The Utah Jazz will miss his dead-on jumpers. And even opposing fans, as it turns out, will miss the competitive desire of Jeff Hornacek . Jeff Hornacek is saying goodbye to the game, and hello to more time with his wife, Stacy, right, and three children. The Rose Garden fans, roaring amid flying confetti, took a few moments to salute Hornacek when the public-address announcer said Hornacek had played his final game.
All great careers come to an end.
We understand that. Hornacek undoubtedly could play at least another season, but anyone who wonders why he's hanging it up only needed to see his three children near him at the postgame interview table. Hornacek had said a silent hello to them every time he stepped to the free-throw line when he wiped the side of his face before taking a shot. It will give me a chance to spend more time with these guys and my wife. Hornacek, a former walk-on at Iowa State, played his first six seasons with Phoenix before going to Philadelphia in the Charles Barkley trade.