Setting The Pace: A Pacers Podcast

Alex Golden and Facci are joined by Keith Smith of Spotrac to discuss the upcoming series between Indiana and Boston. The frontrunners from Indiana look to carry their magical run against the heavily favorited Boston Celtics in a clash of two high power offenses. The guys discuss everything you need to know for this series, including: defensive matchups, how the offenses will fair, which Bench will have more firepower and what wrinkles each team could throw at each other to make this series even more interesting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indiana Pacers stun the basketball world and DOMINATE the New York Knicks 130-109. Alex Golden and Facci discuss what the Pacers did in this game to get to this point, and how their stars stepped up. Then, 2 special guests joined the show before segment 1 concluded. Then, Alex and Facci come back in for Segment 2 and discuss the bench, Haliburton's special game, Turner's importance and play of late and what this means for the state of Indiana. They close out their show giving their predictions for Boston. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Michael Facci join to discuss the Pacers opportunity to shock the world with a Game 7 victory on the road, in the iconic Madison Square Garden. At the time of the recording, there was no updated injury report on OG Anunoby or Josh Hart. The guys discuss whether or not they expect these 2 to play and what challenges it will bring for New York if they can't. If you have not already grabbed some of our Setting The Pace MERCH, we would love for you to check it out by visiting our MERCHANDISE STORE. Please support the podcast by grabbing one of our shirts, sweatshirts or other merchandise! Thanks in advance for your support of Setting The Pace! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Michael A. Facci recap the Pacers victory over the Knicks! They dive into Siakam's game and how he willed this team to victory. They also discuss the adjustments made from both teams and how it worked for both. They close out the show discussing the Pacers defense on Brunson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Mike Facci discuss the Pacers upcoming game against the New York Knicks. The guys discuss what they think will happen in this game and what the Pacers must do to extend this series to Game 7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Mike Facci are back and they're here to recap the Pacers 30-point loss to the Knicks in a lackluster performance with a lot on the line. What does this say about this Pacers' team, specifically their star, Tyrese Haliburton who was M.I.A. for entirety of the game after playing so well in Games 2-4. The guys also dive into the rebounding problems, why guarding Brunson is so difficult and the discourse between fans and Pascal Siakam... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden joined Alex Trataros on Knicks Fan TV for a Game 5 Preview. Evil Alex enters into enemy territory to gloat about a 32 point domination by the Hicks in Game 4 and shares what adjustments he is expecting from the Knicks in this game. They also discuss what happened in the last two games in Indy and how that can translate to Game 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Facci discuss the Pacers blowout win over the New York Knicks and what all went right for the blue and gold. During the show, the guys discuss what they expect to happen in Game 5 and have a conversation about the twitter haters who want to dismiss Indiana's playoff success because their opponents have been hit with injuries. The guys reference Kenny Beecham's comments on his YouTube channel and share their opinions on the matter, as well as praising this young group for their ability to be competitive in what is several of these players first playoff experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden goes solo for segment 1 and does a brief preview of Pacers-Knicks, mostly looking at the way the injuries are piling up for both squads. Then, he reads an article from 1998 that Mark Montieth wrote about the Pacers-Knicks series, which included a story about Spike Lee sending Reggie Miller 4 black roses before the Knicks series with Indiana. Alex is then joined in the 2nd segment by Jason Ingram, the man who was responsible for delivering Spike Lee's 4 black roses to Reggie Miller. Jason shares the truth behind this infamous story that made national news and had Spike Lee apologizing to Reggie on different radio stations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Mike Facci recap the Pacers 111-106 victory over the New York Knicks to put the series at 2-1. Indiana had some tough stretches that put them in a hole, but they continued to chip away and find a way to pull out a massive victory over the scrappy New York Knicks. The guys discuss what went right, what they thought of the Pacers adjustments and the clutch plays at the end of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Mike Facci are ready to preview Game 3 of Pacers-Knicks. New York will be without OG Anunoby and their bench continues to get smaller. The guys discuss Rick's comments and the reception it received nationally...they also discuss the adjustments Indy can make to get back into this series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Facci recap Game 2 of Pacers @ Knicks. Indiana had a 10 point lead heading into the half, and an epic collapse to start the 3rd saw them trailing just minutes into the quarter. Indiana scratched and clawed their way back into it several times, but the starters got outplayed the majority of the game and were never able to produce enough on both sides of the floor to get over the hump and take back the lead. Indiana now has to defend their home court Friday an Sunday if they want to make this a series. The guys discuss all that, what went wrong in Game 2 and react to Rick Carlisle's press conference comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden is joined by the living curse himself, Michael "The Curse" Facci to discuss how his losing streak when he attends Pacers games has extended to 16 straight losses...this is not a typo. Alex asks Facci about his experience, his takes on the game and whether or not that game left him feeling glass half empty or glass half full for the rest of the series. Then, Chris Denari joins to briefly discuss Game 1, but more so to look ahead to Game 2. They discuss what Indiana can do to make Brunson's life more difficult, how the Pacers must contain Hart's impact and how Indiana's pace can wear the Knicks out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden is joined by Derek Schultz to recap an epic battle between Indiana, New York and the officials for Game 1 of the Semi-Finals. Alex and Derek dive into how impactful the horrific officiating was, how Indiana squandered a way an opportunity in the closing moments with bad decisions, Haliburton's lackluster performance, Siakam's mediocre game and the bench playing so well. They also discuss Brunson's special play and how Hart and DiVincenzo were outstanding for the Knicks tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael A. Facci is joined by Andrew Claudio of Knicks Film School to preview the upcoming Pacers-Knicks series! Renewed Rivalry Haliburton vs Brunson Who will guard Haliburton? What will New York look to limit? How can Indiana duplicate some of the success that Maxey had? Indiana's pace and bench vs Knicks short rotation Indiana wins this series IF.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden was a guest on Knicks Fan TV to breakdown the upcoming series with Alex Trataros! The two spent about an hour talking about the matchups, what to expect stylistic from both teams, what Indiana can do to win the series and what New York can do to win the series. You can listen to this podcast on the audio platform or head over to Knicks TV on YouTube and watch it on their YT Channel. Facci will be doing a separate preview that will air tomorrow morning! Make sure to tune into that as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pacers defeat the Bucks 120-98 and advance to Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs! Alex and Facci recap the Pacers big time victory, what they saw from this team tonight and how special it is to move on for the first time in 10 years. Pacers basketball is back! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Michael A. Facci are back, and boy was this a lousy game to talk about. Aside from the 1st quarter, the Pacers stunk it up and let Milwaukee dominate the game the final 36 minutes of play. Indiana has a chance to win the series in Gainbridge Fieldhouse tomorrow night, but will Giannis and Dame be available for the game? The guys discuss that and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex and Facci kick off Segment 1 and look at the lengthy injury report for the Bucks. The Pacers have an opportunity to end the series on the road, and the Bucks are not fully healthy. What will happen? Madie Chandler of 8 points, 9 seconds joins to help preview Game 5 with the guys. CHECKOUT THE MERCHANDISE IN OUR STORE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Golden and Facci recap the Pacers 126-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 as they take a demanding 3-1 series lead. The guys discuss the incredible play of Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton coming to life offensively, Bobby Portis and Andrew Nembhard's scuffle, Bobby Sucks Chants, Middleton and Pat Bev playing through injury, what the status for Dame and Giannis will be for Game 5 and more! Setting The Pace Merchandise Store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices