How Bucks' top-class culture gives them advantage over drama-filled Nets, NBA's other flawed title contenders

The types of clashes and question marks that hover over other teams aren't present in Milwaukee

In an NBA season crowded with a surprising number of legitimate title contenders, it's the Milwaukee Bucks who have the secret weapon: An utter and total lack of drama.

No clear personality clashes. No more injury question marks hovering overhead. No bottled-up history of postseason futility and failure. No vaccine-or-not backstory. None of the behind-the-scenes and hard-to-judge intangibles that can shape -- and shipwreck -- championship aspirations.

On Tuesday night in Philadelphia, the juxtaposition between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Bucks was on clear display. Bill Parcells liked to say that people tell you who they are, so you should listen.