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Brand:Spalding

Located in:Parametric Root, Team Sports, Basketball, Backboard Systems, Portable Systems

The Spalding® 68395 54-in Polycarbonate Portable Basketball System features a heavy-duty, solid steel Arena Slam rim, an all-weather net, and an aluminum-framed polycarbonate backboard. It adjusts easily from 7.5 to 10-ft with a convenient Screw Jack lift system. The 40-gal base fills with water or sand for stability.

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Product Reviews Summary

Avg. Customer Rating:

4.1 stars

(based on 15 reviews)

86% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Easy to adjust(9), Easy to setup(4), Quality construction(10), Stable base(8), Weather resistant(6)

Cons:

Hard to setup(10)

Best Uses:

Commercial(4), Pickup games(10), Practice(11), Residential use(9), Tournaments(4)

Describe Yourself:

Collegiate/pro(3), Competitive athlete(6), Street baller(5)

Great

By Slam City from Cleveland, OH on 11/1/2008

Pros:

Easy To Adjust, Easy To Setup, Quality Construction, Weather Resistant

Cons:

Flimsy Base

Best Uses:

Commercial Use, Pickup Games, Practice, Residential Use, Tournaments

Describe Yourself:

Competitive Athlete

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

This is a great product to use for practice. The snow doesn't hurt it.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

[...] heavy as hell

By niga from LA on 6/20/2008

Pros:

Weather Resistant

Cons:

Hard To Setup, Poor Construction, Susceptible To Weather

Best Uses:

Practice

Describe Yourself:

Collegiate/Pro

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

[...]

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Great Value. Smooth Assembly

By Pacman from Fort Worth, TX on 6/7/2008

Pros:

Easy To Adjust, Easy To Setup, Quality Construction

Cons:

Thin Poly

Best Uses:

Commercial Use, Pickup Games, Practice, Residential Use

Describe Yourself:

Competitive Athlete

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

Not sure what all the fuss is about putting it together. Granted, nothing comes preassembled except the backboard, but my son and I put it together in slightly over 2 hours... on a 98 degree day taking numerous water breaks. Assembly went smooth and had no trouble persuading the 3 sections together. $ for $, it's an outstanding system. I highly recommend.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Great, if you can get it together!

By Daphni from Charlotte, NC on 5/4/2008

Pros:

Easy To Adjust, Quality Construction, Stable Base

Cons:

Hard To Setup

Best Uses:

Residential Use

Describe Yourself:

Beginner

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

The instructions to put this thing together are the worst I have ever seen! Parts didn't match-up with the pictures. We had to go to the local hardware store and buy a bolt that was not included. Putting it together was also a pain if you don't own a sawhorse. Once, it was together we loved it. It took about four and a half hours to put it together.

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By biestie from st louis, MO on 4/20/2008

Pros:

Easy To Adjust, Stable Base

Cons:

Susceptible To Weather

Best Uses:

Pickup Games

Describe Yourself:

Collegiate/Pro

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

i Dunk at 12 feet because i put a 2 foot slab under the base, oh it is sweet!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

BEST BBALL HOOP EVA!!!

By DA TANK

from chi-town on 4/14/2008

Pros:

Awsome rim, Easy To Adjust, Great backboard, Quality Construction, Stable Base, Weather Resistant

Cons:

Hard To Setup, VERY heavy

Best Uses:

Pickup Games, Practice, Residential Use, Tournaments

Describe Yourself:

Competitive Athlete

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

best bball hoop eva it has the best backboard best rim best hight adjustment system and just is the best it only took around 2½ hours to put together but the only bad thing is that when your trying to lift it strait up after putting it together it is very top heavy and it took me and my dad to lift it up over all best hoop there is for under 350$

good hoop

By Brett Tha Balla from Rockland Ma on 4/12/2008

Pros:

it is like a pro hoop

Cons:

Hard To Setup, Poor Construction

Best Uses:

Pickup Games, Practice, Residential Use

Describe Yourself:

Collegiate/Pro

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

It is incredibly hard to set up. The directions are horrible!!

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

It's worth it in the end

By Big Bubba Ice

from Lake Charles, LA on 4/2/2008

Pros:

Easy To Adjust, Quality Construction, Stable Base

Cons:

Hard To Setup

Best Uses:

Residential Use

Describe Yourself:

Street Baller

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

Believe it or not, I set this goal up by myself. The hardest thing was fitting the poles in each other. The key is to get one pole started in the other, after that, you have to bounce them together as the manual says or, as I say, pound the hell out of them to get them to fit securely. You have to hold them together and pound them very hard downward on a thick wooden board. I had a screamin headache after doing this and had to rest for a while. It took me 9 hours to complete total assembly. I started at 11am and finished at 8pm. IT LOOKS AND PERFORMS AWESOME!! Please fill with sand for maximum stability. I filled mine with nine 50lbs. bags of all-purpose sand from Lowes. In conclusion, after all the hard work, IT'S WELL WORTH IT. [...] Cool! I hope this review helps.

[0 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

waste of time and money!!

By have-balls-no-hoop

from Los Angeles on 3/21/2008

Pros:

none what-so-ever

Cons:

Hard To Setup

Describe Yourself:

Street Baller

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

The pole is impossible to fit together, making complete assembly impossible. The reviewer who claims to have used a blow torch pretty much says it all. The black pole and pad heats up in the sun and can cause burns, and the manual calls for 475lbs of sand (a quarter ton)- which is a truck full! Otherwise, it looks nice sitting in pieces in the garage.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Pole was difficult to assemble

By irishmc

from Atlanta, GA on 3/13/2008

Pros:

Quality Construction, Stable Base

Cons:

Hard To Setup

Best Uses:

Practice

Describe Yourself:

Street Baller

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

Very good construction. Square pole was difficult to fit together (very tight). Had to heat one end with a torch and use tons of WD-40. Holds nine 50 lb bags of sand. After that, rest of assembly was easy.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Great Goal

By Dave from Hickory, NC on 3/3/2008

Pros:

Easy To Adjust, Easy To Setup, Quality Construction, Stable Base, Weather Resistant

Best Uses:

Pickup Games, Practice, Residential Use

Describe Yourself:

Street Baller

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

This is my first portable goal, but it is really stable if filled with sand and overall is a great system.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Hard to set up, but a good hoop

By GenMussolini

from Dallas on 2/29/2008

Pros:

Big Backboard, Easy to raise and lower, Quality Rim

Cons:

Hard To Setup

Best Uses:

Pickup Games, Practice

Describe Yourself:

Competitive Athlete

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

This hoop is hard to set up, but when you get it up it's great. I recommend filling it with sand.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

a real strong rim

By Butters from Dallas, TX on 1/7/2008

Pros:

Quality Construction

Cons:

base gets holes (leaks), Hard To Setup

Best Uses:

Pickup Games, Practice, Residential Use

Describe Yourself:

Street Baller

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

the rim is real strong: the only problem is the base gets holes in it easily.I should have filled the base with sand instead of water. but overall this is a great goal

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

GREAT

By MOOSE from DALLAS TX, on 12/22/2007

Pros:

Easy To Adjust, Quality Construction, Stable Base, Weather Resistant

Cons:

Hard To Setup

Best Uses:

Commercial Use, Pickup Games, Practice, Tournaments

Describe Yourself:

Competitive Athlete

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

MY NET, I WISH WE HAD A CHOICE OF A METAL NET OR NOT.

"BEST B-BALL SYSTEM AROUND"

By JOE THE BALLER from MIAMI, FL on 11/20/2007

Pros:

Easy To Adjust, Easy To Setup, Quality Construction, SHATTER-FREE, Stable Base, Weather Resistant

Best Uses:

Commercial Use, Pickup Games, Practice, Residential Use, Tournaments

Describe Yourself:

Competitive Athlete

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Spalding Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System:

OK SO THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE BEST QUALITY BASKETBALL SYSTEM AROUND! I HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND A 12 YEAR OLD SON, AND I GOT IT FOR THEM FOR THEYRE BIRTHDAYS. THEY LOVE IT!!!! ITS AMAZING. IF YOU HAVE LIL' B-BALL FANS OF UR OWN DON'T HESITATE TO BUY IT!

Customer Reviews about the Spalding 68395 NBA Polycarbonate 54 inch Portable Basketball System at Dick's Sporting Goods