With the Lakers NBA Championship tonight, head coach Phil Jackson captured his 10th NBA ring, a new record as he passes Celtics coaching legend Red Auerbach. Phil won 6 Championships with the Bulls and now 4 Finals with the Lakers. Sure he had Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Shaq O'Neal on all those teams, but as Derek Fisher said after tonight's game, simply having those players doesn't win championships, you have to convince them all to put the jersey on and play as a team.
Phil is the first coach in the 4 major American sports (baseball, basketball, football and hockey) to win 10 Championships and he has now won 10 of the last 19 NBA Finals (appearing in 12 of the 19). Now the question is whether the Zen Master will call it quits or comeback to honor the final year of his contract. But remember, Phil's rings come in bunches of 3 and this could be the 1st ring in the 4th installment of Phil Jackson's Championship journey.
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