Its never too early for some 2012 NBA predictions (assuming no lockout)!?!?

Heat v insert any West team. The Western Conference is the toughest conference to win in the NBA. Any team in the West are capable of winning the ship. Lakers, Thunder (assuming Kendrick Perkins is at 100% and Westbrook matures and KD gets stronger), Spurs (assuming they have bigs to help them get over the 2011 season), Mavericks (assuming age doesn't catch up to them), Grizzles (assuming they don't trade one of their bigs). A lot of ifs.