Will Jackson call ex-Pacers coach Vogel for Knicks' job?: The top candidates on the NBA’s coaching carousel have been settling into place with new jobs and a new one appeared Thursday morning when Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird announced that the team was parting ways with Frank Vogel. -- The Record

Phil Jackson is a farce if he doesn’t make this phone call: Knicks fans have spent the better part of two decades living in fear of those moments when James Dolan, the uber-fan who also happens to own the team, exercises his proprietor’s prerogatives and meddles with his billion-dollar toy. -- New York Post

Knicks on the spot after Pacers part ways with Frank Vogel: Larry Bird just did Phil Jackson a huge favor, shockingly jettisoning successful coach Frank Vogel and giving the Knicks a highly regarded candidate for their bench. Now the questions are: Would the Zen Master make a move for Vogel — and when? -- New York Post

Knicks’ Coaching Options Are Clear, Except Maybe to Phil Jackson: As much as he fancies himself the consummate contrarian and Zen-versed outlier to conventional thinking, Phil Jackson’s supposed preference for removing the interim label on Kurt Rambis as the Knicks’ head coach now seems extreme and perhaps even irrational. -- The New York Times

Frank Vogel out as Pacers coach, remains unclear if Phil Jackson is interested in him for Knicks : There's a new well-regarded coach on the market and the Knicks, despite what Phil Jackson's inactions indicate, still have an opening. Frank Vogel was released by the Pacers on Thursday morning by team president Larry Bird, who decided that a 250-181 record and two trips to the Eastern Conference Finals weren't good enough for a new contract. -- New York Daily News

Phil Jackson's vacation tweets may be part of escape plan from Knicks: Phil Jackson is either conducting the most eccentric coaching search ever or he’s simply trolling his boss, James Dolan, until he fires him. For Phil’s sake, you hope it’s the latter or else you have to start wondering if two-plus years at Dolan’s Garden are driving him mad. And it’s not nice to see anyone, even someone making $12 million and up per season, suffer like that. -- New York Daily News