On today's show, Alex Golden goes solo to recap the Pacers victory over the "76ers". With 96% of the 76ers salary sidelined do to injury, the Pacers found themselves fully healthy struggling against a team that was incredibly undermanned. Alex talks about how the Pacers need to mature as a group and overcome these trap games by taking care of busin…

Alex and Facci continue on with answering your mailbag questions! 11). Schwarz Bruder @TheEvilOmega What do you think is the cause for the inconsistent and often woeful performance of the bench unit this year? Did teams just figure us out, was Stix that important, or is it the rotations and scheming? It's baffling to see the best bench in the leagu…

MAIL TIME! Alex Golden and Mike Facci answer Part 2 of the MAILBAG questions! 6). Indiana Media @ColtsMediaGuy Question: Where do you rank this team at in the standings without Tyrese Haliburton? Hot Take: Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to advance to the NBA Finals. For this to happen Pacers would need to beat either Pistons or Bucks f…

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Facci recap the BEST game of the season. Tyrese Haliburton hits the best game winning jumper of his life, with a corner 3, in front of the Bucks bench, on National TV with Reggie Miller on call and got fouled by Giannis in the process. The guys discuss the storybook ending, how the team's play…

On today's episode, we do our best to not over discuss the Pacers horrific showing against the Chicago Bulls. After we recap the underwhelming and lackluster performance, we dissect all that Tim Hardaway Sr. had to say about the point god, Tyrese Haliburton, and share our thoughts on his dreadful takes.…

On today's episode, Alex Golden and Mike Facci read the first set of questions for our March Mailbag! 1). John Coulton Do you think the reluctance of the Pacers franchise to truly "bottom out" has hurt their long term future and ultimately ruined their ability and chances to ever build a championship contender? Just imagine what the Pacers future w…

In today's show, Alex Golden is joined by Gentry Hudson to discuss the Pacers 2 point loss to the Hawks. The guys also discuss: the return of Benn Mathurin, Siakam's late second blunder, Turner's play and missed FT, Quenton Jackson contributing off the bench, TJ going down with an injury, Walker only playing 3 minutes, how important Tyrese is to th…

On today's show, Alex Golden recaps the Pacers loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Pascal Siakam dropped 35 points, Tyrese Haliburton and Benn Mathurin did not play, Jarace Walker got the start and played well, Indiana got abused in the paint and lost the 2nd half by 13 points. Alex dives into all of this, plus Nembhard struggling and the continued good pla…

Today, Alex Golden and Mike Facci are joined by Bob Kravitz of BobKravitz.com to discuss Myles Turner's upcoming free agency, the future of Turner being the biggest domino to fall this summer, whether Indy should bring Myles back in the offseason, Siakam's all-star season, being so reliable and what his ceiling is, Thomas Bryant's midseason additio…

On today's show, Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers 115-102 victory over the Houston Rockets. The guys key in on how impactful the team was defensively in the 4th quarter, Myles Turner's rim protection in the clutch, Haliburton's spectacular offensive showing, Aaron Nesmith and Andrew Nembhard providing solid play, Jarace Walker getting in…

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci open the show discussing the Rockets sitting out a handful of players on Monday vs OKC and what that means for Indiana on Tuesday, with half of their starters not in the rotation. Then, Kevin Bowen joins the show to discuss Jarace Walker playing in the G-League on Monday with the Ma…

On today's show, Facci is joined by Derek Schultz of Query & Schultz and the Indianapolis Business Journal to discuss Indiana's 127-112 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The guys highlight the return of the point god, Tyrese Haliburton. Aaron Nesmith's career night in points, Indiana's defense tightening up, Indiana signing Tony Bradley to a 10 day c…

On today's episode of Setting the Pace, Alex goes solo to recap the Pacers 125-120 loss to the Miami Heat. Pascal Siakam was sensational with 36 points. Myles Turner and Tyrese Haliburton also played solid games, Andrew Nembhard looked much better than he had in the previous 4 games and the Pacers fell short thanks to some rough stretches in the 2n…

Alex Golden and Mike Facci are back to discuss the Pacers recent play during their four game homestand post All-Star break. The guys dive into what trends are good for certain players, what trends are bad for certain players, how the team has played, what they've done well as a team, what they haven't done well as a team and what to watch moving fo…

Tonight it was all about TYRESE HALIBURTON! The Point God rose to the occasion early on in the 1st quarter, and the Pacers followed after their leader to win in convincing fashion against Toronto. Mike Facci is joined by Mark Montieth to dive into the Pacers win, the play of Tyrese and Myles, defense leading to offense, the impact of not having TJ …

On today's show, Alex Golden is joined by Rhett Bauer to discuss why Jarace Walker should be in the rotation, how impactful his skillset could be in the playoffs, but why Rick Carlisle and the coaching staff have elected to play others before him. Then, Rhett discusses whether or not Indy will offer Mathurin an extension in the offseason...is there…

The Indiana Pacers were looking to extend their winning streak, but one of the hottest teams in the NBA, the Denver Nuggets, were too much for the blue and gold, resulting in a convincing 125-116 victory. Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss the 19 points and 15 assists game from Tyrese, the defensive scheme that Denver was utilizing to prevent India…

The Indiana Pacers led from start to finish, defeating the Clippers 129-111 thanks to the incredible play of Tyrese Haliburton. 7 Pacers scored in double figures and Indiana improves to 16-5 in 2025! Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the game, and the pep in the step was in full effect for Facci tonight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca…

A few weeks ago, Derek Schultz reached out to Alex Golden to see if he would mind doing a Q&A for IBJ.com to share the origin story of Setting The Pace, how the show grew from nothing to notoriety and how Alex has become a full time media member. Derek sent the audio file over to Alex to share on this feed for listeners of Setting The Pace to hear …

On today's show, Alex and Facci discuss the Pacers 14 point victory over the Grizzlies. Myles Turner was sensational, Haliburton came to life in the 2nd quarter, the bench was terrific, Nembhard locked Morant up and Aaron Nesmith looked like his former self. A lot to discuss on today's show after an awesome victory! Learn more about your ad choices…

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci go through the remaining 29 games on the Pacers schedule and predict if it will be a win or loss. Alex and Facci have done this for the past few seasons in August when going through the entire season, but with the break here, the guy thought it would be cool to go through the schedu…

On today's episode, James Boyd joins Alex Golden and Mike Facci to discuss Benn Mathurin's play this season, why he was pulled from the starting 5 and whether it was the right decision, Indiana staying pat at the trade deadline and what it might mean for this offseason, Myles Turner's fit with this team and how an early playoff exit could potential…

Alex Golden is joined by David Cole to discuss the most intriguing storylines for the rest of the season! The guys dive into Haliburton, Turner, Mathurin, Nesmith, Defense, Rebounding, Injuries, Opponents Success against the Pacers and MORE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci are joined by Pacers GM, Chad Buchanan, to discuss the current state of the team. -Thoughts on the 1st 53 games of the season -Will there be another move for a backup center? -Was Indiana close to making a bigger move at the deadline? -Thoughts on the starting lineup changes -Though…

Alex Golden and Facci closeout the MAILBAG podcast answering the following questions: 1). Erik Nikol If you guys are doing the consolidation trade in the offseason, which players are you keeping vs trading? 2). Mann Marsden Real take on the play of Tyrese and is he a superstar or franchise player ? Or jus mid like Evan Turner warned us about 3). Ni…

Alex and Facci are back to discuss the following questions from the mailbag! These questions were answered on a recording we did Monday evening, so we apologize in advance if some questions have already been answered with decisions made by the team. 1). Pat Curse In May the Pacers were 40/1 to win title. In October 60/1. February 1st they were 100/…