We have an installed basketball driveway hoop that was here when we bought the house. It is a really nice glass backboard hoop that costs probably close to $ 500 to replace. Anyway, when a guy was delivering firewood a couple of years ago, he backed into it and bent it right near the bottom. It is now listing to the right and it it really annoying. I don't want to get rid of it because like I said it is such a nice backboard. What can I do short of blow torching it off (I would lose about 5 - 6 inches of height, but I would rather have it straight) Then dig up the concrete, and re-set it in the ground? Seems like alot of work, and I have no experience with a blow torch. Could I put a chain around it up high and attach it to a vehicle and attempt to re-straighten it, but would that be possible and wouldn't the bottom of it be permanently weakend?
Any help would be appreciated