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b'On this week\'s edition of Banner Monday, Jerod and Ryan answer your questions in our Monday mailbag, Mike DeCourcy joins us to go best case/worst case for each Big Ten team, Ben Ladner returns for another edition of Basketball 201 breaking down ball screen defenses, and Jerod provides a quick preview of Indiana\'s exhibition opponent for Thursday night.

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RUNDOWN

In Segment One [2:10], Jerod opens with his Banner Moment about Indiana\\u2019s alleged strong play in its Sunday exhibition against Loyola Chicago, and then he and Ryan dive into this week\\u2019s mailbag.

Among the topics they cover:

\\u2022 Three signs they are looking for early in the season to show IU is on the right track.
\\u2022 What they would name the inevitable movie about the recent FBI college basketball corruption trial.
\\u2022 How Indiana matches up against Marquette and Arkansas.
\\u2022 What role we envision Race Thompson having this season.
\\u2022 Whether we\\u2019ll see lineups with Rob and Devonte on the court at the same time.
\\u2022 Can coaching impact free throw shooting?

In Segment Two [24:57], Mike DeCourcy joins us for this weekly Big Ten Roundup segment.

This week, Mike provides his thoughts on closed scrimmages, and then gives us his best case and worst case for each Big Ten team.

Follow Mike on Twitter: @tsnmike.

In Segment Three [49:13], Ben Ladner joins us for our the latest edition of Basketball 201, in which we provide insight and education on some of the concepts and strategies that will be major talking points during and after IU games this season.

This week, we turn our attention back to ball screen defense and cover a few more defensive strategies: icing, dropping, and trapping.

Here is the video of the segment, which includes the helpful visuals: https://youtu.be/z9k7tA1_XPc?t=3122

And here is the link to Ben\'s article about De\'Ron Davis at Inside the Hall: https://www.insidethehall.com/2018/10/29/2018-2019-player-profile-deron-davis/

And in Segment Four [1:17:37], Jerod provides a quick preview of what to expect this week from Southern Indiana. They have some shooters who could provide a challenge for Indiana\\u2019s perimeter defense.

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