Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

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Should Terry Taylor be playing over Oshae Brissett, surprise player candidates and likelihood of a trade before 2023 (Mailbag Pt. 2) Oct 12, 2022

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Alex Golden and Michael Facci are back to answer Part 2 of the Mailbag!

Rundown:

-Oshae Brissett vs Terry Taylor

-Podcasting Tidbits

-If the Pacers were to relocate in Indiana, where would they go?

-How does Rick distribute his minutes between the 2s and the 3s with so much talent?

-Over/Under 50% that the Pacers make a trade before 2023

-Surprise Player Candidates for the Pacers

-Confidence in the Pacers landing the 1st overall pick

-Oshae's uncertain future

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Nesmith Injury Update + Mailbag Pt. 1 Oct 11, 2022

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The guys open up the show recapping their weekend of disappointment as sports fans but how they're excited for the upcoming Pacers season. Then dive into the bad news of Aaron Nesmith and his plantar fascia injury...how does that injury impact the rotation and is it something to be concerned about longterm!

Next, the guys answer 8-questions from the mailbag sent in by: Sam Culbertson, Aaron M, Dalton Chubb, Ricky Kelly, DonTrell Bullies, Matthew Peck, Juan Judah and Aimee Facci.

-Pacers Ceiling

-Bold Predictions

-Excitement for this season compared to others

-How many games till Rick has to start Bennedict Mathurin

-three team trade idea between Indy, Golden State and the Lakers

-Trade value for Theis and Goga

-How many games does Mathurin start this year

-What will it take for Facci to eat a...PICKLE?????

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Mathurin and Nesmith shine in preseason + Scott Agness joins! Oct 06, 2022

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Alex and Facci share their thoughts on the Pacers first preseason action! Who stood out for the Pacers and what we thought of the rotation!

Later, Scott Agness joins the show and gives his takeaways for the Pacers first preseason game, a little Pacers Season Preview and the Pacers executives being out in Las Vegas to watch Wembanyama + Scoot Henderson!

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Victor Wembanyama + Scoot Henderson put on a SHOW! + Pacers Talk and Preseason Preview with Jeremiah Johnson and Evan Sidery Oct 05, 2022

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Evan Sidery joins Alex Golden to breakdown the amazing performances from both Scoot Henderson and Victor Wembanyama! What stood out to the guys, what areas both can improve upon, how they could fit with the Pacers and briefly touch on G League Ignite forward, a projected 1st round pick, Leonard Miller.

Later, Alex is joined by Jeremiah Johnson of Bally Sports Indiana to discuss the Pacers upcoming preseason tilt with the Hornets! JJ shares observations from training camp and interviews with the players and coaches. Amazing perspective here from JJ as he shares some great insight on how this team has been preparing for their first real action since last April!

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5 Areas the Pacers should improve this season, players who were selected 6th overall and what success they had + more information from Shams on Lakers-Pacers Trade Talks Oct 04, 2022

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While we are all tired of the same Lakers-Pacers trade talks, Shams provided a few interesting nuggets in his reporting on Herb Simon's desires and Myles Turner's upcoming free agency...Shams also mentioned a third team could be involved in this deal...the guys touch on that in segment one.

Later, Alex and Facci share their five areas the Pacers should improve this season and give detailed statistics to backup their points.

Lastly, Facci dives into the last 10 players to be selected with the 6th overall pick: did they start? how many games did they play in during their rookie season, their averages, if they have ever made an All-Star team or an All-NBA team...

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Bennedict Mathurin not with Starting Five, Could Pacers trade for Jae Crowder + Zach Lowe likes this teams fit for Myles Turner Sep 29, 2022

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss the most recent article from Bob Kravitz doubling down on his Turner takes, then the guys look at what team Zach Lowe thinks could be a player for Turner and what else he had to say about Myles in general.

Then, the guys discuss if the Pacers could make a trade for Jae Crowder as Bobby Marks suggested. They also touch on the first two days of Pacers training camp...Bennedict Mathurin playing with the second unit, Oshae Brissett playing with the third group of players and Daniel Theis has arrived to camp.

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Takeaways from Pacers Media Day + Celebrating Four Years of Setting The Pace Sep 26, 2022

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Alex and Facci kickoff the show discussing the Pacers recent transactions over the weekend, the training camp roster and interesting things we learned from *former Pacers at their respective media day interviews.

Then, Tyler Smith of Indy Sports Legends joins the show to share his thoughts on Media Day, shine light on some of the most interesting comments made and more! The guys close out the segment reflecting on the four years of Setting The Pace, and how Tyler helped start the podcast with Facci and Alex.

Alex and Facci close out the show with a few more thoughts on the direction of the team and coach Rick Carlisle.

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Kevin Pritchard Press Conference Reactions and Takeaways with Evan Sidery Sep 24, 2022

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Alex Golden is joined by Evan Sidery from BasketballNews.com to discuss Kevin Pritchard's press conference with the media on Thursday. Sidery was at the press conference and was able to shed some light on things that KP said, hinted at and didn't say to help us better understand the direction this franchise is moving and what players might be here for that.

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Thoughts on Chad Buchanan's interview, the latest on Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin + ranking the The Top 5 best and worst moves of Kevin Pritchard Sep 21, 2022

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Alex and Facci kick off the show discussing Chad Buchanan's interview with Kevin and Query, their biggest takeaways, discussing Myles' future with the team, Mathurin's off-season progress and more! The guys conclude segment one discussing the latest information on James Johnson's contract, what Shams reported on the Pacers-Lakers trade talks and how to dissect what a front office member says.

Next, the guys start things off listing their TOP 5 worst moves of the Kevin Pritchard era...how do these horrible moves compare to the guys TOP 5 best moves made by KP? The guys get into their lists, discuss some honorable mentions they have and debate which moves was bigger: trading for Haliburton or trading PG for Domas and Oladipo.

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James Johnson signed and the training camp roster is set, rotation and minute predictions + a fun fake trade Sep 19, 2022

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Alex and Facci start things off looking at the recent moves the Pacers made over the weekend...the team signed James Johnson as well as 3-other players to Exhibit-10 deals for training camp. The guys discuss Kendall Brown's two-way signing becoming official and what they like about these signings.

Then, the guys share their rotation for the upcoming season and how they would divvy up the minutes! At the end of the show, Alex shares a fun three team trade idea that he hasn't shared before!

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