Hello, and welcome to a new project here on The Friendly Bounce.
On a lot of sites across the internet, youāll find power rankings, and power rankings are cool, but do we really need one more site giving you their thought on who the best teams are in a given week? No, not really, but see, we still think power rankings are a fun thing. And so, since our mission on The Friendly Bounce is to cover everything good and fun and exciting about the league, we thought we would create our own power rankingsābut not for teams, for awesome moments.
With that being said, we proudly present The Friendly Bounce Belt.
Each week this prestigious belt will be awarded to the most awesome moment that takes place in the NBA worldāon or off the court.
The Champ: Courtney Leeās Buzzer Beater
I didnāt actually see it live because I turned the game off once Ben McLemore got fouled (haha, NERD), but that buzzer beater from Lee was ridiculous. He was so wide open, but Vince Carterās pass was way off, so it looked like the Grizzlies were done. But then Lee came swooping in to catch and throw it back up from an absurd angle and somehow it counted.
The Contenders
Amanda Seyfriedās thoughts on the Knicks
āFirst time at a basketball game⦠I donāt need to come back.ā Sometimes the #hottakes are just the right temperature.
The Minnesota Timberwolves-Parks and Recreation mash-up
There really isnāt too much to say here, just phenomenal, phenomenal work.
This Anthony Davis picture
Wow. You know how we do Anthony Davis Alert? This is why, because he does impossible things like this.
Umm... guys. AD DUNKED THIS! pic.twitter.com/r9iZxIrc92
ā The Bird Writes (@thebirdwrites) November 15, 2014
Terrence Ross throwing down this alley-oop
I still have no idea how he pulled this off. The view from behind the play is amazing. He catches that pass outside of the backboard and still slams it home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thee1Y6BynU
Trey Burkeās buzzer beater
What an incredible shot. Step back, with a hand right in his face and he drills it at the buzzer, in Madison Square Garden. Plus he hit it right in front of his own bench, which just added to the coolness as his teammates mobbed him immediately.
Amarāe Stoudemire getting hit in the face with the ball
Oh man, almost a week later and this is still amazing.
Kevin Loveās outlet pass
We all know about Loveās outlet passing, but itās still incredible to see him throw one like this. Perfection in motion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KDstPq58yY
Tony Allen trying to enter the game with his warm-up shirt on, and Tony Allen almost punching a ref right in the face.
Lol. Classic Trick or Treat Tony Allen pulling a few tricks.
Chris Webber imitating Avery Johnson, and Ernie Johnson imitating Shaq
This is so great, and itās what makes the TNT and NBATV shows so much fun to watch. All of the guys have such a great rapport that it doesnāt even seem like youāre watching a TV show.