Agree. There was a sense of pride, a winner's swagger, yet some humility, that the teams don't seem to have anymore. The Pistons, Lakers, Celts, Bulls all seemed to have it. When the Bulls played the Pistons on NBC in the regular season on Sunday morning, you looked forward to a battle and knew they would leave everything they had out there and it was a clue on how the playoff matchup would go. You knew when the 90s Bulls walked on the floor as a team, they were not losing and it cost bookies big in the late 90s. Michael didn't just set the tone for his teammates, the whole league watched how the Bulls carried themselves.

I dont want to sound like a "Back in my day" old man, but now, teams lose and players say," it's only the regular season" or "they just wanted it more tonight". Maybe the Spurs still have some pride but they are about done.