1.Rose
2.Kobe(to be different I'll say Chris Paul gets heavy consideration)
3.Detroit(defeat Boston in 7)
4.Lakers(defeat Houston in 6)
5.Lakers
I will say that Andrew Bynum and Ron Artest will be the two biggest surprises in the Western Conference. If Bynum isn't completely 100% then I'll take Houston, San Antonio, or New Orleans to win the West.
All in all, it should be a great year of basketball for the Western Conference. There's a lot of shakeups.