Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers 3rd win of the season as they takedown the Dallas Mavericks 134-127! The guys discuss Myles Turner's special game, Tyrese Haliburton looking like vintage Haliburton, Siakam's steady game, Mathurin showing up big time in the clutch, Andrew Nembhard returning from injury, the Pacers shooting the ball much better, solid bench play from McConnell and Toppin and Player Awards for the Game are handed out!

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On this episode of Setting The Pace, Alex and Facci dive into Free Agents and Trade Targets the Pacers could look to bring in with injuries to Jackson and Wiseman. The guys go through each player and explain why they do or why they do not like the fit with this team.

Minute Markers for Free Agent Candidates and Trade Targets

Honorable Mention - 2:50

Free Agent #1 - 3:40, Free Agent #2 - 5:25, Free Agent #3 - 8:30, Free Agent #4 - 11:50

Trade Targets: #1 (Raptors) - 14:55, #2 (Hornets) - 17:05, #3 (Hawks) - 19:25. #4 (Dallas) - 23:00, #5 (Phoenix) 25:45, #6 (Utah) - 27:25, #7 (Portland) - 30:10

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On today's 1,000th episode of Setting The Pace, the guys open up by reflecting on the ride to their 1,000th episode quickly before diving into the bad loss on Friday night. Alex and Facci highlight the way Indiana closed out quarters, how the Pacers Big 3 got dominated by the Pelicans Big 2...how poorly Myles Turner has played since his great opening night performance against Detroit, Tyrese Haliburton's continued struggles and inability to shake free from his 3PT shooting slump, Mathurin and Sheppard stepping up with bigger roles, Sheppard's career night and injuries piling up.

The guys give out player awards for the game: The Mel Daniels MVP Award and the Feisty Foster Player of the Award. No Players qualified for the Reggie Miller Clutch Player of the Game.

At the end of the show, the guys play video messages sent in from loyal listeners to celebrate the 1,000th episode of Setting The Pace.

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On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden is joined by Chris Denari to look at the Pacers first week of play and share what's been good, what's been bad, and what this team can learn from the games they've played. Chris shares some insight into the Pacers trip to Orlando, why he is a fan of Raising Canes, whether or not Quinn Buckner is ready to let a smothered chicken out anytime soon and what makes Quinn so beloved around the league.

Here are the questions we discussed during the podcast:

-Will the win against Boston be the turnaround this team needs from their slow start?

-Bennedict Mathurin was a key contributor in both Pacers' wins: Can he and does he need to sustain a high level of play overall for the Pacers to have success?

-What are the protocols on reporting injuries in game - Andrew Nembhard exited game against Boston with a knee injury

-TJ McConnell's playing time in Orlando reduced. Will Pacers elect to rest him on back-to-backs?

-Will the Pacers need to add a center to their roster with the Wiseman injury and Myles already missing a game with an injury?

-Why has Tyrese gotten off to a slow start? What are the biggest differences you see in his style of play and how teams are defending him?

-Early season thoughts on Pascal and areas you'd like to see him improve or the team improve around him?

-Biggest issues you've seen with the Pacers team early on in the season?

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers massive overtime victory over the Boston Celtics. Bennedict Mathurin erupted off the bench with 30 points and 11 rebounds, Siakam dropped 29 points, and the last 5 for the Pacers in OT to pull away from Boston. Myles Turner didn't play, Nembhard was pulled after just 5-minutes (knee injury confirmed postgame by Carlisle), but the Pacers pulled a tough one out against the Boston Celtics, who were undefeated before tonight's BIG game.

Big games from Isaiah Jackson and Obi Toppin, playing more minutes at the 5 with Myles out. McConnell had a nice bounce-back game after a 6-minute showing in Orlando. We also discuss Haliburton's play, overcoming another poor shooting night, the idiotic comments made pregame on ESPN by HOT TAKE PERK aka Kendrick Perkins and MORE!

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On today's show, Alex does a short Pacers vs. Celtics preview to kick off the podcast. Then, Alex plays the clip from 107.5 The Fan, where Rick Carlisle addressed why Mathurin is getting inconsistent minutes and what he needs to do better. Alex then brings on Kevin Bowen from the Wake Up Call with KB and Andy, who interviewed Carlisle about Mathurin's playing time. The guys discuss Carlisle's answer, how Mathurin is coached differently, why the fan base has legit reasons to be upset with the playing time and Alex explains why he thinks the margin for error with Mathurin is thinner than it should be. This was a really good Mathurin deep dive with KB.

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci are back to recap another heartbreaking Pacers loss. It's only 4 games into the season, but is it time to panic? The guys discuss that, what went wrong in this game, late game execution, weird rotations, boneheaded decisions in crunch time and more.

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Tonight, Alex and Facci recap the Pacers 118-114 overtime loss to the depleted 76ers. The guys dive into the final moments of both the 4th quarter and OT and share why they think Indiana failed to pull out a win. Alex points out Pascal's play, Mathurin's benching for Walker in the 2nd quarter, the Pacers rotations, Indy's inability to slow down Eric Gordon and the discrepancy on the glass. Facci highlights the number of missed free throws, how worried he is about the team now that they are struggling out of the gate, having no answer for Maxey and failing to consistently make the plays necessary to win. Alex closes out the segment highlighting his biggest reason for why Indiana is struggling early on and discusses what a more realistic record prediction might be for this group. To end the show, Alex and Facci each share their Top 5 favorite sports logos of all time.

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Alex Golden and Facci recap the Pacers brutal loss to the New York Knicks. They spend the majority of this conversation discuss what's wrong with Tyrese Haliburton and share their thoughts on his struggles. In addition to that, they highlight the players who did play well (Bennedict Mathurin, Jarace Walker), the physicality New York played with and ponder what is going on with Rick Carlisle's rotations.

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After leaving the Knicks and their fans devastated with a Game 7 victory in The Garden, the Pacers look to steal their joy once again as the Knicks host the blue and gold for their home opener of the season. With all the additions and subtractions New York made in the offseason, Alex Golden was asked to join Knicks Fan TV to preview this highly anticipated game on ESPN.

We hope you enjoyed this episode of Setting The Pace! Please leave us a 5 STAR rating and review if you did...Facci will be back tomorrow with Alex to recap the Pacers-Knicks game.

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