Two schools of thought
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Allen Iverson's classic press conference Tuesday got us thinking (usually a mistake) about a few things:

(1) The hypocrisy of those members of the "media" -- you know who you are -- who complain that athletes never say anything interesting, then rip the few who do.

(2) How smart and funny Iverson is, in addition to being one of the toughest -- and best -- athletes who ever lived.

(3) How much the world has changed while we were asleep.

That last point suggested an idea whose time has compellingly come -- an Old School vs. New School comparison chart. And so, without further ado:

OLD SCHOOL VS. NEW SCHOOL
Old School New School

Larry Brown

Allen Iverson
Mars Blackmon Roswell Rayguns

Ashley Judd

Angelina Jolie

"The Cosby Show"

"The Osbournes"

Omar Vizquel

A-Rod
Marge Schott Jeannie Buss

Jason Kidd

Stephon Marbury
O.J. Simpson Robert Blake

Tim Duncan

C-Webb
Wellington Mara Mark Cuban
Fran Drescher Elin Nordegren
Cablevision YES Network

Dyan Cannon

Tobey Maguire

Reese Witherspoon

Kirsten Dunst
Fidel Castro Osama bin Laden
Joe Paterno Steve Spurrier
Pat Riley Don Nelson
Expansion Contraction
Arnold Schwarzenegger The Rock
Fenway Park The BOB
Dan Reeves Brian Billick
Jim McKay Charles Barkley
Thumb in the eye Canibalism

Larry Bird

Dirk Nowitzki

Superman

Spider-Man
Short shorts Tattoos
Moses Malone LeBron James
Johnny Cash Clint Black

Jerry Rice

Randy Moss
Darth Vader Mike Tyson
"Star-Spangled Banner" "Proud to Be an American"
Eric Heiden Anton Apolo Ohno
"The Addams Family" "Six Feet Under"
Bill Murray Adam Sandler

Peyton Manning

Donovan McNabb
Peter Jennings Chris Matthews
George Bush George W. Bush




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