Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex Golden and Mike Facci kickoff the show with an energetic Facci who is hyped about Taelon Peter. Then, the guys transition into a lengthy, all over the place conversation about the current rotation at center and whether or not the front office dropped the ball when trying to build out the 2025-2026 Pacers depth chart. (2:30)The guys highlight how Wiseman was seen at practice with the 2nd team, Carlilse discussing the Pacers roster overall needs more time together to establish chemistry, what to make of preseason play without TJ for 2 of the games and Drew for 1 game. Does Obi make more sense at the 5 versus the center rotation, and could the Pacers just play 1 center in their 10-man rotation? A ton to discuss on today's show! (4:40) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode, Alex and Facci gets things started by talking about Ben Sheppard returning to practice with no limitations and what injury he was dealing with. Then, Facci responds to David's claim that he really isn't a true Jermaine O'Neal fan, after failing to wish him a Happy Birthday earlier this week. (3:04)Then, Eddie Gill joins (11:05) the show to discuss the Pacers point guards in depth, his experience with being thrown into the full of things with limited prep time, the impact of no TJ McConnell, and how he sees Q and RayJ fitting in. Then, Eddie talks about Siakam's elite level of play (24:00), Mathurin developing into a bigger role, how Sheppard impacts the 2nd unit by being back healthy and whether or not the Pacers are a below .500 team at the end of the season.   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 David Cole and Carson Stafford to discuss 3 Pacers we are interested in watching this upcoming season, and what type of role they could have this season and in future seasons. After that, David wonders if Giannis staying in Milwaukee is actually better for the Pacers versus them trading him.  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON! YouTube: Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast - YouTubeApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77fZ7GL...PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detai...Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--R...  Timestamps: Shoutout to Caitlin Cooper and Samson Folk of Basketball, She Wrote: New Shirt + Popsicle Talk (1:00)First Player to Watch (7:35)Second Player to Watch (20:12)Third Player to Watch (30:47)Giannis Future in Milwaukee and how it impacts the Pacers (47:28) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers 124-108 loss to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Benn Mathurin shined with 31 points on 11-12 shooting; the centers go all game long with no made baskets and chemistry continues to be an issue. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND HIT THAT LIKE BUTTON! YouTube: Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast - YouTubeApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77fZ7GL... PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detai... Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--R...  Time Stamps:Mathurin's Performance: (0:44)Injury Update on Furphy and Q Jax: (4:31)Cam Payne Thoughts (5:34)Centers Struggle (6:03)Nembhard settling into the point guard role (11:00)Should the Pacers look to trade for a better center? (12:30)Should the starters play on Friday? (15:18)What we saw from Jarace tonight (17:28)Zone Defense + Small Ball Lineups 19:20)Tough Schedule at the beginning of the season (21:10)Tyrese Troll-iburton (27:40) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of STP, Alex Golden and Mike Facci share their thoughts on the Pacers 116-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder).  Timestamps:All Aboard the Taelon Peter Train! (00:40)Key Starters Didn't Play (3:05)Injuries: Quenton Jackson and Johnny Furphy (3:55)Quenton Jackson's play pre-injury (5:10)First Look at Cam Payne and comparing him to Q Jax for backup PG spot (7:13)Should the Pacers consider making a trade with a team that has PG depth? (12:11)Ranking the backup point guards without TJ (14:44)Obi Toppin's play (17:51)Benn Mathurin (20:07)Better Showing from Jarace (23:00)Johnny Furphy's play pre-injury (26:48)The Centers (30:50)Bradley over Wiseman (33:30)Slawson and McGlothan (39:04)Final Thoughts (40:29) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss the recent news of TJ McConnell being out for at least a month, the Pacers releasing Delon Wright and signing Cam Payne, and why the Pacers have elected to keep Quenton Jackson on a 2-way deal. (3:30)Then, the guys are joined by Chris Denari to discuss the McConnell news, his takeaways from the Pacers first preseason game and what he is seeing at training camp. (17:37)To end our conversation with Chris, we introduce a new segment called 'Get To Know Your Guest'! -- We asked Chris four questions to help us get to know more about his love for basketball, winning a championship in his playing days, his first ever date with his high school sweetheart and wife, and who his biggest hero is! (41:18) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today, Alex and Facci play one of their favorite games, Stock Up, Stock Down OR Stock in the Middle! They go through each player on the Pacers roster after the first preseason game and determine whether or not said individual is a stock up, down or in the middle. Andrew Nembhard - 3:25Bennedict Mathurin - 4:25Aaron Nesmith - 5:18Pascal Siakam - 6:38Isaiah Jackson - 11:15TJ McConnell - 15:03Johnny Furphy - 17:43Jarace Walker - 19:10Obi Toppin - 21:01Jay Huff - 21:57Ben Sheppard - 23:19James Wiseman - 24:13Tony Bradley - 24:24Delon Wright - 24:35Quenton Jackson - 25:01Taelon Peter - 25:07RayJ Dennis - 25:22Jaylen Slawson - 25:47Gabe McGlothan - 26:32Kam Jones - 26:45Tyrese Haliburton - 27:32 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers 135-134 OT victory over the Timberwolves. The guys discuss what they liked and did not like from this game, as well as what went down that is worth monitoring for future preseason games, such as injuries, position battles and young players looking to improve their play. Classic Rick Carlisle - 3:57McConnell and Wright Leave with Injuries - 4:10Isaiah Jackson Foul Trouble - 6:34Tony Bradley Shines - 7:34Ranking the 4 Centers Overall Performance - 9:30First Half Takeaways with Normal Rotation - 15:30Thoughts on Starters (sans I Jax), Obi and TJ - 19:30The 3 Two-Way Players - 25:40How Jarace Walker Played - 27:26Johnny Furphy's Performance - 29:24Final Thoughts - 32:40 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex Golden and Mike Facci dive into 5 storylines they will be monitoring for preseason game #1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Before they dive into the main topic on today's show, they discuss some notes from Monday's practice where Tyrese Haliburton was seen shooting, Isaiah Jackson talked about his Raising Canes obsession during rehab and Rick Carlilse shared some more details on the injuries to Kam Jones and Ben Sheppard. Lastly, Facci discussed his weekend away with his wife and how many times he's listened to The Life of a Showgirl! Facci and Alex talk Taylor Swift - 3:55Aaron Nesmith name dropped in Swift's latest album? - 6:17Isaiah Jackson and Raising Canes? Weight Gain for I Jax was in full effect - 8:42Tyrese Haliburton videoed shooting the basketball at practice - 11:25Storyline #1 - 13:05Storyline #2 - 17:52Storyline #3 - 26:28Storyline #4 - 32:45Storyline #5 - 35:37 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 Casey Johnson to share their biggest takeaways from the Indiana Pacers Fan Jam scrimmage and then they go through the Top 10 captions for a Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis pointing at something and Myles Turner intently listening...best captions were read on the air.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex and Facci dive into the Pacers projected depth chart, and decide what players belong where. Then, once the depth chart is established, the guys go through the roster and determine what a 9-man rotation would look like, what a 10-man rotation would look like and who are the first players out of these specific rotations.After the guys discuss the players who will make the rotation and predict how many minutes they will play this season, they read comments from twitter in response to Myles Turner saying that his comments were directed at the front office and not the fan base. Needless to say, the fans did NOT hold back on how they feel about the former Pacers big man.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike (on the mic) Facci discuss the backtracking Myles Turner is doing after making another jab at Pacers fans on media day, Monday. The guys then transition into some comments that were made by Rick Carlisle after Wednesday's practice on Jay Huff, Jarace Walker and Tony Bradley. The guys also discuss what James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson have been up to during their time of injury rehab, and dive into what Delon Wright had to say about joining the Indiana Pacers just days before Training Camp.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden goes solo on today's episode to share some of the comments that Rick Carlisle made at Day 1 of Pacers Training Camp. Carlisle discusses what he is wanting to see from his team at camp, what he likes about James Wiseman, what it will mean losing coach Mike Weinar and what assistant Johnny Carpenter adds to the staff, health concerns for Ben Sheppard, Kam Jones and RayJ Dennis and reflecting on Nancy Leonard, who's funeral they will be attending on Saturday in Carmel, Indiana, causing the team to rearrange their practice schedule.Lastly, Alex discusses Game 5 of the WNBA Semifinals, where the Indiana Fever lose 107-98 to the Las Vegas Aces, in a game where the Fever were scratching and clawing their way out of a deficit to try and pull off a miracle. With Clark, Cunningham, Dantas and other players out with injuries, the Fever couldn't afford to lose anymore key rotation pieces. During the 3rd quarter, Kelsey Mitchell, an MVP Finalist, went down with a lower body injury and was helped off the court. She did not return to the game. The Fever were also without Aliyah Boston for long stretches in this game, as she was battling foul trouble, which was questionable to say the least. It was a season that ended in heartbreaking fashion, but the future is bright. Alex discusses all about Fever future, what this team could look like and explains why they're just scratching the surface to becoming a championship level contender for the next decade.  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 Dustin Dopirak of The Indy Star to discuss what stood out to us from Indiana Pacers Media Day. After we share our takeaways from media day, we dive into things we want to see from training camp the next few days + a little Indiana Hoosiers Football talk. -Jay Huff found out about being traded to the Pacers in a pantry?-How will teams defend Nembhard-Jarace's future and opportunity this season...is he too honest sometime?-Benn Mathurin ready to prove his worth to this team.-Siakam's role next season-MORE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of STP, Alex and Facci look at the 7 key bench players who appear to be in contention for playing time this season and discuss what they want to see each guy prove this season!Here are the players discussed and in what order:McConnell, Sheppard, Furphy, Wiseman, Huff, Toppin and Walker! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex Golden and Facci are joined by Pacers GM, Chad Buchanan, to discuss the 2025 offseason and the upcoming season!Summer League ThoughtsJohnny Furphy's play and expectations for next seasonWhere was Kam Jones on Pacers big board?Do Pacers see Kam as more a 1 or 2?Enrique Freeman vs Taelon Peter for the final 2-way contractApplying for a Disabled Player ExceptionTargeting any other Free Agent Guards?Andrew Nembhard taking the starting PG role next yearWould Pacers have matched Myles contract offer Milwaukee gave him?Thoughts on the center by committeeMilwaukee coming out of nowhere with cap space, how shocked were you by this?What does Milwaukee's move to create cap space mean for the future of Free Agency?Who targeted Jay Huff on your staff as a trade target?Isaiah Jackson adding weight during injury rehab?Who will be the starting shooting guard to start the season?Opportunity for Jarace to earn a bigger role...what does the team want to see from him?Did Pacers check in on Victor Oladipo as a free agent target?Keeping a roster spot open...buyout market more intriguing?Does Tyrese count against the 15-man roster spot?Will James Johnson be back next season?How eager is this team to make a win-now trade this season?Why make the trade with NOLA for the 2026 first round pick back?How the Pacers stacks up against the East this seasonHow Tyrese has been since the injury and surgery...what is his mindset?Pascal's leadership role this season.What did the run to the NBA Finals mean to the front office?Do Pacers win Game 7 if Tyrese doesn't go down?Coldplay MemeWho do you want with the ball in her hands sans Tyrese?Who had the biggest jump in 2024-2025?Center competition...who starts?McConnell's role next season...minutes load?MORE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode, Alex Golden goes solo to discuss: the most recent news about the Pacers 3rd string point guard spot, why the Pacers won't just convert a 2-way player to the 15 man roster, what is going on with Monte Morris after just signing, Delon Wright coming to training camp and battling for a roster spot, who will most likely get the first crack at the starting center spot, Siakam's leadership, Mathurin's opportunity, Mike Weinar departing, Jarace Walker having a great workout in pickup games Thursday and remembering the life of Nancy Leonard.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Andrew Nembhard, Pacers guard, stops by the show to chat with Alex and Facci. The guys dive into the Pacers run to Eastern Conference Finals, ask Andrew questions about the year, his game winner against the Knicks in Game 3, whether or not he is looking to extend in the offseason, playing for Team Canada this summer and what players on that team he is looking to connect with, as well as specific questions on a variety of teammates and what his goals are for next season. 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.

Pacers fans, this was a fun one! 3rd year guard, Benn Mathurin, stops by Setting The Pace for another interview. On today's show we dive into: rehabbing from his injury, what his expectations are for this season, sitting out during the playoffs and how he learned from that, what he thought of the offseason for Indiana, his belief in this group moving forward, some new hobbies he dove into over the offseason, how he plans to get better for his team, reflecting on last year's success, what he needs to improve on individually and he also discusses what motivates him to be better and how he handles the negative comments about his game.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.