Why does Petty play so poorly on the road?

He's young and having confidence issues. He not only struggles to shoot, he makes poor decisions and passes.

no he does not suck. No it's not because of lack of mental toughness... I think something is going on with him that's affecting his performance on the road. I've coached players where they would play well on certain courts, and then they would struggle week later. Petty is used to having folks cheering for him at home and on the road when he was in HS. College is completely different and he's struggling to adjust to that. Just let him deal with it and he'll be fine.

I want to preface this by saying that I don't know petty at all and I am in no way accusing him of what I'm about to mention.
When professional players play poorly consistently on the road you often hear that they party to hard on the road. Just a thought not an accusation.

He has honestly not lived up to the hype at home or away outside of one or two games. Don't know if it's because he is not being as assertive as a shooter because he is just waiting for Sexton to do his thing or if he just goes into a multi-game slump but he is capable of much more than he has shown this year. Hopefully he puts it together down the stretch.

Mental toughness can help you deal with all the noise on the road.

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Not directed at anyone in particular, but it’s important to remember that these guys are still amateurs and that sometimes personal issues affect on the court performance. From what I’ve heard JP needs more of our support these days and less of our criticism. I’ll leave it at that. RTR

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Stay strong JP, we are rooting for ya, Roll Tide!

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easy to forget what these kids might be dealing with sometimes

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Definitely. Tons of pressure and expectations for such young men. Some definitely handle it better than others, some thrive under pressure. I’m not counting him out just yet.

My biggest question is why the team looks so different when Sexton is on the floor.
Against auburn last night -20 with CS +1 without CS that’s perplexing! I have several theories but your guess is as good as mine.

The team seems to want Sexton to do everything. There are times it seems like everyone just watches him instead of staying involved with the play. It's head scratching for sure, and it's insane to think we could lose a lottery pick and still be a better team overall next year.

There are a few that get through the cracks, just ignore them. They are the ones that never have anything meaningful to add anyway. Just useless trolls.