Phil Jackson goes on vacation, reportedly puts Knicks’ coaching search on hold

Phil Jackson has stumped for Kurt Rambis, interviewed David Blatt, talked with Luke Walton and ignored Carmelo Anthony.

It must be exhausting.

So, it appears the Knicks president took off on a tour the American West:

Always amazed where one finds good thai.#Sioux City pic.twitter.com/yQQII06bTH

— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) May 4, 2016

"Curly"moment. pic.twitter.com/xKgKl5SYt4

— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) May 5, 2016

No big deal. Everyone has cell phones. Jackson can still run the coaching search from afar.

Except….

Ian Begley of ESPN:

Jackson is on vacation at the moment. The interesting thing here is that league sources say that some involved in the Knicks’ coaching search have been informed that Phil is away at the moment, meaning the search is on hold.

This matters only if Jackson isn’t just going to hire Rambis anyway. But if the Knicks are interested in exploring candidates other teams – Rockets, Pacers and Kings – might want, Jackson is missing a valuable opportunity.

Reminder: The Knicks are paying him $12 million per year – money that could have lured someone with a record of front-office success or even just the commitment to delay a vacation until after hiring a coach.