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

IMHO, he just doesn't want to play for the Rox for whatever reason...

Maybe he wanted the Rox organization to grovel at his feet when he was drafted, or he just doesn't want to be in Houston. Who knows.

It was just a bad gamble for the Rox.

 

Can we just fine him every day he doesn't report to the RGV and be done with this whole saga? Dump him if it doesn't work, doubt any team will be willing to pick him up.

 

True. We are in no situation of contending so this will go on for a while.
Did Morey even state what kind of role they envisioned for him?
Playmaking..... we seem to have those...
Defense.... we need some defenders, three point shooters, guys who can draw fouls efficiently
Just going for the all star kind of potential just won't cut it.

 

Royce White has done one significant thing for me, at least. He has single handedly killed the hashtag for me. #justkillmenow

 

While his effort to advocate for awareness is valiant, I feel like he's doing a disservice to the mental healthy community. I can see GMs (or employers in general) hesitant about hiring someone with anxiety issues in the future, afraid that said person would "pull a Royce White" on them.

It is really a shame. I was really rooting for him to succeed when he was first signed.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Asking for safe work conditions is a right, not a complaint! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Accountable">#Accountable</a></p>&mdash; Royce White (@Highway_30) <a href="https://twitter.com/Highway_30/status/279411156672716802" data-datetime="2012-12-14T02:23:05+00:00">December 14, 2012</a></blockquote>
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Someone called him a pssy today and he re-tweeted it...not the first time he's done it of course...but he's got a lot of followers with mental illnesses and he's basically giving them a target to focus on. Not a good idea...

 

birds of a feather...they just stick together...

 

Well the Rockets could have drafted Andrew Nicolson instead............

 

According to OSHA standards, yes. Obviously. But Royce white's argument is the lack of accommodations by the Rockets that he feels are required to perform his job. That's a disablilty claim. Yes, in some instances, companies are required to accommodate a disable employee, but that is only as long as the disability is does not negatively impact the nature and well being of the company's business.

In this case, Royce is claiming (so it seems) that in order for him to feel accommodated for his anxiety (disability), the Rockets must play him regularly in the rotation regardless of who the coaches prefer based on team practices. To me, this negatively impacts the Rockets' way of business. White could be undeserving of a rotation spot due to the better playof another player that plays his position. He could very well be deserving; however, Royce White believes he does not have to practice because his performance will be affected by his anxiety. His anxiety can only be handled by just giving a rotation spot to him on silver plate. This is like a girl saying she is allergic 14k gold and below. She can only wear 24k and above.

The fact that Royce has used words like "entitled" and phrases like "go and get yours," leads me to perceive that he is just looking for freebies.

Get off this team. The Rockets have done you a favor by holding onto you for this long. Yet you twash (tweet+trash ie an insult on twitter - did I just make a new social media word?) them.

Be a real trooper and go take your bus and drive away.

 

delete ... see next

 

couldn't resist

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-in-reply-to="279411156672716802"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/highway_30">highway_30</a> Dude, yes you are a Rocket, but you are not actually going to be launched into outer space.@<a href="https://twitter.com/clutchfans">clutchfans</a></p>&mdash; Kevin Willcutts (@theheypartner) <a href="https://twitter.com/theheypartner/status/279464997766176768" data-datetime="2012-12-14T05:57:02+00:00">December 14, 2012</a></blockquote>
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richardsonad ‏@richardsonad
RT @Highway_30 Asking for safe work conditions is a right, not a complaint! And having mental illness doesn't entitle u 2 special treatment


3h Royce White ‏@Highway_30
@richardsonad :-/ It actually does... ADA law!


3h richardsonad ‏@richardsonad
@Highway_30 the Rockets have provided treatment and transportation considerations. What else are the legally required to give?


3h richardsonad ‏@richardsonad
@Highway_30 ADA requires reasonable accommodations, not whatever the employee demands. What reasonable things have not been provided for?


3h richardsonad ‏@richardsonad
@Highway_30 I'm a big fan, I deal with #MentalIllness (and particularly #anxiety/ #panic) on daily basis, but has to be give on both sides


3h richardsonad ‏@richardsonad
@Highway_30 you can't be a spokesperson without a platform, and right now you're destroying yours


2h richardsonad ‏@richardsonad
@Highway_30 no replies for #Truth?

HAHAHAHA this shut him up lol!

 

RW - Definition of drama queen

 

the rockets fail at drafting.

 

LOL! I enjoyed that.

 

Carrie Mathison is a fan.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

Interesting

And why didn't the Rockets have a shrink evaluate him before the draft?

 

That's some funny sh-t. Plus rep.

 

OMG this dude is still AWOL?