IU Basketball Podcast and Postgame Show
The Assembly Call is the original online postgame show for IU hoops and one of the longest-running podcasts dedicated to Indiana Hoosiers basketball.
Following your Hoosiers is always more fun with friends.
Come hang out with us after every Indiana basketball game, and every Thursday night, as our team of hosts (Jerod Morris, Andy Bottoms, Ryan Phillips, and "The Coach" Brian Tonsoni -- all alums) dissect every angle of IU basketball.
Whether you're one of the hundreds of thousands of IU fans scattered across the world looking for fellow IU fans to connect with, or you live in Bloomington and attend every home game, this is the podcast that will keep you up-to-date on your Hoosiers and provide you with in-depth analysis to ll help you understand the on-court action at a deeper level and make you a smarter IU fan.
NEW FOR THE 2018-19 SEASON: Every Monday-Thursday we are posting a short news update called Banner Morning that keeps you up to date on important IU basketball news and analysis.
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In today’s edition of Banner Morning:
• Recapping Archie Miller’s most interesting comments from his Monday night radio show.
• Andy Bottoms finally dropped Indiana out of his bracket projections.
• Is Indiana really in danger of having a Wednesday game in the Big Ten Tournament?
[Read more…] about Banner Morning: Hoosiers Have Work to Do to Avoid Wednesday Game in BTT
In this week’s edition of Basketball 201, Ben and Jerod reflect on Indiana’s two-game losing streak to Iowa and Ohio State.
First, they review a couple of clips that show how Ohio State knew exactly what Indiana was going to do defensively and ran specific actions to exploit it. This led to a larger conversation about what it takes to succeed with a defense like the packline that requires intricate precision.
Then, they look at a couple of clips from the Iowa game that show how effective De’Ron is as a passer, and how his vision and subtle set of passing skills helped to create open looks for his teammates.
In today’s edition of Banner Morning:
• Indiana’s two home losses didn’t drop the computer rankings as much as you might expect.
• Some bracketologists have IU out … and some still have the Hoosiers (barely) in.
• Zach Osterman is not buying the notion that Indiana still has a realistic shot at the NCAA Tournament.
• Happy birthday to one of the all-time great scorers in IU history.
On this week’s edition of Banner Monday, Jerod answers a flurry of mailbag questions and then Mike DeCourcy joins for his weekly segment talking IU and Big Ten hoops.
[Read more…] about [483] Banner Monday: Mailbag and Big Ten Roundup
On Sunday afternoon, Indiana fell short in a critical, close-to-must-win game against Ohio State. Slow starts to each half and sluggish offense throughout the doomed the Hoosiers to their fourth straight loss and ninth loss in ten games.
After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.
On the mics: Jerod, Ryan, and special guest host Chad Schwartzkopf
Among the topics discussed:
— The strong play off the bench by Indiana’s junior duo of Devonte Green and De’Ron Davis.
— The not-so-good day for Justin Smith.
— Why Juwan Morgan didn’t score well today, but still did a lot of good things for Indiana.
— Breaking down the rough days for Indiana’s young backcourt of Al Durham and Rob Phinisee.
— Did Archie makes some tactical mistakes down the stretch that hurt Indiana’s chances of winning?
— Another weird day for Romeo, who started and finished well but really drifted out of the game in the middle.
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.
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On this special edition episode of The Assembly Call, Mark Titus from One Shining Podcast joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about Indiana basketball.
Before he was a famous walk-on with a blog at Ohio State, Mark was an Indiana native who grew up a fan of the Hoosiers. And while he was at Ohio State, Mark got to play for a young assistant coach named … Archie Miller. So he has a unique perspective on the Hoosiers, their coach, and their upcoming matchup with the Buckeyes.
We also talk about a bunch of other topics:
— Why teams sometimes play without the effort and toughness fans want
— How Mike Davis botched the recruitment of Mike Conley
— How his good friends Greg Oden and Thad Matta are doing
— Small things fans can do that will actually have a big impact on college athletes
— What guys who have never played college basketball sometimes miss when analyzing players and teams
— His favorite IU basketball memories and players
And much, much more.
Whether basking in a signature victory or wallowing in a defeat, loyal Hoosier basketball lovers need a place where they can surround themselves with like-minded fans for intelligent postgame wrap-up. That place is The Assembly Call. -- Jared Weyerbacher (IU, '08)