{"id":112,"date":"2008-12-05T22:21:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T22:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/jones-yes-this-team-has-a-shot-at-the-dance\/"},"modified":"2008-12-05T22:21:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-05T22:21:00","slug":"jones-yes-this-team-has-a-shot-at-the-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/jones-yes-this-team-has-a-shot-at-the-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones: Yes, this team has a shot at the Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Know what I did Friday morning? I cranked up an almost 8-year-old vid-on-demand of the 2001 Big Ten tournament quarterfinal match between the No.3-nationally ranked Michigan State Spartans and Penn State.<\/p>\n<p>Why would I do this? Because I was refreshing myself on how much fun it is to watch a PSU team determined to make the NCAA tournament. I just had an inkling I might need to brush up on such a vibe.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because the current group of Nittany Lions are the first group since then that not only give you that sense of possibility but also make watching the game a blast again.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8217;09 Lions are a fun team to see, the first one since then. I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s in store for them. I don&#8217;t know if they can overcome the obstacles a crappy non-conference schedule has placed before them. But, so far, they are one entertaining bunch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know what I did Friday morning? I cranked up an almost 8-year-old vid-on-demand of the 2001 Big Ten tournament quarterfinal match between the No.3-nationally ranked Michigan State Spartans and Penn State. Why would I do this? 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