#Progress: White to work out with member of Rockets staff at Toyota Center

rocketblaze · Dec 29, 2012

seeingred said: ↑

He's a kid with mental issues acting like a kid with mental issues. whether it's ocd and anxiety like he says, or whether it's bipolar or narcissism - it doesn't matter. leave him be until he comes around, if he comes around. we're used to these young college athletes coming out and acting, for the most part, like grown men (and that's great). But every now and then we are bound to get one who is still a child. He will grow up in time or he won't. it is completely out of our hands.

and quit poking at him with these petty twitter comments (they're not clever or funny). hell, if you want to do something for him, pray for him.
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THIS.

coachbadlee · Dec 29, 2012

Ever since i read that he is practicing with Rockets staff, i have stopped reading his tweets. Now i tend to think of his potential rather than think of anything he tweets.

Han Solo · Dec 29, 2012

pray for him? Lol..what does that do? DEAR GOD. PLEASE MAKE ROYCE WHITE A BIRD SO HE CAN FLY FAR FAR AWAY!

Carl Herrera · Dec 29, 2012

Don't know why people are obsessed and upset over White's situation right now. He is not with the team now and dealing with stuff. I just think of it as his redshirt year. The pick used on him is gone, whether he turns into a star or a bust. Spilled milk. The salary is minimal in NBA terms and there really isn't any FAs out there for whom you need to clear White's roster spot.

I think at this point, many here just enjoy watching Royce tweeting and getting angry at him and criticizing him. It's anger p*rn for them. I suppose it is fine to do it. This is a discussion forum after all, but I just think there are more things to discuss that are more interesting and, frankly, less repetitive.

I mean, there really has not been any real news on the situation since Berman's report that White would begin workouts with a coach. And most of the stuff posted here isn't even comments about that piece of news. All this "White is a irresponsible *******" and "I hate White" and "cut him and sue him to void contract" stuff have been written many times since he first went away from the team.

tomato · Dec 29, 2012

The stuff about worms in his butt is rather new

ralphabetsoup · Dec 29, 2012

seeingred said: ↑

He's a kid with mental issues acting like a kid with mental issues. whether it's ocd and anxiety like he says, or whether it's bipolar or narcissism - it doesn't matter. leave him be until he comes around, if he comes around. we're used to these young college athletes coming out and acting, for the most part, like grown men (and that's great). But every now and then we are bound to get one who is still a child. He will grow up in time or he won't. it is completely out of our hands.

and quit poking at him with these petty twitter comments (they're not clever or funny). hell, if you want to do something for him, pray for him.
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Nicely said. He's just a basketball player with mental issues. Not need to hate on him.

AroundTheWorld · Dec 29, 2012

MadMax said: ↑

I've read his tweets and I don't understand at all aside from vague statements he makes about money being less important than happiness and healthiness. I'm in complete agreement with him...that's why I don't sign contracts or make promises that would cause me to sacrifice those things. But if I sign a contract and make a commitment, I feel like I probably owe the other party(ies) something.
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Fully agree.

That said, I stopped reading his tweets, because they are boring, repetitive and vague.

J.R. · Dec 29, 2012

Kevin McHale made the NBA's all-interview team year after year when he played long ago for the Boston Celtics, and then turned an Irishman's gift of gab into a successful television commentary career both before and after his 15 years spent leading the Timberwolves organization.

It's not often he is rendered speechless, but it nearly happened before his Houston Rockets played his former team at Target Center on Wednesday night.

That's when somebody asked him about a guy named Royce White and McHale for a moment appeared dumbfounded.

"Ooof," he said. "That's a good question."

Minneapolis born and raised, White was the most enigmatic talent in last summer's draft, a uniquely gifted big man who also came with serious questions about an anxiety disorder and his ability to professionally fulfill the demands of a long, grueling NBA season.

The Rockets wagered the 16th overall pick on him, drafting White based on one season at Iowa State that rehabilitated his image after he was suspended and quit the Gophers without playing a game.

Nearly two months into his rookie season, White still hasn't played an NBA game.

He remains away from the team since the regular season's opening days, not because of his fear of flying but rather a disagreement with the Rockets over how to handle and treat his anxiety disorder.

He seemingly has become persona non grata everywhere but in the Twittersphere, where he has taken his cause against the Rockets in a nearly daily exchange with followers and others interested observers.

"This is important to me," he wrote in a statement posted on Twitter in November. "It is a health issue. I must advocate for my rights."

Many of those followers support his crusade for mental-illness awareness.

Others who have followed his career and watched him quit the Gophers after being suspended without playing a game offer their opinions, too. They urge him, in no uncertain terms, to stop using his condition as an excuse not to be held accountable for his actions and tell him to go back to work.

McHale said he believes White eventually will.

"I would hope so, I'd assume he would," McHale said. "But I shouldn't say anything because I don't even know. Someone asked me that the other day and I had to pause and go, 'Wow.' So much stuff going on."

McHale has had other matters on his mind with a team that remade itself by signing free agents Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin last summer and an October blockbuster trade for James Harden, with a life turned upside down when he took a month's leave of absence to be with his 23-year-old daughter, Sasha, who died in late November from lupus-related complications.

All of which has given him precious little time to ponder the status and future of a big man who possesses guard skills but comes with so many other issues.

"I don't know," McHale said when asked about White's status. "Royce has kind of been away from us for a while and then I was gone for a while, too. And honestly, to be truthful, he has been kind of, he hasn't been around. I just haven't seen. As crazy as it may seem, you just go with the guys who are there. Your focus is on playing.

"In our league, you know how it is: Out of sight, out of mind."
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http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/185127181.html?refer=y

mrm32 · Dec 29, 2012

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>NBA sources: Rockets assign Royce White to their NBA D-League affiliate</p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/285203451053473792" data-datetime="2012-12-30T01:59:36+00:00">December 30, 2012</a></blockquote>

rockets88MT · Dec 29, 2012

mrm32 said: ↑

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>NBA sources: Rockets assign Royce White to their NBA D-League affiliate</p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/285203451053473792" data-datetime="2012-12-30T01:59:36+00:00">December 30, 2012</a></blockquote>
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wow

mrm32 · Dec 29, 2012

#Progress

larsv8 · Dec 29, 2012

Nice!

kmav23 · Dec 29, 2012

Some massive royce white drama queens on this thread !

Royce twitted this and that... Lol

Seems some fans have more anxiety then white !

Dr of Dunk · Dec 29, 2012

OMGWELUVYOUROYCE!!!

I seriously sometimes wonder if this thread is an advertisement for mental health.

Dave_78 · Dec 29, 2012

Carl Herrera said: ↑

Don't know why people are obsessed and upset over White's situation right now. He is not with the team now and dealing with stuff. I just think of it as his redshirt year. The pick used on him is gone, whether he turns into a star or a bust. Spilled milk. The salary is minimal in NBA terms and there really isn't any FAs out there for whom you need to clear White's roster spot.

I think at this point, many here just enjoy watching Royce tweeting and getting angry at him and criticizing him. It's anger p*rn for them. I suppose it is fine to do it. This is a discussion forum after all, but I just think there are more things to discuss that are more interesting and, frankly, less repetitive.

I mean, there really has not been any real news on the situation since Berman's report that White would begin workouts with a coach. And most of the stuff posted here isn't even comments about that piece of news. All this "White is a irresponsible *******" and "I hate White" and "cut him and sue him to void contract" stuff have been written many times since he first went away from the team.
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Save the apologetic BS. The guy refuses to do his job while taunting and degrading his employer. Meanwhile, he is still getting paid. Fans have a right to be disappointed and vent.

rocketblaze · Dec 29, 2012

Finally some good news from this front.

But with T-Jones down there I wonder what position they gonna play each.

DrNuegebauer · Dec 29, 2012

rocketblaze said: ↑

Finally some good news from this front.

But with T-Jones down there I wonder what position they gonna play each.
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TJones is huge for that level, he can easily play center minutes in the D-League.

Not many 6'10 250lb guys in the D-League who are athletic, so I imagine Jones will start at PF, and play minutes as a C to get White on the court off the bench?

torocan · Dec 29, 2012

Two months to get his butt to the D-League... still, it's progress.

bmt1334 · Dec 29, 2012

Does this mean he will actually go to Rio Grande this time?

Invisible Fan · Dec 29, 2012

Dr of Dunk said: ↑

OMGWELUVYOUROYCE!!!

I seriously sometimes wonder if this thread is an advertisement for mental health.
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I get paid to increase stress and pill awareness.

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