West: Don't play blame game over Lin's exit

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Warriors executive Jerry West was a guest on Wednesday's Dan Patrick Show and offered a few thoughts regarding Jeremy Lin and his exit from among other teams, the Warriors. He told Patrick how Lin became a Warrior and how he left to become an NBA sensation with the Knicks:

How Lin became a Warrior:
"He was a very good friend of the owner Joe Lacob and his son, and they played together. And they signed him. And they saw something there in him, and during the process of trying to sign DeAndre Jordan, there were certain players that had to be moved off the roster."
On Lin the Player:
"I really wasn't aware of Jeremy as a player. My son who worked for the Lakers, Ryan, he thought he was a terrific player."
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"To me, don't place blame. You give credit. The credit goes to Jeremy. A lot of things in sports are about blame. There's no blame here. It's just maybe some people didn't see what he had inside."

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