Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex and Facci bring the mailbag back and we have a lot of new things to discuss! -Awkward tension to come between Haliburton and Brogdon? -Potential landing spots for Brogdon if traded? -Goga too slow for this new look Pacers? -Can Pacers keep Rubio over McConnell? -Glaring hole at SF...how do Pacers address this in the off-season? -Should Pacers use draft picks or use them in a trade? -Buddy Hie...

Alex opens up the show recapping Haliburton, Hield, Thompson and Smith's debut, how the team played against Cleveland and LeVert having a solid game against his former team. Next, Facci shares his Top 5 trade winners from the deadline in 5 with Facci (7:00) Alex then shares the quote of the week from Kevin Pritchard's press conference to address the trades the team made. (18:30) Then the tweet of...

Alex and Facci kick off the show to discuss the Pacers Thursday trade, which landed them young forward/center Jalen Smith from Maryland. The Pacers sent out Torrey Craig and also acquired a 2nd round pick. The guys transition and begin to look at all the activity from Indiana over the week and grade how Pritchard and the front office reshaped this roster, as well as recap how former Pacers did in...

Former Pacers beat writer for the Indy Star, J Michael, joins Setting the Pace to discuss how the Pacers eventually came to a head with this roster and how Carlisle has impacted this team. Lots of great insight on Turner, Brogdon, Sabonis, Duarte, Jackson, McConnell and Warren! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...

Alex and Facci kick off the show sharing their thoughts on the Pacers blockbuster trade between the Kings and the Pacers and why Indiana moved on from Sabonis, what the future of the franchise looks like and what direction the Pacers are headed. Later, Keith Smith from Spotrac and The Front Office Show joins to discuss the two trades the Pacers have made, his thoughts on the move for both teams, w...

To kick off the show, Alex and Facci share their thoughts on the Pacers dealing guard Caris LeVert to the Cavaliers for Ricky Rubio, a 1st round pick and two 2nd round picks. The guys then share ten Domantas Sabonis trade ideas, with the Trade Deadline QUICKLY approaching. Follow Alex Golden on Twitter. Follow Michael Facci on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Welcome back to another Saturday show! Alex and Facci highlight the big moments from the week, bring on Matt Peck for our Fan of the Week segment and list the Pacers most likely to be dealt. A lot of love here for Lance Stephenson, Terry Taylor, Duane Washington Jr. and Caris LeVert! Show Rundown Recap of Last Week Five with Facci Upcoming Schedule Player of the Week The Rookie Report Tweet of the...

Alex and Facci open up the show discuss the Pacers one-point loss to the Orlando Magic and what they loved about Terry Taylor. They also discuss the latest news on Lance Stephenson being signed for the rest of the season. Next, Michael Scotto hops onto to talk ALL THE LATEST Paces trade rumors involving Sabonis, Turner, LeVert and Holiday...he discusses what players the Pacers could have their eye...

Alex Golden and Michael Facci start the show off recapping the great game by the Pacers rookies, specifically Isaiah Jackson who was phenomenal in his first NBA start for the Pacers. The guys then bring on NBA Salary Cap Strategist, Instructor at Sports Business Class and writer for Bleacher Report, Eric Pincus, to discuss the latest intel on the NBA Trade Deadline and what could happen around the...

Alex Golden and Facci answer PART 2 of the Mailbag, which was the second half of our twitter questions! Mailbag Topics -Who will be the next "guy" for the Pacers? -Is Herb Simon's retooling over rebuilding going to hurt potential trades? -Could Pacers get Fox without including Domas? -Is Simon holding KP and the FO back from rebuilding? -acquiring players vs acquiring draft capital at the trade de...

Facci and Alex get started with the 2-part mailbag for this week and answer the 1st half of the twitter questions! Mailbag Topics -Potential of no moves on the deadline day -have I Jax and Oshae shown enough to not draft a PF if the Pacers get a top 2-pick? -will the FO lose fans if they don't bring Lance back after this 10-day? -Should Indy trade both bigs? -Myles injury not that serious? -Is Ind...

Alex Golden and Facci are back to look at the week that was. Rundown: Previous Week, Five with Facci, Upcoming Schedule, Player of the Week, Tweet of the Week, Quote of the Week, The Rookie Report and The Feel Good Moment of the Week! Make sure to leave us a 5-Star Rating and Review! Screenshot your rating and review, email them to AlexGoldenNBA@gmail.com and you will have a chance to enter into o...

Facci and Alex discuss last nights pitiful performance and look at the positive injury update from today's practice. Then, the guys bring on Evan Dammarell of Locked on Cavs to discuss a potential LeVert trade and what other pieces might be included from both sides. Lastly, the guys have on FAN OF THE WEEK: Brent Gentry! Brent is a diehard Pacers fan and you can feel his passion in our conversatio...

Alex Golden and Facci wrap up Pt. 3 of the Mailbag by answering the rest of the Twitter questions and answering one question submitted via text! Topics -Are the Pacers wasting Sabonis' prime? -Will Brogdon be traded in the off-season? -Hypothetical Trade Scenario involving Sabonis, Duarte and I Jax -Can Duarte or I Jax be the face of the franchise? -Who should get more developmental focus: Goga, I...

Alex Golden and Facci are back to recap the Pacers-Pelicans game! They bring on Scott Agness for the 2nd segment to discuss the latest news surrounding the Pacers and injuries, what is likely to happen come the trade deadline, what the Pacers will want in a return, how talented this young core is and how they team faired on the West Coast road trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

Alex and Facci jump into the Twitter questions for the Mailbag! There were a lot of great questions from Twitter! If your question wasn't answered today, there will be another episode releasing Wednesday evening. Topics for Mailbag Pt. 2: Turner to Portland, What position should Pacers target in draft, is LeVert expendable after his great game against the Lakers, Warren's future in Indiana, evalua...

Alex and Facci react to the Pacers win over Golden State and their loss to Phoenix. They also touch on the recent injury news and what this means moving forward. Next the guys get into some great questions from Instagram and Reddit, where they discuss Ben Simmons, Domantas Sabonis Trade Packages, looking at players that could be had in comparison to what they got in the Paul George aka two players...

Alex Golden kicks off the show discussing the Pacers successful week and shares the Tweet of the Week by Jason Wagoner. Facci introduces a brand new segment next on the show: Five with Facci Alex Golden comes back to share the quote of the week, where he discusses Myles Turner's injury Facci rejoins to share the Smokin' Barrel Barbeque Player of the Week! Facci then reads The Rookie Report (brough...

Alex Golden and Michael Jerome Facci start off today's show discussing the Pacers big win against the Lakers and what they liked from the game. The guys pivot to discuss Shaedon Sharpe and how this could impact the 2022 NBA Draft Class. Next, Kevin Bowen joins to discuss the Pacers trade possibilities and why multiple moves should be made before the deadline passes. Kevin also answers a Quarterbac...

Alex Golden and Facci recap yesterday's Pacers game and highlight the great play of Bitadze and Duarte, and point out the biggest reason(s) the Pacers lost. Then, the guys discuss Myles Turner's injury update and bring on @injuryexpert Will Carroll to breakdown what this injury is and what the Pacers and other teams should monitor over the next few weeks. Lastly, the guys finish the final question...

Alex and Facci are back for day 2 of the MAILBAG! It was another loaded episode of great questions and the guys get right to it. -Draft Targets we like -Brogdon's future -Pacers past history of trading for players and turning their careers around -tanking -TJ Warren and what we need to see before giving him a new contract -Mount Rushmore of Fan Favorite Players -What is the Pacers BIGGEST need? Be...

Alex and Facci dive into the seriousness of the Myles Turner injury and what this means for him and the Pacers. Next, Alex and Facci answer about 11-questions submitted for the mailbag podcast. We will have a show Monday and Tuesday with more mailbag questions, if you didn't hear your questions read today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, a...

We have a BRAND NEW Saturday show for you! This episode will get you caught up on all that happened throughout the week for the Pacers! Segments: Tweet of the Week, Quote of the Week, Player of the Week, The Rookie Report, Upcoming Schedule and Bright Moment of the Week. With Trade Rumors and poor on court play highlighting the most of our Pacers season, we wanted to change things up a bit and bri...

Alex and Facci start off the show discussing the Pacers missing out on trading for Cam Reddish, and discuss what offers they could have made that would have outbid the Knicks. Next, the guys discuss all the latest trade rumors involving Myles Turner and Caris LeVert (those reports were from Chad Ford, Kevin O'Connor, Jake Fischer and Jonathan Tjarks) Lastly in the segment, the guys discuss Myles T...

Alex and Facci start off the show reading the latest report from Shams Charania about the Pacers and potential trade talk. The guys then transition and jump into the remainder of the mailbag questions. Facci shares some trade ideas that could make sense from Shams' report and Alex ends the show with a three team trade idea with Indiana, Atlanta and Charlotte. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...