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Why does Petty play so poorly on the road?
Posted on 2/22/18 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 2/22/18 at 2:12 pm
I’ve never seen a player be so good at home and struggle so much on the road.
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Posted on 2/22/18 at 2:15 pm to CrazyJoeDivola
A lack of mental toughness, would be my guess.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 2:15 pm to CrazyJoeDivola
He's young and having confidence issues. He not only struggles to shoot, he makes poor decisions and passes.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 2:40 pm to CrazyJoeDivola
Cause he suck that's why
Jk, but no idea.. Wish he would get it together.
Jk, but no idea.. Wish he would get it together.
This post was edited on 2/22/18 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 2/22/18 at 3:07 pm to CrazyJoeDivola
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.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 3:43 pm to CrazyJoeDivola
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.
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.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 3:55 pm to CrazyJoeDivola
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.
Posted on 2/22/18 at 7:20 pm to CrazyJoeDivola
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I’ve never seen a player be so good at home and struggle so much on the road.
Charvez Davis, although Petty is much more talented.
Posted on 2/23/18 at 7:42 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Depth perception! Going into different places that you aren't used to and they are more cavernous than even Coleman and most all HS gyms, it throws your depth perception off and you misjudge distances. Watch the Final 4 in B'ham next week and even some of the Regional games from this past week. They go from playing in HS gyms to the small college gyms and struggle. Then move on to Legacy Arena and struggle. It's that and simply put, a lack of confidence!
Posted on 2/23/18 at 8:34 am to CrazyJoeDivola
Its seems to be somewhat common for young players, especially jump shooters in unfamiliar gyms who don't get close in looks. Elite guys are able translate better and he ill hopefully improve in that aspect with experience.
This post was edited on 2/23/18 at 8:36 am
Posted on 2/23/18 at 8:58 am to CrazyJoeDivola
I'd really wish we started getting him some open shots in the paint to start road games. Set a screen and let him pull up for a jumper from 10-12 feet. Michigan State does a good job of this usually and their guys gain more confidence as the game wears on.
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