It was quite a few years ago now, so I don't remember my first
basket.
I remember one of my first. I bought a backcourt cesta from a
shady co-owner of amateur jai alai. I thought it was new because
it had no name and looked in perfect shape. Of course, I now believe
that it was a broken basket that was watered well. I was a kid
and just started playing and wouldn't have known the difference.
I realized today I've been playing with the same cesta for the
past 6 years...an Olate basket I bought during league play at
Milford Amateur. Of course, playing with a tennis ball on a racquetball
court, I might get 6 more years out of it. Problem is that the
glove gave me a huge blister last week. Oh well...put a band-aid
on it and let's go!
