Utah Jazz: Livingston takes first step in new career path

Back in the day, 15 years ago this summer, Randy Livingston was all that. And more. Much, much more. "(Jazz general manager) Kevin (O'Connor) said he may have been one of the top two or three players he ever saw play in high school," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan recalled. "He would have been a heck of (an NBA) player." "Randy Livingston was a great player going into college. Not a good player — a great player," O'Connor added. "I mean, he was (among) the Jason Kidds of the world back then. He was everything a point guard could be, with size, good speed, great mind, (ability to get) the ball anywhere on the court." Then his knee blew up. Twice. First time it happened, the guard tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a July basketball-camp pickup game, even before he took part in his first practice for Louisiana State University,... [read full story]