No more steel basketball goals – go with tempered glass

April 10th, 2011

Growing up, there wasn’t a street in town that didn’t have some garages with basketball hoops. They were those white fan-shaped backboards attached with a web of 2×4 planks (which caught every wayward ball).

Most had the shooting square outlined with bright orange tape – that is, if the elements hadn’t deteriorated the… Continue reading

Thwart practical jokesters with accessories from the Basketball Goal Store

April 6th, 2011

Kids will be kids, but boy can it be aggravating sometimes!

They play practical jokes on each other. (Why do they call them practical? The jokes usually aren’t.)

Case in point: I remember when a friend had her Volkswagen Beetle picked up and wedged sideways into a spot where there was no way she… Continue reading

It’s all a Question of Quality

March 22nd, 2011

Rumors are flying all around the NBA about players being traded and deals being just a handshake away as the deadline for trades approaches.

Even though fans get either elated or irritated with all the trades and deals, it’s a fact that basketball players change teams a lot. Careers and popularity rise and fall – Continue reading