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The episode discusses offseason updates, player observations, and the ongoing debate around NCAA Tournament expansion.

In this episode of The Assembly Call , the crew checks in from the quiet part of the offseason—but with plenty to discuss. From the first glimpses of summer workouts to Indiana's exhibition schedule and the ongoing debate around NCAA Tournament expansion, there's no shortage of reasons to start getting excited for basketball again. The Banner Moment: Summer Workouts Are Here For the first time, we're getting a peek behind the curtain at this completely rebuilt roster. Early practice observations from those in attendance Why Coach Tonsoni is suddenly paying attention to practice videos What stood out from the first few days in Bloomington Looking ahead to Peru and why those games could be so valuable Breaking Down the New-Look Roster The conversation digs into what little we've seen—and what it might tell us. Why Indiana's roster construction feels more intentional this time around The importance of having multiple ways to create spacing offensively Which newcomers could quietly become the biggest difference-makers A fun exercise: if you're scouting Indiana, who do you try to stop first? The discussion also explores why this team may simply have more answers than recent IU squads…

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