Of all the disappointments Jerry Sloan has endured in his coaching career, from the first-round upsets to the heartbreaking losses in the NBA Finals, none have been as bitter as last season"s playoff loss to top-seeded Sacramento.

The Kings were heavily favored over the eighth-seeded Jazz, but Utah was competitive, winning once and losing the other three games by a total of 11 points.

What galls Sloan, though, is that the Jazz never gave it their best shot.