Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune offers his thoughts on the Portland Trail Blazers' GM and coaching searches. ------------------------------- The longer the Blazers go without a general manager, the more it’s looking as if they might just remove the interim tag on Buchanan’s title and leave him at the job. If that’s their intent, why the charade of an interview process? Let Buchanan get to work on hiring a coach – or, perhaps, removing the interim tag from Kaleb Canales’ title. With due respect to Buchanan and Canales – and I have much for both – I’d like to see the Blazers go outside and hire a GM and coach with more experience, under the proviso that Buchanan (as an assistant GM or director of player personnel) and Canales (as an assistant coach) remain on staff here. ------------------------------- -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter