Blitz
The Big Zonk
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nothing is guaranteed yet this man had THREE 3-peats and won 11 championships in only 20 years as a HC.
To be fair, Auerbach won 9 championships in 15 years as a HC in the NBA, which trumps Jackson's winning percentage. Furthermore, Auerbach achieved the unworldly sports record of eight consecutive championships (Jackson's three-peats are impressive, but pale in comparison, especially when you consider that a few teams in baseball and hockey have won four consecutive championships, but even that is only half of what Auerbach achieved). If you include Auerbach's time as an executive, he won 16 championships over 29 years. Finally, Auerbach's proteges have gone on to win 7 NBA championships as coaches. How many of Jackson's proteges have won an NBA championship without him?