Coach Richey

[CharlieFU]

It’s interesting to see others noticing Coach Richey’s success, since it means they are noticing Furman.

Read a twitter thread in which original question was who will replace Danny Manning at Wake Forest if he is fired.

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Furmans coach? Fits academic/finding hidden gems type of guy. Culture builder like Dabo. Young but could be a home run.

[tim]

" Academic/finding the gems kind of guy" could be a better fit at Furman than anywhere else but I'm sure money will talk as it usually does. Just a thought but we might have a better chance at keeping him than a guy like Medved.

[The Jackal]

I'm not going to stress about it and let whatever happens happens. I'm just happy Furman has a well-regarded coach.

I do not know Richey personally nor can I speak to his future aspirations. I do see one major difference between he and Medved, though: Richey has deep ties to South Carolina. He grew up in the state, spent his entire basketball career as a player and coach there, and went to college in Greenville. I also understand that his wife is from Greenville.

Again, that may not mean much, but I expect it counts for something.

[Fessor]

... Culture builder like Dabo. ....

We used to call it the "$100 handshake".

"Culture building" sounds so much more refined and sophisticated. Yeah, culture building, that's what Dabo's doing. Culture building.

[Paul C]

Knowing Bob a little bit I would say we have a good shot at keeping him IF we can continue to invest in the program and reward him reasonably. He's a little less money motivated, although like is true for all of us, at some point you can't turn down the right opportunity. I get the sense he's playing the long game and would pass up some short term gains in the interest of building something here that would allow him to make a substantial jump when the time comes.

[ccoates]

... Culture builder like Dabo. ....

We used to call it the "$100 handshake".

"Culture building" sounds so much more refined and sophisticated. Yeah, culture building, that's what Dabo's doing. Culture building.

Are we talking CULTURE in the academic sense? Or culture in the medical sense. E.G. pre and post game cultures by the medical staff

[fufanatic]

Knowing Bob a little bit I would say we have a good shot at keeping him IF we can continue to invest in the program and reward him reasonably. He's a little less money motivated, although like is true for all of us, at some point you can't turn down the right opportunity. I get the sense he's playing the long game and would pass up some short term gains in the interest of building something here that would allow him to make a substantial jump when the time comes.

Would very much love to not lose another coach to a fellow mid-major like we did with NM. I would respect BR forever if he won some titles and some NCAA games at Furman and only then moved up to a power conference school.