Did Jeff Hornacek forget how to coach in two years?
Did amnesia befall him with the force of a cartoon anvil and wipe a memory of 20-plus years in the game?
Did he lose the title of coach Monday and gain the less attractive label of scapegoat?
You betcha.
To blame the Suns’ woes – which include losing 19 of their past 21 games – on Hornacek is fodder for theater of the absurd. He is not without blame but the bigger culprit is a management that put him in an impossible position.
What a sad state of affairs for a franchise in declining health.