OT: Rockets suspend Royce White

[PapaG]

You have to feel bad for the guy, but wow, he seems to have some serious mental issues with his Tweets and such.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8818221/houston-rockets-suspend-royce-white-cite-breach-contract

 

[theprunetang]

You have to feel bad for the guy, but wow, he seems to have some serious mental issues with his Tweets and such.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8818221/houston-rockets-suspend-royce-white-cite-breach-contract

I don't think he or the team are handling this while thing that well. I will place blame on both sides. And this is coming from someone who was just diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (the same thing he has) about 4 months ago. Since I have experienced just how intense these things can be, I understand his point of view. My job has worked with me through this for the most part, but I now have a different absentee policy from the rest of my coworkers. And while they understand most of the time, there are times that I feel like my personal health is not being accounted for. His life is like mine, but magnified 1000 fold. I can't imagine the fear and strangeness that could come from that. At the same time, I understand the team. NBA is a business. draft picks are important. They want him to work and to play a part in the team. But, coming from someone who has this particular mental disorder, things can be completely fucked up.

I wish Royce White well. I hope he and myself can figure our things out. It isn't easy. I also hope the Rockets can ease up on him a bit and actually help his disorder. It could work out for both parties in the end.

 

[KingSpeed]

Thanks for sharing, hp. This is sad. I want to know how this didn't come up in predraft vetting. If I may ask, do you take medication, hp?

 

[Further]

This was all known ahead of time, the Rockets just thought they could get him all taken care if with their medical and psychiatric staff. It's sad, because from what I have seen he is a sweet kid. NBA may just be too stressful for him.

I hope he gets his anxiety under control, he could be a top three talent from the draft.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The RV+hired drivers is fucking ridiculous.

The NBA probably just isn't for him.

 

[KingSpeed]

Fez- you say that like it's his fault. It's not.

 

[SnakeOiler]

Not sad at all. Part of everyday life. Bummer for anyone that has these sort of problems. Isn't the problem of getting treated more important than anything else?

 

[theprunetang]

Thanks for sharing, hp. This is sad. I want to know how this didn't come up in predraft vetting. If I may ask, do you take medication, hp?

I don't take meds Kingspeed. Even though my life is strange now, I am a really happy person. I also rely on art and music creation to make me feel better. I don't want to mess with that. I guess for me, I started feeling a little better once I found out what the problem was. Before I found out I had G.A.D. I thought I was dieing every moment of every day. It didn't help that I had a doctor who thought I might have a brain tumor based on my symptoms. Once I had every test done, including an MRI of the brain, I realized it was an anxiety disorder. I have since quit smoking, and cut my caffeine and alcohol down by considerable degrees. Things still feel strange, but I can cope with normal life most of the time.

I also don't feel like going into detail what this feels like. If you really want to know, p.m. me. There are a million things I could say....

 

[NOVoodoo]

I feel for Royce White, and I've been rooting for him since his anxiety disorder really came to light, but I also feel like there's more than one side to this story. I just can't see a team that invests a first round pick and millions of dollars into a prospect throwing him under the bus (no pun intended).

I also think it's interesting that people forget White's tenure with Minnesota. He was considered a "head case," even before the anxiety issues, being dismissed from the team after his shoplifting and fifth-degree assault charges, as well as the whole stolen laptop fiasco.

Like I said, I feel for him, and I'm not being insensitive to his anxiety disorder in the least, but I just don't think we're getting the whole story here, and I think there's something deeper going on here with White than his anxiety.