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

I don't know much about mental illnesses and diagnosis, but it sure seems that way at this point.

I should probably start a thread for this topic, but the Rockets should be commended for their UNBELIEVABLE patience and understanding during this ordeal. Maybe the Rockets and Royce's doctors know, but Royce and the Rocket's fanbase certainly don't have any idea what is the exact nature of his illness. The Rockets have kept their mouths shut (for the most part) despite what I'm sure is an incredible urge to come out publicly and defend themselves. They have brought new meaning to the phrase "Turn the other cheek". Every day is a new public flogging by Royce without any details, information, or concrete accusations.

Hopefully this all works out. Royce was super-fun to watch during the summer league, and if he gets his illness under control and works hard, I'm sure the fan base is capable of rooting for him.

 

All great points. It's unlikely that Royce would be contributing significantly no matter what the current situation is. He stands to lose some practical experience in the D-league, but 2 years from now, this could just be an insignificant couple weeks that had no lasting impact.

 

If he were sane and disgruntled he'd go out like this...

http://youtu.be/9A4UGtM4hDQ

But NO, he has to be all dramatic and take to twitter.

 

If the Rockets "knew these odds now", there is no "probably" involved. They wouldn't have given him the time of day. Neither would any other team.

Agree with you patience is the way for now, though the end game is severing their ties to White in the cleanest, most blameless way possible. He has no future with the Rockets because what he's done can't be forgiven. After he's gone, Morey will be able to show anyone (including a court of law) the team did everything within reason and went far beyond what was necessary to try and meet White's needs. I'm sure attorneys are guiding and recording Morey's every move. Wouldn't surprise me if Morey is having some fun with this too. He's going to have a story to top all GM stories.

If you have to compare Royce White to Ruben Patterson, that says volumes. Just wow.

The only way he's hindering the team is by being a wasted draft choice. As long as he doesn't go near anyone, he isn't hurting anything. I certainly hope the closest he gets to the active roster is playing in d-league. I wouldn't want him to have any contact with Rockets players.

 

White is tweeting his way out of the league. If he does not report to the Vipers soon and change his attitude, I will do a Jopa and guarantee that no other NBA team will ever give him a chance. He is talented, but not that talented, considering the headaches that he brings.

What a waste for the Rockets and White.

 

It's really sad that he has all these so called #anxietytroopers believing he is some kind of role model.What a load of bull**** ! The real troopers are the men and women with mental or physical disabilities that go to work everyday,to some **** job,just so their kid's don't go to bed hungry.This dude is a fraud and has done absolutely nothing except ignore his responsibilities.

 

I can think of 20 scenarios where he would be forgiven.

I think it's pretty clear here that the Rockets are not doing any chest-thumping like the fanbase is. They haven't burned any bridges in response to Royce's actions, which makes anything possible.

 

I am tending to agree with this line of thinking. I don't understand what Royce's goal is. He seems content with making a lot of noise, but I don't see what he is doing to overcome his fear of flying (one of the safest forms of transportation).

 

repped for truth. Besides, let's not lose perspective here. White's having anxiety problems while having one of the best jobs on the planet.

Oh boo-hoo, I'm treated so horribly, I only get paid millions of dollars to put a ball to the hoop and be treated like a rockstar by the rest of the world. Oh woe is me! WTF, I'm totally for a White banishment. Don't cut him, fine his ass until he apologizes and goes back to work, DMO and Machado are sucking it up and tearing a hole in the dleague, why he should he get special treatment? If he can't take the flights then he should retire from the NBA. Period.

 

LMAO accommodations? Normal person says that, he's gonna have to look for accommodations, cuz his ass has just been fired. This guy has no idea how the world operates, there are millions of other guys in the world, and none of those don't require any special "accommodations". As an employer why the **** would you waste time and energy babysitting when there's other live bodies who don't require stress and effort?

Considering how public Royce White has been, I wonder why none of his family/managers/friends have come and told him how stupid he is. If he's gonna meltdown, he should do it after he signed his first non-rookie contract first, not before he's done anything. He's basically killing his own career before he even started.

 

Probably because he's never actually there. They probably forgot he's on the team.

 

Very good post! The Rockets front office is so under appreciated by Rockets fans.

Unbelievable patience and support, and people here think the only reason is to gather evidence to cut ties with him without needing to pay his contract.

 

Anyone who has family with mental illness... know its very stressful and you need lots of patience and understanding...

the dr will be telling the rockets to give royce time and space...

 

But to what extent? Give him the time and space to embarrass himself and the Rockets more than he has already done? Illness or not he's acting like a petulant child under the guise of a mental illness crusade and its back-firing on him horribly.

 

Let`s put everything aside for a minute - it doesn`t matter if he is just a primadonna or if his mental health is the real issue. The question that he has to be asking himself now is: is he healthy and mature enough to be a professional basketball player. Sure accomodations can be made (and have been made) - and I am sure the Rockets would do some more. But travelling is always a part of the sport. As is public exposure, stress, changing the own lifestyle, spending hours in the gym and being judged by the media and millions of fans. Is there a realistic way he can cope with all that? Is there anything the Rockets can do that help him cope with all that?

If it`s just stuff like getting the right doc, paying for him to travel with the team, let Royce take the bus - I am sure the issue would be resolved very quickly. But right now I am sure that`s not the issue. If it`s about playing time, role on the team and stuff like that - that has to be earned, no matter what your mental state is.

I think Royce is slowly but surely finding out, that he is just not meant to be a professional ball player - and is turning this into a crusade to help people with mental problems. But he is not the victim here - at least not the victim of the Rockets or society. It`s a mental state that noone has any fault in... so go about it gracefully.

 

Its obvious its to do with his mental illness

its complicated. messy and uncomfortable...

they knew the risks... so rockets look stupid to quit so early

 

Injury report on basketball-reference, just thought it was funny:

Royce White 2012-10-30 anxiety disorder is out indefinitely

 

Underwhelming in terms of expectations during SL, not much fun.
To be honest he had one or two good games with decent stats out of 5 games
His performance was constantly overshadowed by those of JLamb, TJones, DMo
and Gary Forbes.

 

if a guy has broken leg....okay

if a guy is mentally ill.which he is.. its taboo

 

Not taboo... a broken leg heals and the guy will be back in 3-6 months. Mental health problems are tricky. They get better and worse at times with no particular reason. Sure you can treat them to an extent, but you usually can`t really control them for a long period of time, and often they don`t ever fully go away.

So it`s ok that he has mental health issues. The question is, do his issues prevent him from becoming a professional basketball player. That`s what Royce and the Rockets have to figure out. Like I said before, I´m sure the Rockets would be willing to do a lot of things to help him become better - but there is only so much you can do within reason.