Earliest it can start is Saturday, May 2nd. http://www.nba.com/news/important-dates/
I respectfully disagree. The talk about the offense was valid for seasons past, not this year. Don't forget, the regular season numbers are also diminished by that awful time they ran a strictly iso offense back in very late December/January + times where key players were out with injury. The Bulls will have no problem scoring against the Cavs, the true test will be the defense. They will need stops, they cannot win a shootout against you guys.
Isn't the jump-shot the key to a lot of players' success? You cannot strictly rely on attacking the paint, you will need the defense to respect your outside shot to open up those lanes for you. He's been hitting his shots though. He had a rough 1st half against Milwaukee in game 2, but found other ways to contribute and later found his shot in the 2nd half. He's playing well, but if he doesn't hit his outside shots, where will the room to drive be for him? Before the knee injury he had a deadly mid-range shot and an okay 3 point shot. He cannot drive to the basket and only drive to the basket, there is going to have to be a mixture.
Basically what I'm pinning my hopes on. The Cavs players may just not have been beaten up enough in deep playoff runs to want it bad enough. Maybe I'm just trying to talk myself into it to help the Bulls' chances, I don't know. Still think the Cavs' take it based on their talent, but I have hope that the Bulls might pull off the upset.