Future stocked: The Nets' Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson have more upside than any pair of forwards in the league. If Jason Kidd sticks around to pass to them, this Finals likely won't be their last. (NBA Playoffs).

You usually can get Byron Scott to say just about any old thing if you try hard enough, and his responses can range from provocative to profound, from well-informed to Waltonesque. So once in a while, you try to catch him in midthought, just to see what comes out, and if your tape recorder isn't recording, it's your loss.

Give it a try. Ask this of the Nets coach: Would you ever consider trading Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson for any other set of forwards in the league today?

"No," Scott says, matter-of-factly, with no discernible hesitation in his reply.

Wait, how about Peja and C-Webb?

"No," he says. More dismissive this time.