I agree. His goal was to raise awareness about anxiety, but now I can see a lot of young players are going to hide their illness because of how this went down.
Royce White headed to D-league??
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I agree. His goal was to raise awareness about anxiety, but now I can see a lot of young players are going to hide their illness because of how this went down.
I don't think this will be the case. The NBA will judge each player individually, this childish behaviour is pretty much in line with how Royce acted from high school on with the exception of his two years in Ames. I'm sure there will be other players with the same issue who can handle it in a much more mature way.
It's going to at least put question in their minds which will drop them some amount. It dropped Royce probably 10 spots and at the time he was considered mature and well adjusted. The next guy is going to drop more because of Royce. There isn't a lot of room to drop in a two round draft (effectively one in many ways).
Gah, this is ******* me off? WTF are you doing Royce? He was not like this at ISU at all. Someone needs to settle him down. JFC.
I used to defend his actions, but missing practice and then saying this stuff is terrible. As much as I don't like Kevin McHale, you don't do that stuff
I used to defend his actions, but missing practice and then saying this stuff is terrible. As much as I don't like Kevin McHale, you don't do that stuff
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@HoustonRockets 15k for not going to see a doc. I said I'm not comfortable with? This is what I've been talking about, INCONSIDERATE.
wonder if that's his total or per session....
[COLOR=#333333 !important]Royce White@Highway_30[/COLOR]
"Missed doctor appointment (Dr. Fink) - $14,504"Its about the Dr. I informed them of my MEDICAL REASON for being absent.
looks like it's per appointment...ouch. That's a big *** fine
"Missed doctor appointment (Dr. Fink) - $14,504"Its about the Dr. I informed them of my MEDICAL REASON for being absent.
looks like it's per appointment...ouch. That's a big *** fine
I predict the Rockets will cut him by the end of the month. He certainly has raised awareness of anxiety, only in the exact opposite way of what you'd hope for.
It's obvious he wasn't ready for this. Hopefully he pulls it together and does something he's comfortable with, clearly the NBA isn't it.
It's obvious he wasn't ready for this. Hopefully he pulls it together and does something he's comfortable with, clearly the NBA isn't it.
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.
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.
based on my quick glances at various Rockets message boards, he'd get abused...
HoopsHype - Nasty tweets Royce White is receiving
not very nice stuff from the Houston community
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.
The player is destroying the career, not Twitter. Twitter is just letting us into the mindset of why it's imploding.
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.
I'm going to straddle the fence on this one: But I think Royce uses twitter as a tool to deal with his anxiety. He's always tweeted a lot. This isn't a new thing. Do you remember some of those times last year where Royce would "retweet everyone!" Only difference was, last year, only Cyclone fans (who are an incredibly supportive group) and other anxiety sufferers who heard of his plight followed him. Therefore, he got most positive responses. He was able to see a community of support and knew he wasn't in this alone. He was in a land of lions.
That situation changed. Now, he reads tweets and sees negative responses. He's a public figure, and that means more people follow him. the more followers, the more a-holes that will follow you. Combine that with the fact you know he will respond to you, and you get a lot of trolls. Twitter's changed from a helpful tool to a destructive one.
Maybe this would have happened at Iowa State too? He would be a top 5 player in the country, on award watch lists, and on a top 15 team (only guessing)... so same story, more people would have followed him, and more trolls. I think he could have had the same problem at ISU... so in that sense, thank goodness he's not here.
Bottom line... he was tweeting AT 3 AM LAST NIGHT!! That's not healthy for an NBA player. That's not putting in the WORK you need to in order to improve. Get off twitter, find a new support system, and have your actions speak louder than your tweets.
That situation changed. Now, he reads tweets and sees negative responses. He's a public figure, and that means more people follow him. the more followers, the more a-holes that will follow you. Combine that with the fact you know he will respond to you, and you get a lot of trolls. Twitter's changed from a helpful tool to a destructive one.
Maybe this would have happened at Iowa State too? He would be a top 5 player in the country, on award watch lists, and on a top 15 team (only guessing)... so same story, more people would have followed him, and more trolls. I think he could have had the same problem at ISU... so in that sense, thank goodness he's not here.
Bottom line... he was tweeting AT 3 AM LAST NIGHT!! That's not healthy for an NBA player. That's not putting in the WORK you need to in order to improve. Get off twitter, find a new support system, and have your actions speak louder than your tweets.
I also think it's a shame that all these articles were written about Royce's struggle about needing a bus for the games. Everyone is focusing on this, when it's a much bigger issue.