Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

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Mailbag Pt. 2 - Is this a Championship Contender with a healthy Mathurin & Jarace developing? Jun 06, 2024

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci are BACK for MORE Mailbag questions from the BEST fans in the world!

1). Jake Exline — If we run it back and have a healthy Mathurin and production out of Walker, do you think this is a championship contender? If not, what marginal move do you think we can make to get us there?

2). Rooster — Of our young players on rookie deals (Nembhard, Mathurin, Sheppard, Jarace, IJax) rank them in order of most likely to be extended to least. Also, how many players do you think we draft this year? Personally l'd like to see them try to trade 3 seconds to get a little higher.

3). Casey Johnson — To what extent do you feel the Pacers proved this year that playing fast in the playoffs is a winnable strategy? Do you think we will see other teams not worry about the rule of the playoffs slowing down?

4). Gentry Hudson — How do you feel the addition of a Fazoli's to Gainbridge Fieldhouse would enhance fan engagement?

5). Chase Sasin — Do you think tyrese, nembhard, and mathurin can be a good starting 1-3 for the future if mathurin came become a better defender?

6). Adam — Even though Nembhard is under contract, would you give him an extension if he is eligible this offseason? Also do you think Toppin made his case during this postseason that he should be brought back as well?

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Mailbag Pt. 1 - Consolidation Trade Possibility, Where Can Tyrese Improve Most Jun 05, 2024

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Alex Golden and Mike Facci take your mailbag questions and answer them on the podcast. Lots of great topics (as per usual) and fun things to discuss as the offseason is closer than it appears!

1). Aaron M — Is there a consolidation trade target that would actually be worth it (with Mathurin, Jarace, iJax, Nesmith being likely outgoing candidates)?

2). Randall Wood — Would you re-sign Toppin and play Walker at the 3 or use the cap space to sign a solidified 3 like Hayward and play Walker at the 4?

3). Pacer Faithful — The 2 biggest areas for improvement this team showed in the playoffs in my opinion were toughness and defense. Can we improve those things through internal development or do we need to make a trade? Also. Do you guys think Tyrese should play for team USA given his injury?

4). David Matillo — Is Aaron Nesmith a starter at the beginning of next season?

5). Ricky Kelley — Do you think we will get a new set of jerseys? If so what would you want for a redesign?

6). J Bax — What can Tyrese improve on to elevate this teams floor? Also, Concerning next year's roster, and considering who we have right now; who's redundant?

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Pacers General Manager, Chad Buchanan Interview (Pt. 2) Jun 04, 2024

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Alex Golden and Michael Facci are once again joined by Chad Buchanan, Pacers GM, to discuss:

-Ben Sheppard's rookie season

-What this team is missing to take that next step

-The offensive leap this team took and whether or not that was expected

-What I Jax needs to add to his game to earn the backup center spot

-Myles growth the last two seasons, his contract situation moving forward and how he can punish more teams when they take their centers off of him

-Obi's season overall and how well he fit in this year

-The impact Siakam had on the team this season and how that can be more impactful next season with a full 82 game season, assuming he is retained in free agency

-How Tyrese was able to handle criticism in his first playoff run and his ability to bounce back from rough games

-Tyrese playing with Team USA, what experiences are you hoping he takes from this opportunity

-The level of impact McConnell has on and off the court, the desire to keep him here long term and his potential extension this offseason

-the player whose development you were happiest with

-the player tool the biggest step forward this year

-the celebration that took place in the locker room after the Game 7 victory in MSG

-salary cap situation for the upcoming offseason

-Chad thanks the fans for their efforts all season long and especially in the playoffs

That was a great conversation with the General Manager of the Pacers, and we appreciate his answers to all of our questions. Thank you Setting The Pace fans for tuning into the show and for making us a part of your day. #LETSGOPACERS

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Pacers General Manager, Chad Buchanan Interview (Pt. 1) Jun 03, 2024

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Alex Golden and Michael Facci are joined by Chad Buchanan, Pacers GM, to discuss:

-the past season and the run to the East Finals

-was there a specific moment you realized this team had something special?

-the truth on Tyrese's health during the playoff run, and where he actually was health wise

-navigating the All-NBA requirements and Haliburton's injury the remainder of the season/postseason

-what Chad learned from his team against Boston

-players physically needing to get in better shape for a deeper playoff run

-balancing the thought process of making moves to win now, versus staying the coarse and developing this core

-what Chad learned from his team when they got down in a series: 0-1 against Milwaukee, 0-2 against New York

-what Andrew Nembhard did this playoff run and whether or not he is the long term answer at the shooting guard spot

-Aaron Nesmith's growth from being traded here for Brogdon and exceeding expectations

-How the playoffs helped Jarace Walker despite not playing much & what the front office learned about his game after not playing in the rotation this season

-What Bennedict Mathurin can take from this playoff run, what they want to see from Mathurin next season, Mathurin taking receipts of the negative comments about his game on social media and a great story about Mathurin's new hobby of baking

Hope you enjoyed the conversation from Part 1 of our interview. Part 2 will be a little longer and have more questions about the rest of the roster. Thanks for tuning in and LETS GO PACERS!

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Alex Talks Playoff Run and Future of the Team on The Sports Show with Brett Rump (Radio Interview) May 31, 2024

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On Thursday afternoon, Alex was a guest on The Sports Show with Brett Rump, where he did a radio interview breaking down the season the Pacers had and looking forward to the future. Brett asks Alex whether or not Myles Turner can be the starting center on a Finals team, what Indiana needs to do to improve their roster and whether or not there will ever be a hot seat for Rick Carlisle.

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Reacting to Chad Buchanan's End of Season Press Conference May 29, 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci share their thoughts on multiple topics that Chad Buchanan discussed in today's end of season press conference.

1. Keys to accelerating the rebuild

2. Experiencing and Understanding what a playoff setting is and what a deep playoff run is all about

3. What did this playoff run tell you that this team still needs

4. is there a specific piece you need or is it on the roster?

5. How do you assess where to go next after a deep run

6. Next steps of team building with a young roster

7. Pascal's fit and future

8. Obi's long term fit and what to do with him in the summer

9. Did McConnell's run change your outlook on his future with the team

10 Jarace's season and future

11. Assessing the job Rick has done

12. Going after the right player...piece by piece like Boston and Denver

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The Pacers Magical Playoff Run Comes to an End May 28, 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci join on the 900th episode of Setting The Pace to discuss Indiana's 3-point loss to the Boston Celtics, for the 2nd straight time in a row. Instead of diving into the weeds of the game, the guys mostly spend the time reflecting on the season and the postseason run and what that means for the future of this Indiana team.

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Can the Pacers Extend the series to a Game 5? (Game 4 Preview) May 27, 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Derek Kramer from iPacers Blog, to chat about the Pacers facing elimination and what they will need to do to extend the series to 5 games. The guys also discuss what they learned from Game 3, the playoff run nobody expected this season and what it means for Indiana to have been so competitive in 2 of these 3 games so far.

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What should be a 2-1 Pacer Series Lead, is now a Celtics 3-0 Lead (Game 3 Recap) May 26, 2024

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Alex Golden is joined by Carson Stafford to discuss the Pacers collapse in the 2nd half to the Boston Celtics. The guys get into Rick Carlisle's postgame comments, the way NBA Playoff games have been officiated, the decision to not call timeout when Nembhard had the ball with 8-9 seconds left, the Nembhard heroic performance, veterans showing out: McConnell, Siakam and Turner. They close out the show discussing Luka's game winner over Gobert, Draymond's analysis on TNT afterwards and more.

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Time To Protect Home Court (Game 3 Preview) May 25, 2024

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Alex Golden and Facci join together to preview Game 3 of Pacers-Celtics and what the team will need to do to win this game and make it a series! The guys look at potential lineups with or without Haliburton, the latest update on Tyrese's injury status, what defensive assignments they'd like to see switched and how Boston took Myles out of the game in Game 2 and what issues he is presented with in how Boston is defending him.

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