[435] Mailbag, Burning B1G Questions, Basketball 201 on Packline D, and Chi State Preview

Published: Nov. 5, 2018, 10 p.m.

b'On this week\'s edition of Banner Monday:

\\u2022 Ryan Phillips is on hand to tackle your mailbag questions with Jerod.
\\u2022 Mike DeCourcy joins us for his Big Ten Roundup in which we answers six questions submitted by Assembly Call community members.
\\u2022 Ben Ladner leads us through another edition of Basketball 201, talking about the basic principles of the packline defense.
\\u2022 Josh Wilson provides a brief overview of Chicago State, Indiana\'s season-opening opponent on Tuesday night.

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THIS WEEK\'S RUNDOWN

In Segment One [2:00], Jerod opens with his Banner Moment about Jerome Hunter\\u2019s recent acquisition of the gold practice jersey, and then he and Ryan dive into this week\\u2019s mailbag.

Among the topics they cover:

\\u2022 Why you shouldn\\u2019t be concerned about Romeo\\u2019s shot selection in the exhibition game.
\\u2022 What are Archie\\u2019s weaknesses as a coach?
\\u2022 What is worth paying the most attention to in Indiana\\u2019s season opener against Chicago State?
\\u2022 How long will it take for Indiana to find its offensive identity?
\\u2022 Which player improved their stock the most in the exhibition game?

In Segment Two [26:10], Mike DeCourcy joins us for this weekly Big Ten Roundup segment.

He answers these six burning Big Ten questions:

\\u2022 Besides Romeo Langford, which freshmen will have the biggest roles and be counted on the most by their teams?
\\u2022 What do you think Archie could most improve upon has as a head coach?
\\u2022 What team in the Big Ten has the most game ready depth?
\\u2022 What are the five strongest defensive teams in the league?
\\u2022 Last year essentially everyone over-projected Minnesota and Northwestern. Both underwhelmed for different reasons. Who are national analysts making that same mistake on in the BIG this year?
\\u2022 What team in the Big Ten that doesn\\u2019t have a true star player could most benefit from having one?

Follow Mike on Twitter: @tsnmike.

In Segment Three [49:39], Ben Ladner joins us for our the latest edition of Basketball 201, in which we want to provide insight and education and some of the concepts and strategies that will be major talking points during and after IU games this season.

This week we talk about the packline defense \\u2014 its basic principles, its goals, its vulnerabilities, and why it\\u2019s a much better defense at the college level than the NBA.

Here is the video of the segment, which includes the helpful visuals: https://youtu.be/vkNaS6Hxbzs?t=3122

And in Segment Four [1:16:00], we preview Indiana\\u2019s upcoming opponent for this week.

Josh Wilson, host of the new Inside Out podcast joins us to provide some insight on a Chicago State team that is undoubtedly one of the nation\\u2019s worst.

All of that and more on this week\\u2019s edition of Banner Monday.

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