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

Exactly what they need to do. Nobody is telling Royce not to advocate for sufferers of mental illness. All the Rockets want from him is to be reasonable and at least try to be the professional basketball player he was hired to be. He signed this deal, now he needs to live by it. I don't care how bad your mental disease is, no matter how talented you were in college, you are NOT entitled to minutes on a professional basketball team. You earn them, period.

 

What are you talking about. The reports are there that Royce is ACCUSING the coaches and management of not playing him because of his mental illness, and lied about seeing the team doctor that he contractually obligated to see based on negotiations that came in the preseason.

If you think that's the right path for Royce to take then so be it. To me, it looks like he's blaming others for his own problems and running away from his problems & hiding behind his Twitter account.

 

Apparently, they fall into two camps — those who also have anxiety disorders and those who want to appear to be compassionate.

Not to be harsh, but what has White really done for these folks (the ones with disorders), other than publicly acknowledge he has an anxiety disorder? So, maybe that offers hope and makes them feel a bit less alone in their plight, but what then? Does he offer any real or useful support to them beyond saying "I'm kind of well known and I have a disorder?"

I am in a position to connect with lots of people who are advocates for various causes. Many of these people have been through tremendous suffering in their own lives, and they work their butts off to help others who have had similar difficulties. I'm not downplaying Royce's own suffering and he may have served others in ways that I am not aware of, but his public persona does not appear to be consistent with the people I know who give so much of their time and energy to others.

It appears that White blames his own "honesty" about his condition for the team not giving him playing time. If this is indeed the case, it's ironically disgusting. Playing the victim card and using his affliction as an excuse is not only immature. It's a classless slap in the face to anyone else who is struggling to overcome an affliction or a disability, and doing so with true honesty and integrity.

I'm the first to admit that we could be reading all of this entirely wrong, but it just doesn't seem that way.

 

Waste of a draft pick...

 

Royce is getting things mixed up by thinking his tweets are actually his function of being a spokesperson for people with anxiety disorder. He comes as very self-absorbed but I can imagine after how he handled the bus situation, despite him saying the Rockets fully supported him, his eyes told another story, Morey is not really as forgiving anymore.

 

Doesn't Morey do psych profiles when choosing players? Must have been McHale's choice, which is weird.

This is so embarrassing and unprofessional. Who does Royce think he should get get playing time over?

 

Did you notice Feigen's article, Les alludes to this in the end. I think that is a pretty good use of passive scare tactics by the owner.

http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterocke...-issues-in-royce-white-conflict-with-rockets/

 

Whats his end game here anyway? By doing this ****, he's scaring away potential future employers.

 

The team probably believed Royce's word when he said he can handle the NBA life.

 

He doesn't have one, he did not think this one through.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-in-reply-to="268786992211456000"><p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/charginjeff">charginjeff</a> I've had SEVERE panic attacks I'm trying to prevent them from returning or something worse happening, by asking for support.</p>&mdash; Royce White (@Highway_30) <a href="https://twitter.com/Highway_30/status/268787803683434496" data-datetime="2012-11-14T18:49:40+00:00">November 14, 2012</a></blockquote>
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Great post.

Let's not forget - it's also a slap in the face of his teammates who actually practiced, didn't make outrageous demands, and earned the playing time - the hard way.

He's basically implying he is so much better than they are that he should get special treatment - playing time without having been there at training camp.

 

1) Get paid.

2) Don't show up for work.

3) Call out your boss.

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5) PROFIT

 

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Oh please cut it out with this crap.

This has little to do with his condition. He's illogical and has no intent to actually have reasonable discussions with the organization.

Let's talk about Royce reasoning:

-Misses training camp to push his own agenda (that's fine, he needed alternate transportation and this allowed him to get it)

-Doesn't get playing time like the rest of the rookies, but he complains because he didn't get a "chance to earn PT." Well no **** Royce, you missed training camp.

-Doesn't want to go to RGV which would in all likelihood give him a chance to earn playing time (like Brooks/Landry/Patterson/Morris) by showcasing he is ready to contribute

-Doesn't want to see the doctor the team appointed to him to help deal with the issues he is having.


Hmm....

Yeah it's totally the Rockets disregarding his "illness" that is leading to this behavior
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You're projecting your own views onto this situation moes.

Regardless of whether you see professionalism as "dull" or whatever, it is very important. Royce lacks it completely.
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How exactly is he paving a path for those with anxiety disorder? If anything he's making himself look bad because he lacks the desire to work with others to help his own issue. He clearly has an agenda.
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I hardly think anyone is projecting their own frustrations with life on him. Being a professional and not putting your and your employers issues out there for the general public to see are basic ethical standards that should be followed by everyone.

There are better ways he could have handled this. Looks like he's not that "bright" after all.
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Also I highly doubt ANYONE gets ridiculed for anxiety disorder. Lots of people suffer from severe anxiety disorders, but hardly anyone uses it as a platform to push an agenda.

 

No you are askingfor playing time that you havent earned and used your anxiety as an excuse.

Go **** yourself.

 

I think this is 100% right. Lots of people have asked Royce to provide specific examples of how the Rockets have burdoned him, and he can't give anything back.

I guess it is possible that the big bad billionaire Les is making the coaches treat Royce like Pyle in Full Metal Jacket, but I highly doubt it. All accounts are that what they did to accomidate Royce during training camp was extraordinary. Royce himself said so numerous times.

When it comes to mental illness awareness, other than twitter, and trying to make an example of the Houston Rockets by exploiting them publicly & putting peoples jobs & livilihood in jeapordy, what has he physically done to be such an esteemed humanitarian? Talking about it is one thing, but what he's doing can create a very negative impact on the community over the long haul.

The saying "there's no such thing as bad publicity" doesn't apply in this case. Exploitation can have a very negative affect on the victims he claims to be a part of.

 

Again, Royce... WTF have you asked for that the Rockets haven't given? If its playing time then this might be the most ridiculous stunt an NBA player has ever attempted.

 

Don't trade him or release him.
How long is he signed for? 2 years rookie deal +1 year team option?
Great, keep him on board, keep fining him every single day as long as he doesnt show up to practices and games. Make sure he doesnt step on the court in the next 3 years if his attitude dont change.

 

Look at what Keyon Dooling went through. Do you think he made this big of a deal if he couldn't play? He actually worked for it though. He is someone Royce could use as an example.

 

"asking for support" = "more playing time for me"