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Bright Side One-on-One: Phoenix Suns coach Hornacek talks about Chandler, leadership

Phoenix Suns coach Jeff Hornacek and I recently spent a few minutes talking about team leadership. The Suns announcement to induct Steve Nash, one of the greatest floor leaders of all time, into their Ring of Honor juxtaposes one big difference between recent Suns teams and those of Nash's era.

Leadership was clearly lacking in the team's 2015-16 season after they rocketed to an unexpected 48-34 record the year prior. You could argue that the coaches should be providing leadership, but those two are not the same thing.

Management (coaching) is all about putting people in the right place at the right time, setting them up for success in their chosen profession.