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

White is probably the best low post player on the team and could be one of the best passers as well. But he's going to have to perform well in the D league first.

Hope it works out for him.

 

No "White Christmas" puns yet. Disappointed.

 

I heard one of his personalities calls himself Lamar.

 

When you know the extent of Royce White's mental/anxiety issues, the Rockets are best served cutting their losses and getting what they can for him. No way this guy will succeed, much less survive in the NBA.

This is a guy who was afraid of gym full of little children calling them "a pack of wolves."

 

I highly doubt we can get anything for him at this point.

Might as well hold onto him and hope for the best tbh.

Last thing I want is to for him to get cut, realize he needs money and starts playing well for another team.

 

[Insert long counterargument pinning random disorders on Joe Fan because of his lengthy over-reaction to Josh Innes' twitter behavior.]

 

Royce can only play with the ball in his hand and it won't happen on this team with Harden, Lin, et...

 

Are we really sill talking about this bum?

 

i dont think he will last more than 2-3 years in the NBA tops.

 

LOL. You think he is better than Asik? As of now? Really?

 

The best low post player that is tweeting 1000+

 

He is done...the guy who stuck his neck out for him says he is done!!!

 

"He hasn't been around," McHale said. "I haven't seen him. As crazy as it sounds, you're just kind of going with the guys who are there."

mchale goin cryptic on us

 

Funny how every time the Rocket accommodate him, he comes up with something new. First the plan, than the transportation, then the doctor, then the d-league, now a protocol. Guy doesn't want to play, he's fine tweeting and making thousands of dollars. Rockets should sue him, this guy is disgrace to all people who work hard under the most terrible conditions for less than a thousandth in a week of what White makes in a day.

 

I wish I could rep you, this is HILARIOUS!

 

Royce White update...

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8782473/kevin-mchale-uncertain-royce-white-future-houston-rockets


Royce White's future uncertain

Associated Press | December 26, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS -- The question seemed to catch Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale totally off guard.

What is Royce White's status with the team?


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"Good question," McHale said, taking an extended pause to contemplate his answer. "I don't know. Royce has kind of been away from us."

The 16th overall pick in the June draft hasn't been around all season while he spars with the Rockets on how best to deal with his anxiety disorder and overall mental health. White has been vocal on Twitter, at times expressing frustration with the Rockets' perceived unwillingness to be accommodating to his condition. He tweeted last week that the Rockets had yet to approve a mental health protocol that would allow him to return to work.

"Should I QUIT playing (because of) a (hashtag) MentalHealth protocol isn't in place?" White tweeted. "OR should we PUT 1 in place."

When McHale was asked about White on Wednesday night before a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the coach reacted as if the swingman was one of the furthest things from his mind.

"He hasn't been around," McHale said. "I haven't seen him. As crazy as it sounds, you're just kind of going with the guys who are there."

Of course, McHale has had other things on his mind as well. He returned to the team on Dec. 8 after nearly a month away to be with his family following the death of his 23-year-old daughter Sasha. In his first game back in his home state since Sasha's passing, McHale was visibly emotional during pregame introductions, especially when the Wolves honored longtime fan Michael Stephenson, who suffered from cerebral palsy but was befriended by McHale during his time as an executive and a coach here.

So far, the Rockets have been playing pretty well without White, a versatile forward the team drafted out of Iowa State in hopes of adding the multidimensional talents that made him one of the stars of last year's NCAA tournament.

After dropping his first two games back, the Rockets had won four straight and six of their last seven heading into the game against McHale's former team. Greg Smith and Marcus Morris have been pleasant surprises in the frontcourt while Jeremy Lin has started to figure out how to thrive alongside scorer James Harden in the backcourt.

When asked if White would ever be back with the Rockets, McHale replied simply, "I hope so."


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So tired of hearing about this guy. The teams doing great, it's his loss not being here.

 

who??

 

Why are we still talking about this loser?

Rockets looking good without the primadona