As poorly as the Nets are playing, as dysfunctional as they look on the court, team president Rod Thorn said there are no big trades brewing. With no immediate help on the horizon, apparently they're going to have to help themselves.

Coming off their fourth straight loss - and eighth in their last nine at the Meadowlands - the Nets need a lot of help. They need to start trusting each other again, to start playing tougher defense, and to hit a shot occasionally. But all that is going to have to come from players already on their roster.

"You're constantly in contact with teams around league, but we certainly don't have anything imminent," said Thorn, who has fielded calls about Jason Kidd but said he has no plans to move Kidd or add a big man, despite his team's ineffectiveness inside Tuesday against the Clippers.