John Canzano of The Oregonian writes that the Portland Trail Blazers need to go further than the statement offered by Acting GM Chad Buchanan in response to claims made by sports kinesiologist Zig Ziegler. ------------------------------ The Blazers can only blame themselves for this. They've done nothing to kill the perception that they're part of the problem. They've done nothing to show publicly that they're doing their diligence, and right now, the public perception is as important as the truth. There's a time for privacy inside a business. But this isn't it. The Blazers should make public their good-faith efforts to study the chronic injuries. Hire the foremost experts to conduct an independent study. Only draft players who don't have a hint in their history of bad joints or curious biomechanics. And push all of this public in a way that dismisses any doubts. ------------------------------ -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter