Before the beginning of the season, and again a couple of weeks ago, Jerry Sloan challenged the Jazz.
     
Is there any team in the NBA, Sloan asked his players, you feel you cannot play against?
     
His implication: No opponent should be considered unbeatable.
     
Monday night, with the Atlantic Division-leading and defending Eastern Conference-champion New Jersey Nets in town, Utah should get a good test of Sloan's assertion.
     
But there is a bigger issue raised by the challenge, Jazz star Karl Malone suggested Sunday.