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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