Cleveland 85, Dallas 79 (A new Manny is in town)

It's been about 10 years since Manny Ramirez was a Cleveland Indian, but after tonight, Cleveland fans may soon have another Manny to cheer for.

The Cleveland Cavaliers (3-1) beat the Dallas Mavericks (1-3), 85-79, on their second game in as many nights. The Cavaliers finished off their two-game sweep in Texas, beating the Houston Rockets the night before.

Daniel “Boobie” Gibson led the way for the Cavaliers scoring 15 points. JJ Hickson also had a strong game inside, scoring 11 points and adding 9 rebounds. Ramon Sessions continued to run the show at point, scoring 12 points and dishing 5 assists.

However, the real story was when someone by the name of Manny Harris entered the ballgame in the second quarter. Harris has quickly become a hot topic on Cavaliers United and deservedly so.

With high energy right off the bench, Harris came out set on making an immediate impact. Standing at 6 foot 5 inches, Harris grabbed two quick steals that turned into easy Cavalier points.

He went on that quarter to make every shot he took, scoring nine Cavalier points before the half ended.

As the game went on into the 3rd quarter, the Cavaliers and Dallas went back and forth, with a total of 16 lead changes in the game. That’s when Coach Byron Scott decided to put Sessions and Manny Harris back in.

So what did Manny do? Only miss one shot and finished the game 4-5 from the field and 4-6 from the line, finishing with 14 pts and 3 key steals. The former Michigan star is making the most of his time in the preseason, and Byron Scott has too be wondering, can this kid start?

When and where might be the real question; Harris is an ideal shooting guard. He has shown great amounts of speed and quickness. Not to mention a great basketball IQ and pure shooting stroke.

Things I saw that need improvement:

• Minimize the turnovers and stupid decisions the Cavaliers are making.
• Ryan Hollins. In the preview, I said Ryan Hollins needs a big game. Well he did just the opposite and needs to start to find a rhythm.
• Samardo Samuels. He needs to work on his low-post game some more. Showing flashes against the Rockets was nice but tonight was a different story.
• Anthony Parker. He better start worrying about his starting role with Manny Harris emerging.

So I don’t know about you or anyone else out there, but I’m ready to sit down with my popcorn, turn on NBA League Pass and start this season.

All for One. One for All.

Keep you heads up Cleveland