for their present production.

If that was the only problem with Jackson’s tenure, though, that would be one thing.

At least the Knicks have Porzingis and find themselves within a hot week of resurfacing in the Eastern Conference playoff picture despite losing eight out of nine. But that would ignore the thing that has gotten Jackson in trouble this season — his penchant for opening his mouth and promptly inserting his foot.

Jackson might not have been willing to speak about Rose over the past two days, instead forcing Rose and Coach Jeff Hornacek to face the media no buffer, and on Monday, no information.

But he was more than happy to pop off about LeBron James and his “posse” in an interview with ESPN earlier this season, starting an unnecessary controversy that lasted several days, and then later took shots at Anthony in an interview with CBS Sports Network.

It’s good to know discussing matters like these is more important to him than a starting player disappearing and reappearing with nothing more than a slap on the wrist, and silence from the top of the organization.

Yes, the Knicks have been slumping lately, with Monday’s blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans putting the team as close to rock bottom as an organization can get.

But what kind of message does it send that a player can leave without notifying the team — even for a family situation, as Rose says it was — willfully disregard the team’s calls to him and then return to the starting lineup for Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia?

The message is clear: the organization is in disarray.

And Jackson, the $12 million man, can’t be bothered to speak on behalf of the franchise he’s supposed to be leading.

One would think all of this would potentially lead to changes at the top, but all indications are that Dolan is happy with Jackson and also seems content with Jackson in particular taking all of these jabs from the media in his stead.

Both sides have an option to extend Jackson’s contract after this season, but after Jackson’s recent ending of his engagement with Jeanie Buss, perhaps he won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. It also doesn’t appear he will be going near a reporter’s microphone anytime soon, as he seems content to let the Knicks flap in the wind without any cover.

The lingering question though, is this: With leadership of this sort, where are the Knicks going? The silence seems to provide a clear answer: nowhere good.