I think the team to beat this season in the west are them Lakers, when they are fully charged with their center and gasol healthy for the playoffs. I hate that team, but they look really strong when healthy. The spurs are to care too, they have experience in playoffs, so we should put attention on them too. Phoenix is also as strong. Houston is not. Its my fave team, but they are short and they cannot measure to all of them teams I mentiones. And on another had we have them celtics, which is my fave team to win it all, and they are showing everyone in the league that they posibly can. So, I think this can be the best year in the league since 98'...