Alex and Facci kick off the show with a special ad-read! Then the guys jump into the Pacers play against Philly and Milwaukee and what stood out both good and bad. Then, the guys discuss the play of Jalen Smith and how he has been impressive since being consistently back in the lineup. After that, the guys share their thoughts on some of the college basketball games to highlight prospects who impressed and disappointed. To end the show, the guys discuss a way for listeners to enter a contest to ...
Mar 20, 2023•51 min•Ep. 581
Alex and Facci are joined by the legendary Chris Denari! >>>> SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SUBSTACK!! <<<< >>>> SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE!! <<<< Show rundown: -Update on the injuries -Should Pacers shut Mathurin down for the season? -upcoming road schedule -how aggressive do you think the Pacers will be this summer -Pacer that has impressed the most this season -which young player(s) Denari would like to see get more playing time the rest of the season -thought...
Mar 16, 2023•40 min•Ep. 580
Join in the fun as Alex and Facci answer your questions for the Mailbag! If you haven't already, subscribe to our YouTube Channel and our BRAND NEW BLOG over on Substack! Questions 9). Gage - How long do you guys see the Pacers continue in a rebuild status before trying to make a "big" move to try and be considered a top team in the East? Do you think it's soon or still a longer term process? 10). Corn Snob - If you had to choose between keeping James Johnson or George Hill for next season, who ...
Mar 15, 2023•34 min•Ep. 579
Join in the fun as Alex and Facci answer your questions for the Mailbag! If you haven't already, subscribe to our YouTube Channel and our BRAND NEW BLOG over on Substack! Questions for the Mailbag! 1). Elliot Beaver - What do you foresee Nembhard's and Nesmith's roles next season and beyond? Also who do you believe ends up being the backup center next year assuming it's between I Jax or smith? (Please don't have Theis as an option Pacers) 2). Aaron M - If you could only keep 5 players from this ...
Mar 14, 2023•35 min•Ep. 578
Alex and Facci start off the show discussing our NEW Setting The Pace Blog available for free over on Substack! The guys discuss Alex's NBA Big Board article that debuted for the blog, and what players are rising before the tournament. They close out the draft talk discussing how huge it would be for the Pacers to jump into the Top 3 during the draft lottery. Then, the guys look at all the injuries piling up for the Pacers, Mathurin's ankle injury seeming the most severe and how him missing sign...
Mar 13, 2023•44 min•Ep. 577
Alex Golden is joined by Scott Agness for a fun conversation about the Pacers Mathurin's injury update Hield and Mathurin's roles changing in the future? Most fun part of the season thus far Ownership's long term goals with the Pacers What free agents seem likely to stay Making a tough decision at the end of the season between Smith and Jackson Top 10 pick vs. competing in play-in tournament George Hill's desires for the rest of his career Then, our fan of the week, Clint joins Alex to discuss h...
Mar 11, 2023•54 min•Ep. 576
Alex and Facci are joined by Nathan Grubel of No Ceilings and Draft Deeper to discuss prospects that could be intriguing fits for the Indiana Pacers. In Pt. 2 of the draft talk episode, you'll hear three names brought up in the 25-32 range as well as potential prospects on the rise, some into the lottery, some into the middle of the first round and more. Then the guys discuss the possibilities of Indiana selecting a player to draft and stash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
Mar 09, 2023•31 min•Ep. 575
Alex and Facci are joined by Nathan Grubel of No Ceilings and Draft Deeper to discuss prospects that could be intriguing fits for the Indiana Pacers. In Pt. 1 of the draft talk episode, you'll hear three names brought up in the 5-10 range and three names brought up in the 15-20 range that could have the eye of the Indiana Pacers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 09, 2023•32 min•Ep. 574
Michael Facci goes one-on-one with FS1 writer and analyst, Ric Bucher. The lack of rivalries in the NBA This year's MVP race Should the scoring record have meant more? Can the All-Star game be fixed? His thoughts on Tyrese Haliburton If he were the GM of the Pacers... NBA Finals prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 08, 2023•34 min•Ep. 573
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 the Pacers need to pick between Jalen Smith and Isaiah Jackson moving forward for the backup center...
Mar 07, 2023•42 min•Ep. 572
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
Mar 05, 2023•45 min•Ep. 571
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 about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 03, 2023•36 min•Ep. 570
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
Feb 28, 2023•27 min•Ep. 569
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 the team, the rumors/assumptions that Indiana made a play for OG Anunoby, what he would bring to thi...
Feb 28, 2023•55 min•Ep. 568
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 add to this roster and the playoff matchup we want to see in the first round the most. Learn more abo...
Feb 24, 2023•43 min•Ep. 567
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 should will target this off season, whether it be draft, free agency, or trade targets? 3). Logan - W...
Feb 22, 2023•32 min•Ep. 566
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 predictions for what happens with the all the bigs this offseason? Who stays and who goes? 5). Samue...
Feb 21, 2023•34 min•Ep. 565
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/adchoices
Feb 20, 2023•36 min•Ep. 564
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
Feb 20, 2023•40 min•Ep. 563
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
Feb 17, 2023•35 min•Ep. 562
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 player(s) they would like to see play more in the last third of the season. Learn more about your ad ...
Feb 16, 2023•28 min•Ep. 561
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 Indiana! Then the guys closeout the show discussing why Theis is getting minutes still over Smith/Jackso...
Feb 14, 2023•46 min•Ep. 560
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 over the hump!" After that, the guys conclude the show talking about Mathurin's minutes over the la...
Feb 10, 2023•34 min•Ep. 559
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, their current stretch of losses and whether or not a top lottery pick is more valuable than making ...
Feb 08, 2023•32 min•Ep. 558
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
Feb 07, 2023•31 min•Ep. 557
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 the 3rd quarter for one play, Buddy Hield's outstanding game, his out of nowhere dunk, his postgame co...
Feb 06, 2023•53 min•Ep. 556
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 the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 03, 2023•38 min•Ep. 555
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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 01, 2023•46 min•Ep. 554
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
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 553
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
Jan 28, 2023•28 min•Ep. 552
