Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Analyzing Games 1 + 2 with David Thorpe & Anticipated Adjustments from Milwaukee

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

MAJOR SALE: BE SURE TO VIEW OUR MERCHANDISE STORE FOR THE LATEST SETTING THE PACE MERCH!David Thorpe of True Hoop joins Alex Golden to discuss: Tyrese...

Pacers Smear The Deer (Game 2 Recap)

24 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are back to recap a Pacers VICTORY over the Bucks! Pascal Siakam does it AGAIN and the BLUE AND GOLD have made this a series! My...

Adjustments for Game 2 with Jeremiah Johnson

23 Apr 2024

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Alex and Facci kick off the show sharing their thoughts on what adjustments Indiana can make for G2. After that, Jeremiah Johnson of Bally Sports Indi...

Game 1 Recap: Where's Haliburton?

22 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci share their thoughts on the game before bringing on Derek Schultz of IBJ and Query & Schultz to discuss what the Pacers did poor...

Crossover Podcast: The Gyro Step + Setting The Pace (Pacers & Bucks Preview)

20 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden joined Ti Windisch on the Gyro Step Podcast to breakdown this upcoming series! Ti also shares his perspective from someone who covers the ...

A Non-Pacers View of the Pacers-Bucks Series

19 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Es Baraheni of Forbes.com and Bleacher Report to look at all the interesting angles of the Pacers upcoming series against the...

The Official Pacers & Bucks Playoff Preview

18 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci are back for a detailed and in-depth Pacers-Bucks Playoff Preview.NEW PLAYOFF MERCHANDISE: BEAT THE BUCKS SWAGNEW PLAYOFF M...

Playoff Mailbag Pt. 2

17 Apr 2024

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Alex and Facci are BACK to finish answering your AWESOME mailbag questions!VIEW OUR MERCHANDISE STORE -- SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS, TANKS, LONG SLEEVE, BASE...

Playoff Mailbag Pt. 1

16 Apr 2024

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Alex and Facci answer your questions about the Pacers upcoming playoff series with the Milwaukee Bucks.VIEW OUR MERCHANDISE STORE -- SHIRTS, SWEATSHIR...

The Pacers Are Headed to the Playoffs!

15 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are here to talk about the Pacers 157-115 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, securing them a spot in the NBA Playoffs, where they w...

Pacers Crumble in Crunchtime Against Cleveland

13 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci recap the Pacers loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and highlight what is at stake for the blue and gold on Sunday in their final g...

Talking Pacers with Mr. 2,000 aka Chris "The GOAT" Denari

12 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are joined by Chris Denari of Bally Sports Indiana to share his thoughts on the Pacers this season, their upcoming games, what t...

Eastern Conference Playoff Race Breakdown with Wheat Hotchkiss

11 Apr 2024

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With so many scenarios on the table, Alex Golden brings on Wheat Hotchkiss of Pacers.com to really breakdown what's at stake for the Pacers. Wheat tel...

Smothered Chickens in Toronto + a Taco Bell Draft!

10 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Madie Chandler of 8.9 seconds to recap the Pacers big time victory over the Raptors! The two discuss the game, bigger picture...

How the East is Shaping Up the Last Week of the Season

09 Apr 2024

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Facci is joined by Keith Smith of Spotrac for an in-depth discussion on: Indiana's 2 year rebuild Who should the Pacers want to draw in the playoffs d...

Pacers...BEAT THE HEAT!

08 Apr 2024

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In one of the most important games of the season, Indiana handles business and defeats Miami, 117-115. Alex Golden is joined by David Cole of the Pace...

Haliburton Makes Pacers History in Win over Thunder

06 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are back to recap the Pacers win over OKC! Tyrese breaks Mark Jackson's record for most assists in a regular season...Then the g...

Facci is the Problem + Dustin Dopirak

05 Apr 2024

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In segment 1, Alex Golden and Facci discuss what went down in Brooklyn with Facci in the building...Facci then shares some daunting stats with the Pac...

Another Pacers Loss to a Below .500 Team! #Cursed

04 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Andrew Salop aka Combo from Combo's Court to recap the Pacers game and discuss what went wrong for the blue and gold in a gam...

Potential Playoff Matchups + is Siakam the Perfect Fit?

03 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are joined by Zak Noble of Ball Is Life to discuss the Pacers current core, their future moving forward, what the ceiling is of ...

Haliburton Ignites Indiana's Offense to Victory over Nets

02 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci recap the Pacers win over the Brooklyn Nets. It was an early 4-0 lead that the Nets had, but once Indiana erase the lead, they n...

What We Want To See From the Pacers in the Month of April

01 Apr 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci go back and forth sharing what they want to see from the Pacers over the final 7 games of April and how these things can impact ...

Pacers' DEFENSE stymies LeBron and the Lakers

30 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are back to recap the Pacers 109-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, putting an end to their 5 game winning streak! The guys...

Pacers Musings and a Draft with Caitlin Cooper!

29 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined once again by Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote, to discuss more in-depth about the Pacers. (Episode was recorded before W...

Bulls On Parade in Chicago

28 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is reunited with Facci for a postgame recap show of the Pacers pitiful loss to Chicago, 125-99. The guys not only talk about this game, bu...

Pascal's Emergence, Ty's Defense + Jarace's Development with Caitilin Cooper

27 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Caitlin Cooper of Basketball, She Wrote, to discuss all things Pacers. The two discuss the emergence of Pascal Siakam over th...

J Walking Through Pascalifornia

26 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by JMV, radio host of the Ride with JMV on 107.5 The Fan to recap the Pacers 133-116 over the Los Angeles Clippers. The guys dis...

Pacers Can't Overcome a "Zebra Stampede" in LA LA Land

25 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by former Area 55 member, Gentry Hudson, to recap the Pacers-Lakers game that had a lot of talking points. The guys discuss what...

The Point God is BACK + Myles passes JO for MOST Blocks in Franchise History

23 Mar 2024

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Wow. What a NIGHT in San Fran! Alex Golden is joined by Facci to recap a historic night for Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton breaks out of his slump an...

Coach David Thorpe on the Current and Future of the Indiana Pacers

22 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are joined by Coach David Thorpe of True Hoop. Coach Thorpe trains with players at all different levels, but specializes with NB...

Pacers Pummel Pistons...AGAIN!

21 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are back to recap the Pacers victory over the lottery bound Detroit Pistons. The guys look at the rough start, Haliburton's more...

Impact of Mathurin's Injury, Areas to Improve and McDermott's Return

20 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci discuss three big questions for the final 13 games of the season: How should the Pacers handle McDermott's minutes when he retur...

"I've never gone through a slump like this in my life." -Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers-Cavaliers Recap)

19 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Facci to recap the Pacers game against the Cavaliers. What was once a 15 point Pacers lead turned into a 10 point deficit. In...

Where would the Pacers be without Pascal Siakam? (Nets-Pacers Game Recap)

18 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Facci to recap the Pacers impressive victory over the Brooklyn Nets, thanks to the great play of Pascal Siakam, the Pacers de...

One Word + is Mikal Bridges someone you can build around?

15 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Facci in segment 1 to play a game of "One Word". The guys give one word to describe each player on the roster, coach Rick Car...

Bull-ied by DeRozan + Late Game Blunders

14 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is back with Facci for another postgame recap. On today's show, the guys discuss Indiana's 132-129 loss to the Bulls in OVERTIME after som...

Indiana Leaves OKC Thunderstruck

13 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Facci to recap the Pacers 121-111 victory over the best in the west, the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was a team effort that led...

An Important Stretch Upcoming

12 Mar 2024

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In segment 1, Alex Golden is joined by Jacob Kniffen of The Uncontested Podcast to preview the Pacers-Thunder game coming up. The guys look at how OKC...

Pacers have BEST second half performance of the year in a PIVOTAL win over Orlando

11 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Derek Schultz to recap the Pacers impressive 111-97 victory over the recently hot Orlando Magic. The Pacers move into the 7th...

5 Things Indiana Will Miss Without Bennedict Mathurin + a Pacers-Magic Preview

10 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden goes solo in segment one to discuss the breaking news of Bennedict Mathurin needing season-ending surgery. Alex discusses 5 reasons why th...

Why did the Indiana Pacers lose to the Minnesota Timberwolves?

08 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Michael J. Facci to recap the Pacer 113-111 loss to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Indiana clawed their way ...

The 500 LB Elephant in the Room - March Mailbag Pt. 2

07 Mar 2024

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Alex and Facci are back for another episode, and they continue answering the great questions from our Pace Setters. Adam - How many more games can Hal...

Dancing to Victory in Dallas!

06 Mar 2024

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Alex and Facci are back with a postgame recap podcast! The Pacers displayed a great team effort and their high scoring offense mixed with their solid ...

March Mailbag Pt. 1

05 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden and Michael Facci are ready to answer a handful of your questions on today's Mailbag Podcast!1). Chuck and Jamie: Which player(s)-on or of...

What's Wrong with the Pacers?

04 Mar 2024

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Alex Golden and Michael Facci are back for another postgame podcast, but they have the tough discussion about what's the reasoning behind the Pacers p...

Pacers Chat with The Pacers Pod Father + Caitlin Clark has "the Fever"

01 Mar 2024

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Alex and Facci are back for another episode of Setting The Pace, where they are joined by the Pacers Pod Father, Dave Searle to get his thoughts on th...

Showtime Haliburton Closes Out Pelicans!

29 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci recap the Pacers bounce back victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. The guys also discuss the importance of every game moving forward, ...

Pacers Stocks!

28 Feb 2024

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Alex and Michael are back for another episode of Setting The Pace! The guys play a little stock up, down or in the middle for the 12 players consisten...

Mathurin's Masterclass Not Enough for Pacers

27 Feb 2024

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Alex and Michael Facci are back for another episode of Setting The Pace, where they recap the Pacers 8-point loss to the Toronto Raptors. The guys dis...

Monster Myles Slams Door Shut On Mavericks Winning Streak

26 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci recap the Pacers 22 point victory over the red hot Dallas Mavericks. The Pacers took care of business on the defensive end in the 2nd h...

Pacers Out Pace Pistons, JJ joins + a Chick-Fil-A sauce Draft!

23 Feb 2024

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In segment 1, Alex and Facci recap the Pacers victory over the Pistons, which was a good win despite a putrid 3rd quarter. After recapping the game, t...

Catching up with Pacers GM Chad Buchanan

22 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci are joined by the GM of the Pacers, Chad Buchanan to discuss a lot that has happened this season: All-Star Weekend in Indy Trading Budd...

Questions we have for the Pacers for the remainder of the season

21 Feb 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Eddie Garrison of 107.5 The Fan to discuss questions they have for the Pacers for the remainder of the season. It will be a f...

Talking ALL things Pacers and All-Star Weekend with Bob Kravitz

20 Feb 2024

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Bob Kravitz joins Alex Golden to discuss how amazing the city of Indianapolis was once again hosting a major event. How Haliburton and Reggie were uti...

Rivalries Intensify during All-Star Weekend: Mathurin vs. Ivey + Pacers vs. Bucks

19 Feb 2024

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Alex starts off the show recapping Tyrese Haliburton's performance in the All-Star Game and discusses how he was snubbed of the MVP honors as the ball...

State of the Pacers with Kevin Bowen

16 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci are joined by Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan to discuss the current state of the Indiana Pacers as the All-Star Break is here. What have ...

"Pascal Siakam night, baby."

15 Feb 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by James Boyd of The Athletic to discuss the Pacers 127-125 victory over the pesky Toronto Raptors in Siakam's return home. Inju...

Top 5 Free Agents/Buyout Guys + Raptors Preview

14 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci are back! In segment 1, the guys look at free agents and buyout players who could make sense for the Pacers, although the list is slim....

Humiliated by the Hornets...What needs to change?

13 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci talk about a putrid showing from the Pacers, as they fall to the new look Charlotte Hornets 111-102. Alex discusses the problems this P...

Pacers Glimmer Like Gold in The Garden

11 Feb 2024

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Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner lead the Pacers to their 30th win of the season with an impressive 125-111 victory over Jalen Brunson and the New Y...

Curry Crushes Lethargic Pacers & A Potential Reunion?

09 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci discuss the Pacers lackluster effort in their 131-109 loss to the Warriors, who dominated from start to finish. Then, the guys discuss ...

Buddy Hield traded to 76ers, McDermott returns to Pacers

08 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci react to the Pacers busy NBA Trade Deadline, where they made 3 trades in total and landed back 3 players, cash and picks. Did the Pacer...

To Trade or Not To Trade?

08 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci are joined by Andy Sweeney, host of the Wakeup Call with KB & Andy on 107.5 and 93.5 The Fan to discuss what the Pacers could do at the...

Houston You Have a Problem...and it's the Indiana Pacers

07 Feb 2024

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The Pacers once again takedown the Houston Rockets, and Alex Golden and Mike Facci are here to talk about! The guys discuss the great play from Pascal...

Trade Ideas for the Pacers (Pt. 2)

06 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci are back to conclude their Pacers Trade Ideas podcast, where they dive into more trades to help solidify the Pacers roster. Alex throws...

Trade Ideas for the Pacers (Pt. 1)

05 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci share a handful of trade ideas that they like for the Pacers and discuss what works and doesn't work for the trades suggested! Learn mo...

A Pascal Party in Charlotte

05 Feb 2024

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Pascal Siakam leads the Pacers to a 115-99 win over the Charlotte Hornets. The Pacers have another new starting lineup, but one that played incredibly...

Knicks School and Bully Pacers for 9th straight win

02 Feb 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Derek Kramer of iPacers to discuss the Pacers facing a depleted Knicks team without their starting front court (Anunoby, Rand...

Forecasting February's Schedule + Pacers Trivia

01 Feb 2024

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Alex and Facci are back and they look ahead to the Pacers upcoming month of games. They breakdown the month of February, give their record predictions...

The Return, The Fight + The Revenge

31 Jan 2024

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The Pacers fall 129-124 to the Boston Celtics in Tyrese Haliburton's return. Indiana fought back from a 15-point halftime lead but ultimately fell sho...

Top 10 Trade Deadline Targets

30 Jan 2024

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With the NBA Trade Deadline 10 days away, Alex and Facci share their Top 10 Trade Deadline Targets for the Indiana Pacers. With Indiana already making...

Snapping Streaks + Episode 800!

29 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci start off your week with a celebratory podcast! The Pacers win their 3rd game in a row, and they snap their opponents winning streak fo...

Pacers Top-pin Suns in Dramatic Finish

27 Jan 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Chris Denari to recap the Pacers 133-131 victory over the Suns and Devin Booker's 62 point performance. Obi Toppin hit the ga...

A Triple-Double & an All-Star Starter

26 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci start out the show discussing Tyrese Haliburton getting his first nod as a starter for the NBA All-Star game. Then, they dive into what...

A Closer Look at Pascal Siakam

25 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci are joined by Esfandiar (Es) Baraheni of Forbes.com to discuss all things Pascal Siakam. The guys look at how he has played with Indian...

Batman-less Pacers can't handle The Joker

24 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci respond to the latest injury update on Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers late game efforts fall short in a tough defeat to Nuggets. Lear...

Establishing the Pacers Pecking Order

23 Jan 2024

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After a big time trade to land Pascal Siakam with the Pacers, Alex and Facci decided to look at the new Pacers roster and rank them in order of who is...

Suns Three-Headed Snake Too Hot for Pascal's Pacers

22 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci recap the Pacers final game of the 6-game road trip, where Indiana fell 117-110 to Phoenix. Tyrese Haliburton did not play in this one ...

Siakam Shimmers and the Bench Bungles

20 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci recap the first game of Pascal Siakam in a Pacers uniform. Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith return from injury, but the Pacers weren...

No Backdown in Sac Town

19 Jan 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Tyler Smith of Indy Sports Legends to discuss the Pacers big time road victory over the Sacramento Kings with an undermanned ...

Pascal Siakam Trade Reaction Podcast

17 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci react to the Pacers BIG TIME acquisition of Pascal Siakam. Indiana trades Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and 3 first round picks for the 2 t...

Things Are Getting...Spicy

17 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci react to the latest report from Shams about Indiana and Toronto getting deeper into talks on a Pascal Siakam trade. The reports are Bru...

Sluggish and Shorthanded in Salt Lake City

16 Jan 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by 2 Pacers' Twitter legends: Kami and Woody. The three talk about the Pacers loss to Utah, Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard playi...

Recent Trade Buzz

15 Jan 2024

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On today's show, Alex and Facci are joined by Michael Scotto aka @MikeAScotto on X (formerly known as Twitter) of Hoops Hype to discuss the latest buz...

Hot Night in Atlanta + Cold Afternoon in Denver

15 Jan 2024

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On today's episode, Alex and Facci spend the first half of the show recapping the Pacers win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. In the 2nd half, ...

Ready To Hit The Road

12 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci preview the Pacers upcoming road trip and discuss what games feel winnable and what challenges they will face without Haliburton. The g...

Pacers Keep Focus, No Hocus-Pocus

11 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci recap the Pacers first game with Tyrese Haliburton sidelined for the next few weeks. The Pacers pickup a 112-104 victory over the Washi...

Spicy Popsicles with Spicy P

10 Jan 2024

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Caitlin Cooper joins Alex and Facci to breakdown the fit of Pascal Siakam if he were to be traded to Indiana. They look at one trade idea, discuss wha...

"So Kobe?"...."Nah, Mathurin."

09 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci discuss the hamstring injury to Tyrese Haliburton that sidelined him for the remainder of the game with an MRI coming on Tuesday to det...

Rocking Hawks & Celtics Snap Streak

08 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci are joined by Caitlin Cooper to recap both the Pacers games against the Hawks and the Celtics. What went right for Indiana against Atla...

Pacers must ch00se wi5ley

06 Jan 2024

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Alex Golden is joined once again by Carson and David to discuss whether they would trade Bennedict Mathurin or Jarace Walker if a team is asking for o...

Little Rascals or Pascal?

05 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci are joined by Tyler and James for a Pacers trivia showdown! You won't wanna miss this...Then, Alex is joined by David Cole and Carson S...

Pacers treat Bucks like Bambi's mother

04 Jan 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci are back to discuss the Pacers 4th victory over the Milwaukee Bucks this season! Tyrese takes over in the 4th quarter, Mathurin ...

Talent Evaluation + Price Tags

03 Jan 2024

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Alex Golden goes solo to answer 4 questions remaining from the Mailbag. Facci sent his answers into Alex so he shares Facci's POV on the show and then...

No Fear of the Deer in Milwaukee

02 Jan 2024

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Alex Golden and Michael J. Facci are back to recap the Pacers 4th game of the season against the Bucks. Indiana wins in convincing fashion, thanks to ...

Haliburton Wall(y)s up Knicks after their DINO-mite trade

01 Jan 2024

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Alex and Facci recap the Pacers 3rd straight victory as they take down the New York Knicks behind Tyrese Haliburton's 22 points and 23 assists. Nesmit...

NEW INTRO FOR SETTING THE PACE

31 Dec 2023

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Leaving 2023 with a grateful heart and thankful for all the amazing support from the best Pacers fans in the WORLD! Hope you enjoy our brand new intro...

Are the Pacers better off trying to win now versus prioritizing the development of their young players?

30 Dec 2023

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Alex and Facci answer 10 questions from the mailbag questions submitted Monday!Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email [email protected]...

Haliburton's 21 points & 20 assists leads Pacers over Bulls (Game Recap)

29 Dec 2023

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Alex and Facci recap a historic night from Tyrese Haliburton as he lifts the Pacers over the Bulls after surrendering a 25-point lead to Chicago. Myle...

Who do you believe the Pacers can realistically trade for to make them better now but possibly greater next year? (Mailbag Pt. 2)

28 Dec 2023

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Alex and Facci are back to answer more questions from the Mailbag!1). DJ Davis - With Hali becoming a superstar who makes everyone around him better, ...