One of the most popular Phoenix Suns players from the franchise's past will guide the team to an uncertain future. At the news conference on Tuesday announcing his hiring as Suns coach, Jeff Hornacek spoke at length about his readiness for the job and the influences that will guide him. "I've always felt that I've been a coach," he said. "My dad was a coach, so I've been around basketball since I was 5 years old." Hornacek played the first six of his 14 NBA seasons with the Suns. He was traded to Philadelphia in the Charles Barkley deal, then went to Utah, where he found great success as the backcourt teammate of John Stockton. Hornacek retired from playing to spend more time with his family, then eased into coaching, first as a shooting instructor in Utah, then since 2011 as a full-time assistant with the Jazz. Read more http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9318381/phoenix-suns-confirm-hiring-jeff-hornacek-coach
