Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

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What is the direction of the team? Top 5 Lance Games of the Season = Fan of the Week Apr 09, 2022

Show notes

Alex Golden starts out the show discussing the Play-In standings watch and OKC's incredible tank job against the Lakers. Then, Facci shares the Top 5 Lance Stephenson games of the season!

Next, Alex is joined by Ben Gibson to briefly hit on Carlisle's comments to the media on Thursday and they ponder what direction the team is going this offseason.

Later, Facci shares the Rookie Report and The Player of the Week!

Lastly, we close out the show with out AMAZING fan of the week: Elijah Wurster

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Howard Beck on the Pacers Future + NBA Talk Apr 07, 2022

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Howard Beck of Sports Illustrated and Co-host of The Crossover Pod joins Michael J. Facci to discuss the Pacers season and future, as well as some general NBA talk.

Show Rundown

Pacers to hit the reset button and start to rebuild? (5:50)
Thoughts on Pacers-Kings Trade (9:30)
Haliburton's Ceiling (14:50)
NBA draft lottery odds and play-in impact (18:30)
Pacers odds for the 5th pick and how the odds work (23:20)
Thoughts on the Miami Heat's season (25:50)
Is Brooklyn perhaps one of the most dangerous 8th seeds of all time? (29:20)
The incredible season from Memphis (33:30)
MVP prediction + NBA finals matchup and winner? (37:10)

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McConnell returns, Rhett's top 5 prospects, standings update + takeaways from tonight's final home game Apr 06, 2022

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Alex Golden is joined by Rhett Bauer to discuss the updated standings and how another OKC win has opened the door for Indiana to move from the 5th worst record, to the 4th worst record in the NBA.

The guys then pivot to discuss McConell's return, the possibility of Lance playing his final game in the fieldhouse, the continued good play of Buddy Hield and what one thing Isaiah Jackson did particularly well tonight.

Lastly, Rhett shares his Top 5 prospects (outside of the Top 4) in this year's NBA Draft, and why he likes each player.

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Reviewing Chris Duarte's Rookie Season + Fact or Fiction Apr 04, 2022

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci look at the rookie season of Chris Duarte, what went right and what went wrong, as well as his future moving forward with this team.

Alex then plays a game with Facci called: Fact or Fiction. Alex shares 5 statements and the guys discuss if the statement is fact or fiction, and explain their reasoning.

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Tyrese Halburton's BIG Night in Boston, Fan of the Week and Veteran Free Agents the Pacers could Target Apr 02, 2022

Show notes

Alex starts off the show recapping the Pacers 128-123 loss to the Celtics and how his night ended too early. Alex then looks at the remaining 4 games for the season and looks at the inverse standings.

Next, Facci comes on to discuss veteran free agents the Pacers could target in the offseason. Alex returns for the Quote of the Week to discuss the future of Chirs Duarte. Lastly, Facci ends the show with the Rookie Report, the Player of the Week and the Fan of the Week.

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Pacers whose future with the team is uncertain + Cavs pick slipping out of our hands Apr 01, 2022

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Alex Golden and Facci react to the latest HoopsHype Podcast with Scott Agness and Michael Scotto. Alex and Facci share their thoughts on each Pacers player discussed and how their future could look with the team.

-Myles Turner

-Malcolm Brogdon

-Buddy Hield

-T.J. Warrem

-Jalen Smith

-What the Pacers could do with their Cap Space

Lastly, the guys discuss the East Standings and why the Cavaliers might have too big of a hole to climb out of.

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Trade Idea for Brogdon + the Debate of Drafting the Best Player Available versus Fit (Mailbag Pt. 2) Mar 30, 2022

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Alex and Facci are back for PART 2 of the Mailbag podcast!

The guys discuss:

BPA vs Fit: Homerun swing if we land in the 5-9 range
When do the Pacers next make the ECF and who is on this hypothetical team
Is it smart to extend Turner even if he is not a part of the long term plans?
Brogdon Trade Idea that involves picks plus two veterans
How can the Pacers climb out of mediocrity
Is there interest in Brogdon + Turner with their injuries?
Is trading all 3 picks in the Top 31 enough to move into the Top 4?
The Pacers draft Chet Holmgren, give your sales pitch to why he is a great pick

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Episode 400! Myles OUT for the rest of the year + Mailbag Pt. 1 Mar 29, 2022

Show notes

Alex and Facci are BACK and the guys kick off the show discussing the news of Myles Turner missing the remainder of the season and what this means moving forward! (4:00)

Then, the guys celebrate episode 400 by answering mailbag questions from our great listeners! (12:00)

MAILBAG TOPICS

-How does Buddy handle a potential role change next season? (14:00)

-What have we both agreed on and disagreed on the most in our time podcasting? (18:50)

-Best case scenario for Ricky Rubio with the Pacers (23:20)

-Does Brogdon missing games late in the season impact his trade value? (26:00)

-Packaging picks to move up vs. keeping the picks we have and building the depth of the team. (29:05)

-How secure is Rick's job at head coach...could we trade him....who replaces him? (32:30)

-Best two moments of the 400 episodes! (37:00)

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Ranking the Young Cores from teams who will miss the play-in + Revisiting the Oladipo-LeVert trade with Roosh Williams and Zak Noble Mar 25, 2022

Show notes

Alex Golden is joined by Zak Noble and Roosh Williams to rank the 10 Young Cores (26 and under) that will miss the play-in game. Before this in-depth discussion, Roosh (a Rockets fan) defends his stance that the Rockets were better off trading for Oladipo than Caris LeVert and Alex discusses why he still thinks Houston missed out on flipping LeVert for more than what they got for Oladipo.

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(Mini-Pod) Live Podcast at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Mar 24, 2022

Show notes

At halftime of Pacers and Kings, Alex Golden is joined by friend of the show Tyler Smith and two amazing fans: The Birthday Man Frank and Big Glen!

In this episode, the guys discuss what the atmosphere in the fieldhouse has been like this season, what winning the draft lottery would do for the franchise, the tribute video to Sabonis, Lamb and Holiday, Glen's road experiences to see the team in Orlando and Denver and what made these guys Pacers fans!

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