Is Jeff Hornacek on the hot seat in Phoenix?

Earlier this week, an NBA big shot who knows more than Kreskin told me that a coach is going to get fired soon, and nobody sees it coming.

He would not elaborate, and he would not give any hints.

I tweeted out that information, and it went a bit viral. The tweet:

"An NBA big shot who I know and trust just told me a coach is getting fired in next couple days, and nobody sees it coming."

I am starting to believe he might have been talking about Jeff Hornacek of the Phoenix Suns.

Why?

With Fred Hoiberg clearly the No. 1 choice to succeed Tom Thibodeau as coach of the Chicago Bulls, there has been open speculation in Phoenix about whether Hornacek might replace Hoiberg in Ames, Iowa.

From Paola Boivin of the Arizona Republic:

"The Suns coach is entering the final season of a three-year contract, which screams "lame duck" in the coaching universe. If management wants to first distance itself from a disappointing season, that's understandable, but an extension, or at least picking up Hornacek's fourth-year option, should be on the team's offseason agenda. Speculation that Iowa State will pursue him if the Chicago Bulls hire Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg makes sense. They love Hornacek, a four-year player in Ames, and know that just a year ago he was runner-up for NBA Coach of the Year. The rumors have picked up enough steam that Hornacek addressed the issue Friday.

More on Hornacek and the Suns in this interview with Dari Nowkhah & Danny Kanell of ESPN Radio.