Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

After the Pacers first 3 games of the regular season, Alex and Facci look at the players who have played meaningful minutes in the regular season and determine if their stock is up or down! Players not discussed: Theis, Walker, Sheppard and Nwora Subscribe to The Blue & Golden, a Pacers blog by Alex Golden! https://theblueandgolden.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Alex and Facci discuss the Pacers 112-105 loss to the Chicago Bulls immediately after the game ended to share their thoughts on what went wrong in Monday's loss to a division rival. 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 joined together on Sunday evening to discuss Indiana's dramatic finish vs. Cleveland to improve to 2-0 on the season! Tyrese jaws with heckler in the stands, Nesmith has a career night, the bench unit dominates and Indiana's closing lineup proves how good they can be together. The guys also highlight some of the areas that were bad and discuss how these things can be worked on. Lear...

Alex and Facci react to the news of Rick Carlisle being handed an extension, has he enters year 3 of his original 4-year deal. The guys discuss what he means to franchise, this city and to the NBA. After that, the guys welcome on Matt and James to take part of our very first Fan of the Week - Pacers Trivia segment, brought to you by Ripple Bagel & Deli. The guys discuss their fandom, what they lov...

Alex and Facci recap the Indiana Pacers 143-120 victory over the Washington Wizards. The guys dive into their takeaways from the game, what was said postgame from Rick Carlisle and at the end, they discuss Chicago's season opener & team only meeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...

Alex and Facci are excited about the NEW SETTING THE PACE ARTWORK! We have rebranded and we hope you love the updated logo - but we are MORE excited about our beloved Indiana Pacers returning to action against the Washington Wizards for the season opener. To breakdown what has been an eventful offseason and preseason, is Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star. He chats about his latest piece on Tyrese Ha...

Alex and Facci discuss the big news of the day! Aaron Nesmith signs a 3-year extension with the Blue and Gold worth $33M. Alex shares quotes from practice and President Kevin Pritchard. Then the guys discuss how the Pacers giving a young player in Nesmith a chance to showcase his value could be attractive to other young players who are not getting the opportunity to do so on their current teams (i...

Alex and Facci recap the Pacers win over Cleveland, Facci's Broncos finally gotta win, his experience being drug to the Taylor Swift concert movie and more! Then, "Mo" from 8.9 seconds joins the show to discuss the Pacers lack of respect, how this team is built to be a top 6 seed in the East and how the additions KP and company made to the team the last few seasons has Indy in a good spot for now...

Alex and Facci are back and have a ton to discuss! The guys open up the show sharing what they're most looking forward to in the final preseason game. After that, Yahoo! Senior Reporter, Jake Fischer, joins the show to discuss the latest on Harden, Toronto's upcoming free agents, the Clippers quest to add talent at the point guard spot, OKC's stockpile of assets to build their team moving forward...

No Alex Golden today, so Facci hosts and brings on longtime guest, Keith Smith of Spotrac and The Front Office Show! The guys dive into a handful of topics centered around the Eastern Conference and how the Pacers can establish themselves as a playoff team this season. The guys also discuss a handful of teams in the East and what their preseason outlook is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Alex Golden is joined by Rhett Bauer to react to the latest article from Kevin O' Connor of the Ringer, where he spoke with Calvin Booth, GM of the Denver Nuggets on the moves that took place over the summer, where Denver lost both Jeff Green and Bruce Brown. There were other comments made from Booth in the interview, but we only focused on his comments towards Pacers' free agent acquisition - Bru...

Alex and Facci recap the Pacers 116-112 victory over Atlanta in preseason game #3. Haliburton's return to the floor helped the Pacers get things rolling in the first half, but the level of play from Indiana in the second half showcased what things this team needs to improve on before the start of the season. The guys look at every player on the roster and share how they were utilized in tonight's...

Alex and Facci are back and they discuss everything that went down at Fan Jam! Then, they discuss what they're interested in seeing the final 2 preseason games of the season. Haliburton is expected to play in both games after missing the first two on the road. Then, the guys discuss Benn Mathurin's 3rd year option and Isaiah Jackson's 4th year option being picked up. Lastly, Alex has high praise f...

Pacers fans, you are going to really enjoy this conversation. Jake Query joins Alex Golden to discuss the Pacers upcoming season. Jake and Alex discuss at length what makes Bennedict Mathurin special and how his relationship with Tyrese Haliburton could potentially play out. In addition to that, they determine what are realistic expectations for Myles Turner, how Obi Toppin's opportunity with a bi...

Alex Golden is joined by Destin Adams to go through the entire Pacers roster after the first two games and share whether the player's stock is up or down! Let us know what you think in the comment section on social media or reach out to us via DM to share your thoughts! If you are someone who consumes content through written work, check out Alex's new blog, The Blue & Golden, and subscribe for FRE...

Alex and Facci recap the Pacers 122-103 loss to the Houston Rockets. The guys discuss who was available to play for the Pacers, who Rick Carlisle had in the starting 5, what group of players came in for the first set of rotations and highlight which players stood out, despite a poor defensive showing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

Alex Golden and Mike Facci are joined by the voice of Bally Sports Indiana's sideline reporter, as well as the pregame and postgame show host, Jeremiah Johnson! The Pacers' roster is ready to make the playoffs, so we talk with JJ on how the Pacers' team isn't as overlooked as they were last season and what they need to improve upon to become a legit playoff team.  If you are someone who consumes c...

Alex and Facci discuss the Pacers first preseason game, including the players who missed with injuries, the starters and bench unit, the lineups that were out there in the second half, the impressive play of the rookies, what Mathurin showcased this game that could be helpful moving forward and more! The guys close out the show discussing Tyrese Haliburton's experience with WWE Fastlane, a live WW...

Alex and Facci are joined by Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote! In today's episode, Alex and Facci came up with 3-descriptions for each player on the roster and Caitlin had to guess the player based on the descriptions given. After the game was finished, the three spent time talking about other teams in the league (Dallas, New York and Toronto) and talk about the Pacers upcoming preseason ga...

Alex and Facci are joined by Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote! In today's episode, Alex and Facci came up with 3-descriptions for each player on the roster and Caitlin had to guess the player based on the descriptions given. After Caitlin cracks the riddle, the three then discuss things about the player or something of importance from the media sessions, practice or the offseason. Learn mor...

Alex and Facci are back to discuss what happened on Media Day and at Day 1 of Training Camp. The unofficial starting 5 was revealed, defense was once again the focal point and the players have high expectations for themselves and the team this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information a...

Alex Golden goes solo to discuss his thoughts on his first ever Pacers Media Day in person! After Alex shares his thoughts on what the emphasis is this training camp and upcoming season, he shares audio clips of Bruce Brown, Arron Nesmith, Jordan Nwora and Oscar Tshibwe's media interviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...

Alex and Facci are back to discuss all that happened the last few days in the NBA and how these moves have impacted not only the Indiana Pacers but the rest of the NBA! 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 Golden is joined by Bob Kravitz to discuss Chad Buchanan's preseason presser as the team gets ready for an exciting season. Alex and Bob discuss Myles past season and what this year could look like for him, the star potential that is in Benn Mathurin, what Chad said about Buddy Hield's future, why or why not the Pacers should go after Jrue Holiday, the offseason acquisitions, Bob's thoughts o...

Alex and Facci continue discussing trade ideas, that they believe make sense for the team, if Buddy Hield is indeed on the move and can't agree to an extension with 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.