meh, allan houston wasn't much better than hornacek - if at all. Houston back then was about a 15-18 ppg guy, but his TS% in 97 and 98 was abysmal. low .500s. Jeff Hornacek was about 12-14 ppg but his TS% for back then was pretty elite in the high .500s. there was no contest in terms of efficiency. Houston, i think one could argue was better defensively, but he was no world beater on that end either. Hornacek was the far superior passer/playmaker.
yeah, the more i look at it and think about it, Hornacek was absolutely a better player. the only thing Houston had on Horny was maybe defense, but again, not by much. if we can't choose stars from back then - give me an elite wing defender like Eddie Jones, Ron Harper, Aaron McKie - somebody who could at least make things tough on MJ.