One problem for the Jazz is the team that whipped them Thursday night ? the same team they play again this afternoon at the Delta Center ? is awfully dang good.
     
At 32-10, the Sacramento Kings have the best record in the NBA ? and every reason to believe they can keep up that pace in the season's second half.
     
But Utah's other problem digs even deeper than that.
     
The 22-21 Jazz, losers of four of their last five games, have some issues to hash out. Chief among them: finding a game-in, game-out will to win. Until they do, it really doesn't matter how good their opponent may be.
     
"There's no need talking to them," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, who after Utah's 113-80 loss at Sacramento on Thursday pulled the plug on Friday's morning practice, scheduled no shootaround or team meeting prior to today's 3:30 tip and generally suggested to his hurting crew that he'll see them come game-time.
     
"I'm not going to beg them to play," Sloan added. "If they don't want to play, I can't do anything about it. Never have."
     
That message, silent as it might have been, did hit home to some after the Jazz suffered their worst loss of the season.
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We have to want to play," shooting guard DeShawn Stevenson said. "If we don't want to play, you see what happens."
     
It isn't pretty.