Gary Parrish at CBS Sports puts Pitt #10 (4th in the Big East) in his rankings.

The uncertainty about the health of Levance Fields is enough to keep Pitt fans worried. But if Fields is good, the Panthers can be really good.

Everyone at Media Day, was apparently asking Fields about the left foot.

Fields must have repeated the line, “no timetable” at least 25 times on Wednesday each time he was asked his status following another surgery on his left foot – the same one he broke last season.

“I can’t really give you where I’m at,” Fields said.

Fields is doing a little shooting, lifting and also strengthening his leg. He’s not allowed to do any cutting yet.

“They don’t want me doing too much,” Fields said. “I’ve got to be patient.”

Sam Young maintains no regrets about not even considering the NBA last season. Mainly because he feels there is unfinished business.

“It definitely could have changed my outlook,” he said. “But when you have so much hope to go so far and you come up that short, I just feel like it’s unfinished business. It’s something that I needed to figure out, if I would come back for another season, because things didn’t go right at all, as far as the NCAA Tournament.”

Young was also ranked 5th by Parrish among the top “wing” players. Where Young will be playing more of this season.

While Gilbert Brown wasn’t at Media Day, this was left over from Pitt’s media day last week. Brown would really like to stay healthy.

Brown has been injured, ill or both simultaneously for most of his three-year Pitt basketball career. Asking him about his injuries is like asking him to talk about how his childhood dog died.

With a face that looked like he heard nails go down a chalkboard, Brown said he’d do “anything” to stay healthy this year.

He should start knocking on everything wooden, and considering he lives in a gymnasium, he’d be doing a lot of that.

“I’m crossing my fingers,” Brown said. “I’m hoping.”

We all are.

Coach Dixon spoke well of New Jersey — or at least the kids recruited from there.

As always, Big East Basketball Report has plenty of material. They have a link round-up from media day. And more links here. Plus Correspondant Zach Smart has the first of two capsule report on each team from media day.