The league has to approve it, and the union, plus it takes a while to get down to McAllen. I'm not sure if training camp runs through the weekend, but Monday doesn't seem unreasonable given the circumstances.
The question is, is he worth all of this? I highly doubt it. I respect that he's out in the open with his situation, but at the end of the day, it seems to me that pro basketball probably isn't the best career for him.
"Family doctor" does not mean this person is a general practice Dr, necessarily. Nor does it preclude him from having seen specialists, etc. I'd email the writer for more details about who this person is before jumping to conclusions. Either way, I'm sure the Rockets have and will offer him the best help they can find.
That's what his doctor told him early on (as reported in earlier articles), he still hanged on and was drafted to the NBA.
If the league didn't approve it, or the Rockets didn't grand his wish in the 1st place, does it mean he would never join the training camp or withdraw from nba altogether?
tl;dr Another Royce White thread?! Whitexiety/Whitesanity is becoming worse than Linsanity! Make it stop!
I think we all know what a family doctor is- there is no other way to interpret that. Do you really think it's a "family psychologist"? Even if it is a psychologist, that passage would still be ridiculous.
All are speculations, let me speculate. If it is a matter of trust, why wait for approvals, just go to camp now if possible, don't wait for Monday. Weekends can be bonding time or catching up with the guys.
Even Royce himself always referred to it as "my family doctor" or "my doctor". He was never specific about it. For all you know, it could be a clinical psychiatrist that he and his family have been working with for years (mental disorders tend to be hereditary). Maybe he just calls it "doctor" because there's a lot less stigma attached to it. And like I said, it doesn't preclude him from having seen other specialists, even if it is a general prac who is keeping tabs on him.
The Rockets have to be careful regarding everything about him from now on. They would be the very "bad guy" and seriously risked demaging a young man's health if they happened to want to traded him.
So everytime something happens with him, or to him.. it will be because of his mental illness? He says he's trying to bring awareness, it sounds like he is just looking for a copout excuse.. Now while I know it is a serious thing, I'm quite sure he's not the first person in professional sports to ever have it.
My thoughts: 1. Medcalf is pretty objective in this article. He explains where White is coming from with his trust issue but also points out that doing what he did makes it a challenge for his team to trust him, too. 2. I think what makes Royce White an interesting interview is also a big challenge to his NBA career. I've joked about it, but I think it's true that sports teams prefer players who are boring, disciplined and not too smart for their own good-- in JVG's words (paraphrasing here) "Guys who are only interested in playing basketball and chasing women." These guys are probably the majority of NBA players. They are also often the grinders who end up getting coaching/front office jobs in the NBA. Royce White is definitely NOT one of them: He writes. He's interested in music and photography-- you know, those "creative and artistic" things. He's talked about basketball being just one of the things he does and not his whole life (imagine Jordan or Bird saying this). I am not sure many NBA types (players, front office, coaches) really "get" White and some of the choices he makes. 3. Also, one thing that strikes me is that people get confused about Royce White because he doesn't act like people's image of an "NBA headcase" or "mental illness patient" (i.e. he doesn't talk/act like Ron Artest and Delonte West). As Medcalf said, White doesn't have the "bad guy swagger" and speak eloquently and sounds mature beyond his age. Maybe we would have an easier time understanding his issues (or at least categorizing him in our minds) if he did talk and act like Ron Artest.
Exactly. He seems more Arian Fosterish than Ron Artesty to me. The Ron Artests are the guy who can really screw over your franchise (looking at you, Indy). The Arian Fosters of the world just make a headline every now and then and might have some strange requirements and personality quirks, but they're not criminals or violent. Just... different.
At least he's honest with talent. I'd rather have a character guy with talent than a bunch of mediocre players. At the end of the day, if he's great at basketball nobody would care(Look at what controversies Kobe/Lebron went through). If he's a bust, it doesn't matter either.
