<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">No one expected much from the 6-foot-9 power forward who the Hornets plucked out of N.C. State with the 15th pick. But Simmons has spent this preseason month proving everyone wrong. "Cedric got better every game," said Hornets coach Byron Scott. "He's gotten better every practice. He got better every day. He impressed me from the first day of training camp to three weeks later. That kid just improved big time." Now Simmons is vying for playing time behind starter David West. Last week, Scott said Linton Johnson had won the backup role. But he said before Tuesday night's preseason finale against Sacramento that Johnson had trailed off in the past two games and Simmons has continued to improve.</div> Source
