Why were peach baskets used in basketball?

Answer 1

If by "they" you mean James Naismith and a group of boys at a YMCA in Springfield, Mass. then "they" would have to go upstairs to the balcony where the hoop was attached and take the ball down. Later they would have to send somebody up with a ladder every time a basket was scored. Then eventually they decided, "Hey, you know what? We should cut a hole in the bottom of the basket so we don't have to go up and get it every time we score!!!!"

Answer 2

There are no baskets in Basketball. The name was derived from the original game where peach baskets were hung on the wall and players shot the ball into them. Today we have a rim and a net. Without the rim and net there would be nothing to shoot at.

Answer 3

because they did not have anything else so they just used peach baskets