The Assembly Call IU Basketball Podcast and Postgame Show

On Tuesday evening, Indiana fell well short in Lincoln on what was an off-night for most guys, especially the guards. The offense stalled, there was some foul trouble, and there were a LOT of turnovers.

It was a night that seemed like a step back given the apparent progress made during IU's four-game winning streak, and it certainly is going to leave a sour taste in the mouths of the Hoosiers until Ohio State comes to town offering one final shot for a big home victory this season.

Among the topics discussed on this edition of The Assembly IU Postgame Show:

-- Why Justin Smith’s continued emergence was one of the few bright spots for Indiana.
-- Okay, it feels like time to officially worry about Juwan Morgan’s workload (and maybe some bumps and bruises) catching up with him.
-- Just how bad were the turnovers and rebounding? Bad. Real bad.
-- Yet another disappointing performance by IU’s guards in a loss.
-- Why this loss felt even worse than the final score indicated .

Plus: details of our trip to Bloomington for Friday … hopefully we’ll see you there!

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.

On Tuesday evening, Indiana fell well short in Lincoln on what was an off-night for most guys, especially the guards. The offense stalled, there was some foul trouble, and there were a LOT of turnovers.

It was a night that seemed like a step back given the apparent progress made during IU's four-game winning streak, and it certainly is going to leave a sour taste in the mouths of the Hoosiers until Ohio State comes to town offering one final shot for a big home victory this season.

Among the topics discussed on this edition of The Assembly IU Postgame Show:

-- Why Justin Smith’s continued emergence was one of the few bright spots for Indiana.
-- Okay, it feels like time to officially worry about Juwan Morgan’s workload (and maybe some bumps and bruises) catching up with him.
-- Just how bad were the turnovers and rebounding? Bad. Real bad.
-- Yet another disappointing performance by IU’s guards in a loss.
-- Why this loss felt even worse than the final score indicated .

Plus: details of our trip to Bloomington for Friday … hopefully we’ll see you there!

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.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Saturday afternoon, Indiana overcame a red hot shooting start from Iowa en route to an 84-82 win. Robert Johnson stole the show and put his name in the Indiana record books for his three-point shooting, Devonte Green continued to look comfortable and, perhaps most importantly, Indiana found a way to win despite an underwhelming performance from Juwan Morgan.

Among the topics discussed:

-- Why this was the best performance of Robert Johnson’s career, for the shooting (obviously) but also everything else
-- What was up with Juwan Morgan? (And how Indiana was able to win anyway)
-- Devonte Green’s impressive bounceback, as he continues to show signs of growth and maturity
-- Why Justin Smith’s response to being dunked on is such a great sign for his future at IU
-- The key stretches by Freddie McSwain and Collin Hartman that Indiana wouldn’t have won without
-- Assessing the good from Archie Miller today and overall this season, as well as the bad

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.

On Saturday afternoon, Indiana overcame a red hot shooting start from Iowa en route to an 84-82 win. Robert Johnson stole the show and put his name in the Indiana record books for his three-point shooting, Devonte Green continued to look comfortable and, perhaps most importantly, Indiana found a way to win despite an underwhelming performance from Juwan Morgan.

Among the topics discussed:

-- Why this was the best performance of Robert Johnson’s career, for the shooting (obviously) but also everything else
-- What was up with Juwan Morgan? (And how Indiana was able to win anyway)
-- Devonte Green’s impressive bounceback, as he continues to show signs of growth and maturity
-- Why Justin Smith’s response to being dunked on is such a great sign for his future at IU
-- The key stretches by Freddie McSwain and Collin Hartman that Indiana wouldn’t have won without
-- Assessing the good from Archie Miller today and overall this season, as well as the bad

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.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's edition of Assembly Call Radio, we discuss:

--An in-depth examination of the potential of Justin Smith and Al Durham, how their careers project moving, and what recent Indiana players are the best comps for each.

--Some Big Ten Tournament talk … because some folks are starting to get optimistic about Indiana’s chances, so we figured we should indulge it while we can.

--Then we end with a smattering of additional questions, including one about how much Indiana’s on-court growth this season may impact Romeo Langford’s upcoming decision, and another about our favorite IU dunks and dunkers of all time.

--We also briefly touch on the explosive report from Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports about the ongoing FBI probe into college basketball

All of that and more on this week's edition.

On this week's edition of Assembly Call Radio, we discuss:

--An in-depth examination of the potential of Justin Smith and Al Durham, how their careers project moving, and what recent Indiana players are the best comps for each.

--Some Big Ten Tournament talk … because some folks are starting to get optimistic about Indiana’s chances, so we figured we should indulge it while we can.

--Then we end with a smattering of additional questions, including one about how much Indiana’s on-court growth this season may impact Romeo Langford’s upcoming decision, and another about our favorite IU dunks and dunkers of all time.

--We also briefly touch on the explosive report from Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports about the ongoing FBI probe into college basketball

All of that and more on this week's edition.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Valentine's Day evening, Indiana outlasted Illinois 78-68, exacting revenge for the Illini's victory in Champaign. After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.

Among the topics discussed:

-- Why Juwan Morgan delivered the play of the game on defense, and may have delivered an overall performance that was unique in Indiana history.
-- The encouraging performances of freshmen Justin Smith and Al Durham, who each showed increased confidence and an expanded offensive arsenal.
-- Why Josh Newkirk's shooting resurgence couldn't have come at a better time.
-- A quintessential Robert Johnson performance, with some memorably bad turnovers but plenty of positive productive to counter balance them.
-- The struggles of Devonte Green in a game when his skill set was particularly important.
-- Indiana's latest improvements in overall defensive efficiency, and what they say about the trajectory of Archie Miller's culture change in Bloomington.

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.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Friday evening, Indiana handled Minnesota at home for its second straight impressive victory. Devonte Green stepped up again, Freddie McSwain played hard and Robert Johnson finally looked comfortable in the win.

Among the topics discussed:

— Yet another strong performance from Devonte Green, who was Indiana’s best player while the game was still competitive in the first half.
— The continued strong play of Freddie McSwain and Zach McRoberts, who have turned the once-mocked “McLineup” into Indiana’s best five-man unit.
— Why Robert Johnson looked so much more comfortable tonight, even if his stat line doesn’t jump out at you.
— Why Ryan is now convinced that Archie Miller will win a national title at Indiana.
— More incredible numbers that show Indiana’s defensive growth over the past four weeks.
— Jerod and Andy drop the hammer on an atrocious, disrespectful broadcast by Fox Sports 1.
— Plus, Juwan Morgan actually did something wrong! (But still had the type of solid all-around game we’ve come to expect from him)

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.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's edition of Assembly Call Radio, we discuss:

-- The moment in the Rutgers game that was a microcosm of Devonte Green's recent growth.
-- The Michigan Grad Transfer Rule for Big Ten Champions (and whether or not Indiana's expected push to add a grad transfer this offseason will be made or less challenging due to complexities of Archie Miller's defensive system).
-- What's at stake down the stretch? We assess what Indiana could reasonably achieve in its final five games, where that would likely place them in the Big Ten Tournament, and what they would need to do to get in the NIT picture.
-- A new segment called Did You Realize? Jerod dives deep into some defensive efficiency statistics and Devonte Green's splits by opponent strength to reveal some useful, perhaps surprising, insights.
-- Then we end with listener questions, which includes a discussion about who would shoot a technical free throw for IU; a question Ryan hated answering; and then two of the greatest tweets and emails we've ever received.

All of that and more on this week's edition.

On this week's edition of Assembly Call Radio, we discuss:

-- The moment in the Rutgers game that was a microcosm of Devonte Green's recent growth.
-- The Michigan Grad Transfer Rule for Big Ten Champions (and whether or not Indiana's expected push to add a grad transfer this offseason will be made or less challenging due to complexities of Archie Miller's defensive system).
-- What's at stake down the stretch? We assess what Indiana could reasonably achieve in its final five games, where that would likely place them in the Big Ten Tournament, and what they would need to do to get in the NIT picture.
-- A new segment called Did You Realize? Jerod dives deep into some defensive efficiency statistics and Devonte Green's splits by opponent strength to reveal some useful, perhaps surprising, insights.
-- Then we end with listener questions, which includes a discussion about who would shoot a technical free throw for IU; a question Ryan hated answering; and then two of the greatest tweets and emails we've ever received.

All of that and more on this week's edition.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.