Does it hold up well to dunking?
1735955
It holds up very well! My son plays on this hoop for hours and he plays really rough with it. He moves it from door to door, dunks on it and its like new.
1735956
Yes!!!! We have three little "Dunkers" who play daily. Door is great and unit is in perfect condition...going on 2 months.
1735957
The Spalding NBA Slam Jam Over-the-door is very durable. It has the capability of dunking. My son absolutely loves this basketball hoop. The hoop cannot hold weight; however, as long as the child does not try to hang from the hoop it can withstand dunks and most play. My son (10 years old) and his friends play on it constantly!
1735958
Got this for a Christmas gift for our son. He played on it for at least 30 minutes each weekday and 2-3 hours each Friday-Sunday. He dunked constantly and it held up VERY well for the first 6 weeks. BUT, he performed an average dunk tonight and the back board broke in half, and as the half with the hoop attached to it, fell to the ground, it cut his hand slightly. Before tonight I would have given this product 5-stars. I plan to contact the manufacturer to find out more. If I find out anything, I'll report back here again.
303857
I play basketball with it on all of the time. It will show, but it doesn't really get in the way.
1490926
I would say no to the dunking. Its well built but no to sure. it probably also depends on the size of the person dunking. My 8 year yes. An adult no. Great for a coledesac. We are in one as well. It has wheels to move it
874500
Its pretty solid....however, ive noticed recently that the rim is now bouncing up and down when shooting. Maybe someone may have tried to dunk on it during the night? Its definitely nicer than your everyday hoop that you see outside someones garage/sidewalk. The wind doesn't blow it down either if you fill it with sand. We unfortunately have water in the drum. The water is still doing it's job though. The toughest thing was putting the damn thing together. Definitely a 2-3 person job. I hope this answers your question.
296171
Yes, the product is hard enough to dribble basketball on. Pretty sturdy and easy to maintain. I recommend it.
1666804
It does bounce, I don't know how well it would work for basketball but soccer would work.
286703
well it is quite sturdy and has a broad base so it should hold up fine...except on sand you can't bounce the balls off the ground, of course. Have fun
1716281
It is durable, but I wouldn't play basket ball with it. It keeps ingredients separated until you are ready to eat.
701223
It's pretty sturdy besides the spring that controls the bend of the rim. The nut seems to losen over time and you have to re tighten it. It's not difficult to do obviously just annoying. Great hoop overall
212953
Sure. It is not very heavy at all, even when you fill the base with water. The rim only sits about a foot or so off the ground. We have it on the pool deck in the 3 1/2 foot end. I'm six feet tall and can dunk flat footed.
1377666
This is a very simple contraption. Will it hold up with "everyday" use? Depends on the abuse it takes. Our school bought this for an alternative to the rental dunk tank as the teachers didn't want to sit in the same tank of "dirty" water all day. It held up very well the first day we used it. And we used it all day. In 2 weeks we'll be using it for the second time so we ll have a better idea. But, keep in mind, rental users have little incentive to treat it well. I guess I'm saying to make the relatively small investment and see how it works out for you. Hope this helps.
1211898
I think so. My children are 7-15 and they all enjoy this! This is the second year I've had it and the kids love it! Only bad thing is that the net for the basketball didn't hold up too well.
1047470
Its pretty durable, you can't hang on the rim tho. This is our second season using the basketball hoop and its holding up well!
1546493
I would NOT consider this a dunking system. It a great inexpensive hoop to shoot around on for kids. If you are going to be knocking down some reverse jams, I would recommend you spend a little more money. For what it is worth I would also recommend a square post for the dunkers. A square post has more resistance to deflection loads so it will provide more rigidity.
874494
Yes, the basketball rim & backboard does shake a little when using a full size official NBA basketball. Its a great setup and looks nice and its the best I have used for a portable basketball hoop but there is still a little shaking/give. For the money i think its worth it but thats my personal opinion only. This is my 6th portable and its the best by far.
706716
I would get a bigger one. You could probably use this one for a year or two. It's not that sturdy if they wanted to slam dunk and hang on the rim. If it's just for occasional shooting practice and you also have younger kids you might get a little more use out of it.
2048532
I have had the product for 1 season and all is well. Very sturdy assembly suitable for college age boys. We have a salt pool which is very nice but super corrosive on steel. I suspect the hoop will rust at some point in time but it survived season 1 very well. Maybe in 5 years I will need to replace the hoop but that would be a simple fix.