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Royce White headed to D-league??

marothisu said:
I wish Hoiberg could fly down there and be like "Alright let's chill for a minute." I think this is part anxiety spiraling out of control and part getting terrible advice from someone on what to do. I guarantee you he's getting advice from someone. He needs to stop though and focus on basketball, otherwise he's going to ruin his chances of playing anywhere except Europe, the Middle East, or South Africa. It's sad to see this because the guy has a load of potential. He was one of my favorite players as a Cyclone, and he might screw it all up.
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See, I disagree. I don't think he's getting bad advice from anyone - I can't imagine anyone on Earth telling him to do this. I think his problem is more that he doesn't have anyone giving him GOOD advice and a sense of perspective, not that anyone's giving him bad advice.
 
Dryburn said:
My guess would be that right now, the Rockets are likely exploring every possibility of trading him.......which of course will probably not happen because a team would have to be really, really desperate to take on this circus, and Royce has not proven at all that he can actually play in this league.

After that.....I think they will try again to come to terms with Royce and move him to the D-League, but if he continues to act like a prima donna I think they will just take the hit financially and cut him. I'm not sure what types of clauses there are in the NBA contracts for non-performance, but my guess would be there is something in there that will protect the Rockets for at least some of the money they have paid out already, or that they agreed to with Royce.

Like I have said before, whoever Royce is listening to, he is getting some terrible advice. He is in the process of destroying what could have been a very lucrative career, and what would have been a fantastic platform for his mental illness/anxiety cause. All he is doing with this sideshow is giving confirmation to all the naysayers who said any team drafting him should be cautious because of his anxiety issues. He is at the point of no longer coming across as a courageous spokesman for his cause, but rather more as just another nut job.
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I think he's fully crossed that bridge at this point. If I'm the Rockets, I don't trade him or cut him right now. I just try to wait this out. They would be trading him at his lowest possible value and they still take the salary cap hit if they cut him. The Rockets organization obviously liked Royce's potential when they drafted him, and even though Royce has made it much harder on himself to be successful at this point, he could still have value to them. I'd send him to the D-League, like they are doing, and just hold on to his rights while he tries to figure this out.

If he does figure it out and get back to playing basketball, great, if not you just cut him loose when his contract runs out. He's already a sunk cost at this point, and I can't see the Rockets trying to get his salary back since the cons of fighting with the NBAPA are much greater than the pro of gaining a few hundred thousand dollars back.
 
I was reading the houston rockets forum and some guy between totally ripping on Royce said something kind of interesting. He said something along the lines of what a terrible medium twitter is(b/c 160 chars) for explaining anything of as much nuance as mental health awareness. I think he may have been right based on what we've seen.
 
Rabbuk said:
I was reading the houston rockets forum and some guy between totally ripping on Royce said something kind of interesting. He said something along the lines of what a terrible medium twitter is(b/c 160 chars) for explaining anything of as much nuance as mental health awareness. I think he may have been right based on what we've seen.
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Royce said as much himself last night, hasn't kept him from rambling on though.
 
carvers4math said:
Sad to see a career destroyed, at least in part, by Twitter. I understand celebrities and athletes feeling that it is good PR, but if they have to use it, every tweet should be filtered through a very good publicist.
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Twitter isn't doing the damage. Twitter is just an inanimate tool that Royce is using to his detriment.
Royce is destroying his career. Twitter is just a red herring.
 
I think it is kind of depressing too that unfortunately we as ISU fans are talking much more about this instead of the fact that FH just signed a top 25 recruiting class for next year. Royce's fantasy world has gotten much more attention.
 
Royce White
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@Highway_30 “@MarvelAlexander: you need to find a job more fitting and accommodating to your illness. In the basketball world nobody really cares” PROB

:rolleyes:
 
Angie said:
See, I disagree. I don't think he's getting bad advice from anyone - I can't imagine anyone on Earth telling him to do this. I think his problem is more that he doesn't have anyone giving him GOOD advice and a sense of perspective, not that anyone's giving him bad advice.
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I think it's maybe wishful thinking on my part. I could see him doing this 100% and not getting any advice. I have heard of some dumb things agents and people close to the sports world have told others to do/say.


Also, I think the Twitter thing is a double edged sword. Royce is not very smart for using Twitter to say what he means 100%. Things get lost when you try and fit a lot into so few characters. However, people put too much weight on what's said via Twitter from some people for more complex things. There's a reason why if you have a lot to say, you post everything somewhere else and you use Twitter as a means of spreading that link.
 
marothisu said:
Hope he uses his head. He went early to the NBA to secure a good future for him and his kid and stuff. If he keeps getting fined....not as good possibly.
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I just keep wondering when cooler heads are going to prevail here and both parties get together and at least agree to keep all this stuff in house until it's resolved. Once a dispute goes public like this has, nobody involved comes out looking good.
 
jbindm said:
I just keep wondering when cooler heads are going to prevail here and both parties get together and at least agree to keep all this stuff in house until it's resolved. Once a dispute goes public like this has, nobody involved comes out looking good.
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The only cooler head needed is Royce's.
When the employer asks you to do something, you listen and do it. Even if you don't like it - as long as you still want to have a job.
 
cyclone13 said:
The only cooler head needed is Royce's.
When the employer asks you to do something, you listen and do it. Even if you don't like it - as long as you still want to have a job.
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This is something I was thinking about last night. Has Royce every had a job, and worked for an actual employer or boss? It sure does not seem like he understands the relationship at all.
 
I know he's doing this for mental illness and anxiety (at least that's what I get from his stupid tweets). However, don't you think a person who is trying to do this want to play and show up everybody who doubted him. A lot of people didn't want him on their NBA team for this reason. Royce needs to do the right thing and play, not for him, but for the thousands of people that look up to him as a hero. He's not doing any good acting like this.
 
cybsball20 said:
It almost seems as if he doesn't want to play and just trying to set everything up for a disability case...
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Wouldn't surprise me if he would rather want to be a music producer instead of a basketball player.
 
Royce screwed up a huge opportunity with Minnesota, was given a 2nd chance at ISU, and became a great Cyclone. He should give the Rockets a 2nd chance as well.

Also, I show up to work in better shape than this. He should hold up his end of the bargain if he's going to be making demands of his employer.
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