The Assembly Call Blog

On this week’s edition of Assembly Call Radio, we …

• [0:30] Deliver our opening thoughts and discuss the unfortunate news about Jerome Hunter’s injury.
• [14:23] Break down Al Durham’s outstanding game on Wednesday night and what it means (or doesn’t mean) moving forward.
• [29:28] Introduce a fun game called “Fair or Too-Soon-to-Say?” in which we assess some of the most common and interesting reactions to IU’s play thus far.
• [46:08] And then we answer your questions about what has surprised us the most thus far, what our early impressions of the Big Ten have been, and whether the Marquette win changes our expectations for the season.

[Read more…] about [441] In Praise of Al Durham (Plus: A Game of ‘Fair or Too-Soon-to-Tell?’)

On Wednesday night at raucous Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Indiana overcame a slew of injuries to crush the visiting (and ranked) Marquette Golden Eagles. After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.

On the mics for this episode: Jerod, Andy, and Coach

Among the topics discussed:

— How Indiana’s defense right from the tip set the tone for what the night would be like for Markus Howard and Marquette’s high-octane offense.
— The stellar two-way play of Romeo Langford.
— Why Juwan Morgan’s impact goes so far beyond his solid stat line.
— The impact of Evan Fitzner’s early offense.
— The all-around awesome play of Al Durham, who did a great Zach McRoberts impression on defense and was productive on offense too.
— Why Rob Phinisee is clearly this team’s point guard … and what it means for Devonte Green.

We also point out a few meaningful moments you may have missed, go inside the numbers, and hand out our game balls. All of that, and more, on this edition of The Assembly Call.

Listen to the podcast here:

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[Read more…] about [440] IU-Marquette Postgame Show: Undermanned Hoosiers Dismantle Marquette’s High-Efficiency Offense

On this week’s edition of Banner Monday …

• [2:25] Jerod delivers his Banner Moment and answers your lingering IU basketball questions in this week’s mailbag.

• [22:51] Mike DeCourcy stops by to discuss his thoughts on IU provide insight on the rest of the Big Ten.

• [42:37] Ben Ladner join us for another edition of Basketball 201 — talking a little bit more about the packline D and 3-point defense, and then showing how IU excelled zone offense against Montana State. (For the video of this segment: https://youtu.be/H6jBiHv4Yyo?t=2701)

• [1:09:20] Josh Wilson delivers an in-depth preview of Indiana’s upcoming opponent, Marquette.

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