I like that mentality, proud but not satisfied. We made it to the playoffs with no stars, I don't care if the East is weak...if it was THAT weak, why couldn't Indiana, Miami, Detroit, etc make it, and we made it to 7th seed, faced what everyone said was the best team in the league and played them hard, fought hard and gave them a scare almost every game.
One of my favorite quotes (probably from my coach from high school after losing in city semis)
"Does it hurt? Good, remember the feeling and work hard, so that you won't feel it ever again"