I actually had to sit here and think really hard about the bygone days where me and my friends did nothing in the summertime except for playing basketball for 12 hours straight, and what we called the object. "Dude, I got a new basketball hoop for my birthday!"
It's a goal. The entire assembly is called "the goal" which has a hoop, a net, a backboard and a goalpost. All of these collectively together are called a GOAL.
No, the act of putting the ball through the hoop is the goal. The physical structures that stands at opposite ends of the court are known as "hoops". "Goal" is a general term, not specific to the physical object. That's why you can use it in many sports, not just basketball. The hoop refers to the metal rim, but it's also used for the entire structure.
I don't think I've heard "net" except when talking about the actual net.
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You're wrong. I'm from KY and therefore whatever anybody from KY or IN says about basketball is the correct answer.
Is it a fieldhoop? No. It's fieldgoal. Was that a 3 point fieldnet? No, 3 point fieldgoal.
Again, you are talking about in relation to points, not to physical assemblage.
What do players in NBA or NCAA call it? Hoop.
A coworker of mine also refs Division 2 ball. He just confirmed that it is indeed a goal - that is the entire assembly, the goal.
SearchMaster
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They're selling parts. Of course they have to difrerentiate. They also use the term "basketball system", but nobody calls it that when playing.
Hoops are the round metal part that fits onto the backboard, that the net hangs from, that the ball goes through.
A bball goal is the entire assembly, backboard, hoop, net, et al.
Ever wonder why there's a company called Goalrilla that sells bball goals:
"We also sell most other top brand name basketball goals."
Not nets, not hoops, goals.
http://www.basketballgoalstore.com/
And nobody calls it a ring either, but the NBA does.
Section II?Equipment
e. Each basket ring shall be securely
attached to the backboard with its
upper edge 10? above and parallel to the
floor and equidistant from the vertical
edges of the board.
From NBA rule book..... http://www.nba.com/media/rule_book_2005-06.pdf
A bball goal is the entire assembly, backboard, hoop, net, et al.
Ever wonder why there's a company called Goalrilla that sells bball goals:
"We also sell most other top brand name basketball goals."
Not nets, not hoops, goals.
http://www.basketballgoalstore.com/
And nobody calls it a ring either, but the NBA does.
Section II?Equipment
e. Each basket ring shall be securely
attached to the backboard with its
upper edge 10? above and parallel to the
floor and equidistant from the vertical
edges of the board.
From NBA rule book..... http://www.nba.com/media/rule_book_2005-06.pdf
Fingolfin269
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According to rule book, it's a basket.
Which, now that I think about it, is the correct term.
I'll still call it a hoop, though.
Fingolfin269
Lifer
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But the rule book is referring to the BASKET itself not the entire assembly. The OP asked the following:
"What do you put in your driveway? Basketball net, basketball goal, or basketball hoop?"
Anyone who just puts a net in their driveway is poor or playing some other game. Anyone who just puts a hoop in their driveway without a net is less poor but still playing some other game.
What do you put in your driveway? A basketball goal consisting of some type of base, a pole, a "hoop"/rim, and a net.
Is this really that difficult? He isn't asking what you call it when you're playing the game.
But I live in Nashville and you know us southerners ain't good at reading or writing and should probably just stick to football topics anyway.
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Hahaha, this is actually getting pretty good. Alright, here was the story behind it.
She lives semi-far away from me, and came to visit recently. She saw a basketball hoop (which is what i call it), and said "oh man, I want a basketball goal in my driveway!". To which I gave her the typical crazy "what in the world are you talking about" look. I say basketball hoop, she says goal. We've teased each other a bit about it, and so I decided to ask some others. Obviously, most of my friends, being from the same area as I am, call it a hoop. her friends call it a goal. So, in trying to find a diverse culture, I asked ATOT.
The results seem to be this: People in the semi-south area (Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, etc) seem to use the term goal. Everyone else seems to use hoop or basket. Just found it intriguing
She lives semi-far away from me, and came to visit recently. She saw a basketball hoop (which is what i call it), and said "oh man, I want a basketball goal in my driveway!". To which I gave her the typical crazy "what in the world are you talking about" look. I say basketball hoop, she says goal. We've teased each other a bit about it, and so I decided to ask some others. Obviously, most of my friends, being from the same area as I am, call it a hoop. her friends call it a goal. So, in trying to find a diverse culture, I asked ATOT.
The results seem to be this: People in the semi-south area (Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, etc) seem to use the term goal. Everyone else seems to use hoop or basket. Just found it intriguing
newnameman
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Yes. He must make a move toward the hoop. Not toward the goal. Why is this so hard for you people to understand? You can back away from the goal but still make a move toward the hoop - aka a hook shot.
The hoop is the ring, the GOAL is the entire structure.
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