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12, 2009 Maybe Bush's time finally has come  By Pat Yasinskas  
Crystal LoGiudice/US Presswire   Versatile running back Reggie
Bush may be ahead of his time.  Posted by's Pat Yasinskas
METAIRIE, La. -- As obvious as it is, do not take the easy way
out and compare Reggie Bush to Deuce McAllister.  They are not
the same guy.  If you still want to compare Bush to someone,
stay in the Gulf Coast region, but switch sports. Think
basketball. Think Pete Maravich.  Think about guys who were,
depending how you look at it, either on the cutting edge or
ahead of their times. About 40 years and a sport apart, Bush and
Maravich might have a lot more in common than you think.  I
picked up a copy of Mark Kriegel's fine book "Pistol: The Life
of Pete Maravich'' in the Tampa airport before I flew to New
Orleans for Saints minicamp last week. I was somewhat intrigued
because I have some vague memories of Maravich playing in the
NBA in the mid-1970s when I first