Scout's Take

On Nets point guard Jason Kidd, who at week's end was averaging 10.9 points and 6.6 assists since returning from left knee surgery:

"I wouldn't want to trade for him right now, because you can tell he doesn't have a lot of faith in his knee. He's still the tough guy who wants to take the big shot and guard the best player, but he's not playing fearlessly and putting himself in predicaments that only he can get out of--splitting the defense, attacking the basket. And when he's not pushing it hard and forcing the help defenders to come stop him so he can hit the open guy, they're not a dangerous team."