<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As the 2006-07 NBA season officially opens today with media day, the Hornets enter training camp with a much more proven roster and far fewer questions than this time a year ago. The team's only question mark appears to be Marcus Vinicius, this year's second-round pick out of Brazil. Who is he? What can he do? Can he contribute? Vinicius finally signed with the Hornets on Sunday. Listen to how the Hornets' brass talks up the 22-year-old small forward's shooting ability, and you can't help but think he has the potential to compete for playing time from Day 1. When Hornets coach Byron Scott and general manager Jeff Bower talk about Vinicius, they describe a player who is equally adept at slashing to the rim as stroking 3-pointers.</div> Source
