The west is wide open this year for the following reasons.
1. Kobe is getting old.
2. Gasol's softness can't even be covered by Artest.
3. Phil Jackson's Zen Mastery is getting old.
4. Jack Nicholson now owns an iPhone 4.
5. Even with a homecourt, they'll still get curbstomped by whoever comes out of the east.
btw, stop jailbreaking, you're only hurting yourself.