Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

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3 Players to Watch this Upcoming Season + How Giannis' Future in Milwaukee Impacts Pacers Oct 15, 2025

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Alex Golden is joined by David Cole and Carson Stafford to discuss 3 Pacers we are interested in watching this upcoming season, and what type of role they could have this season and in future seasons. After that, David wonders if Giannis staying in Milwaukee is actually better for the Pacers versus them trading him.

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Timestamps:

Shoutout to Caitlin Cooper and Samson Folk of Basketball, She Wrote: New Shirt + Popsicle Talk (1:00)
First Player to Watch (7:35)
Second Player to Watch (20:12)
Third Player to Watch (30:47)
Giannis Future in Milwaukee and how it impacts the Pacers (47:28)

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Pacers fall to Spurs despite Benn Mathurin's 31-point outing + All 4 centers struggle Oct 14, 2025

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On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers 124-108 loss to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Benn Mathurin shined with 31 points on 11-12 shooting; the centers go all game long with no made baskets and chemistry continues to be an issue.

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Time Stamps:

Mathurin's Performance: (0:44)
Injury Update on Furphy and Q Jax: (4:31)
Cam Payne Thoughts (5:34)
Centers Struggle (6:03)
Nembhard settling into the point guard role (11:00)
Should the Pacers look to trade for a better center? (12:30)
Should the starters play on Friday? (15:18)
What we saw from Jarace tonight (17:28)
Zone Defense + Small Ball Lineups 19:20)
Tough Schedule at the beginning of the season (21:10)
Tyrese Troll-iburton (27:40)

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Should Q Jax be Backup Point Guard? Payne Debuts + Bradley Edging Out Wiseman? Oct 12, 2025

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On today's episode of STP, Alex Golden and Mike Facci share their thoughts on the Pacers 116-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Blue (Thunder).

Timestamps:

All Aboard the Taelon Peter Train! (00:40)
Key Starters Didn't Play (3:05)
Injuries: Quenton Jackson and Johnny Furphy (3:55)
Quenton Jackson's play pre-injury (5:10)
First Look at Cam Payne and comparing him to Q Jax for backup PG spot (7:13)
Should the Pacers consider making a trade with a team that has PG depth? (12:11)
Ranking the backup point guards without TJ (14:44)
Obi Toppin's play (17:51)
Benn Mathurin (20:07)
Better Showing from Jarace (23:00)
Johnny Furphy's play pre-injury (26:48)
The Centers (30:50)
Bradley over Wiseman (33:30)
Slawson and McGlothan (39:04)
Final Thoughts (40:29)

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TJ McConnell OUT for a Month, Cam Payne in, Delon Wright out + Chris Denari Joins! Oct 10, 2025

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On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss the recent news of TJ McConnell being out for at least a month, the Pacers releasing Delon Wright and signing Cam Payne, and why the Pacers have elected to keep Quenton Jackson on a 2-way deal. (3:30)

Then, the guys are joined by Chris Denari to discuss the McConnell news, his takeaways from the Pacers first preseason game and what he is seeing at training camp. (17:37)

To end our conversation with Chris, we introduce a new segment called 'Get To Know Your Guest'! -- We asked Chris four questions to help us get to know more about his love for basketball, winning a championship in his playing days, his first ever date with his high school sweetheart and wife, and who his biggest hero is! (41:18)

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Preseason Overactions! Stock Up, Stock Down or Stock in the Middle? Oct 09, 2025

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Today, Alex and Facci play one of their favorite games, Stock Up, Stock Down OR Stock in the Middle! They go through each player on the Pacers roster after the first preseason game and determine whether or not said individual is a stock up, down or in the middle.

Andrew Nembhard - 3:25
Bennedict Mathurin - 4:25
Aaron Nesmith - 5:18
Pascal Siakam - 6:38
Isaiah Jackson - 11:15
TJ McConnell - 15:03
Johnny Furphy - 17:43
Jarace Walker - 19:10
Obi Toppin - 21:01
Jay Huff - 21:57
Ben Sheppard - 23:19
James Wiseman - 24:13
Tony Bradley - 24:24
Delon Wright - 24:35
Quenton Jackson - 25:01
Taelon Peter - 25:07
RayJ Dennis - 25:22
Jaylen Slawson - 25:47
Gabe McGlothan - 26:32
Kam Jones - 26:45
Tyrese Haliburton - 27:32

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RayJ Dennis Shines as Indiana Pacers Defeat Minnesota Timberwolves in OT Oct 08, 2025

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On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers 135-134 OT victory over the Timberwolves. The guys discuss what they liked and did not like from this game, as well as what went down that is worth monitoring for future preseason games, such as injuries, position battles and young players looking to improve their play.

Classic Rick Carlisle - 3:57
McConnell and Wright Leave with Injuries - 4:10
Isaiah Jackson Foul Trouble - 6:34
Tony Bradley Shines - 7:34
Ranking the 4 Centers Overall Performance - 9:30
First Half Takeaways with Normal Rotation - 15:30
Thoughts on Starters (sans I Jax), Obi and TJ - 19:30
The 3 Two-Way Players - 25:40
How Jarace Walker Played - 27:26
Johnny Furphy's Performance - 29:24
Final Thoughts - 32:40

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Five Storylines to Watch for Preseason Game #1 Oct 07, 2025

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci dive into 5 storylines they will be monitoring for preseason game #1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Before they dive into the main topic on today's show, they discuss some notes from Monday's practice where Tyrese Haliburton was seen shooting, Isaiah Jackson talked about his Raising Canes obsession during rehab and Rick Carlilse shared some more details on the injuries to Kam Jones and Ben Sheppard. Lastly, Facci discussed his weekend away with his wife and how many times he's listened to The Life of a Showgirl!

Facci and Alex talk Taylor Swift - 3:55
Aaron Nesmith name dropped in Swift's latest album? - 6:17
Isaiah Jackson and Raising Canes? Weight Gain for I Jax was in full effect - 8:42
Tyrese Haliburton videoed shooting the basketball at practice - 11:25
Storyline #1 - 13:05
Storyline #2 - 17:52
Storyline #3 - 26:28
Storyline #4 - 32:45
Storyline #5 - 35:37

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Reactions to Indiana Pacers Fan Jam + Best Captions for Photo of Myles and Giannis Oct 06, 2025

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Alex Golden is joined by Casey Johnson to share their biggest takeaways from the Indiana Pacers Fan Jam scrimmage and then they go through the Top 10 captions for a Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis pointing at something and Myles Turner intently listening...best captions were read on the air.

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Predicting The Minutes and Depth Chart for Pacers Rotation + Fans Chime in on Myles Turner Oct 03, 2025

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On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex and Facci dive into the Pacers projected depth chart, and decide what players belong where. Then, once the depth chart is established, the guys go through the roster and determine what a 9-man rotation would look like, what a 10-man rotation would look like and who are the first players out of these specific rotations.

After the guys discuss the players who will make the rotation and predict how many minutes they will play this season, they read comments from twitter in response to Myles Turner saying that his comments were directed at the front office and not the fan base. Needless to say, the fans did NOT hold back on how they feel about the former Pacers big man.

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Myles Turner Backtracking? + Diving Deeper on Huff, Jackson, Wiseman and Wright! Oct 02, 2025

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On today's episode of Setting The Pace, Alex Golden and Mike (on the mic) Facci discuss the backtracking Myles Turner is doing after making another jab at Pacers fans on media day, Monday. The guys then transition into some comments that were made by Rick Carlisle after Wednesday's practice on Jay Huff, Jarace Walker and Tony Bradley.

The guys also discuss what James Wiseman and Isaiah Jackson have been up to during their time of injury rehab, and dive into what Delon Wright had to say about joining the Indiana Pacers just days before Training Camp.

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