The Chicago Bulls have struggled on the road and guard Lindsey Hunter sees the team's mentality as sorely lacking.

Hunter, a 15-year NBA veteran, spent most of his career with the Detroit Pistons, who seemed to enjoy the role as spoilers on the road.

Now a member of the Bulls, Hunter would like to see his younger teammates adopt that same attitude to improve their woeful road record.

"That 'you against the world' mentality is important. I think we can attain it," said Hunter. "It takes some time, though. We have to learn how to transfer the way we play at home to do what you have to do on the road to win. You have to change your game up a little bit."

Hunter was acquired by the Bulls, in part, to help mentor rookie No. 1 draft pick Derrick Rose.

"A lot of times you win on the road with your defense and grinding games out by creating turnovers," said Hunter. "We are more than capable of developing ourselves to be that way."

The Pistons of the late '80s and early '90s developed a reputation as a physical team that stretched the limits of legal play and they became known as the "Bad Boys."

"We loved to be hated," said Hunter, a member of the 2004 NBA champs. "We would say: 'If it's not rough, it's not us.' It's fun to play that way." "That 'you against the world' mentality is important. I think we can attain it," said Hunter. "It takes some time, though. We have to learn how to transfer the way we play at home to do what you have to do on the road to win. You have to change your game up a little bit."