portable basketball hoop recommendations

[LordSnailz]

Been always meaning to buy one since it was so handy when I was a kid. Any recommendations on the type and size I should go for? I do want to jam on it, does the new portable ones allow you hang on it ?

Here are some I found in costco, I picked costco since they're markup are never over 15% and they have a good return policy if I don't like it. Would 50" be big enough?

Spalding 52"
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11044404&whse=&topnav=&cat=&s=1

Rebook 50"
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11071507&whse=&topnav=&cat=&s=1

 

[sao123]

Nerf

 

[LordSnailz]

Originally posted by: sao123
Nerf

haha, that's actually pretty sweet for the office

 

[Patt]

Most of the portable ones aren't designed so you can hang on it. Dunking's fine on a breakaway rim, but those things will never be heavy enough (if portable) to withstand prolonged hanging on them. Why hang anyway? So you can slap the backboard

 

[LordSnailz]

Originally posted by: Patt
Most of the portable ones aren't designed so you can hang on it. Dunking's fine on a breakaway rim, but those things will never be heavy enough (if portable) to withstand prolonged hanging on them. Why hang anyway? So you can slap the backboard

Guess, it's not really hanging on it, but to be able to pull down on it hard and slap the backboard

 

[abc]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz
Been always meaning to buy one since it was so handy when I was a kid. Any recommendations on the type and size I should go for? I do want to jam on it, does the new portable ones allow you hang on it ?

Here are some I found in costco, I picked costco since they're markup are never over 15% and they have a good return policy if I don't like it. Would 50" be big enough?

Spalding 52"
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11044404&whse=&topnav=&cat=&s=1

Rebook 50"
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11071507&whse=&topnav=&cat=&s=1

yes, at least 50", 52 is better...

go spalding... that nba jerry west logo looks good... also, unless they outsource it... reebok usually makes shoes, i'd go w/ sports equipment... also, you don't need to tilt the spalding to move it... that helps a lot, to tilt it, you'd need usually 2 people around.