I'm not sure why several people picked a particular team based on a feeling that the team was beatable. Why? I'd rather have the C's play the best team from the West so that when the C's win (not if), there's no doubt the C's were the best team in the league. None of that "well, it's not a real title because they didn't play and beat team X which had the better record" garbage". That's the kind of chatter following the Lakers title last year--->they didn't face either of the top 2 teams from the East, C's due to health and Cavs because they collapsed.
I'd always want to play and beat the best team from the West for the title. Personally, I felt cheated in '81 and '86 when we beat Houston instead of the Lakers. The championships were great don't get me wrong but they weren't as fulfilling.