Royce white says he doesn't know about NBA

[GoSTATE71]

But I love what you mean to us, this quote says it all. I think he'll be back

“My head right now is filled with disappointment,â€￾ he said. “To be quite honest, Ames gave me my life back. It hurts that I let people down.â€￾



Rest of story: Iowa State's Royce White uncertain of NBA future | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com

 

[cyclone87]

Some errors in that article, for instance he scored 23 pts not 15.

 

[huntt26]

I love Royce White

 

[VikesFan22]

Great quote but it would have been nice if they had gotten their facts straight. I hope he's back but if he ends up moving forward, I wish him the best of luck.

 

[Wildcatclone24]

I hope he comes back. But idt he let anyone down. Don't hang your head Royce. Great season

 

[BBHMagic]

I just get the feeling that it is going to take A LOT to get Royce to leave. I just don't think there is going to be enough guaranteed benefit for him to leave the situation he is currently in when there is so much he could do to improve his status.

 

[Final42b]

He didn't let us down. He got us our first NCAA tourny win since 2005, he helped us finally beat Kansas, he got us our first AP ranking since 2005, but most importantly he helped put ISU basketball back on the map. I couldn't be more proud of what he has helped us accomplish.

 

[Three4Cy]

I don't think they way he went out tonight is the way he wants to end his career at Iowa State. I will respect his decision either way.

 

[cyrobb]

WalterFootball.com: 2013 NBA Mock Draft

projeced 19 overall in next year's draft. Dreymond Green of MSU is projected last of 1st round this year. That is a crazy good class this year. But his stock might have soared after tonight.

 

[mustangcy]

Before tonight I thought he'd stay...but all after Fred's interview on the radio I think it's pretty obvious he is leaning on going to the pro's. Either way I love RW.

 

[HFCS]

He didn't let us down. He got us our first NCAA tourny win since 2005, he helped us finally beat Kansas, he got us our first AP ranking since 2005, but most importantly he helped put ISU basketball back on the map. I couldn't be more proud of what he has helped us accomplish.

That's how I feel. Royce White has been a pleasure to watch as a Cyclone fan and I hope he doesn't feel he needs to be sorry about losing to the #1 team in the nation.

As an NBA fan, I worry about his ability to stick without a jump shot, especially if he's a second round pick. If he had a comparable season while hitting 10-15 footers regularly I'd probably think he should take the leap.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Before tonight I thought he'd stay...but all after Fred's interview on the radio I think it's pretty obvious he is leaning on going to the pro's. Either way I love RW.

What did Fred say?

 

[BBHMagic]

Before tonight I thought he'd stay...but all after Fred's interview on the radio I think it's pretty obvious he is leaning on going to the pro's. Either way I love RW.

I heard the interview and didn't get that sense at all. We just had a great season end. It makes sense for our coach to sound not upbeat and little down. Just because he didn't come out and say he's coming back, doesn't mean he still doesn't actually know what's going to happen.

 

[ess108]

Dominating Kentucky's vaunted frontline like he did tonight, I'm sure RW's stock rose dramatically. I think he would greatly benefit from another year in college IMO (developing a reliable 15 ft jumper and free throws), but if he is going to be a sure-fire 1st round pick I would not blame him for entering the draft. In only one year he made a great contribution to ISU's basketball program.

 

[mustangcy]

What did Fred say?

Was talking about Royce and said 'whoever gets Royce will be very lucky'...then kind of stamered and said 'if he decides to leave early'. Was sitting in my garage with a buddy and we both sort of looked at each other. I really figured I'd come to CF and see a thread on it.

 

[CYKOFAN]

I can't imagine Fred even advising Royce until he's talked to nba scouts, gm's and/or coaches now that the season is over. I'm sure nba teams would also like to know that Royce will have no problem taking several plane flights per week, and if that's still a problem for him. Being selfish on my part, he may need another year of occasional flying with the team to get more confident for the constant flying he'll do in the NBA. I just don't see any reason for a decision from him to come anytime soon.

 

[hippiehawk]

Given that he has an anxiety disorder, that does not scream to me that this is a person who is likely to choose to leave a place where he's comfortable for something new and almost certainly scary (and something that would involve a lot of flying).

Then again, I'm not sure how much he's likely to improve his NBA stock by staying.

 

[Wesley]

WalterFootball.com: 2013 NBA Mock Draft

projeced 19 overall in next year's draft. Dreymond Green of MSU is projected last of 1st round this year. That is a crazy good class this year. But his stock might have soared after tonight.

That was dated 2 Mar based on results prior to those games. Royce played against 7-8 of those players. I think he will soon be moving up the list. Kudos for Babb for his play in stopping two lottery picks over this last week. If I was a GM, I would be checking Royce out for drafting. Heck, maybe the TWolves should get him.

 

[bots]

Connecting the dots between CFH and Royce's comments tonight I feel like he's very likely gone. The loss tonight hurt, but I've actually been hit harder by the realization that Royce likely won't be back next year (was thinking his return was pretty likely prior to tonight). With Royce next year could be epic.

 

[CyBer]

I love Royce no matter what.