While Pitt is getting plenty of respect, everyone prefaces their previews with comments like “the loss of Page and Brown” and/or mention of the poor outside shooting. I noted that in the first exhibition, that Freshman Ronald Ramon, caught everyone’s eye by shooting 5-7 from behind the 3-point line. Well Luke Winn was scouring the exhibition boxscores, and he noticed.

Freshman guard Ronald Ramon could be the cure to Pitt’s long-range shooting ills. The rookie from the Bronx hit five 3s on seven attempts in the Panthers’ first scrimmage against Carnegie-Mellon on Nov. 6, and added two more against Gannon on Nov. 14, making him 7-for-11 on the season. The rest of the Panthers have made eight treys combined. This is a team that won the Big East last season while shooting just 30.6 percent — the second-worst mark in the conference — from behind the arc. Any semblance of a perimeter offense will give Chris Taft and Chevon Troutman the breathing room they need in the post.

Also, some more news about the radio broadcasts of Pitt games and Coach Jamie Dixon’s radio shows.