so many players stepped up at different moments to have a huge impact on them winning the game. Then, Chris Denari stops by to share his thoughts on the game, what it was like being a fan at home watching...

Alex Golden and Mike Facci are joined by Ti Windisch of the Gyro Step Podcast on GSPN for a Blue Wire Podcast Crossover episode. The guys discuss the game at hand, the previous matchup between the two and more! 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 d...

Dan Favale joins to discuss his thoughts on the Pacers play this season, how special Haliburton is, how the In-Season Tournament has been good for the league and what all it brings to the table. Dan also talks about how the Pacers timeline lines up with their roster and what that could mean for their activity at the trade deadline if they want to continue winning vs. developing this season. Then w...

Alex and Facci dive into the Pacers incredible win over the Boston Celtics, led by their SUPERSTAR Tyrese Haliburton and so many other great contributions from everyone that played in the game. The guys spend time talking about every player and how the Pacers were able to pull away from Boston after getting down by 7 at the half. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Alex and Facci are back to recap the Pacers 144-129 win over the Heat. The guys each share 3-points to why the Pacer were victorious, they then play a game of "Fil in the Blank" and share who they felt the MVP of the game was. Then, Keith Smith of Spotrac and The Front Office show (formerly of Celtics Blog) joins the show to discuss the Pacers upcoming In-Season Tournament game against the Boston...

In segment 1, Alex and Facci preview the Pacers rematch against the Heat and what they want to see from the Pacers. Then, Jeff, Tyler, James and Caleb return to the podcast for the Setting The Pace, Fan of the Week segment! The 4 were previous winners on Pacers trivia, so they go head-to-head against one another to determine who is the ultimate king of November! Learn more about your ad choices. V...