The imbalance between the conferences has definitely put me in the camp of being 100% in favor of the 16 best teams in the league being seeded 1 - 16 regardless of conference. I feel like all 8 teams in the West have a legit chance of knocking off Miami, or anyone else in the league, we'll watch them beat the heck out of each other in the Western Conf. Playoffs, and then MIA will stroll into the finals to play the lone survivor.
I think Washington might be able to make it interesting but I don't think they'll be able knockout the Heat. We shall see.