re: Jalen Reed and Randy Livingston

Posted by KWL85

Member since Mar 2023

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Posted on 12/3/25 at 10:47 am to Smokin Joe Dumas

Livingston was amazing. Oh, what could have been.

Feel bad for Reed. Tough breaks. Wish him some good luck!

Posted by statman34

Member since Feb 2011

3589 posts

Posted on 12/3/25 at 10:50 am to Smokin Joe Dumas

Randy was all world before. He would have been a mega star

Posted by drizztiger

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Member since Mar 2007

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Posted on 12/3/25 at 10:50 am to Smokin Joe Dumas

Take me with a grain of salt. I laugh at myself more than anyone...

Posted by Lester Earl

3rd Ward

Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:01 am to statman34

I was talking with a local old basketball head and I didn’t realize Newman had recruited Livingston out of the Calliope Projects.

As a kid my father took me to watch Livingston play Neil Reed (East Jefferson / Indiana) and it was quite the treat. Livingston ate his lunch that night, end the game with a steal & a dunk.

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Posted by Tiger Ugly

Baton Rouge

Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:04 am to Smokin Joe Dumas

I really feel for Jalen, good kid who made a commitment to LSU because LSU made a commitment to him and stuck with him.

But Randy Livingston was a superstar - who was on par with Jason Kidd coming out of high school or rated even higher by many. I'd love to have Reed, but in terms of what could have or might have been Livingston was on a whole different level.

Posted by ROUSTER

Member since Sep 2003

7072 posts

Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:22 am to Lester Earl

Randy was a Beast. Dude was smooth as butter in HS. Was scorekeeping a game Newman played. He spent most of the game setting up his teammates. 2nd half other team closed to about 4-6pts and RL steals the ball 3 straight trips with 2 ending in monster dunks and the other being a 3. Ball game over and he went back to letting others score. He finished the game with something like 36, 12 Reb, 16 assists, 8 steals. Really was something to watch live. Hate that he got hurt, he would have been a Superstar.

Posted by Madking

Member since Apr 2016

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Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:36 am to Smokin Joe Dumas

Griffith or Griffin I think. Went to King High right after Jamie Brandon and played with another 6-11 or 7 footer in HS.

Posted by statman34

Member since Feb 2011

3589 posts

Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:37 am to Lester Earl

I grew up with basketball people that knew Randy and played against him and knew what he was. They went on and on about him. Like was said, he was a shell of his former self and still played 11 years in the NBA.

This post was edited on 12/3/25 at 11:38 am

Posted by tigahlovah

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Member since Oct 2009

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Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:42 am to Madking

I've heard coach K say more than once on the radio show he had on XM that Randy was the best HS player he'd ever recruited.

Posted by Madking

Member since Apr 2016

66124 posts

Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:42 am to Smokin Joe Dumas

Rashard Griffith- McDonald AA, Parade AA, Mr. Basketball in Illinois 1993

The other big at King was Thomas Hamilton who went to Pitt and played in the NBA for 4-5 years.

Posted by Madking

Member since Apr 2016

66124 posts

Posted on 12/3/25 at 11:43 am to tigahlovah

They were selling out his HS jerseys in Japan. He was going to be the next great basketball player

Posted by ccox11

Member since Sep 2014

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Posted on 12/3/25 at 12:08 pm to Smokin Joe Dumas

Jalen Reed is a solid player. Randy Livingston was a phenom that never came to fruition because of injuries. They aren't the same.