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
Dec 18, 2023•32 min•Ep. 761
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
Dec 15, 2023•41 min•Ep. 760
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 your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 14, 2023•40 min•Ep. 759
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
Dec 13, 2023•53 min•Ep. 758
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
Dec 12, 2023•33 min•Ep. 757
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
Dec 11, 2023•26 min•Ep. 756
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
Dec 10, 2023•48 min•Ep. 755
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
Dec 08, 2023•26 min•Ep. 754
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 instead of calling it and what this means for the state of Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices...
Dec 08, 2023•42 min•Ep. 753
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
Dec 07, 2023•52 min•Ep. 752
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 we have 2 good friends, Matt and Eric on to face each other in Pacers Trivia! Learn more about your a...
Dec 06, 2023•51 min•Ep. 751
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
Dec 05, 2023•36 min•Ep. 750
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 Celtics. The guys close the show out giving their predictions for who wins the game. Make sure to ke...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 749
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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 02, 2023•37 min•Ep. 748
Alex and Facci are back to breakdown what went wrong for the Pacers in this game and how they lost another game this season, one in which Tyrese Haliburton scored 44-points. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 01, 2023•34 min•Ep. 747
Alex Golden opens the show giving an update on the In-Season Tournament for the Indiana Pacers. Then, Alex was a guest on Combo's Court (a great NBA podcast) to discuss the Pacers and the season they're having so far...Alex and Combo decided to do a crossover podcast, so fans can listen to our conversation on both podcast feeds! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 30, 2023•35 min•Ep. 746
Alex and Facci answer the final set of questions from the mailbag! 1). Stance stephenson: are there any early trade targets for the pacers? Not necessarily big names but under utilized players on other teams that could help us win? 2). Jim: hypothetically speaking, isnt lavine at his core the type of player we want mathurin to become? All star level scorer who can help ty in the half court come playoff time? If his trade value is truly this low and we could keep all defenders (nesmith, bruce, ne...
Nov 29, 2023•35 min•Ep. 745
Alex and Facci answer another handful of questions from the mailbag! Thanks for sending in your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 29, 2023•29 min•Ep. 744
Alex and Facci react to the Pacers 114-110 loss to the Portland Trailblazers. Ayton and Brogdon tie their season high in points, Grant scores the 2nd most points of the season and Indiana can't find a consistent number two option to complement Tyrese Haliburton to get a much needed victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 28, 2023•36 min•Ep. 743
Alex and Facci answer your questions from the first Mailbag of the season! If you don't see your question below, we will be answering it on another Mailbag podcast this week. A big THANK YOU to everyone for your questions! Pacer faithful: Hot take: Are we convinced that Obi is actually better than Nwora? Nwora is definitely better offensively. Might be a better rebounder. And honestly not sure that he’s worse defensively. Young simba: Do you think the real second option is already on this roster...
Nov 27, 2023•39 min•Ep. 742
The Pacers handle business against the league's worst team, the Detroit Pistons. Alex and Facci are back to recap this game and what it means for the team to be hosting a game in the first round of the In-Season Tournament. The guys share two things each that they liked and didn't like from this game and also highlighted some fun stuff that happened at the end of the podcast. Be sure to leave us a 5-star rating and review so that more people will hear about this podcast! Thanks for your support ...
Nov 25, 2023•37 min•Ep. 741
Alex and Facci recap the Pacers 1-point loss to the Toronto Raptors. The guys discuss what went wrong for the Pacers in this one and also discuss the last few minutes that had some questionable decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 23, 2023•51 min•Ep. 740
Alex and Facci are back to recap the Pacers offensive showcase against the Atlanta Hawks. The defense struggles again, changes were made to the starting lineup and the Pacers were carried by not just Tyrese Haliburton, but his partner in crime, Buddy Hield, as the two dominated Atlanta in the 2nd half to get Indiana a much needed victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 22, 2023•53 min•Ep. 739
The queen of Pacers hoops is back to discuss the Pacers first twelve games of the season, her early thoughts on Bruce Brown's fit with the team, which player has elevated their game the most, the inconsistencies of Bennedict Mathurin, the defensive issues with the team and more! After Caitlin and the guys talk hoops, they then have a Thanksgiving food draft! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 738
It was an ugly one from start to finish. The Pacers trailed by as many as 40 and never led once. Alex and Facci break down the game, and look forward to a hopeful Indiana bounce back game on Tuesday vs. Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 20, 2023•39 min•Ep. 737
Alex Golden goes one-on-one with the host of NBA Today on Sirius XM Radio, Justin Termine, to discuss the Pacers early season success, the impact that Rick Carlisle has had on this team, the importance of having a star in a small market like Indiana, the NBA In-Season Tournament and the All-Star game. Before this conversation, Alex shares his interviews with Rick Carlisle and Myles Turner from practice today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 18, 2023•40 min•Ep. 736
In segment one, Facci is back and shares his thoughts on the Daniel Theis waiving and the Pacers victory over the 76ers. Then, Alex shares a special birthday song for the birthday boy himself, Michael J. Facci. In segment two, Alex goes one-on-one with Rob Mahoney of The Ringer to discuss his incredible piece on Tyrese Haliburton. Rob shares his perspective on how the Pacers value Tyrese, what he brings on and off the court, the impact that his family has on the Pacers franchise and how Tyrese c...
Nov 17, 2023•54 min•Ep. 735
Alex starts out the show discussing Theis being waived/bought out by the Pacers. Then, Derek Schultz joins the show to discuss the Pacers first 11-games of the season, what's stood out for this team during these games, how to properly evaluate players who might not be progressing like the team wanted them too and SO MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2023•52 min•Ep. 734
Alex Golden is joined by David Cole to discuss the Pacers VICTORY! Down go the 76ers and the Pacers are sitting pretty with a 2-0 record against the Top 2 teams in their In-Season Tournament pool...the road to Vegas is looking bright. This game is chalk full of ups and downs, but Haliburton, Toppin and Turner were able close the door on any 4th quarter Philly comeback to secure Indiana their best win of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 15, 2023•46 min•Ep. 733
Alex and Facci decided to change up the rankings podcast format a bit. The guys decided to rank the roster based on how players have performed this season through the first ten games. This isn't a power ranking of the roster, but a chance to discuss how some players have exceeded expectations and are proving their value to the team! We would love to hear your Top 10 rankings so message us on IG or Twitter and share your thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Nov 14, 2023•45 min•Ep. 732