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07-08-2006, 08:09 PM
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This makes me nervous for some reason, but Ron Lewis has been selected as Ohio State's representative for the Big Ten Foreign Tour to Australia this summer.
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07-08-2006, 11:13 PM
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This makes me nervous for some reason, but Ron Lewis has been selected as Ohio State's representative for the Big Ten Foreign Tour to Australia this summer.
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why nervous?
I'd rather have him risk injury than Terwilliger or Butler, who are very hard to replace (Twigs until Oden heals).
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07-08-2006, 11:27 PM
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Nervous?
I think it is a good opportunity for others to see the fine athletes tOSU has to offer. Ron Mega is a great athletic wing man and will do the university fine.
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07-09-2006, 05:21 AM
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Just a personal opinion, but having one of our senior leaders, who will be counted on this season to lead these freshmen playing in a tournament overseas that hardly matters and risking injury...well it makes me nervous. 
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07-10-2006, 07:04 AM
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Matta is making sure Lewis stays plenty busy
Nike camp, Australia trip on summer docket
Monday, July 10, 2006
Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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INDIANAPOLIS — Ron Lewis’ reward for the hard work he has logged in Ohio State’s practice gym this off-season is more hard work. He isn’t complaining.
Lewis, a Brookhaven graduate who will be a fifth-year senior at Ohio State next season, was one of approximately 30 college basketball players serving as "counselors" to highschool recruits who attended the Nike All-American Camp, which ended yesterday.
Mostly, Lewis and the rest of the collegians — who included D.J. White and A.J. Ratliff of Indiana, Brian Randle of Illinois, Glen "Big Baby" Davis of Louisiana State and Malik Hairston of Oregon — worked out separately from the preps, drilled by a staff of Nikeaffiliated coaches from the professional and amateur ranks.
"They sent me an invitation and I filled it out and sent it right back. I couldn’t pass nothing up like this," Lewis said. "I went to this before my senior year of high school. There were a lot of great players here. It was great competition."
Ohio State coach Thad Matta recommended Lewis to camp directors. He also placed Lewis on a team of Big Ten players that will travel to Australia for a series of exhibition games in August.
Matta’s off-season goals for Lewis include him improving his ball-handling, finishing his scoring chances better and improving his awareness off the ball both offensively and defensively.
"He’s big enough, he’s long enough (that) I think he should get more disruptive defensively," Matta said.
Lewis also has taken on more responsibility for leading an OSU team that lost six players from last season and has five newcomers: freshmen Mike Conley Jr., Daequan Cook, David Lighty and Greg Oden, and junior-college transfer Othello Hunter.
"I didn’t know they were going to come in (and be) as good as everybody said they were, but they came in (playing) great," Lewis said. "What I love about them is they came in ready to work. That’s going to help us a lot."
The freshmen and the rest of the team have been playing behind closed doors in the OSU practice gym since summer classes began June 19. Hunter is still at his junior college in Florida completing credits before he can transfer.
Oden, the 7-foot-1 centerpiece of the freshman class, is not permitted to scrimmage with his teammates while his right wrist heals from surgery June 16 that reattached a torn ligament.
"He’s able to work out with his left hand. He’s just working on his jump hook and dunking the ball," Lewis said. "For a big man, I didn’t know he had hops like he does."
How high can Oden hop?
"His head is over the rim, I can tell you that," Lewis said.
It was initially reported that Oden might not be ready to play until mid-December. Matta said last week that he had no update.
"I think he comes back to the doctor (in Indianapolis) next weekend for a checkup," Matta said. "Right now, it’s way too early (to speculate)."
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07-10-2006, 07:29 PM
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I am probably in the minority here, and I don't want to come across as bashing by any means - but I am not that high on Lewis. He is a solid player who has some moves (flashy moves that create a following), but he also has holes in his game - especially on D. If the player he finished as last season is to be a team leader this season we got problems.
I think Matta selected him because he needs the work.
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07-11-2006, 12:41 PM
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i was talkin to a kid from my high school who played 2 years at Buffalo..and i was talkin to him about OSU hoops, and he was like who they got comin back...and i was like, ohh they got this kid from bowling green, Ron Lewis...hes like yeah, i played agains him (MAC), "he is atheltic as hell"
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07-11-2006, 02:02 PM
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