Seth Davis: Richardson is passionate about charity and coaching
If you know anything about Richardson, you know that he is not the type of person to bite his tongue if he believes he has been slighted. [...] Instead, he sounded sanguine about UTEP’s decision — and not just because [Tony] Barbee is the first African-American head coach in school history.
“I just didn’t get the impression that I would be their guy. That’s the bottom line,” Richardson said. “They couldn’t afford to hire me, so it never got to a point where they might offer me the job. I told them I certainly wish them the best. [...]“
Source: Little Rocking

He's still the best basketball coach we've ever had and probably will ever have.
I second that.