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Thank you, JB
« on: Yesterday at 07:00:07 PM »

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The guy gave us everything we could have asked for since being drafted.  Without him we don't hang Banner 18.  You'll be missed.
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« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 07:03:29 PM »

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Quote from: Roy H. on Yesterday at 07:00:07 PM
The guy gave us everything we could have asked for since being drafted.  Without him we don't hang Banner 18.  You'll be missed.

I need a new favorite.  Very sad to see him go.
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« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 07:05:41 PM »

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Agreed.  He was the guy everyone blamed and took a lottttt over the years with trades and people complaining about him. He put up with it for a while and brought a championship to the Cs. He should get a very big standing ovation no matter what comes out next!
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« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 07:30:31 PM »

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The guy who won us the 2024 championship is gone. He is truly the leader of the Cs and keep improving year after year. His latest arsenal, the midrange jumper, is beautifull and lethal. I'm confident he will keep improving his game, but this time with the Sixers. You will be missed, Jaylen.

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« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 07:39:53 PM »

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Thank you JB. 2024 ECF MVP & Finals MVP. You deserved better
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« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 07:41:51 PM »

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Thanks JB, I wish you well, unless your playing us.
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« Reply #6 on: Yesterday at 07:42:33 PM »

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He will be missed and no more Jays...
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« Reply #7 on: Yesterday at 08:23:56 PM »

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Some of the criticism was reasonable, but I never understood the outright bashing and hate JB received over the years.  Truly a bunch of fans that took what he did for us for granted.  Even after helping us win banner 18 as both the ECF and Finals MVP. 

That Philly uniform ain't going to look right on him.  Sadly he will find no reprieve from sports related hate, which is what Philly is known for.  He doesn't deserve that.  I also don't see him as an optimal fit with their current personnel.

Thank you for everything, JB.  This fan will never forget the dedication and success you brought to the C's.
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« Reply #8 on: Yesterday at 08:40:53 PM »

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JB helped Boston get another banner, so I will always be thankful for that. I was convinced he was getting moved, was just hoping it was to a team out west. What a disaster.
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« Reply #9 on: Yesterday at 09:02:49 PM »

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Thank you JB! What a way to end an era. It?s a crazy world where there was constant noise from the media that JT and JB could not coexist and needed to be broken up. Well, they got what they wanted. Somewhere along the road maybe JB comes back to end his career here. Who knows. I don?t see Philly or any team giving him a max contract once his current one expires. Brad did him well with that contract.
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« Reply #10 on: Yesterday at 09:05:27 PM »

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Have not told my kiddo yet.  She is only barely over Marcus Smart, and has JB plastered over her walls.  She will take it very hard.

Thank you, JB, for being something we could bond over.
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« Reply #11 on: Yesterday at 09:39:47 PM »

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Since 1980, here's the list of homegrown wing players that have won NBA Finals MVP - i.e. they won finals MVP on the same team they were drafted by.

Kawhi Leonard
LeBron James (after returning to Cleveland)
Kobe Bryant
Paul Pierce
Dwayne Wade
Michael Jordan
Joe Dumars
James Worthy
Larry Bird

Jaylen Brown.

That is why I never took the JB and JT era for granted.  Watching them develop over the years into stars, and the finally breaking through to win it all, was one of the most enjoyable parts of being a C's fan.  It is difficult to draft and develop a star, much less into one that helps secure a championship.  Ask all of the other fans and teams around the league about that. 

Off the top of my head, favorite things about the past two decades or so:

1) 2008 - banner 17
2) 2024 - banner 18
3) Years of watching JB and JT develop into elite players
4) Isaiah Thomas' "King in the 4th" season
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