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

He's gained over 35,000 twitter followers since this melee began. Why arent more people w/GAD calling him on his sht? #annoying

 

Who the fv*k are you?

 

Everyone loves to rubberneck, especially if it's a train wreck.

 

The only reason I'm still following him is because of the train wreck factor.

I know someone that had OCD. They worked through it. This guy is setting his supposed "cause" back.

 

Royce White is busy losing whatever sympathy he initially had. You can put me in that camp. As many have said here, now I just want him to either immediately do whatever the Rockets want him to do (go to the Vipers to learn how to play basketball at that level and get help, which he clearly needs), or to simply shut up and go away. There's a season to play. I'm tired of the distraction. I want to watch the Rockets, not White's on-going melodrama. His running at the mouth via Twitter is beyond tiresome.

Either shut up and play ball, somewhere, or go away. Please.

 

Great take on the presest situation. Royce latest tweets showed the situation is still not resolved, at least to his satisfaction. Rockets went on radio silence is a strong possibility that they are gathering evidents, doing their obligating, and working toward the final goal of voiding his contract.

 

I suppose it's possible that his tweeting is a part of his compulsive behavior. Where I might feel the need to wash my hands several times, Royce might feel the need to make a dozen #anxietywarrior tweets. After reading his twitter page, it almost seems that way. I'm not defending it, just one possible explanation.

 

I counted up 80 tweets in the last 24 hours!

 

We should boycott him. Shut down this thread and ignore his rants on twitter. We'll all feel better after a few days and his platform from which he rants will eventually shrink down to nothing.

Royce White. That dude down the block. #AnxietyTroopers #Abandonment

 

Even Gary Busey would concur that the man is off his rocker.

 

I wouldn't have a problem with that, with Clutch simply blocking threads about him, etc., but the fact remains that he's a huge topic for the management of the Rockets, the players and, of course, the fans. Seems like it would be damn near impossible for Clutch to act like the guy doesn't exist and isn't news. At least the Royce White Drama is confined largely to this thread, which is a blessing. And there's the train wreck factor. I keep checking this thread to see what the latest is, hoping that somehow Royce rediscovered the game he allegedly plays for a living.

It's an addiction!!

 

Yes, in theory, we should ignore him, but as long as he's a Rocket (in any shape or form), I'll continue to monitor his decent in to oblivion. I can't help it! #DontJudge

 

He's telling people to disclose their conditions to employers....

I dont think he realizes how easy it is for him to say that. He can hold out and still get paid a ton of money. Not gonna happen at Mcdonald's. Your butt is likely gone, if you start making demands like that. He's just going to get people fired. It's wrong, but it's reality. People admire that he's doing it publicly, but it's easy to do in his position. Already has a guaranteed contract and he can easily put his employer on blast for any little thing. No one is going to care if John Doe tweets his employer did him wrong. Again, not fair, but it's reality for most. Royce's reality is shared by the few.

Because he controls what he retweets. Clearly, he's not going to retweet or respond to anything that doesn't help his cause/case.

 

Another wrinkle in the soap opera to think about-

One reason I think the Rockets haven't cut him yet is to eleviate the risk that he will leave the Rockets too soon, another team will give him a shot, and he actually will do well.

Yes, they would want him to be successful with the Rockets first and foremost, but this could make the Rockets look really bad in the long run if another team comes in and makes themselves look like saviors.

The longer they wait it out, the more they get assurance that he really is too far along to salvage as a player, and the more other GM's see of him to make a decision on picking him up off of waivers. The more this drags out, the worse he looks to an NBA GM.

I think we are getting to the point now where the Rockets and Les simply will be fed up enough to take that risk. You can't just let him bash the team all day long, and you cant let him interact with the other players like this right now when he is in this current state of mind for the risk of damaging the lockeroom. Right now its a staring match between the Rockets and Royce. Who is going to blink first.

The Rockets shouldn't be too hasty too quick to let him go, but its getting to the point now where they are going to need to make a decision pretty quick because the Royce White situation is not getting better, its getting worse. I thought the fining would force Royce to make a decision but I was wrong. It looks like he's found a way to manipulate the system by seeing their team appointed doctor, twisting his words, and using them against the Rockets. All the while NOT PLAYING BASKETBALL. This guy isn't a lunatic, or an idiot... he knows exactly what he's doing here every step of the way.

Its about time for the Rockets to just rip the band aid off now, and let everyone enjoy the great season we have ahead of us instead of holding the franchise hostage for a guy who could barely make a layup in the Summer League.

 

#opacity #obtusity #obliquity

 

Wishful thinking on your part. Nothing wrong with that.

Like before, I believe the Rockets are more concerned with protecting their reputation and themselves legally than anything else. It is ironic Royce White brought up "trust" because the Rockets will NEVER be able to trust him.

Cutting him now does no good.

 

Yup.

#1stworlddisorders

 

Is 0% a number?