Bob Cimmino
Bob Cimmino
basketball city far goes honored interwoven mount program state vernon
To be honored at the State of the City is really special. It goes to show you how far the Mount Vernon basketball program has come and how it's interwoven in the community.
academics award bright conscious good hard jonathan knows relationship takes tribute youth
Jonathan is a very bright kid, and he is very conscious about his academics as well as his relationship with the youth in the community. He knows what it takes to be good on and off the court, and this award is tribute to his hard work.
patient
I was a little more patient with him after that.
additional burdened few gifted guys helps pressure
There are so few that are that gifted at a young age. These guys are burdened with the additional responsibility. Sure, the expectations are there. But the pressure helps a lot in the development.
allowed foul gave please stay today tremendous
He gave us a tremendous lift. We've been stressing for him to please stay out of foul trouble. Today he did and he was allowed to flourish.
few order plays realize toward
We have to realize that in order to do what we want to do, we can't always be bailed out by a few plays toward the end.
alone coming energy game good hours mattered played ready start thinking until week white
We didn't start thinking about this game until about a week ago. Coming to White Plains, we're ready to play. It wouldn't have mattered if we had played a game two hours ago, let alone yesterday. I thought our energy was good today.
asked click finally fourth good guess hoping kids quarter together
Before the game, I asked the kids to play intelligent, and they didn't. I guess they were a little too hyper. At halftime, I asked them to put together a good half, and they didn't. Once the fourth quarter came, I was just hoping it would finally click in.
background interest keen people takes
He's a people person. He has a way of getting to know you very quickly, and he takes a keen interest in the background of the players.
chose close definitely great high job recruiting stayed
Iona did a great job recruiting him back in high school. Considering he chose St. John's and stayed close to home, I could definitely see Iona as a real possibility.
defense kicks offense played zone
We perked up a little bit. We played our zone offense a little better, and our defense always kicks in.
baptism capable consistency games good officially win
The baptism is officially on. We need them to be very good complementary players. We don't need them to single-handedly win games for us. We just need consistency and they're all capable of it.
box bread chance coming cupboard experience great
The bread box is not empty. The cupboard is not bare. Them coming up here and getting a chance to play is a great experience for the future.
anxious close dexter school soon
Dexter is anxious to get into another school as soon as possible. He's very close to a making a decision.