Did David Stern decide not to suspend Jason Kidd in order to keep Mark Cuban’s head from exploding? Well, that could very well be a side effect of the league’s decision not to suspend Kidd for a hard foul on New Orleans’ Jannero Pargo in the Hornets' 97-84 victory. But the real reason is that film review of the play revealed that the foul wasn’t even worthy of a flagrant 2 and ejection, much less a suspension in Game 4.
Pargo didn’t even think Kidd crossed the line, saying after the game, “The only thing he did was make a hard foul and not give up a layup. That’s what he's supposed to do.”
Kidd or no Kidd, the Mavs are in trouble as they trail, 3-1, and face elimination tomorrow night in New Orleans. Cuban doesn’t favor a massive roster overhaul, which suggests that coach Avery Johnson is on shaky ground.