Nov 10, 2001 12:56 PM EST

The team is 2-4, and the Mailman has been a tad perturbed the past week or so, and maybe there is something to all this negativity the Jazz are working so hard to shake. But if you ask Karl Malone, who is as anxious as anyone to forget the start of the 2001-2002 NBA season and instead look ahead to what remains of it, one would walk away convinced all is well in the world. Or at least their little ol' corner of it. "I enjoy my teammates," Malone said, "and I think that's what keeps me motivated to do what I do."

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