Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

On today's episode Alex Golden and Michael Facci recap the Pacers last two games: a win against the Chicago Bulls and a tough loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. As the guys breakdown each game, they talk about individual performances from Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, Chris Duarte, Jordan Nwora, Jalen Smith, Isaiah Jackson, Myles Turner and Oshae Brissett. Alex then asks Facci if he believes...

Michael Facci is joined by Keith Smith from Spotrac and Celtics Blog! The guys discuss: Pacers vs Spurs recap, Revisiting the Brogdon/Nesmith trade, Pacers vs Celtics battles, Contender or pretender and NBA Finals prediction!  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 u...

Facci starts out the show discussing the injury news to Kendall Brown and reflects on the passing of the beloved David Benner. After that, Grant Afseth joins the show to discuss: the growth of Myles Turner, Carlisle developing the youth, Pushing your chips in to win now vs rebuilding and the fun teams to watch around the league! Facci then closes out the show with his best rundown ever! Learn more...

Pacers starting forward Aaron Nesmith makes his Setting The Pace debut! Aaron joins Alex and Facci to discuss his first season in Indiana, some of his favorite moments, answers some rapid fire questions, the growth in himself as a defender, a funny behind the scenes story with him and Buddy and his go-to food spot in Indy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted...

Alex and Facci are joined by the brilliant basketball mind that is Caitlin Cooper! Caitlin has been covering the Pacers for 10 years over at Indy Cornrows and now on her new blog: Basketball, She Wrote. Caitlin discusses the differences between writing and podcasting before we dive deep into every player on the Pacers. After we go through each player on the roster, Caitlin discusses the future of...

Alex Golden is joined by Rhett Bauer to discuss the Pacers thriller against the Celtics, although it resulted in a 4-point overtime loss. The guys discuss the career night for Myles, Mathurin's stellar play, the good and the bad from Haliburton, Nesmith's presence on the defensive side of the floor and then discuss Nesmith's trade value moving forward, players in the draft that are intriguing to a...

Alex and Facci are back to answer your mailbag questions! 1). Matthew Peck - Are there any concerns that Mathurin & Haliburton have only played limited minutes together this season? Do you have any concerns that long term they may not fit together and should Rick be working on integrating them together more now since this season isn't about winning 2). Gage - Who do you guys think the Pacers shoul...

Facci and Alex are back to answer your questions! 1). Aaron M - Is this off-season the most crucial one in the last 5-10 years for the Pacers? 2). Randall Wood - What is one of the main things that you are looking forward to seeing with this team for the rest of the season? 3). Zachary Barnett - Who is your favorite personality on the team? I love James Johnson. 4). Pacer Faithful - What are your...

Facci and Alex are back and the guys preview the rest of the regular season. The guys discuss what players they want to see less or more of, what lineups they wanna see more of, whether or not the team is best fitted for a push at the play-in or better themselves for a higher draft pick, what the remaining schedule looks like and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Alex Golden and Mike Facci are BACK to recap the weekend that was! Haliburton, Mathurin and Hield represented the Pacers well with great showings in the events they were involved with! Gabe York and Trevelin Queen represented the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants well in the G League: Next Up Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

Alex and Facci are here to look at the Pacers roster since January 1st and determine if each players stock is up, down or in the middle! Plus, they even do a bonus stock up, down or middle for Rick Carlisle. 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...

Facci starts the show off recapping the special night from Buddy Hield! The Pacers rallied down from 24-points to get the 117-113 victory, as the team heads into the week off for the All-Star Break. Later, Alex and Facci preview the Pacers involvement at All-Star weekend and give their best case scenarios for the rookie games, three-point shootout and All-Star game. Lastly, the guys discuss what p...

Alex starts off the show recapping the Pacers loss to the Jazz, Nwora making his Pacers debut, G Hill returning for the first time in a Pacers uniform and Goga Bitadze finding a new team - the Orlando Magic! Next, Alex and Facci discuss the Pacers play of late, Kevin Pritchard's press conference and what things stood out to us, Nwora and Hill's press conference and how both are eager to be in Indi...

Alex and Facci are here to breakdown the Pacers trade that helped them reacquire hometown hero -- George Hill -- as well as veteran Serge Ibaka and the young, athletic and solid shooting Jordan Nwora! Also, the guys look at other deals around the league. Which deals had you thinking "Why didn't the Pacers get in on this deal?" or which deals made you think "Oh yeah, this really helps put this team...

Alex and Facci are joined by Bob Kravitz to dive into the story and Sam Amick reported on for The Athletic. This report was about an incident that happened post game against the Memphis Grizzlies. After that, Bob discusses Myles' contract extension, what this means for his future with the team moving forward and more. Then Bob discusses how he anticipates the Pacers approaching the trade deadline,...

Alex opens up the show discussing an update on Chris Duarte, a rumor of a powerhouse team interested in him and how the Pacers can still make the play-in and position themselves for a good draft pick. Then, Facci goes one-on-one with Andrew Nembhard, rookie of the Indiana Pacers about the season, All-Star weekend and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted...

The guys open up the show discussing the breaking news of Kyrie Irving being traded to Dallas for DFS and Dinwiddie...Alex and Facci share their thoughts on the trade and why this trade happening Sunday vs. Thursday is a good thing for the rest of the league. Then, the guys recap the Pacers win over Sacramento, Domas returning, going head-to-head with Myles, Tyrese and Domas having a faceoff in th...

Facci opens up the show solo with his remarks on Tyrese Haliburton being named to the 2023 All-Star Team! Then Facci talks about Haliburton's return, Daniel Theis' debut and how the referees absolutely screwed the Pacers in this game. Then, Alex joins Facci for a fun interview with Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan, to discuss all things Pacers from reflecting, projecting and dissecting the season and...

Alex and Facci discuss Turner's press conference, adding Haliburton and Theis back into the fold of things, Mathurin and Nembhard being named to the Rising Stars team and then they talk with Jake Fischer (24:00) of Yahoo! Sports about the latest NBA rumors, what teams to keep an eye on and what he thinks the Pacers do and how Turner re-signing impacted some of their decisions. Learn more about you...

Alex and Facci have been working hard to come up with 10 trade ideas for the Pacers before the NBA Trade Deadline! While there doesn't appear to be as many fireworks around the team as there was last year, the guys still believe the Pacers could be active looking to make some moves, whether minor or large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, a...

Alex and Facci drop what they are doing on a Saturday night to bring you an emergency podcast on Myles Turner extending his contract with the Indiana Pacers. The guys breakdown all the details of the extension and what this means 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 o...

The guys are back to discuss an update on Daniel Theis and his soon-return. Then Alex and Facci look at the All-Star Starters votes and where Haliburton ranked amongst the other East guards from the media standpoint and the players standpoint. After that, the guys go into a breakdown of McConnell, Duarte and Mathurin's play of late, and how they are finding ways to improve individually during this...

Alex Golden is joined by Dan Favale of Bleacher Report and The Hardwood Knocks podcast to share his thoughts and predictions on what players should be assigned to each All-Star team, share his midseason NBA awards and conclude with what players should make the All-NBA teams at this point! (LOTS OF PACERS LOVE) Then, Mikey O joins as our fan of the week to share how his fandom started, his favorite...

Alex and Facci are BACK to rank the roster once again! This time, they rank the roster in terms of current trade value and who is most untouchable. Let us know what you agree and disagree with here, as we are slowly, but surely, approaching the NBA Trade Deadline Week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Alex and Facci kick off the show discussing the Pacers weekend woes against Denver and Phoenix...where these losses rank amongst the other bad losses of the season and what is going on with this team. Then, the guys discuss the Lakers acquiring Rui Hachimura and what the Pacers offer might have looked like. After that, they read through 4 trade ideas from Bobby Mark's Trade Deadline Guide article...