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Originally Posted by JaneYoung
The nets are a part of the field. Has it ever been ok to vandalize the field in the name of a 'winning tradition'? I'm asking, not being sarcastic.
What comes to mind is the rush for the leftover tubes at CHPs a few years back and what a nightmare that was. Cutting the nets could be pretty interesting regarding crowd control. Then what would the damage costs be? Again, I'm just asking.
Alternate idea, buy a toy hoop and cut the net. You absorb the costs and have a net as a symbol that you can use for display purposes with your trophy and medals. Brand it in advance and use it as an incentive to be able to cut it at your event(s).
Jane
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Yes. I'm not much for basketball, but judging by the videos people have posted it is a time honored tradition to "cut the net" if you win. A little bit of googling tells you that championship teams do this in every basketball league from high school through the NBA. Clearly it is okay by them.
How is it interesting crowd control? It's the winning teams, it isn't saying "anyone with two feet come down and take a net!" Granted basketball teams are a lot small than your typical basketball team, so have someone cut it down and distribute the strings later. For some of the really big teams you might even have to cut the strings up!
To me, cutting a net out of toy would be like carrying around a Stanley Cup I made out of
cardboard and aluminum foil. Sure it looks the part... but was it there? No, and being there was part of what made it special. I still have my alliance captain bib from when my team won our first regional, and if there were nets they'd let us keep they would've been even better mementos.
Just my 2 cents. ($5?)