Spring Combine Recapture: Hayden Potts
Constantly scurrying around the arc, Hayden Potts made enough three point shots to earn his way into the PrepHoopsTN Spring Combine All-Star Game.
Among the best shooters at the Spring Combine, Hayden Potts finished the day with an All-Star appearance.Hayden Potts, 6’2″ WG (Mt. Juliet) — 2022
- PrepHoopsTN Combine All-Star Selection
- Standing Reach — 93″ or 7’9″
- Height — 6’2″
- Wingspan — 5’9″
- Vertical — 21.0″
- Lane Agility — 10.94, 11.63
- Spring Combine Ranking — #11
For Hayden Potts scoring, specifically outside shooting, forms the basis for success. Potts filled up the cylinder Sunday with a feathery soft touch. His shooting form is repeatable, consistent. Hayden needs to improve his upper body strength or vertical lift or both. Multiple times Sunday Potts was simply out-jumped by a similarly sized guard opponent. In the bounding game of basketball explosion and timing upwards are integral. This is a key workout emphasis going forward.
In order to fully utilize his shooting skill, Hayden needs to vastly improve his handle. The Potts wiggle doesn’t need to be incredible just tight enough to culminate a pull-up jump shot from 12′. Catch-and-shoot is novel and also a limited existence. Hayden needs to work to avoid being tabbed a specialist.
Improvement for the enthusiastic Potts is easy to envision as he truly enjoys the game. Michael Jordan detailed his motivating process as, “You have to learn to fall in love with the process.” For Hayden Potts, already a capable varsity level shooter, embracing the process is imperative.