Hall of Fame coach who isn’t Phil Jackson likes Jeff Hornacek hire: One of the all-time great coaches thinks the New York Knicks made a great hire in Jeff Hornacek. Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Famer who directed the Jazz for an NBA-record 23 consecutive seasons, including two Finals runs with the Karl Malone, John Stockton and Hornacek teams, always saw a future coach in his shooting guard. “Yeah, I did,” Sloan said Wednesday after being named a co-recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Basketball Coaches Association, along with Boston’s K.
Thursday's Knicks Links: Sloan backs Hornacek hire
