Royce White - no-show in Italy

[I-stateTheTruth]

Well, I thought it was strange in July when Royce signed a contract with an Italian league team, given the long flight required to get there etc. The Italian league is a GOOD league, much better than that minor league in Canada so it would have been a competitive challenge for him.

So, I checked and, lo and behold, Royce never reported for training camp and Fiat Torino has cancelled his contract. Now, they're in a tough spot because they have to find someone on short notice and most top players already have a place to play. Report from "NanoPress":

Fiat Torino fired Royce White, as the team announced.
White signed a one-year deal with Torino back in July but he did not show up for the training camp yet and Torino doesn’t want to wait him anymore.
Torino is on the market for a new player.

Here's a link to the article: https://sportando.basketball/en/cups/eurocup/286377/fiat-torino-fires-royce-white.html

 

[cdface]

it's tough to keep pulling for Royce and have him piss it down his leg, time and time again. makes you wonder how he would have ever made it in the NBA even in a dream scenario right off the bat...

 

[Clonefan32]

Wild guess, but I imagine this will be someone else's fault.

 

[Rabbuk]

How do you say protocols in Italian

 

[cyhiphopp]

How do you say protocols in Italian

Protocolli

 

[Sigmapolis]

There are freighter and re-positioning cruises between North America and Europe that are not particularly expensive. They take much longer than air travel, obviously, but if Royce was not in a rush, there are other ways than going about it by air.

https://traveltips.usatoday.com/boat-europe-63767.html

I just did a 12 hour flight from Tokyo-Narita to DFW. They suck.

Once you make a European port, the rail and bus system over there is robust.

 

[SpokaneCY]

it's tough to keep pulling for Royce and have him piss it down his leg, time and time again. makes you wonder how he would have ever made it in the NBA even in a dream scenario right off the bat...

Royce is nothing more than a former cyclone athlete at this point. We want all of our "children" to be grown-ups and add to society and make us all proud but in the end it's our Cyclone family and like every other family, we have those that achieved, those that didn't, those that prospered and those that didn't.

For Royce - not sure how many second chances you can completely botch but I gotta believe he's just about out of basketball 2nd chances even for a guy who thinks he's be one of the best in the league today.

 

[madguy30]

Wild guess, but I imagine this will be someone else's fault.

And it will be put in really unnecessarily long-winded big-worded explanations in an attempt to make it sound like it's not.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Well, I thought it was strange in July when Royce signed a contract with an Italian league team, given the long flight required to get there etc. The Italian league is a GOOD league, much better than that minor league in Canada so it would have been a competitive challenge for him.

So, I checked and, lo and behold, Royce never reported for training camp and Fiat Torino has cancelled his contract. Now, they're in a tough spot because they have to find someone on short notice and most top players already have a place to play. Report from "NanoPress":

Fiat Torino fired Royce White, as the team announced.
White signed a one-year deal with Torino back in July but he did not show up for the training camp yet and Torino doesn’t want to wait him anymore.
Torino is on the market for a new player.

Here's a link to the article: https://sportando.basketball/en/cups/eurocup/286377/fiat-torino-fires-royce-white.html

 

[Gossamer]

i've followed him now for about a year, trying to ignore the crap that seems to surround him, in hopes to listen to his message...and at first, I was inclined to hear him because he seemed genuine and I felt his message was sound...

now, I feel like no matter who hears it, he doesn't feel their comprehension is good enough. I'm not convinced there's a way to satiate his need for acceptance and he appears very bitter over what may have very well been an unfair start in the NBA.

I say this with all respect to someone who admits to legitimate struggles and who may in fact be his own worst enemy despite his best efforts.

 

[Al_4_State]

i've followed him now for about a year, trying to ignore the crap that seems to surround him, in hopes to listen to his message...and at first, I was inclined to hear him because he seemed genuine and I felt his message was sound...

now, I feel like no matter who hears it, he doesn't feel their comprehension is good enough. I'm not convinced there's a way to satiate his need for acceptance and he appears very bitter over what may have very well been an unfair start in the NBA.

I say this with all respect to someone who admits to legitimate struggles and who may in fact be his own worst enemy despite his best efforts.

This where I'm at.

 

[StClone]

He could have stayed in Ames for his career and it would have turned out much better for all at this point.

 

[harimad]

There are freighter and re-positioning cruises between North America and Europe that are not particularly expensive. They take much longer than air travel, obviously, but if Royce was not in a rush, there are other ways than going about it by air.

https://traveltips.usatoday.com/boat-europe-63767.html

I just did a 12 hour flight from Tokyo-Narita to DFW. They suck.

Once you make a European port, the rail and bus system over there is robust.

Is it possible that RW is on one of these right now, and it just hasn't arrived yet? /s

 

[harimad]

i've followed him now for about a year, trying to ignore the crap that seems to surround him, in hopes to listen to his message...and at first, I was inclined to hear him because he seemed genuine and I felt his message was sound...

now, I feel like no matter who hears it, he doesn't feel their comprehension is good enough. I'm not convinced there's a way to satiate his need for acceptance and he appears very bitter over what may have very well been an unfair start in the NBA.

I say this with all respect to someone who admits to legitimate struggles and who may in fact be his own worst enemy despite his best efforts.

I'm with you here. Life doesn't deal everyone a fair hand (I'm intimately familiar with this) but you can't just shirk your responsibilities and blame the world for it. You've got to keep going and live your life.

 

[AgronAlum]

Is it possible that RW is on one of these right now, and it just hasn't arrived yet? /s

For his sake, I hope not. The link in the first article said he was fired.

 

[Sigmapolis]

Is it possible that RW is on one of these right now, and it just hasn't arrived yet? /s

Obviously.

I was making the point that, if air travel were really the issue, there are (and always were) practical ways for Royce to get around it.

Even if going to another continent.

 

[LivntheCyLife]

Bill Simmons had Mark Titus on his podcast last week and had a lengthy discussion about mental illness in sports. Royce White's name popped up very briefly. I think they did a good job highlighting the pitfalls of being either very ignorant of mental health issues or bending over backwards to players' mental health demands and the need for middle ground.

Sports is a pursuit that challenges people's mental toughness and it's almost impossible to make sport not have pressure and competition. That's not to say players can't be very successful with mental illness and the leagues shouldn't increase support and awareness. But I think it mostly has to be something a player overcomes (almost like a physical injury) rather than something that is accommodated.

 

[Rabbuk]

I get the feeling he is afraid to try and potentially fail and at this point just not showing up is easier.

 

[ClonesFTW]

When I watched him in TBT it seemed either his career was close to an end or he didn't want to be there at all.

 

[Cyclone.TV]

Not enough talent over there. When you are as good as demarcous cousins, you need to be playing the best.