Royce White skips game and practice (UPDATE: White issues statement)

Yeah? Well, those idiots are part of the problem. He's gained 20,000 twitter followers since all of this madness started. It's feeding his neurosis. I've danced with anxiety issues, I get that side of it, but he's handling this horribly. You have to know, he's not doing the mental illness advocate crowd any favors here.

The man is being paid millions of dollars to play basketball, yet the man refuses to play basketball! People are pissed because he is an incoherrent, irrational, blabbering, thieving, irresponsible, self serving, self destructing, waste of a first round draft pick with "up-side"!

For christ's sake, seriously?

 

If Royce is speaking for all the mentally ill people, he's talking them all into a ditch.

 

Something to think about going into tomorrow's meeting-

Dont forget... The All-Star game is coming to Houston in just 3 months. The absolute worst possible scenario for this organization is to have this guy spoil the parade with endless media questions, and whatever else Royce decides to use to get attention that week.

And if you think Royce wont do that... you are taking a huge gamble there. This is a guy that actually seeks out folks from ESPN and other media outlets to get his voice out there. He's consistently shown that HE LOVES THE SPOTLIGHT.

So, going into tomorrow, Im sure Les & other high ranking officials have instructed Morey on exactly what the plan is to the T, and make things very easy for Royce to walk away. It needs to be their way or the highway within legal restrictions.

Royce stated in yesterdays ridiculous interview with Fox26 Houston, that he thinks its going to be a gradual process with him and Houston, and not something that can be worked out overnight.

This is exactly what Houston DOES NOT want at any cost. It must be an overnight understanding of exactly what he needs to be doing on a day to day basis ... Or else... team appointed treatment, or fines, and more fines until he either gets it or walks away on his own.

The absolute worst thing for this franchise is to have this guy use the All-Star weekend to platform his personal agenda, which is something that Les and Morey MUST BE prepared for in tomorrows meeting.

So stay tuned tomorrow. Im really interested to see them crack the whip and lay down the law.

 

This ungrateful, self centered b!tch knows he was given a bus right????

 

He's absolutely full of himself. So, so full of himself.

 

I think we all need to keep some perspective, and not stimatize all those who have some form of mental illness, which might be more of us than some might imagine, simply because of how Royce White has been "acting out" during this extended melodrama. Royce is one person with his own set of problems. Clearly, drafting him was a mistake, in my opinion, whether he "comes out" of this current state he's in, or not. That mistake, though, is a mistake with Royce, and shouldn't tar everyone else with mental issues, which can be controlled with treatment in many cases. I have a couple of highly successful friends in high pressure positions in business that take their meds and function at the highest level. However, Royce gives every appearance of refusing to take the opportunity offered by the Rockets for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment by doctors at the highest level of the profession. He clings to his doctor of long standing, despite results that are disturbing to those of us looking at this from a remove.

The disruption he has already caused is enough that I have no doubt that Morey regrets the risk he took. It's a pity, because many of us recognize White's talent. The fellow is not a boy, however, but a man, regardless of how his actions look. And he's been given a man's job on one of the greatest stages in sport. If Royce refuses to take the stage and perform, then it's unfair to his teammates, the coaching staff, and the front office to leave them twisting in the wind, wondering if and when he will perform. This must be quickly resolved.

 

I hope you're kidding. :grin:

 

I think the majority of people on here, and just everywhere really, are sensitive to these mental illness issues if they're brought up and people will do their best to accommodate them. Like you said, with things like autism and other things becoming diagnosed increasingly more, most of us will meet people will problems. That's not an issue and I'm frankly not worried about it.

However Royce has taken it upon himself to say that he defines mental illness in sports and that he is the spokesman for these things. And he's really the one that's setting a bad precedent for all those that want to enter professional sports in the future because they WILL be the ones that won't be able to speak about it. Most people come draft time are going to wonder in later years "is this guy going to pull a Royce?" And that's a shame, it really is. And it's why I've come to despise Royce, truly.

It's like if you bought your daughter a pony. The pony is said to be well-trained, temperamental but able to keep it under control, and won't make much of a fuss. You say that's cool, I'll do what I can to make sure the pony is comfortable and hopefully we can work together. A few days you bring the pony in, it knocks over all your furniture and neighs "DERP LISTEN TO ME PONIES DO THIS AND I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL PONIES!" All the other ponies are going to go "wait a second, no we don't, that's just Bob being ridiculous. We may WANT to knock over your furniture but we're not going to cause we want to be good ponies and live normal pony lives." But because this pony was so ostentatious about his actions, your neighbors are going to doubt whether or not they'll ever want a pony for THEIR daughter.

Royce did this to himself. Most of us here, I think, are aware enough to know that Royce is talking out of his butt at this point. But I think it will affect other mentally ill people hereafter because of the storm he's generated, and it's a shame that some kid practicing basketball right now that might have Asperger's or whatever will never get drafted to a guaranteed contract because of Royce's precedent.

 

Your 100% right. Royce was a mistake, but it in no way shape or form should hinder the Rockets from never again ever looking at bringing in a player with any mental disorder of any kind.

If 1 out of every 5 Americans have some kind, then there must be plenty that are successful in their jobs.

If you missed it weeks ago, here's a video interview from Dr. Drew where he says that even he suffers from a similar mental disorder-

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/10/10/dr-drew-talks-royce-white-video/

What Royce has is extremely common. Dr. Drew say's its as common as elbow tendonitis, and the reason why you never hear about it is because the NBA does a great job of handling it.

How Royce is handling it.... Its hard to say that this is common at all.

Ron Artest is one of the most colorful athletes to suffer from similar forms of mental illness, but his mental illness isn't the cause of what has got him in trouble in his career.

Same with Royce. Its not his mental illness that has got him in trouble(accept for possibly an OCD related Twitter rampage). Its the childish attitude and lack of a willingness to let himself be treated by NBA appointed doctors that has got him in this mess.

 

Makes absolutely no sense. The Allstar game is in the city of Houston. The Rockets aren't necessarily the team hosting it where they get all the interviews and such. It's gonna be a drawn out process, and they do not want a draft pick to just up and walk away after they have invested in him..

 

What doesn't make sense. The organization does not want a major franchise distraction around the time of the All-Star game. And yes... the Rockets and the city of Houston are hosting the event even though it is a league wide event. I do not think the Rockets want any part of controversy come this Winter.

You could tell during the interview that Les took during the All Star presser last week when he had to take question after question about the Royce White situation that he was not happy at all to be answering questions about that situation while they were in the middle of trying to celebrate and promote the All Star Weekend.

The Rockets aren't necessarily a team with nothing to lose in this situation. They could come out heroes, but there is a better chance that they just end up having to get mixed up in controversy with this kid. If he decides to walk, I doubt they will put up much of a fight.

 

If I ever see White on a court, I will relentlessly boo him and talk smack at him.

 

I think he's intentionally being vague and ambiguous so that anytime something occurs that he doesn't agree with, he can cite the need for a "healthy" work environment and more "support" from the Rockets. After all he's just being "honest and transparent". Again, his lack of specifics lends strength to the idea that he's just upset about a lack of playing time and a D-League "demotion."

 

Royce White is so ridiculous that even Kwame is not defending him. That's something.

 

Somebody should tie your shoelaces together while you're doing it so you can fall on your ass when you're finished.

 

Royce White is to the people with mental illness like Rush Limbaugh is to the right wing conservatives. I am sure a lot of right wing people feel proud of Rush. But he has done nothing positive to the conservative cause. He only makes them look dumb, and reinforces the negative image to those who are not sympathetic to his viewpoints.

It's one thing to speak up for your cause in a intelligently compelling way. It totally another thing to speak up in a way that turns people off. White is doing the latter, not the former.

 

He is back in twitter:

Royce White‏@Highway_30
Its disheartening ppl associate having a #mentalillnes with "losing your mind". Is awareness really this low?! Why ppl are hiding theirs.
8:28 AM - 19 Nov 12


Royce White‏@Highway_30
I'm insane for speaking up, sure, because in some ppl's head, discrediting me will make a tough reality go away!
8:31 AM - 19 Nov 12


Royce White‏@Highway_30
Not only does BASKETBALL need this, it seems like everybody everywhere does. #MentalHealth is a issue being overlooked, and it can't be.
8:34 AM - 19 Nov 12

 

GOD, STFU YOU TOOL. PSYCHOTIC, SELF CENTERED TWIT. SICK OF READING ABOUT YOUR "QUEST" YOU ****ING DRAMA QUEEN!

 

Hope they keep fining him and eventually terminate his contract. This idiot is trying to use the nba as his platform to "fight" for mental illness while refusing to live up to contract obligations. If rockets give him a bus, doctors, meds and other things they REALLY don't need to offer then Royce is setting himself up for failure. Hey Royce take your ass to RGV and do your job job while working with rockets behind closed doors. Enough of the BS , either get to work or face even more stress being broke and having NBA take u to court for breach of contract

 

Stop Royce from tweeting must be harder than improving Lin's jump shot.