It stands to be a reason for Tottenham to believe against Basel and yet without Bale and Lennon, whose pace has been so fundamental to the club's cavalier performances on the road, and even Defoe, despite his lack of goals since the turn of the year, the optimism is watered down.
Yet the most noticeable improvements in the Cavaliers' performance have emerged from a potential disaster.
That's the story of the Cavs thus far this season: there's fair projection, there's lofty expectation, and then, somewhere far above those marks, there's the 2011-2012 Cactualrs' actual performance.
Christian Tworzyanski, already accepted into City Ballet as an apprentice, was her gallant, elegant cavalier in a performance of exceptional polish.
Despite his d'Artagnan-like facial hair arrangement, there was nothing cavalier about a performance by which even the most trigger-happy Tweeter would have struggled to be offended.
Kevin Engle, who had his first taste of stardom as the Cavalier in a performance of the Christmas "Nutcracker" last year, will dance the part of the flirtatious peasant boy in all three performances.
The fallout from the Cleveland Cavaliers' disappointing playoff performance began in earnest late Sunday night when the organization fired Coach Mike Brown.
The Cleveland Cavaliers needed a strong performance by rookie Dion Waiters to hang on for a 108-101 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Warriors'Splashsh Brothers' not worried about Game 1 performance against Cavaliers.
